Lower Boro

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 176 people in Lower Boro. Of these 55.4% were male and 44.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Lower Boro was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 28.9% of the population.

Of people in Lower Boro aged 15 years and over, 47.7% were married and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Lower Boro, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lower Boro 29.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 16.0% were in primary school, 20.0% in secondary school and 20.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lower Boro, 9.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lower Boro were English 27.3%, Australian 23.3%, Scottish 11.9%, Irish 8.8% and German 6.6%.

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 Lower Boro (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lower Boro, 76.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.8%, Germany 2.5% and Switzerland 2.5%.

In Lower Boro, 60.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lower Boro, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.7%, England 7.1%, Germany 3.9%, Greece 2.6% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.9%.

In Lower Boro, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 77.8%, England 9.0%, Papua New Guinea 2.1% and Switzerland 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Lower Boro were No Religion, so described 33.9%, Catholic 21.4%, Not stated 13.1%, Anglican 11.9% and Christian, nfd 6.0%. In Lower Boro, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lower Boro 88.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Greek 2.4% and Macedonian 1.8%.

Employment

There were 73 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lower Boro. Of these 53.4% were employed full time, 37.0% were employed part-time and 4.1% 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 Lower Boro, 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 19.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lower Boro included Managers 26.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 21.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 21.9%, Professionals 9.4%, Labourers 6.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.7%, Sales Workers 4.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.7%.

Of the employed people in Lower Boro, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep Farming (Specialised) 10.9%, State Government Administration 10.9%, Bread Manufacturing (Factory based) 6.5%, Road and Bridge Construction 6.5% and Site Preparation Services 6.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lower Boro was $492.

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

In Lower Boro, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 66.7%, Worked at home 8.3% and Car, as passenger 5.6%. 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 71.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lower Boro, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.7% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.7% 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 Lower Boro, 35.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lower Boro, 22.4% were couple families with children, 49.0% were couple families without children and 18.4% were one parent families.

In Lower Boro, 57.1% of single parents were male and 42.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lower Boro, of couple families with children, 17.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 11.1% 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 Lower Boro, 52.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 47.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Boro, 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 Lower Boro, of occupied private dwellings 4.5% had 1 bedroom, 26.9% had 2 bedrooms and 31.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Boro, 38.0% were owned outright, 62.0% were owned with a mortgage and 0.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Lower Boro, of all households, 66.7% were family households, 27.8% were single person households and 5.6% were group households.

In Lower Boro, 32.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.2% 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 Lower Boro, 25.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lower Boro, 85.3% 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 Lower Boro, 100.0% 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 Lower Boro, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 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 Lower Boro, 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)