Burt Plain

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 250 people in Burt Plain. Of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 85.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Burt Plain was 21 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.9% of the population.

Of people in Burt Plain aged 15 years and over, 51.6% were married and 3.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Burt Plain, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Burt Plain 46.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 9.0% were in primary school, 9.0% in secondary school and 2.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Burt Plain, 2.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 1.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Burt Plain were Australian Aboriginal 47.5%, Australian 10.4%, English 3.5%, Irish 2.3% and German 1.5%.

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 Burt Plain (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Burt Plain, 97.2% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Burt Plain, 62.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 2.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Burt Plain, the only stated response for country of birth of male parents was Australia 64.3%.

In Burt Plain, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 64.3% and Netherlands 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Burt Plain were Not stated 42.7%, Catholic 34.4%, No Religion, so described 10.3%, Lutheran 4.3% and Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 3.2%. In Burt Plain, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (76.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Burt Plain 25.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Arrernte, nec 1.6%, Anmatyerr, nec 1.2% and Eastern Arrernte 1.2%.

Employment

There were 60 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Burt Plain. Of these 36.7% were employed full time, 11.7% were employed part-time and 51.7% 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 Burt Plain, 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 20.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 60.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Burt Plain were Managers 24.1%, Professionals 13.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.8%, Labourers 13.8% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%.

Of the employed people in Burt Plain, the only responses for industry of employent were Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 53.3%, State Government Administration 26.7% and Central Government Administration 20.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Burt Plain was $247.

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

In Burt Plain, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 68.0%, Worked at home 20.0% and Walked only 12.0%. 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 56.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Burt Plain, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.4% provided care for children and 3.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 4.7% 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 Burt Plain, 12.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Burt Plain, 41.9% were couple families with children, 30.2% were couple families without children and 16.3% were one parent families.

In Burt Plain, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Burt Plain, of couple families with children, 12.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Burt Plain, 70.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 29.5% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Burt Plain, 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 Burt Plain, of occupied private dwellings 10.9% had 1 bedroom, 19.6% had 2 bedrooms and 52.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Burt Plain, 26.2% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 66.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Burt Plain, of all households, 79.5% were family households, 20.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Burt Plain, 35.7% 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 Burt Plain, 47.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Burt Plain, 55.3% 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 Burt Plain, 50.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.5% were female. The median age was 21 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 Burt Plain, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $485.

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

In Burt Plain, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $30 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)