Bardwell Park

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,266 people in Bardwell Park of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Bardwell Park was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.5% of the population.

Of people in Bardwell Park aged 15 years and over, 58.1% were married and 7.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Bardwell Park was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Bardwell Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Bardwell Park was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In Bardwell Park 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.9% were in primary school, 22.1% in secondary school and 22.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bardwell Park were Greek 18.9%, English 14.8%, Australian 14.4%, Chinese 9.4% and Irish 5.5%.

In Bardwell Park, 62.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.5%, Greece 5.6%, England 2.1%, Vietnam 1.9% and New Zealand 1.5%.

In Bardwell Park, 31.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 56.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Bardwell Park were Catholic 25.5%, Eastern Orthodox 25.4%, No Religion 17.2%, Anglican 9.2% and Buddhism 4.1%.

In Bardwell Park 50.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 19.3%, Mandarin 5.6%, Arabic 4.0%, Cantonese 3.5% and Vietnamese 2.2%.

Employment

There were 1,154 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bardwell Park. Of these 62.2% were employed full time, 29.1% were employed part-time and 3.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Bardwell Park, 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Bardwell Park was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in Bardwell Park included Professionals 29.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Managers 12.4%, Sales Workers 8.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.5%, Labourers 5.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.6%.

Of the employed people in Bardwell Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.4%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.0%, Hospitals 2.8% and Depository Financial Intermediation 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bardwell Park was $650.

In Bardwell Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.9%, Train 20.3%, Car, as passenger 3.9%, Bus 2.2% and Walked only 2.2%. On the day, 26.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 55.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bardwell Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.5% provided care for children and 12.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bardwell Park, 23.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bardwell Park, 55.8% were couple families with children, 30.4% were couple families without children and 12.1% were one parent families.

In Bardwell Park 18.2% of single parents were male and 81.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Bardwell Park, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,446 and those without children was $2,380.

Employment status of couple families

In Bardwell Park, of couple families with children, 21.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 23.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bardwell Park, 94.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bardwell Park, 86.1% were separate houses, 6.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.8% were flats, units or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

In Bardwell Park, of occupied private dwellings 1.6% had 1 bedroom, 20.8% had 2 bedrooms and 48.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bardwell Park, 46.0% were owned outright, 34.9% were owned with a mortgage and 16.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Bardwell Park, of all households, 81.7% were family households, 16.2% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

In Bardwell Park, 16.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 20.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Bardwell Park, 35.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Bardwell Park, there were 14 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 42.9%) were male and 8 (or 57.1%) were female. The median age was 14 years.

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.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Bardwell Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $3,750.

In Bardwell Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,500.