Bushfield - Woodford (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 586 people in Bushfield - Woodford (L) of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Bushfield - Woodford (L) was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.5% of the population.

Of people in Bushfield - Woodford (L) aged 15 years and over, 66.5% were married and 6.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Bushfield - Woodford (L) was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 20 years.

In Bushfield - Woodford (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 64.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Bushfield - Woodford (L) was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Bushfield - Woodford (L) 32.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.2% were in primary school, 21.9% in secondary school and 15.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bushfield - Woodford (L) were Australian 34.0%, English 29.7%, Scottish 9.9%, Irish 9.0% and German 2.6%.

In Bushfield - Woodford (L), 87.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.6%, New Zealand 1.2%, Scotland 0.7%, Germany 0.5% and Ireland 0.5%.

In Bushfield - Woodford (L), 82.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Bushfield - Woodford (L) were Catholic 31.3%, No Religion 22.1%, Presbyterian and Reformed 12.8%, Anglican 10.7% and Uniting Church 8.2%.

In Bushfield - Woodford (L) 96.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 0.7%.

Employment

There were 303 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bushfield - Woodford (L). Of these 59.4% were employed full time, 31.0% were employed part-time and 3.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Bushfield - Woodford (L), 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Bushfield - Woodford (L) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

The most common occupations in Bushfield - Woodford (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.3%, Professionals 16.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.5%, Managers 13.7%, Sales Workers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.5% and Labourers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Bushfield - Woodford (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.2%, Dairy Product Manufacturing 5.5%, Hospitals 5.2%, Residential Building Construction 3.8% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bushfield - Woodford (L) was $690.

In Bushfield - Woodford (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 77.1%, Car, as passenger 3.8%, Truck 1.0%, Bicycle 1.0% and Car as driver, truck 1.0%. 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 82.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bushfield - Woodford (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 76.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.0% provided care for children and 13.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.2% 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 Bushfield - Woodford (L), 29.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bushfield - Woodford (L), 61.6% were couple families with children, 31.1% were couple families without children and 7.3% were one parent families.

In Bushfield - Woodford (L) 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Bushfield - Woodford (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,180 and those without children was $1,899.

Employment status of couple families

In Bushfield - Woodford (L), of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 2.1% had both employed part-time and 33.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bushfield - Woodford (L), 90.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bushfield - Woodford (L), 96.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.7% were flats, units or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

In Bushfield - Woodford (L), of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 10.1% had 2 bedrooms and 41.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 3.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bushfield - Woodford (L), 35.9% were owned outright, 55.2% were owned with a mortgage and 8.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Bushfield - Woodford (L), of all households, 85.1% were family households, 14.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Bushfield - Woodford (L), 9.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 14.0% 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 Bushfield - Woodford (L), 13.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Bushfield - Woodford (L), there were 7 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 57.1%) were male and 3 (or 42.9%) were female. The median age was 84 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 Bushfield - Woodford (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Bushfield - Woodford (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 $0.