Ballarat North

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL20113
People 4,041
Male 46.8%
Female 53.2%
Median age 43
Families 1,069
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 1,947
Average number of people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,290
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,416
Median weekly rent (b) $285
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 1,891 46.8 3,200,963 49.2 12,545,154 49.3
Female 2,148 53.2 3,302,528 50.8 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 44 1.1 65,646 1.0 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 3,860 95.5 6,148,188 94.5 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 132 3.3 289,665 4.5 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 43 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 220 5.5 375,900 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 272 6.7 402,168 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 217 5.4 391,388 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 186 4.6 363,201 5.6 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 215 5.3 410,337 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 246 6.1 475,532 7.3 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 253 6.3 499,959 7.7 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 255 6.3 489,927 7.5 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 234 5.8 428,808 6.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 220 5.5 416,524 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 273 6.8 410,360 6.3 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 238 5.9 383,916 5.9 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 259 6.4 362,634 5.6 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 200 5.0 320,562 4.9 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 220 5.5 285,000 4.4 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 192 4.8 203,205 3.1 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 141 3.5 141,601 2.2 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 195 4.8 142,475 2.2 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 1,405 42.3 2,496,618 46.8 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 135 4.1 163,443 3.1 674,590 3.2
Divorced 333 10.0 436,174 8.2 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 291 8.8 262,392 4.9 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,172 35.3 1,975,412 37.0 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,304 42.4 2,278,239 46.7 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 388 12.6 544,957 11.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,383 45.0 2,054,902 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 88 8.2 139,502 7.1 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 194 18.1 354,535 18.0 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 99 9.2 106,832 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 50 4.7 58,184 3.0 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 342 31.8 520,258 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 73 6.8 230,448 11.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 83 7.7 96,560 4.9 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 67 6.2 84,706 4.3 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 219 20.4 412,219 21.0 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 69 6.4 155,358 7.9 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 152 14.2 325,961 16.6 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 219 20.4 482,005 24.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 28 2.6 70,054 3.6 242,821 3.2
Not stated 181 16.9 340,941 17.4 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 829 24.9 1,557,447 29.2 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 313 9.4 521,291 9.8 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 132 4.0 179,000 3.4 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 426 12.8 580,494 10.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 450 13.5 797,281 14.9 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 244 7.3 304,927 5.7 958,803 4.6
Year 10 317 9.5 389,680 7.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 4 0.1 3,250 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 647 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 316 9.5 422,139 7.9 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 59 1.8 111,674 2.1 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 6 0.2 59,722 1.1 175,844 0.8
Not stated 232 7.0 406,049 7.6 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 1,806 44.7 1,900,089 29.2 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 1,560 38.6 1,770,726 27.2 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 725 17.9 611,788 9.4 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 564 14.0 534,459 8.2 2,176,777 8.6
German 185 4.6 212,907 3.3 1,026,138 4.0

Note 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 3,518 87.1 4,228,667 65.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 89 2.2 174,552 2.7 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 24 0.6 99,344 1.5 530,492 2.1
India 23 0.6 258,193 4.0 673,352 2.6
Sri Lanka 19 0.5 68,066 1.0 131,904 0.5
United States of America 17 0.4 23,964 0.4 101,309 0.4

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 450 11.1 2,684,522 41.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 218 5.4 410,848 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 162 4.0 298,977 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 3,026 74.8 2,757,268 42.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 188 4.6 351,877 5.4 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 3,186 78.8 3,065,587 47.1 12,959,282 51.0
England 163 4.0 318,462 4.9 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 45 1.1 116,749 1.8 673,661 2.6
Netherlands 39 1.0 51,160 0.8 177,340 0.7
India 37 0.9 354,761 5.5 935,066 3.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 3,251 80.5 3,179,788 48.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 174 4.3 288,747 4.4 1,488,479 5.9
India 35 0.9 349,077 5.4 917,541 3.6
Sri Lanka 35 0.9 94,443 1.5 182,104 0.7
Netherlands 34 0.8 44,017 0.7 152,483 0.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,787 44.2 2,523,448 38.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 965 23.9 1,335,784 20.5 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 345 8.5 425,007 6.5 2,496,273 9.8
Uniting Church 231 5.7 156,166 2.4 673,260 2.6
Not stated 220 5.4 412,883 6.3 1,751,052 6.9

