New Beith

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,081 people in New Beith. Of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

The median age of people in New Beith was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.3% of the population.

Of people in New Beith aged 15 years and over, 63.8% were married and 7.6% were either divorced or separated.

In New Beith, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In New Beith 34.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.9% were in primary school, 29.5% in secondary school and 14.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in New Beith, 18.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 27.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in New Beith were English 29.2%, Australian 28.7%, Scottish 7.6%, Irish 7.5% and German 4.8%.

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 New Beith (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In New Beith, 79.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 4.3%, Laos 0.6%, South Africa 0.6% and Thailand 0.6%.

In New Beith, 57.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In New Beith, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 64.7%, England 7.3%, New Zealand 5.7%, Laos 1.8% and Scotland 1.6%.

In New Beith, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.0%, England 7.1%, New Zealand 5.6%, Laos 1.6% and Scotland 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in New Beith were No Religion, so described 31.3%, Catholic 22.1%, Anglican 18.4%, Not stated 6.1% and Uniting Church 4.3%. In New Beith, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In New Beith 88.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Hmong 2.2%, Croatian 0.5%, Khmer 0.5%, Spanish 0.4% and Mandarin 0.4%.

Employment

There were 2,221 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in New Beith. Of these 62.6% were employed full time, 27.1% were employed part-time and 5.6% 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 New Beith, 9.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in New Beith included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.2%, Professionals 13.4%, Managers 11.6%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Labourers 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.3%.

Of the employed people in New Beith, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 4.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.1%, Primary Education 3.0% and Takeaway Food Services 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in New Beith was $806.

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

In New Beith, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.7%, Worked at home 3.8%, Car, as passenger 3.4%, Truck 2.6% and Train 1.1%. On the day, 4.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In New Beith, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 41.6% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.6% 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 New Beith, 31.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in New Beith, 63.6% were couple families with children, 29.1% were couple families without children and 7.0% were one parent families.

In New Beith, 15.0% of single parents were male and 85.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In New Beith, of couple families with children, 30.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 26.6% 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 New Beith, 96.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.1% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in New Beith, 99.7% 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 New Beith, of occupied private dwellings 0.4% had 1 bedroom, 0.7% had 2 bedrooms and 9.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4.2. The average household size was 3.6 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in New Beith, 17.9% were owned outright, 76.2% were owned with a mortgage and 4.5% were rented.

Household composition

In New Beith, of all households, 95.1% were family households, 3.8% were single person households and 1.1% were group households.

In New Beith, 5.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 25.7% 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 New Beith, 7.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 47.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In New Beith, 95.5% 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 New Beith, 61.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 38.9% were female. The median age was 20 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 New Beith, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.5 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,528.

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

In New Beith, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $500 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,219.

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