Ward Belt

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 154 people in Ward Belt. Of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Ward Belt was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.5% of the population.

Of people in Ward Belt aged 15 years and over, 56.1% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Ward Belt, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Ward Belt 33.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 62.0% were in primary school, 22.0% in secondary school and 6.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Ward Belt, 15.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Ward Belt were English 35.3%, Australian 33.0%, Irish 5.5%, Italian 4.6% and German 4.1%.

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 Ward Belt (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Ward Belt, 77.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 8.6%, Zimbabwe 5.3%, Philippines 2.6% and Netherlands 2.0%.

In Ward Belt, 55.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Ward Belt, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 63.4%, England 15.7%, Zimbabwe 5.2%, Italy 2.6% and Scotland 2.0%.

In Ward Belt, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.2%, England 12.7%, Zimbabwe 5.1%, Laos 2.5% and New Zealand 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Ward Belt were No Religion, so described 31.6%, Catholic 22.8%, Anglican 15.2%, Uniting Church 10.8% and Not stated 8.2%. In Ward Belt, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Ward Belt 88.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Shona 5.3%, Lao 2.0% and Filipino 2.0%.

Employment

There were 70 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ward Belt. Of these 57.1% were employed full time, 38.6% were employed part-time and 4.3% 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 Ward Belt, 23.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Ward Belt included Managers 17.9%, Labourers 16.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.8%, Professionals 10.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.3% and Sales Workers 9.0%.

Of the employed people in Ward Belt, the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 7.7%, Other Grain Growing 7.7%, Pig Farming 7.7%, Landscape Construction Services 7.7% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 7.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ward Belt was $593.

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

In Ward Belt, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 73.2%, Car, as passenger 12.7%, Truck 4.2% and Worked at home 4.2%. 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 78.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Ward Belt, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 41.7% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.5% 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 Ward Belt, 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 22.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Ward Belt, 60.0% were couple families with children, 32.5% were couple families without children and 7.5% were one parent families.

In Ward Belt, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Ward Belt, of couple families with children, 30.3% had both partners employed full-time, 12.1% had both employed part-time and 27.3% 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 Ward Belt, 89.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.9% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Ward Belt, 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 Ward Belt, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.7% had 2 bedrooms and 39.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3.2 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 Ward Belt, 31.6% were owned outright, 47.4% were owned with a mortgage and 21.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Ward Belt, of all households, 87.5% were family households, 12.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Ward Belt, 7.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.0% 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 Ward Belt, 12.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 46.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Ward Belt, 83.0% 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 Ward Belt, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Ward Belt, 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 Ward Belt, 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)