Bartle Frere

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 137 people in Bartle Frere. Of these 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Bartle Frere was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.1% of the population.

Of people in Bartle Frere aged 15 years and over, 43.3% were married and 9.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Bartle Frere, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Bartle Frere 25.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.3% were in primary school, 42.4% in secondary school and 12.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Bartle Frere, 11.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bartle Frere were English 34.2%, Australian 22.5%, Italian 11.8%, Scottish 7.0% and German 7.0%.

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 Bartle Frere (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Bartle Frere, 83.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.3%, Scotland 2.3%, Germany 2.3% and United States of America 2.3%.

In Bartle Frere, 63.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Bartle Frere, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.0%, England 7.1%, Scotland 3.2%, New Zealand 2.4% and Germany 2.4%.

In Bartle Frere, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.6%, England 9.2%, Germany 3.8%, Scotland 2.3% and Netherlands 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Bartle Frere were No Religion, so described 42.2%, Catholic 23.4%, Anglican 12.5%, Not stated 8.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 7.0%. In Bartle Frere, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Bartle Frere 95.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 2.2%.

Employment

There were 80 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bartle Frere. Of these 65.0% were employed full time, 21.2% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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 Bartle Frere, 6.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 60.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Bartle Frere included Managers 26.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 23.2%, Labourers 17.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.6%, Professionals 7.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.3% and Sales Workers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Bartle Frere, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 23.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 16.7%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 14.3%, Primary Education 9.5% and Sugar Manufacturing 7.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bartle Frere was $566.

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

In Bartle Frere, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 63.0%, Worked at home 12.3%, Walked only 6.8% and Truck 4.1%. 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 60.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bartle Frere, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.0% provided care for children and 7.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.2% 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 Bartle Frere, 22.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 21.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bartle Frere, 41.5% were couple families with children, 51.2% were couple families without children and 7.3% were one parent families.

In Bartle Frere, 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Bartle Frere, of couple families with children, 21.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 28.1% 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 Bartle Frere, 77.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.5% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Bartle Frere, 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 Bartle Frere, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 17.4% had 2 bedrooms and 47.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bartle Frere, 36.5% were owned outright, 36.5% were owned with a mortgage and 21.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Bartle Frere, of all households, 66.1% were family households, 28.8% were single person households and 5.1% were group households.

In Bartle Frere, 28.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.1% 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 Bartle Frere, 20.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 52.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Bartle Frere, 80.8% 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 Bartle Frere, 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 Bartle Frere, 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 Bartle Frere, 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)