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Ballarat North, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (49.6%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Mandarin 16 0.4 221,798 3.4 685,274 2.7
Punjabi 15 0.4 104,949 1.6 239,033 0.9
Tamil 13 0.3 34,123 0.5 95,404 0.4
Sinhalese 12 0.3 49,501 0.8 85,869 0.3
Spanish 11 0.3 43,181 0.7 171,370 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 3,695 91.4 4,369,804 67.2 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 102 5.8 722,004 30.2 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,888 56.8 3,330,560 62.4 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,286 38.7 1,719,644 32.2 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 151 4.5 283,829 5.3 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,029 54.5 1,871,278 56.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 655 34.7 1,076,741 32.3 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 131 6.9 214,876 6.5 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 74 3.9 167,667 5.0 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 106 5.9 160,594 5.1 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 274 15.1 455,966 14.4 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 218 12.0 371,345 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 158 8.7 249,436 7.9 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 350 19.3 658,731 20.8 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 373 20.6 685,482 21.7 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 303 16.7 527,063 16.7 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 459 25.4 790,960 25.0 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 251 13.9 442,109 14.0 1,645,769 13.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 243 13.4 399,460 12.6 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 231 12.8 347,570 11.0 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 225 12.4 392,444 12.4 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 161 8.9 263,317 8.3 986,433 8.2
Labourers 156 8.6 277,292 8.8 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 61 3.4 187,939 5.9 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 125 6.9 146,890 4.6 545,158 4.5
Primary Education 68 3.8 61,560 1.9 265,249 2.2
Other Social Assistance Services 57 3.1 68,023 2.2 278,221 2.3
Higher Education 49 2.7 47,731 1.5 158,526 1.3
Cafes and Restaurants 48 2.7 77,070 2.4 268,005 2.2

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $723 N/A $803 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,914 N/A $2,136 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,290 N/A $1,759 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,127 62.3 1,578,210 49.9 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 93 5.1 110,123 3.5 466,904 3.9
Walked only 14 0.8 72,373 2.3 306,045 2.5
Bicycle 12 0.7 22,267 0.7 79,089 0.7
Taxi/ride-share service 9 0.5 6,461 0.2 25,730 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 188 10.4 353,067 11.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 309 17.1 814,082 25.7 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 20 1.1 138,867 4.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,244 68.7 1,723,018 54.5 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,370 71.3 3,583,114 67.2 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 872 26.3 1,402,952 26.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 471 14.2 689,210 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 554 16.7 712,003 13.3 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 649 19.5 1,064,059 19.9 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 999 30.0 1,445,125 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 427 12.8 629,720 11.8 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 299 9.0 444,213 8.3 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Arthritis 556 13.8 518,633 8.0 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 428 10.6 543,047 8.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 148 3.7 179,326 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 42 1.0 45,946 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 240 5.9 303,371 4.7 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 220 5.4 243,130 3.7 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 37 0.9 57,437 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 108 2.7 97,270 1.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 525 13.0 571,150 8.8 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 68 1.7 59,844 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 422 10.4 519,110 8.0 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 2,081 51.5 3,969,506 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 315 7.8 492,709 7.6 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 2,255 55.8 4,228,219 65.0 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 910 22.5 1,224,496 18.8 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 347 8.6 371,819 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 216 5.3 186,237 2.9 772,142 3.0
Not stated 315 7.8 492,709 7.6 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Currently serving 5 0.2 10,839 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 93 2.8 94,393 1.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 3,071 92.4 4,936,372 92.5 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 151 4.5 292,432 5.5 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 446 41.7 645,543 37.6 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 414 38.7 782,321 45.5 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 196 18.3 262,040 15.2 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 16 1.5 28,875 1.7 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male N/A 15.8 N/A 19.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 82.1 N/A 80.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 165 19.4 323,693 22.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 50 5.9 70,928 5.0 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 208 24.4 322,757 22.6 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 99 11.6 189,173 13.2 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 50 5.9 90,569 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 191 22.4 283,160 19.8 1,163,744 21.0
Other 61 7.2 97,725 6.8 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 27 3.2 49,854 3.5 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,747 92.2 2,390,232 88.9 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 150 7.9 298,029 11.1 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,429 81.8 1,755,423 73.4 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 299 17.1 332,251 13.9 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 12 0.7 289,120 12.1 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 10,455 0.4 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 0 0.0 7,798 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 107 6.1 122,594 5.1 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 369 21.1 456,624 19.1 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 781 44.7 992,656 41.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 473 27.0 778,065 32.6 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 19 1.1 32,490 1.4 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.2 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 154 8.8 179,348 7.5 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 664 38.1 856,243 35.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 641 36.8 880,945 36.9 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 264 15.1 440,086 18.4 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 20 1.1 33,611 1.4 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 1,056 60.6 1,676,129 70.1 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 619 35.5 619,542 25.9 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 69 4.0 94,559 4.0 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 615 35.2 768,730 32.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 513 29.4 862,658 36.1 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 539 30.9 681,419 28.5 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 56 3.2 41,752 1.7 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 27 1.5 35,676 1.5 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 24.4 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 16.6 N/A 24.2 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

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Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 285 N/A 370 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 311 57.7 413,492 60.7 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 184 34.1 210,437 30.9 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 47 8.7 57,493 8.4 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,416 N/A 1,859 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 418 81.5 637,758 73.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 44 8.6 133,287 15.5 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 46 9.0 91,606 10.6 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 24 54.5 32,862 50.1 403,709 49.7
Female 20 45.5 32,782 49.9 409,025 50.3
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Median age 28 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

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Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.8 N/A 0.9 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,062 N/A 1,565 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Ballarat North % Ballarat North Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 290 N/A 330 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,430 N/A 1,600 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.