Booker Bay

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,326 people in Booker Bay. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Booker Bay was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 36.0% of the population.

Of people in Booker Bay aged 15 years and over, 44.0% were married and 19.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Booker Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Booker Bay 21.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 16.9% were in primary school, 16.2% in secondary school and 15.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Booker Bay, 11.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Booker Bay were English 32.5%, Australian 27.7%, Irish 10.4%, Scottish 8.2% and German 2.7%.

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 Booker Bay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Booker Bay, 78.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.4%, New Zealand 2.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.9%, Scotland 0.8% and Chile 0.6%.

In Booker Bay, 62.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Booker Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.0%, England 7.1%, New Zealand 3.7%, Scotland 1.9% and Italy 1.2%.

In Booker Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.5%, England 7.3%, New Zealand 2.9%, Scotland 1.3% and United States of America 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Booker Bay were No Religion, so described 27.3%, Catholic 24.7%, Anglican 23.7%, Not stated 10.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.3%. In Booker Bay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Booker Bay 89.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.7%, Spanish 0.6%, Portuguese 0.4%, Maltese 0.4% and Italian 0.3%.

Employment

There were 521 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Booker Bay. Of these 53.2% were employed full time, 34.7% were employed part-time and 6.1% 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 Booker Bay, 14.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Booker Bay included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.9%, Professionals 17.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.6%, Managers 15.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.9% and Labourers 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Booker Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.0%, Legal Services 3.5%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.0%, State Government Administration 3.0% and Clothing Retailing 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Booker Bay was $555.

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In Booker Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.9%, Train 6.5%, Worked at home 5.4%, Train, car as driver 2.9% and Bus 2.5%. On the day, 16.7% 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 Booker Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.0% provided care for children and 13.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.4% 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 Booker Bay, 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Booker Bay, 25.1% were couple families with children, 54.6% were couple families without children and 16.2% were one parent families.

In Booker Bay, 6.8% of single parents were male and 93.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Booker Bay, of couple families with children, 12.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.9% had both employed part-time and 12.2% 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 Booker Bay, 82.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Booker Bay, 52.4% were separate houses, 39.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.5% were flats or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

In Booker Bay, of occupied private dwellings 4.7% had 1 bedroom, 29.4% had 2 bedrooms and 48.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Booker Bay, 43.8% were owned outright, 19.2% were owned with a mortgage and 33.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Booker Bay, of all households, 61.6% were family households, 34.8% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

In Booker Bay, 28.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.7% 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 Booker Bay, 46.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Booker Bay, 75.2% 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 Booker Bay, 47.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.4% 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 Booker Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $762.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Booker Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 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)