Bindi Bindi

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 225 people in Bindi Bindi of these 56.9% were male and 43.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Bindi Bindi was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.9% of the population.

Of people in Bindi Bindi aged 15 years and over, 73.4% were married and 5.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Bindi Bindi was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Bindi Bindi, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Bindi Bindi was 46 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 20 years.

In Bindi Bindi 20.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 46.9% were in primary school, 14.3% in secondary school and 10.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bindi Bindi were Australian 40.9%, English 34.9%, Scottish 7.4%, Irish 5.7% and Dutch 3.0%.

In Bindi Bindi, 87.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.2%, Netherlands 1.8%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 1.3% and Slovakia 1.3%.

In Bindi Bindi, 68.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Bindi Bindi were Anglican 39.4%, Catholic 28.3%, No Religion 14.2%, Uniting Church 6.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.5%.

In Bindi Bindi 98.2% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 144 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bindi Bindi. Of these 72.9% were employed full time, 21.5% were employed part-time and 2.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Bindi Bindi, 6.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 67.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Bindi Bindi was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Bindi Bindi were Managers 59.2%, Labourers 13.4%, Professionals 8.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.6%, Sales Workers 4.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.1%.

Of the employed people in Bindi Bindi, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 68.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.7%, Hospitals 4.3%, Road Freight Transport 2.8% and Other Livestock Farming 2.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bindi Bindi was $648.

In Bindi Bindi, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 40.4%, Walked only 10.6%, Car, as passenger 3.5%, Truck 2.1% and Other 2.1%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 42.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bindi Bindi, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.4% provided care for children and 6.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 35.2% 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 Bindi Bindi, 25.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bindi Bindi, 51.4% were couple families with children, 44.3% were couple families without children and 4.3% were one parent families.

In Bindi Bindi 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Bindi Bindi, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,062 and those without children was $1,531.

Employment status of couple families

In Bindi Bindi, of couple families with children, 43.9% had both partners employed full-time, 6.1% had both employed part-time and 24.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bindi Bindi, 80.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bindi Bindi, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Bindi Bindi, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.3% had 2 bedrooms and 44.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Bindi Bindi, 54.8% were owned outright, 15.5% were owned with a mortgage and 29.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Bindi Bindi, of all households, 83.5% were family households, 16.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Bindi Bindi, 27.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.3% 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 Bindi Bindi, 9.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Bindi Bindi, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Bindi Bindi, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $250.

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