Buckland Park

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 173 people in Buckland Park. Of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Buckland Park was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.5% of the population.

Of people in Buckland Park aged 15 years and over, 59.0% were married and 8.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Buckland Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Buckland Park 28.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.8% were in primary school, 10.4% in secondary school and 18.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Buckland Park, 18.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Buckland Park were English 20.8%, Vietnamese 17.5%, Australian 17.0%, Italian 9.9% and Khmer (Cambodian) 9.0%.

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

In Buckland Park, 58.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 13.3%, Cambodia 6.0%, Italy 2.4%, Greece 2.4% and New Zealand 1.8%.

In Buckland Park, 30.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 49.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Buckland Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 33.9%, Vietnam 24.6%, England 7.0%, Greece 6.4% and Italy 4.7%.

In Buckland Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 38.2%, Vietnam 23.0%, Greece 6.7%, Italy 6.1% and South Eastern Europe, nfd 4.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Buckland Park were Catholic 30.7%, Buddhism 24.7%, Eastern Orthodox 10.2%, No Religion, so described 10.2% and Not stated 10.2%. In Buckland Park, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Buckland Park 54.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 21.4%, Greek 5.4%, Khmer 5.4%, Serbo-Croatian/Yugoslavian, so described 2.4% and Italian 1.8%.

Employment

There were 96 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Buckland Park. Of these 60.4% were employed full time, 24.0% were employed part-time and 3.1% 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 Buckland Park, 8.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Buckland Park included Managers 37.9%, Professionals 12.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.8%, Sales Workers 7.8%, Labourers 7.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.9%.

Of the employed people in Buckland Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 24.6%, Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 8.7%, Road Freight Transport 8.7%, Other Social Assistance Services 5.8% and Vegetable Growing (Under Cover) 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Buckland Park was $598.

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

In Buckland Park, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 54.5%, Worked at home 20.5%, Walked only 10.2% and Truck 4.5%. 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 58.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Buckland Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.2% provided care for children and 13.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.8% 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 Buckland Park, 23.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Buckland Park, 58.1% were couple families with children, 32.6% were couple families without children and 9.3% were one parent families.

In Buckland Park, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Buckland Park, of couple families with children, 24.3% had both partners employed full-time, 10.8% had both employed part-time and 21.6% 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 Buckland Park, 93.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Buckland Park, 94.3% 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 Buckland Park, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.1% had 2 bedrooms and 46.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Buckland Park, 51.9% were owned outright, 33.3% were owned with a mortgage and 14.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Buckland Park, of all households, 85.2% were family households, 14.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Buckland Park, 14.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.7% 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 Buckland Park, 14.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 41.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Buckland Park, 75.0% 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 Buckland Park, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Buckland Park, 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 $0.

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

In Buckland 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)