Baralaba (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 261 people in Baralaba (L) of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Baralaba (L) was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 29.2% of the population.

Of people in Baralaba (L) aged 15 years and over, 54.5% were married and 15.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Baralaba (L) was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Baralaba (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 57.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Baralaba (L) was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 55 years.

In Baralaba (L) 18.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.0% were in primary school, 12.8% in secondary school and 21.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Baralaba (L) were Australian 35.2%, English 24.3%, Scottish 8.8%, Irish 7.9% and German 3.2%.

In Baralaba (L), 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.8%, England 1.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.1%, Germany 1.1% and Netherlands 1.1%.

In Baralaba (L), 80.5% 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 Baralaba (L) were Anglican 26.9%, No Religion 20.8%, Catholic 16.5%, Uniting Church 9.2% and Christian, nfd 6.2%.

In Baralaba (L) 90.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.5%, Dutch 1.1%, Tagalog 1.1%, Mandarin 1.1% and Solomon Islands Pijin 1.1%.

Employment

There were 116 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Baralaba (L). Of these 69.8% were employed full time, 21.6% were employed part-time and 2.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Baralaba (L), 4.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Baralaba (L) was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Baralaba (L) included Machinery Operators And Drivers 32.1%, Managers 17.9%, Professionals 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5%, Labourers 8.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.2%, Sales Workers 5.4% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 3.6%.

Of the employed people in Baralaba (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 25.0%, School Education 17.0%, Hospitals 10.7%, Pharmaceutical and Other Store-Based Retailing 5.4% and Postal and Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Baralaba (L) was $466.

In Baralaba (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.1%, Walked only 21.4%, Bus 3.6%, Car, as passenger 2.7% and Truck 2.7%. On the day, 2.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 60.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Baralaba (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 61.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.5% provided care for children and 14.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.5% 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 Baralaba (L), 23.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Baralaba (L), 28.6% were couple families with children, 71.4% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Baralaba (L) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Baralaba (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,083 and those without children was $2,583.

Employment status of couple families

In Baralaba (L), of couple families with children, 13.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 17.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Baralaba (L), 93.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Baralaba (L), 84.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 15.7% were other dwellings.

In Baralaba (L), of occupied private dwellings 13.7% had 1 bedroom, 23.9% had 2 bedrooms and 44.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Baralaba (L), 53.0% were owned outright, 14.8% were owned with a mortgage and 24.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Baralaba (L), of all households, 65.5% were family households, 31.9% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In Baralaba (L), 36.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.6% 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 Baralaba (L), 39.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Baralaba (L), there were 12 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 8 (or 66.7%) were male and 4 (or 33.3%) were female. The median age was 50 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 Baralaba (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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