Barmedman (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 212 people in Barmedman (L) of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Barmedman (L) was 54 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.5% of the population.

Of people in Barmedman (L) aged 15 years and over, 40.9% were married and 22.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Barmedman (L) was 63 years and the median age of people never married was 42 years.

In Barmedman (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 43.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Barmedman (L) was 63 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 52 years.

In Barmedman (L) 31.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.8% were in primary school, 25.4% in secondary school and 13.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Barmedman (L) were English 32.3%, Australian 31.6%, Scottish 10.5%, Irish 9.8% and German 2.8%.

In Barmedman (L), 83.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.8%, Austria 1.4%, Croatia 1.4% and Netherlands 1.4%.

In Barmedman (L), 83.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Barmedman (L) were Anglican 32.9%, Catholic 23.9%, No Religion 13.6%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3.8% and Churches of Christ 3.3%.

In Barmedman (L) 96.2% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 56 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Barmedman (L). Of these 46.4% were employed full time, 26.8% were employed part-time and 16.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Barmedman (L), 15.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Barmedman (L) was 52 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Barmedman (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 29.5%, Managers 18.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.1%, Professionals 6.8%, Sales Workers 6.8% and Labourers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Barmedman (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 13.3%, Metal Ore Mining 6.7%, Mineral, Metal and Chemical Wholesaling 6.7%, Timber and Hardware Goods Wholesaling 6.7% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Barmedman (L) was $340.

In Barmedman (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 59.1%, Walked only 13.6%, Truck 9.1% and Bus, car as driver 6.8%. On the day, 6.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Barmedman (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.8% provided care for children and 16.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Barmedman (L), 22.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Barmedman (L), 28.6% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 16.1% were one parent families.

In Barmedman (L) 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Barmedman (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,833 and those without children was $700.

Employment status of couple families

In Barmedman (L), of couple families with children, 13.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 6.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Barmedman (L), 83.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Barmedman (L), 92.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.4% were flats, units or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

In Barmedman (L), of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 22.6% had 2 bedrooms and 40.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Barmedman (L), 56.0% were owned outright, 19.8% were owned with a mortgage and 17.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Barmedman (L), of all households, 59.8% were family households, 35.9% were single person households and 4.3% were group households.

In Barmedman (L), 48.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Barmedman (L), 37.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Barmedman (L), there were 12 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 9 (or 75.0%) were male and 3 (or 25.0%) were female. The median age was 16 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Barmedman (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.5, with 1.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $700.

In Barmedman (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.