Bracknell (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 375 people in Bracknell (L) of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Bracknell (L) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.9% of the population.

Of people in Bracknell (L) aged 15 years and over, 54.5% were married and 8.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Bracknell (L) was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Bracknell (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Bracknell (L) was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

In Bracknell (L) 23.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.8% were in primary school, 22.5% in secondary school and 11.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bracknell (L) were Australian 42.6%, English 36.7%, Irish 6.6%, German 3.9% and Scottish 2.6%.

In Bracknell (L), 88.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.4%, New Zealand 1.3%, Germany 0.8%, Netherlands 0.8% and Wales 0.8%.

In Bracknell (L), 86.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Bracknell (L) were Anglican 27.9%, No Religion 20.2%, Uniting Church 15.7%, Baptist 12.0% and Catholic 7.2%.

In Bracknell (L) 96.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.8% and Italian 0.8%.

Employment

There were 178 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bracknell (L). Of these 60.1% were employed full time, 28.7% were employed part-time and 6.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Bracknell (L), 7.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Bracknell (L) was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in Bracknell (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.5%, Labourers 14.3%, Managers 12.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.5%, Professionals 8.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3% and Sales Workers 8.3%.

Of the employed people in Bracknell (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.7%, Residential Building Construction 6.0%, School Education 5.4%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 4.2% and State Government Administration 4.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bracknell (L) was $418.

In Bracknell (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.3%, Car, as passenger 10.7%, Walked only 4.8%, Truck 1.8% and Bicycle 1.8%. 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 73.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bracknell (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.0% provided care for children and 9.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.1% 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 Bracknell (L), 18.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bracknell (L), 40.2% were couple families with children, 46.7% were couple families without children and 13.1% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Bracknell (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,291.

Employment status of couple families

In Bracknell (L), of couple families with children, 17.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 22.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bracknell (L), 90.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bracknell (L), 0.0% were separate houses, 97.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Bracknell (L), of occupied private dwellings 2.3% had 1 bedroom, 15.3% had 2 bedrooms and 57.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bracknell (L), 47.3% were owned outright, 43.4% were owned with a mortgage and 7.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Bracknell (L), of all households, 77.7% were family households, 20.0% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Bracknell (L), 29.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.5% 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 Bracknell (L), 23.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Bracknell (L), there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Bracknell (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 Bracknell (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.