Rural Balance (WA)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 165,175 people in Rural Balance (WA). Of these 56.3% were male and 43.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Rural Balance (WA) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.2% of the population.

Of people in Rural Balance (WA) aged 15 years and over, 54.7% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Rural Balance (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Rural Balance (WA) 30.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.2% were in primary school, 18.5% in secondary school and 9.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Rural Balance (WA), 14.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Rural Balance (WA) were English 30.5%, Australian 28.3%, Scottish 6.8%, Irish 6.3% and Italian 3.1%.

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 Rural Balance (WA) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Rural Balance (WA), 70.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.7%, New Zealand 3.1%, South Africa 0.9%, Scotland 0.7% and Germany 0.5%.

In Rural Balance (WA), 52.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Rural Balance (WA), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 58.1%, England 10.3%, New Zealand 3.6%, Italy 1.6% and Scotland 1.6%.

In Rural Balance (WA), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 59.1%, England 10.2%, New Zealand 3.6%, Scotland 1.4% and Italy 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Rural Balance (WA) were No Religion, so described 32.4%, Anglican 18.4%, Catholic 17.7%, Not stated 15.2% and Uniting Church 3.4%. In Rural Balance (WA), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Rural Balance (WA) 81.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.7%, Kriol 0.4%, German 0.4%, Afrikaans 0.4% and Mandarin 0.3%.

Employment

There were 85,251 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rural Balance (WA). Of these 61.2% were employed full time, 27.3% were employed part-time and 4.8% 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.

Of employed people in Rural Balance (WA), 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Rural Balance (WA) included Managers 23.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.9%, Professionals 12.2%, Labourers 12.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.1% and Sales Workers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Rural Balance (WA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Iron Ore Mining 5.7%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 4.2%, Other Grain Growing 3.7%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 2.9% and Primary Education 2.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rural Balance (WA) was $771.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Rural Balance (WA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.4%, Worked at home 12.8%, Bus 7.9%, Walked only 6.4% and Car, as passenger 4.1%. On the day, 9.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 54.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rural Balance (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.0% provided care for children and 9.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Rural Balance (WA), 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rural Balance (WA), 43.2% were couple families with children, 46.8% were couple families without children and 9.2% were one parent families.

In Rural Balance (WA), 26.8% of single parents were male and 73.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Rural Balance (WA), of couple families with children, 20.3% had both partners employed full-time, 5.8% had both employed part-time and 22.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Rural Balance (WA), 77.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.4% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Rural Balance (WA), 95.2% were separate houses, 0.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.2% were flats or apartments and 2.9% were other dwellings.

In Rural Balance (WA), of occupied private dwellings 3.7% had 1 bedroom, 11.0% had 2 bedrooms and 33.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.6 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Rural Balance (WA), 41.7% were owned outright, 34.6% were owned with a mortgage and 19.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Rural Balance (WA), of all households, 78.2% were family households, 19.9% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Rural Balance (WA), 19.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Rural Balance (WA), 17.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 41.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Rural Balance (WA), 82.2% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Rural Balance (WA), 57.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.1% were female. The median age was 27 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Rural Balance (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $994.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Rural Balance (WA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $75 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)