Bardwell Valley

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,323 people in Bardwell Valley. Of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Bardwell Valley was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.4% of the population.

Of people in Bardwell Valley aged 15 years and over, 51.5% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Bardwell Valley, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Bardwell Valley 29.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.8% were in primary school, 24.0% in secondary school and 22.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Bardwell Valley, 19.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bardwell Valley were English 14.4%, Australian 14.0%, Lebanese 12.7%, Greek 8.4% and Irish 6.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Bardwell Valley (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Bardwell Valley, 61.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Lebanon 5.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.6%, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2.7%, Greece 2.5% and England 2.4%.

In Bardwell Valley, 26.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 55.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Bardwell Valley, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 31.9%, Lebanon 15.4%, Greece 6.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.2% and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 4.7%.

In Bardwell Valley, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 34.8%, Lebanon 13.1%, Greece 5.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.0% and The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 4.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Bardwell Valley were Catholic 22.3%, No Religion, so described 17.9%, Islam 16.6%, Eastern Orthodox 16.5% and Not stated 8.7%. In Bardwell Valley, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Bardwell Valley 50.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 13.9%, Greek 8.2%, Macedonian 4.1%, Mandarin 3.6% and Italian 2.9%.

Employment

There were 1,131 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bardwell Valley. Of these 60.6% were employed full time, 28.2% were employed part-time and 6.2% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Bardwell Valley, 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Bardwell Valley included Professionals 24.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.6%, Managers 13.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.1%, Sales Workers 8.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.3% and Labourers 7.3%.

Of the employed people in Bardwell Valley, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Air and Space Transport 3.4%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.3% and Primary Education 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bardwell Valley was $645.

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In Bardwell Valley, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 52.8%, Train 15.3%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Worked at home 4.1% and Train, car as driver 3.3%. On the day, 23.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bardwell Valley, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.7% provided care for children and 15.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bardwell Valley, 25.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bardwell Valley, 54.1% were couple families with children, 30.4% were couple families without children and 14.2% were one parent families.

In Bardwell Valley, 20.2% of single parents were male and 79.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Bardwell Valley, of couple families with children, 21.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 19.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bardwell Valley, 93.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bardwell Valley, 69.7% were separate houses, 25.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.6% were flats or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

In Bardwell Valley, of occupied private dwellings 6.4% had 1 bedroom, 15.4% had 2 bedrooms and 45.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bardwell Valley, 44.3% were owned outright, 34.4% were owned with a mortgage and 17.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Bardwell Valley, of all households, 77.0% were family households, 21.2% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

In Bardwell Valley, 20.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 23.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Bardwell Valley, 32.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Bardwell Valley, 84.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Bardwell Valley, 57.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.9% were female. The median age was 25 years.

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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.

In Bardwell Valley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,250.

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In Bardwell Valley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $400 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)