Cullen Bullen

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 279 people in Cullen Bullen. Of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Cullen Bullen was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.6% of the population.

Of people in Cullen Bullen aged 15 years and over, 49.4% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Cullen Bullen, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Cullen Bullen 42.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 8.1% were in primary school, 8.9% in secondary school and 2.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cullen Bullen, 9.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cullen Bullen were Australian 36.0%, English 24.8%, Scottish 7.5%, Irish 5.0% and German 2.2%.

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 Cullen Bullen (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Cullen Bullen, 64.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.8% and England 1.1%.

In Cullen Bullen, 55.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Cullen Bullen, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 60.4%, England 2.2%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 1.1% and Hungary 1.1%.

In Cullen Bullen, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 64.8%, New Zealand 2.6% and England 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Cullen Bullen were Not stated 30.0%, Anglican 23.4%, Catholic 19.4%, No Religion, so described 16.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.0%. In Cullen Bullen, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (76.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Cullen Bullen 69.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 94 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cullen Bullen. Of these 52.1% were employed full time, 26.6% were employed part-time and 9.6% 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 Cullen Bullen, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Cullen Bullen included Machinery Operators and Drivers 19.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Sales Workers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.9%, Managers 9.5%, Labourers 9.5%, Professionals 8.3% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.3%.

Of the employed people in Cullen Bullen, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 22.9%, Fresh Meat, Fish and Poultry Retailing 10.4%, Takeaway Food Services 8.3%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.2% and Electricity Distribution 6.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cullen Bullen was $423.

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In Cullen Bullen, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 71.8% and Worked at home 3.8%. On the day, 3.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cullen Bullen, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.4% provided care for children and 8.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.8% 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 Cullen Bullen, 15.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cullen Bullen, 34.8% were couple families with children, 44.9% were couple families without children and 15.9% were one parent families.

In Cullen Bullen, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Cullen Bullen, of couple families with children, 15.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 15.8% 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 Cullen Bullen, 89.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cullen Bullen, 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 Cullen Bullen, of occupied private dwellings 3.9% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 57.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cullen Bullen, 57.9% were owned outright, 26.3% were owned with a mortgage and 15.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Cullen Bullen, of all households, 75.6% were family households, 20.5% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

In Cullen Bullen, 32.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.7% 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 Cullen Bullen, 25.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Cullen Bullen, 56.0% 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 Cullen Bullen, 70.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 30.0% were female. The median age was 42 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 Cullen Bullen, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

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

In Cullen Bullen, 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)