Upper Brookfield

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 785 people in Upper Brookfield. Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Upper Brookfield was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4% of the population.

Of people in Upper Brookfield aged 15 years and over, 62.4% were married and 7.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Upper Brookfield, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Upper Brookfield 38.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.6% were in primary school, 21.2% in secondary school and 20.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Upper Brookfield, 14.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Upper Brookfield were English 28.8%, Australian 24.4%, Scottish 9.4%, Irish 8.8% and German 5.3%.

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 Upper Brookfield (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Upper Brookfield, 71.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.7%, South Africa 2.5%, New Zealand 1.6%, United States of America 1.4% and Netherlands 1.3%.

In Upper Brookfield, 51.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Upper Brookfield, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 59.1%, England 9.8%, South Africa 3.3%, New Zealand 2.8% and Netherlands 2.5%.

In Upper Brookfield, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 60.2%, England 7.9%, South Africa 3.3%, Netherlands 2.8% and New Zealand 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Upper Brookfield were No Religion, so described 42.1%, Catholic 14.9%, Not stated 13.6%, Anglican 10.3% and Uniting Church 6.1%. In Upper Brookfield, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (49.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Upper Brookfield 87.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.6%, Spanish 0.8%, Dutch 0.5% and Italian 0.4%.

Employment

There were 393 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Upper Brookfield. Of these 55.0% were employed full time, 34.6% were employed part-time and 5.6% 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 Upper Brookfield, 17.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Upper Brookfield included Professionals 34.0%, Managers 17.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.1%, Sales Workers 7.1%, Labourers 6.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.2%.

Of the employed people in Upper Brookfield, the most common responses for industry of employment included Higher Education 6.8%, State Government Administration 6.5%, Primary Education 4.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.2% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Upper Brookfield was $886.

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

In Upper Brookfield, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.6%, Worked at home 9.6%, Train, car as driver 3.4%, Car, as passenger 2.8% and Truck 1.4%. On the day, 7.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Upper Brookfield, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.1% 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, 34.2% 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 Upper Brookfield, 30.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Upper Brookfield, 49.8% were couple families with children, 38.3% were couple families without children and 12.0% were one parent families.

In Upper Brookfield, 34.5% of single parents were male and 65.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Upper Brookfield, of couple families with children, 21.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 20.0% 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 Upper Brookfield, 93.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Brookfield, 100.0% 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 Upper Brookfield, of occupied private dwellings 1.7% had 1 bedroom, 10.6% had 2 bedrooms and 31.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Upper Brookfield, 42.3% were owned outright, 44.8% were owned with a mortgage and 10.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Upper Brookfield, of all households, 85.9% were family households, 12.9% were single person households and 1.2% were group households.

In Upper Brookfield, 9.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 33.3% 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 Upper Brookfield, 16.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 40.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Upper Brookfield, 91.2% 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 Upper Brookfield, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Upper Brookfield, 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 Upper Brookfield, 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)