Balgal Beach

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 849 people in Balgal Beach of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Balgal Beach was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.5% of the population.

Of people in Balgal Beach aged 15 years and over, 57.5% were married and 16.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Balgal Beach was 60 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

In Balgal Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Balgal Beach was 61 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In Balgal Beach 20.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.5% were in primary school, 17.3% in secondary school and 6.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Balgal Beach were English 32.0%, Australian 27.0%, Scottish 9.8%, Irish 7.5% and German 4.0%.

In Balgal Beach, 78.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.9%, England 3.8%, Germany 0.9%, Netherlands 0.7% and Scotland 0.6%.

In Balgal Beach, 71.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Balgal Beach were Anglican 23.8%, Catholic 22.2%, No Religion 21.3%, Uniting Church 8.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.4%.

In Balgal Beach 91.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Hungarian 0.5% and Ilonggo (Hiligaynon) 0.4%.

Employment

There were 348 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Balgal Beach. Of these 56.0% were employed full time, 27.3% were employed part-time and 6.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Balgal Beach, 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Balgal Beach was 50 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The most common occupations in Balgal Beach included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.6%, Labourers 16.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 14.2%, Managers 12.9%, Professionals 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.8% and Sales Workers 6.5%.

Of the employed people in Balgal Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.9%, School Education 4.9%, Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 3.1%, Postal and Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services 3.1% and Building Structure Services 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Balgal Beach was $459.

In Balgal Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.6%, Car, as passenger 7.7%, Walked only 2.5%, Other 2.2% and Bicycle 1.9%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Balgal Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.8% provided care for children and 13.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.9% 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 Balgal Beach, 23.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Balgal Beach, 24.5% were couple families with children, 66.1% were couple families without children and 7.4% were one parent families.

In Balgal Beach 13.6% of single parents were male and 86.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Balgal Beach, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,824 and those without children was $2,055.

Employment status of couple families

In Balgal Beach, of couple families with children, 13.0% had both partners employed full-time, 2.2% had both employed part-time and 10.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Balgal Beach, 74.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Balgal Beach, 98.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

In Balgal Beach, of occupied private dwellings 6.1% had 1 bedroom, 30.4% had 2 bedrooms and 47.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Balgal Beach, 43.4% were owned outright, 33.3% were owned with a mortgage and 21.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Balgal Beach, of all households, 71.1% were family households, 25.3% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Balgal Beach, 33.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.4% 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 Balgal Beach, 42.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Balgal Beach, there were 25 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 18 (or 72.0%) were male and 7 (or 28.0%) were female. The median age was 12 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 Balgal Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,025.

In Balgal Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.