Broughton Vale

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 165 people in Broughton Vale. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Broughton Vale was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 32.1% of the population.

Of people in Broughton Vale aged 15 years and over, 66.9% were married and 14.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Broughton Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Broughton Vale 17.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 47.6% were in primary school, 33.3% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Broughton Vale, 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 16.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Broughton Vale were English 33.8%, Australian 31.5%, Scottish 8.9%, Irish 6.6% and American 4.2%.

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 Broughton Vale (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Broughton Vale, 79.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 7.6%, Portugal 1.9% and United States of America 1.9%.

In Broughton Vale, 60.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Broughton Vale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.1%, England 10.2%, New Zealand 3.8%, United States of America 2.5% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.9%.

In Broughton Vale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.8%, England 9.3%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 4.6%, Portugal 2.0% and United States of America 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Broughton Vale were Anglican 32.5%, No Religion, so described 29.2%, Catholic 18.8%, Not stated 6.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.8%. In Broughton Vale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Broughton Vale 91.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Portuguese 1.8%.

Employment

There were 68 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Broughton Vale. Of these 61.8% were employed full time, 33.8% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Broughton Vale, 18.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 61.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Broughton Vale were Managers 30.8%, Professionals 26.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%, Sales Workers 6.2% and Labourers 4.6%.

Of the employed people in Broughton Vale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 13.8%, Cafes and Restaurants 13.8%, Real Estate Services 10.3%, Scientific Research Services 10.3% and Primary Education 10.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Broughton Vale was $700.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Broughton Vale, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 60.0%, Worked at home 20.0% and Walked only 4.6%. On the day, 8.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 54.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Broughton Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 88.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.1% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 44.2% 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 Broughton Vale, 32.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Broughton Vale, 22.4% were couple families with children, 77.6% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Broughton Vale, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Broughton Vale, of couple families with children, 9.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 14.5% 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 Broughton Vale, 72.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Broughton Vale, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Broughton Vale, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 11.9% had 2 bedrooms and 41.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Broughton Vale, 76.1% were owned outright, 23.9% were owned with a mortgage and 0.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Broughton Vale, of all households, 79.4% were family households, 20.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Broughton Vale, 5.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 24.1% 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 Broughton Vale, 21.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Broughton Vale, 95.3% 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 Broughton Vale, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Broughton Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Broughton Vale, 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.

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