Baw Baw (S)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA20830
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 479
Male 50.5%
Female 49.5%
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 239
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,189
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,235
Median weekly rent $225

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 451 94.2 44,590 93.3 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 17 3.5 2,022 4.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 11 2.3 1,175 2.5 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Baw Baw (S), there were 479 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female.

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Age Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 20 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 67 13.9 5,476 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 122 25.3 10,414 21.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 86 17.8 9,073 19.0 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 48 9.9 6,539 13.7 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 49 10.1 5,239 11.0 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 41 8.5 5,067 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 43 8.9 3,472 7.3 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 27 5.6 2,518 5.3 30,952 4.8

In Baw Baw (S), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 73 25.3 7,613 23.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 13 4.5 1,556 4.9 19,112 4.5
Divorced 16 5.5 2,642 8.3 28,796 6.7
Widowed 11 3.8 943 3.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 176 60.9 19,145 60.0 261,980 61.1

In Baw Baw (S), 25.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 68 24.5 6,729 23.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 45 16.2 4,079 14.3 60,051 16.0
Not married 164 59.2 17,744 62.1 228,281 60.9

In Baw Baw (S), 24.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 19 9.3 1,388 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 81 39.5 6,935 35.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 53 25.9 4,828 24.7 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 10 4.9 1,215 6.2 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 7 3.4 1,679 8.6 15,489 5.9
Other 3 1.5 567 2.9 5,047 1.9
Not stated 32 15.6 2,940 15.0 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Baw Baw (S), 42.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.5% were attending a primary school, 25.9% were attending a secondary school and 8.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 26 8.9 2,929 9.2 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 20 6.8 2,433 7.6 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 10 3.4 1,471 4.6 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 38 13.0 4,581 14.4 56,625 13.2
Year 12 26 8.9 4,285 13.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 22 7.5 2,661 8.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 49 16.7 4,289 13.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 97 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 13 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 55 18.8 4,628 14.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 4 1.4 267 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 39 13.3 3,461 10.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Baw Baw (S), 8.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 468 96.7 44,375 92.9 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Baw Baw (S). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 353 53.4 32,409 46.6 399,843 45.0
English 142 21.5 13,647 19.6 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 45 6.8 6,416 9.2 140,480 15.8
Irish 44 6.7 5,041 7.2 45,887 5.2
Scottish 23 3.5 3,222 4.6 30,843 3.5

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Baw Baw (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Baw Baw (S), the most common ancestries were Australian 53.4%, English 21.5%, Australian Aboriginal 6.8%, Irish 6.7% and Scottish 3.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 72 41.6 8,941 50.0 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 58 33.5 5,297 29.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 10 5.8 1,134 6.3 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 33 19.1 2,502 14.0 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 113 38.2 13,086 41.0 190,132 44.3

There were 173 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Baw Baw (S). Of these 41.6% were employed full time, 33.5% were employed part-time and 19.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 27 19.7 2,459 16.0 30,991 17.0
Labourers 24 17.5 1,970 12.8 27,814 15.3
Sales Workers 20 14.6 1,447 9.4 15,791 8.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 16 11.7 2,166 14.1 24,399 13.4
Professionals 13 9.5 2,391 15.6 24,339 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 13 9.5 1,931 12.6 23,174 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 12 8.8 1,117 7.3 16,774 9.2
Managers 6 4.4 1,357 8.8 12,844 7.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Baw Baw (S), the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 19.7%, Labourers 17.5%, Sales Workers 14.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.7%, Professionals 9.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.8% and Managers 4.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Takeaway Food Services 10 12.3 415 2.7 4,469 2.5
Cafes and Restaurants 6 7.4 321 2.1 2,888 1.6
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5 6.2 461 3.0 5,542 3.0
Road Freight Transport 4 4.9 261 1.7 2,549 1.4
Central Government Administration 4 4.9 249 1.6 3,808 2.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Baw Baw (S), the most common industries of employment were Takeaway Food Services 12.3%, Cafes and Restaurants 7.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.2%, Road Freight Transport 4.9% and Central Government Administration 4.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 391 -- 479 -- 441 --
Household 1,189 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Baw Baw (S) was $391 and the median weekly household income was $1,189.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 196 66.0 20,093 63.0 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 92 31.1 9,408 29.5 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 42 14.2 4,560 14.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 69 23.3 5,878 18.4 63,303 14.8

In Baw Baw (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 66.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.1% provided care for children and 14.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2 -- 1.8 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Baw Baw (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 2 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 225 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,235 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Baw Baw (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $225 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,235.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 47 19.9 4,037 17.0 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 81 34.3 6,960 29.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 66 28.0 6,066 25.5 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 3 1.3 448 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 7 3.0 146 0.6 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 245 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 353 1.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 17 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 32 13.6 5,500 23.1 53,195 20.2

In Baw Baw (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 22.9% were a couple family with no children, 34.3% were a couple family with children and 28.0% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 218 90.8 18,993 80.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 10 4.2 2,661 11.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 5 2.1 1,847 7.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 7 2.9 176 0.7 2,897 1.1

In Baw Baw (S) there were 239 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 90.8% were separate houses, 4.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.1% were flats or apartments and 2.9% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Baw Baw (S) % Baw Baw (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 37 15.7 3,379 14.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 79 33.6 6,916 29.1 68,085 25.9
Rented 107 45.5 12,300 51.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 188 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 12 5.1 986 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Baw Baw (S), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 15.7% were owned outright, 33.6% were owned with a mortgage and 45.5% were rented.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.