Bennett Springs

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL50110
People 5,929
Male 50.8%
Female 49.2%
Median age 32
Families 1,544
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 1.2
All private dwellings 1,828
Average number of people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $2,077
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,800
Median weekly rent (b) $418
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

(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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 3,015 50.8 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 2,917 49.2 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 85 1.4 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 5,684 95.9 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 164 2.8 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 32 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 423 7.1 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 510 8.6 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 496 8.4 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 475 8.0 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 421 7.1 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 442 7.5 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 426 7.2 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 497 8.4 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 479 8.1 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 393 6.6 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 384 6.5 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 332 5.6 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 243 4.1 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 172 2.9 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 105 1.8 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 72 1.2 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 30 0.5 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 20 0.3 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 2,360 52.4 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 145 3.2 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 276 6.1 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 104 2.3 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,613 35.8 777,668 36.1 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 2,166 50.9 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 339 8.0 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,753 41.2 766,278 40.4 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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 120 5.7 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 365 17.5 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 135 6.5 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 162 7.8 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 667 31.9 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 277 13.3 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 127 6.1 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 146 7.0 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 558 26.7 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 159 7.6 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 303 14.5 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 465 22.3 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 70 3.4 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 211 10.1 167,197 20.7 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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 863 19.2 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 385 8.6 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 163 3.6 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 579 12.9 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 965 21.4 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 231 5.1 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 467 10.4 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 9 0.2 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.1 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 332 7.4 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 120 2.7 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 120 2.7 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 275 6.1 187,134 8.7 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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 1,153 19.4 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
English 1,106 18.7 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Indian 606 10.2 77,357 2.9 783,953 3.1
Vietnamese 433 7.3 23,691 0.9 334,785 1.3
Chinese 288 4.9 116,848 4.4 1,390,639 5.5

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,911 49.1 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 455 7.7 61,088 2.3 673,352 2.6
Vietnam 325 5.5 18,080 0.7 257,997 1.0
Afghanistan 198 3.3 5,724 0.2 59,797 0.2
New Zealand 156 2.6 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
Myanmar 154 2.6 9,351 0.4 39,171 0.2

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

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,117 69.4 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 333 5.6 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 242 4.1 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 1,031 17.4 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 208 3.5 172,800 6.5 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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,279 21.6 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
India 722 12.2 91,478 3.4 935,066 3.7
Vietnam 524 8.8 26,545 1.0 381,390 1.5
Afghanistan 375 6.3 9,282 0.3 96,347 0.4
England 297 5.0 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4

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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,366 23.0 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
India 741 12.5 89,467 3.4 917,541 3.6
Vietnam 542 9.1 27,977 1.1 399,037 1.6
Afghanistan 363 6.1 8,863 0.3 93,141 0.4
Iraq 276 4.7 6,073 0.2 136,045 0.5

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.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,355 22.9 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 1,203 20.3 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Islam 1,015 17.1 66,764 2.5 813,392 3.2
Hinduism 449 7.6 52,055 2.0 684,002 2.7
Buddhism 360 6.1 57,622 2.2 615,823 2.4

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 Bennett Springs, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (40.3%) (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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Vietnamese 480 8.1 22,763 0.9 320,758 1.3
Arabic 333 5.6 16,000 0.6 367,159 1.4
Gujarati 228 3.8 10,105 0.4 81,334 0.3
Dari 140 2.4 2,782 0.1 29,828 0.1
Punjabi 138 2.3 20,613 0.8 239,033 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 2,717 45.8 2,002,771 75.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 908 53.3 204,514 21.2 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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 3,139 69.7 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,187 26.4 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 174 3.9 136,153 6.3 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,814 57.8 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 990 31.5 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 162 5.2 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 181 5.8 70,001 5.1 646,442 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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 91 3.1 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 393 13.3 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 396 13.4 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 203 6.8 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 679 22.9 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 547 18.5 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 585 19.7 295,596 22.6 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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 468 15.8 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Professionals 431 14.5 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 386 13.0 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 351 11.8 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Labourers 332 11.2 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 318 10.7 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3
Sales Workers 296 10.0 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2
Managers 293 9.9 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 121 4.1 31,523 2.4 299,810 2.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 118 4.0 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5
Takeaway Food Services 90 3.0 25,147 1.9 232,691 1.9
Cafes and Restaurants 74 2.5 29,831 2.3 268,005 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 68 2.3 24,562 1.9 258,274 2.1

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $781 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,109 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,077 N/A $1,815 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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,097 70.7 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 170 5.7 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Bus 53 1.8 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Train 35 1.2 23,081 1.8 170,326 1.4
Train, car as driver 28 0.9 9,083 0.7 31,148 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 242 8.2 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 147 5.0 98,289 7.5 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 161 5.4 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 2,343 79.0 898,942 68.8 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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,682 59.6 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,396 31.0 614,554 28.5 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) 433 9.6 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 494 11.0 343,566 15.9 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 915 20.3 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,008 22.4 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 384 8.5 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 375 8.3 187,413 8.7 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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 232 3.9 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 414 7.0 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 65 1.1 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 12 0.2 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 274 4.6 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 115 1.9 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 46 0.8 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 58 1.0 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 274 4.6 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 27 0.5 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 373 6.3 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 4,177 70.5 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 360 6.1 235,428 8.9 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 4,396 74.1 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 911 15.4 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 188 3.2 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 69 1.2 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 360 6.1 235,428 8.9 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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 7 0.2 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 41 0.9 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 4,269 94.8 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 179 4.0 143,513 6.7 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.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 372 24.1 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 925 59.9 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 233 15.1 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 20 1.3 10,930 1.6 108,941 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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 15.0 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 84.5 N/A 79.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 318 24.7 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 62 4.8 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 288 22.3 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 226 17.5 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 81 6.3 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 151 11.7 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 68 5.3 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 98 7.6 48,325 8.2 253,286 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) 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,704 95.3 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 80 4.5 118,109 10.9 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,651 96.9 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 25 1.5 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 30 1.8 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 5,858 0.6 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) 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 5 0.3 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 5 0.3 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 31 1.8 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 232 13.6 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,403 82.3 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 28 1.6 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.9 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 3.4 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) 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 34 2.0 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 352 20.7 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 736 43.2 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 558 32.8 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 22 1.3 13,179 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) 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 1,452 85.1 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 204 12.0 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 50 2.9 32,591 3.4 361,822 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) 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 313 18.4 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,089 63.9 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 270 15.8 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 9 0.5 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 32 1.9 13,303 1.4 136,538 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.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 8.1 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 24.9 N/A 25.6 N/A 24.3

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

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 418 N/A 340 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) 146 54.1 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 83 30.7 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 37 13.7 31,280 11.9 259,992 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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,800 N/A 1,842 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) 743 68.2 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 179 16.4 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 161 14.8 57,539 14.9 374,734 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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 43 53.1 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 38 46.9 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 19 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.8 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 2,281 N/A 1,480 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 		Bennett Springs % Bennett Springs Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 400 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,039 N/A 1,733 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.