Boundary Bend

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 132 people in Boundary Bend. Of these 57.2% were male and 42.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Boundary Bend was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 29.0% of the population.

Of people in Boundary Bend aged 15 years and over, 44.3% were married and 22.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Boundary Bend, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Boundary Bend 38.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.6% were in primary school, 19.2% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Boundary Bend, 19.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Boundary Bend were Australian 35.6%, English 27.7%, Scottish 12.4%, Irish 9.6% and Italian 3.4%.

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

In Boundary Bend, 78.4% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Boundary Bend, 74.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Boundary Bend, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 75.6%, Italy 4.9% and England 3.3%.

In Boundary Bend, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 75.2%, England 6.2% and Italy 3.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Boundary Bend were No Religion, so described 36.0%, Anglican 20.0%, Not stated 16.8%, Catholic 9.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 9.6%. In Boundary Bend, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Boundary Bend 78.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 3.1%.

Employment

There were 50 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Boundary Bend. Of these 76.0% were employed full time, 14.0% were employed part-time and 10.0% 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 Boundary Bend, 5.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 66.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Boundary Bend were Managers 52.6%, Labourers 13.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.9% and Sales Workers 7.9%.

Of the employed people in Boundary Bend, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 41.7%, Olive Growing 13.9%, Road Freight Transport 11.1%, Citrus Fruit Growing 8.3% and Sheep Farming (Specialised) 8.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Boundary Bend was $525.

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

In Boundary Bend, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 66.0%, Walked only 19.1% and Worked at home 14.9%. 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 67.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Boundary Bend, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.5% provided care for children and 8.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.5% 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 Boundary Bend, 19.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Boundary Bend, 37.0% were couple families with children, 48.1% were couple families without children and 14.8% were one parent families.

In Boundary Bend, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Boundary Bend, of couple families with children, 21.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 32.1% 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 Boundary Bend, 83.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Boundary Bend, 93.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 6.8% were other dwellings.

In Boundary Bend, of occupied private dwellings 16.7% had 1 bedroom, 16.7% had 2 bedrooms and 45.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Boundary Bend, 48.7% were owned outright, 7.7% were owned with a mortgage and 35.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Boundary Bend, of all households, 73.9% were family households, 26.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Boundary Bend, 23.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Boundary Bend, 31.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Boundary Bend, 70.8% 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 Boundary Bend, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 12 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 Boundary Bend, 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.

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In Boundary Bend, 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)