Bathurst

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 28,992 people were usually resident in Bathurst: of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Of the total population 3.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.3% of people usually resident in Bathurst were children aged 0-14 years, and 22.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 33 years.

In the 2006 Census, 90.1% of people usually resident in Bathurst were Australian citizens, 7.6% were born overseas and 0.4% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 44.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Bathurst were married, 11.0% were either separated or divorced, 6.0% were widowed and 38.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 87.5% of people usually resident in Bathurst, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 1.9%, New Zealand 1.0%, Scotland 0.4%, Germany 0.3% and Netherlands 0.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Bathurst were Catholic 35.9%, Anglican 24.8%, No Religion 11.8%, Uniting Church 5.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Bathurst were Cantonese 0.3%, Arabic 0.3%, German 0.2%, Italian 0.2% and Dutch 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.5%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 13,838 people aged 15 years and over in Bathurst were in the labour force. Of these 57.8% worked full-time, 29.1% worked part-time, 4.2% were away from work, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.7% were unemployed. 8,270 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Bathurst were Professionals 18.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.4%, Labourers 12.7%, Sales Workers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.9%, Managers 10.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.1%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Bathurst, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.4%, Tertiary Education 4.1%, Hospitals 3.6% and State Government Administration 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census in Bathurst, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $416, the median family income was $1,159 and the median household income was $959.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 7,136 families in Bathurst: of these 36.8% were couple families without children, 43.6% were couple families with children, 17.9% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 10,670 occupied private dwellings were counted in Bathurst.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Bathurst, 81.0% were separate houses, 8.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Bathurst, 30.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 32.3% were owned with a mortgage and 32.0% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Bathurst, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 60.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 16.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 20.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Bathurst, the median weekly rent was $175. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Bathurst, 66.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.2% were single (or lone) person households and 5.3% were group households.