Binalong (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 309 people in Binalong (L) of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Binalong (L) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.9% of the population.

Of people in Binalong (L) aged 15 years and over, 53.5% were married and 14.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Binalong (L) was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In Binalong (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 54.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Binalong (L) was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

In Binalong (L) 24.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.2% were in primary school, 16.5% in secondary school and 8.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Binalong (L) were English 38.8%, Australian 33.8%, Irish 10.0%, Scottish 6.7% and Maltese 1.2%.

In Binalong (L), 89.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 5.2% and Belgium 1.0%.

In Binalong (L), 76.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Binalong (L) were Anglican 35.6%, Catholic 27.8%, No Religion 14.4%, Uniting Church 7.2% and Christian, nfd 2.6%.

In Binalong (L) 97.1% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 138 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Binalong (L). Of these 53.6% were employed full time, 35.5% were employed part-time and 2.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Binalong (L), 11.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Binalong (L) was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The most common occupations in Binalong (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 23.9%, Labourers 17.2%, Managers 14.9%, Professionals 14.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%, Sales Workers 7.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.2%.

Of the employed people in Binalong (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 15.6%, Accommodation 8.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.2%, Other Construction Services 4.4% and Other Social Assistance Services 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Binalong (L) was $531.

In Binalong (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.1%, Walked only 8.8%, Truck 7.4%, Car, as passenger 5.9% and Car as driver, car as passenger 2.2%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Binalong (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.0% provided care for children and 14.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.7% 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 Binalong (L), 26.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Binalong (L), 43.0% were couple families with children, 45.3% were couple families without children and 11.6% were one parent families.

In Binalong (L) 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Binalong (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,833 and those without children was $1,031.

Employment status of couple families

In Binalong (L), of couple families with children, 9.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 19.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Binalong (L), 82.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Binalong (L), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Binalong (L), of occupied private dwellings 4.0% had 1 bedroom, 19.2% had 2 bedrooms and 49.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Binalong (L), 49.6% were owned outright, 27.6% were owned with a mortgage and 20.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Binalong (L), of all households, 73.6% were family households, 26.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Binalong (L), 30.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.8% 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 Binalong (L), 31.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Binalong (L), there were 5 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 50 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 Binalong (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $574.

In Binalong (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $140 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $379.