Lake Barrine

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 152 people in Lake Barrine. Of these 55.6% were male and 44.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Lake Barrine was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.7% of the population.

Of people in Lake Barrine aged 15 years and over, 67.8% were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Lake Barrine, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lake Barrine 14.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.2% were in primary school, 16.7% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lake Barrine, 6.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lake Barrine were Australian 31.3%, English 29.5%, Irish 10.1%, Scottish 8.3% and German 6.0%.

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 Lake Barrine (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lake Barrine, 82.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 5.1%, United States of America 2.9%, New Zealand 2.2% and Germany 2.2%.

In Lake Barrine, 64.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lake Barrine, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.5%, England 8.8%, New Zealand 4.8%, Scotland 2.7% and United States of America 2.7%.

In Lake Barrine, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.9%, England 7.9%, Wales 3.6%, New Zealand 2.9% and United States of America 2.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Lake Barrine were No Religion, so described 28.9%, Catholic 23.5%, Anglican 18.1%, Not stated 8.7% and Uniting Church 6.0%. In Lake Barrine, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lake Barrine 92.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 4.5%.

Employment

There were 59 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lake Barrine. Of these 57.6% were employed full time, 22.0% were employed part-time and 6.8% 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 Lake Barrine, 23.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lake Barrine included Managers 18.9%, Professionals 18.9%, Labourers 17.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.1%, Sales Workers 11.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.7%.

Of the employed people in Lake Barrine, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 18.9%, Cafes and Restaurants 10.8%, Secondary Education 10.8%, Other Electricity Generation 8.1% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lake Barrine was $570.

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

In Lake Barrine, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 54.0%, Worked at home 16.0%, Car, as passenger 10.0%, Walked only 8.0% and Truck 6.0%. 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 66.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lake Barrine, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.4% provided care for children and 19.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.3% 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 Lake Barrine, 32.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lake Barrine, 23.8% were couple families with children, 64.3% were couple families without children and 11.9% were one parent families.

In Lake Barrine, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lake Barrine, of couple families with children, 10.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Lake Barrine, 76.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Barrine, 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 Lake Barrine, of occupied private dwellings 5.5% had 1 bedroom, 17.8% had 2 bedrooms and 47.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lake Barrine, 54.7% were owned outright, 21.9% were owned with a mortgage and 23.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Lake Barrine, of all households, 68.3% were family households, 27.0% were single person households and 4.8% were group households.

In Lake Barrine, 30.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.3% 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 Lake Barrine, 32.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 50.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lake Barrine, 86.6% 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 Lake Barrine, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 26 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 Lake Barrine, 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 $724.

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

In Lake Barrine, 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)