Balmoral Ridge

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 278 people in Balmoral Ridge. Of these 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Balmoral Ridge was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 31.7% of the population.

Of people in Balmoral Ridge aged 15 years and over, 57.6% were married and 15.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Balmoral Ridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Balmoral Ridge 25.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.4% were in primary school, 17.9% in secondary school and 25.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Balmoral Ridge, 15.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Balmoral Ridge were English 31.4%, Australian 21.9%, Scottish 12.1%, Irish 10.1% and German 3.9%.

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 Balmoral Ridge (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Balmoral Ridge, 73.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.9%, New Zealand 6.0%, Scotland 1.5%, Germany 1.1% and Netherlands 1.1%.

In Balmoral Ridge, 51.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Balmoral Ridge, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 63.2%, England 14.7%, New Zealand 6.0%, Canada 2.3% and Netherlands 1.9%.

In Balmoral Ridge, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 60.7%, England 10.5%, New Zealand 8.2%, South Africa 2.6% and Finland 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Balmoral Ridge were No Religion, so described 38.1%, Anglican 22.0%, Catholic 10.4%, Not stated 9.0% and Uniting Church 7.1%. In Balmoral Ridge, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Balmoral Ridge 91.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.1% and Dutch 1.1%.

Employment

There were 128 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Balmoral Ridge. Of these 54.7% were employed full time, 39.1% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Balmoral Ridge, 13.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Balmoral Ridge included Managers 25.8%, Professionals 23.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.0%, Labourers 13.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.7%, Sales Workers 5.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.5%.

Of the employed people in Balmoral Ridge, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 11.8%, Aged Care Residential Services 8.6%, Primary Education 6.5%, Management Advice and Related Consulting Services 5.4% and Coal Mining 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Balmoral Ridge was $610.

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

In Balmoral Ridge, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 56.7%, Worked at home 20.0%, Walked only 7.5% and Truck 2.5%. 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 55.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Balmoral Ridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.1% provided care for children and 14.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.9% 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 Balmoral Ridge, 34.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Balmoral Ridge, 26.8% were couple families with children, 63.4% were couple families without children and 6.1% were one parent families.

In Balmoral Ridge, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Balmoral Ridge, of couple families with children, 25.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 14.9% 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 Balmoral Ridge, 81.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.7% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Balmoral Ridge, 97.2% 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 Balmoral Ridge, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 15.9% had 2 bedrooms and 42.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Balmoral Ridge, 55.6% were owned outright, 20.4% were owned with a mortgage and 21.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Balmoral Ridge, of all households, 79.6% were family households, 20.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Balmoral Ridge, 14.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.7% 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 Balmoral Ridge, 33.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Balmoral Ridge, 91.6% 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 Balmoral Ridge, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 20 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 Balmoral Ridge, 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 Balmoral Ridge, 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)