Belli Park

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 679 people in Belli Park. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Belli Park was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.6% of the population.

Of people in Belli Park aged 15 years and over, 52.8% were married and 16.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Belli Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Belli Park 28.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.5% were in primary school, 21.2% in secondary school and 15.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Belli Park, 12.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Belli Park were Australian 33.2%, English 31.7%, Irish 7.2%, Scottish 6.9% and German 5.3%.

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 Belli Park (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Belli Park, 76.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.8%, New Zealand 1.8%, South Africa 1.2%, Zimbabwe 1.2% and Germany 0.8%.

In Belli Park, 59.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Belli Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.0%, England 9.1%, New Zealand 3.1%, Netherlands 2.2% and Germany 1.8%.

In Belli Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.4%, England 8.3%, New Zealand 2.4%, Netherlands 2.4% and South Africa 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Belli Park were No Religion, so described 39.8%, Anglican 19.5%, Not stated 11.4%, Catholic 10.6% and Uniting Church 6.6%. In Belli Park, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Belli Park 91.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 0.6%, German 0.4% and Polish 0.4%.

Employment

There were 333 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Belli Park. Of these 51.4% were employed full time, 35.4% were employed part-time and 7.2% 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 Belli Park, 13.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Belli Park included Managers 18.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Labourers 13.3%, Professionals 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7%, Sales Workers 8.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Belli Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Management Advice and Related Consulting Services 3.6%, Primary Education 3.6%, Real Estate Services 3.1%, Automotive Body, Paint and Interior Repair 3.1% and Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Belli Park was $537.

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

In Belli Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.2%, Worked at home 15.1%, Walked only 3.3%, Bus 1.0% and Car, as passenger 1.0%. On the day, 1.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Belli Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.6% provided care for children and 15.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.6% 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 Belli Park, 28.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Belli Park, 38.6% were couple families with children, 50.5% were couple families without children and 10.9% were one parent families.

In Belli Park, 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Belli Park, of couple families with children, 12.0% had both partners employed full-time, 7.8% had both employed part-time and 21.0% 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 Belli Park, 92.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Belli Park, 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 Belli Park, of occupied private dwellings 4.7% had 1 bedroom, 13.6% had 2 bedrooms and 43.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Belli Park, 41.5% were owned outright, 38.4% were owned with a mortgage and 14.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Belli Park, of all households, 78.3% were family households, 17.8% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

In Belli Park, 23.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.7% 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 Belli Park, 19.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Belli Park, 84.4% 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 Belli Park, 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 38 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 Belli Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $575.

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

In Belli Park, 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)