Bellenden Ker

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 252 people in Bellenden Ker. Of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Bellenden Ker was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.2% of the population.

Of people in Bellenden Ker aged 15 years and over, 59.7% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Bellenden Ker, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Bellenden Ker 31.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 15.6% were in primary school, 28.6% in secondary school and 14.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Bellenden Ker, 14.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bellenden Ker were Australian 31.3%, English 19.9%, Italian 12.8%, Irish 7.6% and Scottish 7.1%.

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 Bellenden Ker (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Bellenden Ker, 83.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.6%, Papua New Guinea 1.2%, England 1.2% and Philippines 1.2%.

In Bellenden Ker, 58.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Bellenden Ker, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.7%, Italy 4.8%, England 4.0%, New Zealand 1.6% and Germany 1.6%.

In Bellenden Ker, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.0%, England 4.6%, Italy 3.8%, Philippines 2.5% and New Zealand 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Bellenden Ker were Catholic 37.0%, No Religion, so described 21.3%, Anglican 12.6%, Not stated 11.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.9%. In Bellenden Ker, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (74.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Bellenden Ker 88.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 2.0%.

Employment

There were 129 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bellenden Ker. Of these 57.4% were employed full time, 31.8% were employed part-time and 7.8% 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 Bellenden Ker, 13.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Bellenden Ker included Managers 17.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.1%, Professionals 13.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.4%, Sales Workers 10.4% and Labourers 9.4%.

Of the employed people in Bellenden Ker, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 17.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 12.7%, Primary Education 11.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 10.1% and Road and Bridge Construction 5.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bellenden Ker was $512.

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In Bellenden Ker, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.8%, Worked at home 13.3%, Car, as passenger 8.3%, Truck 3.3% and Walked only 2.5%. On the day, 2.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bellenden Ker, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.3% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.9% 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 Bellenden Ker, 23.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 21.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bellenden Ker, 53.1% were couple families with children, 39.1% were couple families without children and 7.8% were one parent families.

In Bellenden Ker, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Bellenden Ker, of couple families with children, 26.2% had both partners employed full-time, 6.2% had both employed part-time and 21.5% 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 Bellenden Ker, 92.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bellenden Ker, 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 Bellenden Ker, of occupied private dwellings 5.0% had 1 bedroom, 5.0% had 2 bedrooms and 56.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bellenden Ker, 45.1% were owned outright, 24.4% were owned with a mortgage and 30.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Bellenden Ker, of all households, 78.0% were family households, 18.3% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Bellenden Ker, 28.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.1% 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 Bellenden Ker, 19.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 50.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Bellenden Ker, 84.1% 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 Bellenden Ker, 44.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.6% were female. The median age was 18 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 Bellenden Ker, 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 $1,375.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Bellenden Ker, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $235 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)