Bend Of Islands

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 295 people in Bend Of Islands. Of these 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Bend Of Islands was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.2% of the population.

Of people in Bend Of Islands aged 15 years and over, 50.2% were married and 10.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Bend Of Islands, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Bend Of Islands 35.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.9% were in primary school, 15.5% in secondary school and 9.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Bend Of Islands, 10.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bend Of Islands were Australian 28.1%, English 26.0%, Scottish 10.3%, Irish 10.1% and German 6.1%.

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 Bend Of Islands (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Bend Of Islands, 80.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.9%, New Zealand 1.8%, Germany 1.4%, Italy 1.1% and Malta 1.1%.

In Bend Of Islands, 56.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Bend Of Islands, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.4%, England 12.2%, Germany 1.8%, Ireland 1.4% and Northern Ireland 1.1%.

In Bend Of Islands, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.0%, England 10.7%, Netherlands 3.2%, Italy 1.8% and United States of America 1.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Bend Of Islands were No Religion, so described 69.0%, Not stated 9.9%, Catholic 7.1%, Anglican 4.4% and Buddhism 1.7%. In Bend Of Islands, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (75.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Bend Of Islands 92.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.4% and French 1.0%.

Employment

There were 147 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bend Of Islands. Of these 49.7% were employed full time, 38.8% 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 Bend Of Islands, 15.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Bend Of Islands were Professionals 43.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.1%, Managers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.2% and Labourers 3.9%.

Of the employed people in Bend Of Islands, the most common responses for industry of employment included Combined Primary and Secondary Education 14.7%, Primary Education 8.4%, Carpentry Services 5.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.3% and Cafes and Restaurants 4.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bend Of Islands was $734.

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

In Bend Of Islands, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.6%, Worked at home 10.6%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Train, car as driver 2.1% and Bus, car as driver 2.1%. On the day, 4.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bend Of Islands, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 42.2% provided care for children and 24.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 38.8% 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 Bend Of Islands, 33.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bend Of Islands, 52.7% were couple families with children, 39.2% were couple families without children and 8.1% were one parent families.

In Bend Of Islands, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Bend Of Islands, of couple families with children, 10.8% had both partners employed full-time, 15.4% had both employed part-time and 29.2% 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 Bend Of Islands, 93.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bend Of Islands, 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 Bend Of Islands, of occupied private dwellings 8.6% had 1 bedroom, 25.8% had 2 bedrooms and 30.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bend Of Islands, 44.9% were owned outright, 48.3% were owned with a mortgage and 6.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Bend Of Islands, of all households, 81.6% were family households, 13.8% were single person households and 4.6% were group households.

In Bend Of Islands, 6.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.3% 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 Bend Of Islands, 18.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Bend Of Islands, 92.0% 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 Bend Of Islands, 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 Bend Of Islands, 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 Bend Of Islands, 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)