Binnaway (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 457 people in Binnaway (L) of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Binnaway (L) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.0% of the population.

Of people in Binnaway (L) aged 15 years and over, 41.8% were married and 22.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Binnaway (L) was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 37 years.

In Binnaway (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 43.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Binnaway (L) was 60 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In Binnaway (L) 29.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.2% were in primary school, 29.0% in secondary school and 3.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Binnaway (L) were Australian 36.2%, English 35.1%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 5.9% and German 2.0%.

In Binnaway (L), 88.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.4%, Philippines 1.3%, Germany 1.1%, Finland 0.9% and New Zealand 0.9%.

In Binnaway (L), 81.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Binnaway (L) were Anglican 38.6%, Catholic 26.3%, No Religion 15.1%, Presbyterian and Reformed 4.4% and Uniting Church 4.2%.

In Binnaway (L) 94.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Cantonese 0.9%, Fijian 0.9%, Gaelic (Scotland) 0.7% and Arrernte, nec 0.7%.

Employment

There were 125 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Binnaway (L). Of these 44.0% were employed full time, 32.0% were employed part-time and 21.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Binnaway (L), 15.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Binnaway (L) was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in Binnaway (L) included Labourers 24.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 19.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.1%, Managers 10.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.1%, Sales Workers 8.1% and Professionals 5.1%.

Of the employed people in Binnaway (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 13.1%, Local Government Administration 10.1%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 7.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7.1% and Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Binnaway (L) was $328.

In Binnaway (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 12.2%, Truck 9.2%, Car, as passenger 8.2% and Other 4.1%. 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 61.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Binnaway (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 58.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.9% provided care for children and 11.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.9% 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 Binnaway (L), 19.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Binnaway (L), 33.3% were couple families with children, 42.6% were couple families without children and 20.4% were one parent families.

In Binnaway (L) 27.3% of single parents were male and 72.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Binnaway (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,583 and those without children was $1,125.

Employment status of couple families

In Binnaway (L), of couple families with children, 5.1% had both partners employed full-time, 6.4% had both employed part-time and 10.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Binnaway (L), 81.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Binnaway (L), 88.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.4% were flats, units or apartments and 7.3% were other dwellings.

In Binnaway (L), of occupied private dwellings 7.9% had 1 bedroom, 25.1% had 2 bedrooms and 46.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Binnaway (L), 47.1% were owned outright, 22.8% were owned with a mortgage and 23.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Binnaway (L), of all households, 52.2% were family households, 45.4% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In Binnaway (L), 63.8% 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 Binnaway (L), 50.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Binnaway (L), there were 33 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 12 (or 36.4%) were male and 21 (or 63.6%) were female. The median age was 15 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 Binnaway (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $350.

In Binnaway (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $563.