Bells Beach

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 130 people in Bells Beach. Of these 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Bells Beach was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.4% of the population.

Of people in Bells Beach aged 15 years and over, 59.2% were married and 5.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Bells Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Bells Beach 35.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.1% were in primary school, 32.6% in secondary school and 15.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Bells Beach, 12.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bells Beach were Australian 38.8%, English 28.5%, Scottish 10.3%, Irish 9.7% and Dutch 2.4%.

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 Bells Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Bells Beach, 88.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 5.6%.

In Bells Beach, 75.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Bells Beach, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 84.7%, England 4.0%, Scotland 3.2% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.4%.

In Bells Beach, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 81.0%, England 5.0%, Netherlands 5.0% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Bells Beach were No Religion, so described 51.5%, Catholic 21.2%, Anglican 18.2%, Not stated 6.8% and Secular Beliefs 2.3%. In Bells Beach, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (54.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Bells Beach 94.5% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 62 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bells Beach. Of these 41.9% were employed full time, 48.4% were employed part-time and 4.8% 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 Bells Beach, 18.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 22.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Bells Beach were Professionals 27.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.4%, Managers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.1%, Labourers 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2% and Sales Workers 8.2%.

Of the employed people in Bells Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Clothing and Footwear Wholesaling 27.6%, Wooden Furniture and Upholstered Seat Manufacturing 10.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 10.3%, Real Estate Services 10.3% and State Government Administration 10.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bells Beach was $725.

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

In Bells Beach, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 69.8% and Worked at home 9.5%. 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 67.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bells Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.6% provided care for children and 20.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 37.6% 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 Bells Beach, 34.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bells Beach, 51.3% were couple families with children, 41.0% were couple families without children and 7.7% were one parent families.

In Bells Beach, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Bells Beach, of couple families with children, 12.5% had both partners employed full-time, 21.9% had both employed part-time and 21.9% 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 Bells Beach, 55.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 44.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bells Beach, 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 Bells Beach, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 40.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bells Beach, 72.5% were owned outright, 27.5% were owned with a mortgage and 0.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Bells Beach, of all households, 82.5% were family households, 17.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Bells Beach, 10.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 30.0% 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 Bells Beach, 14.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 40.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Bells Beach, 100.0% 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 Bells Beach, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Bells Beach, 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 Bells Beach, 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)