Bracken Ridge

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 16,936 people in Bracken Ridge. Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Bracken Ridge was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.1% of the population.

Of people in Bracken Ridge aged 15 years and over, 51.8% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Bracken Ridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Bracken Ridge 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.2% were in primary school, 24.2% in secondary school and 22.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Bracken Ridge, 18.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bracken Ridge were English 26.7%, Australian 26.0%, Irish 9.0%, Scottish 7.5% and German 4.5%.

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

In Bracken Ridge, 72.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.6%, England 3.3%, India 2.9%, Philippines 2.5% and Fiji 0.8%.

In Bracken Ridge, 54.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 28.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Bracken Ridge, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 60.1%, England 5.9%, New Zealand 5.4%, India 4.1% and Philippines 3.0%.

In Bracken Ridge, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 61.6%, England 5.5%, New Zealand 5.4%, India 3.9% and Philippines 3.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Bracken Ridge were Catholic 28.9%, No Religion, so described 26.4%, Anglican 13.1%, Not stated 7.0% and Uniting Church 5.2%. In Bracken Ridge, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Bracken Ridge 82.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 1.4%, Tagalog 1.4%, Hindi 1.2%, Malayalam 1.0% and Filipino 0.7%.

Employment

There were 8,989 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bracken Ridge. Of these 59.7% were employed full time, 29.0% were employed part-time and 6.6% 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 Bracken Ridge, 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Bracken Ridge included Professionals 18.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.6%, Sales Workers 10.2%, Labourers 10.0%, Managers 9.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.7%.

Of the employed people in Bracken Ridge, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.3%, Takeaway Food Services 2.7%, Primary Education 2.7%, State Government Administration 2.6% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bracken Ridge was $715.

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In Bracken Ridge, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.4%, Car, as passenger 5.2%, Bus 4.7%, Train 3.9% and Worked at home 3.6%. On the day, 12.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bracken Ridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.1% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.3% 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 Bracken Ridge, 29.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bracken Ridge, 47.7% were couple families with children, 34.8% were couple families without children and 15.8% were one parent families.

In Bracken Ridge, 19.1% of single parents were male and 80.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Bracken Ridge, of couple families with children, 24.5% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 21.9% 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 Bracken Ridge, 95.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bracken Ridge, 89.2% were separate houses, 7.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.3% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Bracken Ridge, of occupied private dwellings 0.5% had 1 bedroom, 2.9% had 2 bedrooms and 51.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bracken Ridge, 30.4% were owned outright, 42.4% were owned with a mortgage and 24.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Bracken Ridge, of all households, 81.4% were family households, 15.5% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

In Bracken Ridge, 13.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.8% 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 Bracken Ridge, 31.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Bracken Ridge, 88.9% 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 Bracken Ridge, 51.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.9% were female. The median age was 21 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 Bracken Ridge, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,783.

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

In Bracken Ridge, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $360 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,811.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)