Breakwater

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,058 people in Breakwater of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Breakwater was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.9% of the population.

Of people in Breakwater aged 15 years and over, 37.6% were married and 14.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Breakwater was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Breakwater, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Breakwater was 60 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In Breakwater 23.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.1% were in primary school, 19.7% in secondary school and 20.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Breakwater were Australian 29.6%, English 29.6%, Irish 10.5%, Scottish 6.6% and German 2.8%.

In Breakwater, 78.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.3%, Netherlands 1.0%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9%, New Zealand 0.8% and Scotland 0.8%.

In Breakwater, 69.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Breakwater were Catholic 27.1%, No Religion 25.7%, Anglican 14.3%, Uniting Church 4.9% and Christian, nfd 4.2%.

In Breakwater 87.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Serbian 0.8%, Dutch 0.8%, Greek 0.6%, Croatian 0.6% and French 0.4%.

Employment

There were 503 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Breakwater. Of these 54.5% were employed full time, 29.6% were employed part-time and 11.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Breakwater, 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Breakwater was 33 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Breakwater included Labourers 20.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 20.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5%, Professionals 10.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.8%, Sales Workers 9.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.1% and Managers 6.3%.

Of the employed people in Breakwater, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 4.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 3.6%, Automotive Repair and Maintenance 3.2% and Residential Care Services 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Breakwater was $429.

In Breakwater, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.4%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Walked only 3.4%, Truck 1.1% and Motorbike/scooter 1.1%. On the day, 3.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Breakwater, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.1% 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, 12.3% 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 Breakwater, 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Breakwater, 29.6% were couple families with children, 42.9% were couple families without children and 25.1% were one parent families.

In Breakwater 15.1% of single parents were male and 84.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Breakwater, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,833 and those without children was $1,632.

Employment status of couple families

In Breakwater, of couple families with children, 18.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 13.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Breakwater, 92.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Breakwater, 86.1% were separate houses, 10.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Breakwater, of occupied private dwellings 2.4% had 1 bedroom, 26.9% had 2 bedrooms and 64.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Breakwater, 32.0% were owned outright, 30.7% were owned with a mortgage and 34.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Breakwater, of all households, 61.0% were family households, 33.5% were single person households and 5.5% were group households.

In Breakwater, 35.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.9% 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 Breakwater, 42.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Breakwater, there were 20 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 9 (or 45.0%) were male and 11 (or 55.0%) were female. The median age was 20 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 Breakwater, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $312.

In Breakwater, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $163 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,750.