Bulman Weemol

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 280 people in Bulman Weemol. Of these 53.9% were male and 46.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 94.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Bulman Weemol was 28 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 29.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.3% of the population.

Of people in Bulman Weemol aged 15 years and over, 65.1% were married and 9.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Bulman Weemol, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 0.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Bulman Weemol 28.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 58.8% were in primary school, 19.1% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Bulman Weemol, 6.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 6.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 1.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bulman Weemol were Australian Aboriginal 89.3%, Australian 2.9%, English 2.1%, Irish 1.8% and German 1.1%.

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 Bulman Weemol (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Bulman Weemol, 96.5% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Bulman Weemol, 93.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 1.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Bulman Weemol, the only stated response for country of birth of male parents was Australia 96.0%.

In Bulman Weemol, the only stated response for country of birth of female parents was Australia 97.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Bulman Weemol were Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 41.3%, Other Protestant 33.5%, Not stated 9.7%, Christian, nfd 4.5% and Uniting Church 3.7%. In Bulman Weemol, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Bulman Weemol 4.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Kriol 89.7%.

Employment

There were 87 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bulman Weemol. Of these 60.9% were employed full time, 11.5% were employed part-time and 23.0% 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 Bulman Weemol, 7.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 60.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Bulman Weemol were Professionals 28.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 25.0%, Labourers 25.0%, Managers 8.9% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Bulman Weemol, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 17.5%, Primary Education 17.5%, Forestry Support Services 12.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.8% and Labour Supply Services 4.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bulman Weemol was $243.

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

In Bulman Weemol, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 43.1%, Car, as passenger 29.3% and Car, as driver 20.7%. 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 52.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bulman Weemol, of people aged 15 years and over, 84.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 61.3% provided care for children and 5.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 2.1% 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 Bulman Weemol, 42.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 2.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 0.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bulman Weemol, 72.6% were couple families with children, 6.5% were couple families without children and 16.1% were one parent families.

In Bulman Weemol, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Bulman Weemol, of couple families with children, 15.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 5.9% 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 Bulman Weemol, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bulman Weemol, 92.7% were separate houses, 7.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Bulman Weemol, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 28.3% had 2 bedrooms and 63.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 4.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bulman Weemol, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Bulman Weemol, of all households, 85.1% were family households, 14.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Bulman Weemol, 31.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Bulman Weemol, 32.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 10.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Bulman Weemol, 28.3% 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 Bulman Weemol, 52.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.3% were female. The median age was 27 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 Bulman Weemol, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.8 persons, with 1.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,111.

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

In Bulman Weemol, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 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)