North Booval

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,175 people in North Booval. Of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.1% of the population.

The median age of people in North Booval was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.8% of the population.

Of people in North Booval aged 15 years and over, 35.2% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

In North Booval, of people aged 15 years and over, 34.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In North Booval 32.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.4% were in primary school, 19.4% in secondary school and 16.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in North Booval, 17.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in North Booval were English 28.1%, Australian 27.3%, Irish 8.3%, Scottish 7.4% and German 5.5%.

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 North Booval (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In North Booval, 77.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 5.9%, England 1.8%, India 1.0%, Samoa 0.9% and Philippines 0.4%.

In North Booval, 60.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In North Booval, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.3%, New Zealand 6.5%, England 4.7%, Samoa 3.1% and India 1.3%.

In North Booval, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.3%, New Zealand 6.6%, England 4.0%, Samoa 2.7% and India 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in North Booval were No Religion, so described 33.2%, Catholic 17.2%, Anglican 14.4%, Not stated 12.0% and Uniting Church 4.7%. In North Booval, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In North Booval 84.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Samoan 2.1%, Dinka 0.7%, Hindi 0.4%, Non-verbal, so described 0.4% and Punjabi 0.4%.

Employment

There were 1,384 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Booval. Of these 57.9% were employed full time, 24.9% were employed part-time and 12.6% 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 North Booval, 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in North Booval included Labourers 17.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.5%, Professionals 12.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.9%, Sales Workers 10.3% and Managers 7.6%.

Of the employed people in North Booval, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.3%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.0%, Meat Processing 2.5% and Road Freight Transport 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Booval was $597.

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In North Booval, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.3%, Car, as passenger 7.6%, Train 7.1%, Worked at home 3.0% and Walked only 1.3%. On the day, 9.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In North Booval, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.3% provided care for children and 12.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.6% 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 North Booval, 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in North Booval, 38.5% were couple families with children, 28.9% were couple families without children and 30.5% were one parent families.

In North Booval, 15.5% of single parents were male and 84.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In North Booval, of couple families with children, 23.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 17.7% 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 North Booval, 92.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in North Booval, 84.3% were separate houses, 12.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.4% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In North Booval, of occupied private dwellings 2.3% had 1 bedroom, 10.3% had 2 bedrooms and 53.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in North Booval, 20.1% were owned outright, 23.7% were owned with a mortgage and 52.7% were rented.

Household composition

In North Booval, of all households, 73.4% were family households, 22.0% were single person households and 4.7% were group households.

In North Booval, 19.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.2% 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 North Booval, 36.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In North Booval, 80.5% 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 North Booval, 47.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.4% were female. The median age was 17 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 North Booval, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,031.

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In North Booval, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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