Banksia Beach

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 5,482 people in Banksia Beach of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Banksia Beach was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 27.2% of the population.

Of people in Banksia Beach aged 15 years and over, 65.5% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Banksia Beach was 61 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Banksia Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Banksia Beach was 61 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Banksia Beach 22.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.4% were in primary school, 22.8% in secondary school and 13.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Banksia Beach were English 33.6%, Australian 28.8%, Scottish 8.1%, Irish 8.0% and German 4.8%.

In Banksia Beach, 74.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.1%, New Zealand 4.7%, Netherlands 1.0%, South Africa 0.9% and Germany 0.8%.

In Banksia Beach, 62.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Banksia Beach were Anglican 28.8%, Catholic 23.0%, No Religion 18.2%, Uniting Church 6.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.3%.

In Banksia Beach 92.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 0.6%, German 0.6%, Afrikaans 0.3%, Italian 0.3% and Polish 0.3%.

Employment

There were 2,178 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Banksia Beach. Of these 53.4% were employed full time, 34.5% were employed part-time and 6.4% were unemployed.

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Of employed people in Banksia Beach, 12.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Banksia Beach was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Banksia Beach included Professionals 17.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Managers 15.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.5%, Sales Workers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Labourers 8.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Banksia Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.8%, Residential Building Construction 3.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9% and Residential Care Services 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Banksia Beach was $468.

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In Banksia Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.9%, Car, as passenger 6.6%, Train, car as driver 2.4%, Walked only 2.1% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 4.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Banksia Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.0% 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, 19.3% 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 Banksia Beach, 26.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Banksia Beach, 29.5% were couple families with children, 60.2% were couple families without children and 9.4% were one parent families.

In Banksia Beach 19.2% of single parents were male and 80.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Banksia Beach, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,239 and those without children was $2,024.

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Employment status of couple families

In Banksia Beach, of couple families with children, 12.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 13.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Banksia Beach, 87.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Banksia Beach, 91.8% were separate houses, 7.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

In Banksia Beach, of occupied private dwellings 0.4% had 1 bedroom, 3.9% had 2 bedrooms and 42.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Banksia Beach, 49.1% were owned outright, 28.0% were owned with a mortgage and 20.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Banksia Beach, of all households, 82.6% were family households, 15.6% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Banksia Beach, 25.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 7.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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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.

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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.

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Number of motor vehicles

In Banksia Beach, 37.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Banksia Beach, there were 66 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 32 (or 48.5%) were male and 34 (or 51.5%) were female. The median age was 45 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 Banksia Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,036.

In Banksia Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $330 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600.