Lake Bunga

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 330 people in Lake Bunga. Of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Lake Bunga was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 33.5% of the population.

Of people in Lake Bunga aged 15 years and over, 58.5% were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Lake Bunga, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lake Bunga 26.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 16.7% were in primary school, 28.2% in secondary school and 9.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lake Bunga, 14.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.3% 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 Lake Bunga were Australian 31.6%, English 28.5%, Scottish 8.4%, Irish 7.4% and German 4.2%.

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 Lake Bunga (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lake Bunga, 80.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 7.7%, New Zealand 1.0%, Italy 1.0% and Iraq 1.0%.

In Lake Bunga, 62.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lake Bunga, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.1%, England 7.9%, Italy 2.8%, Iraq 2.2% and Hungary 1.6%.

In Lake Bunga, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.7%, England 9.9%, Italy 2.4%, Iraq 2.1% and Germany 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Lake Bunga were No Religion, so described 32.6%, Catholic 24.2%, Anglican 16.5%, Not stated 10.2% and Uniting Church 7.5%. In Lake Bunga, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lake Bunga 89.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 0.9%, Serbian 0.9% and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 0.9%.

Employment

There were 132 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lake Bunga. Of these 43.9% were employed full time, 43.2% were employed part-time and 3.8% 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 Lake Bunga, 17.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 17.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lake Bunga included Professionals 19.8%, Sales Workers 16.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Managers 10.7%, Labourers 6.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.1%.

Of the employed people in Lake Bunga, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 11.3%, Aged Care Residential Services 10.3%, Cafes and Restaurants 8.2%, Local Government Administration 8.2% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lake Bunga was $504.

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

In Lake Bunga, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 67.5%, Other 3.3%, Worked at home 3.3% and Car, as passenger 2.5%. On the day, 3.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lake Bunga, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.9% provided care for children and 13.6% 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 Lake Bunga, 24.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lake Bunga, 34.0% were couple families with children, 53.0% were couple families without children and 13.0% were one parent families.

In Lake Bunga, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lake Bunga, of couple families with children, 11.6% had both partners employed full-time, 7.0% had both employed part-time and 16.3% 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 Lake Bunga, 74.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Bunga, 96.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.3% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Lake Bunga, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 14.1% had 2 bedrooms and 47.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Bunga, 53.1% were owned outright, 28.9% were owned with a mortgage and 13.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Lake Bunga, of all households, 75.2% were family households, 22.5% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Lake Bunga, 22.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.6% 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 Lake Bunga, 33.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lake Bunga, 82.8% 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 Lake Bunga, 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 Lake Bunga, 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 Lake Bunga, 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)