Bald Knob

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 253 people in Bald Knob. Of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Bald Knob was 57 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 31.7% of the population.

Of people in Bald Knob aged 15 years and over, 58.7% were married and 15.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Bald Knob, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Bald Knob 18.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.4% were in primary school, 29.8% in secondary school and 10.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Bald Knob, 15.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bald Knob were English 37.9%, Australian 25.9%, Scottish 12.5%, Irish 7.6% and German 3.8%.

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 Bald Knob (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Bald Knob, 74.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.4%, New Zealand 4.2%, Germany 2.9%, Canada 1.3% and United States of America 1.3%.

In Bald Knob, 60.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Bald Knob, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 66.1%, England 10.6%, New Zealand 3.7%, Germany 3.7% and Scotland 3.3%.

In Bald Knob, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.4%, England 7.8%, New Zealand 3.9%, Germany 2.6% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Bald Knob were No Religion, so described 33.6%, Anglican 23.1%, Catholic 11.3%, Not stated 10.5% and Uniting Church 7.1%. In Bald Knob, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Bald Knob 92.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.2%.

Employment

There were 130 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bald Knob. Of these 54.6% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 5.4% 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 Bald Knob, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Bald Knob included Managers 22.9%, Professionals 20.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Labourers 13.0%, Sales Workers 9.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Bald Knob, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 13.5%, Cafes and Restaurants 12.2%, Accommodation 8.1%, Management Advice and Related Consulting Services 6.8% and Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 5.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bald Knob was $606.

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In Bald Knob, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.7%, Worked at home 17.5%, Walked only 5.0%, Other 4.2% and Train 2.5%. On the day, 2.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 53.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bald Knob, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.1% provided care for children and 15.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.5% 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 Bald Knob, 30.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bald Knob, 26.2% were couple families with children, 68.8% were couple families without children and 5.0% were one parent families.

In Bald Knob, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Bald Knob, of couple families with children, 22.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 23.4% 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 Bald Knob, 77.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bald Knob, 96.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Bald Knob, of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 43.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bald Knob, 55.5% were owned outright, 27.3% were owned with a mortgage and 17.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Bald Knob, of all households, 73.1% were family households, 26.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Bald Knob, 19.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.8% 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 Bald Knob, 33.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Bald Knob, 90.6% 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 Bald Knob, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

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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 Bald Knob, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Bald Knob, 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.

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