Blewitt Springs

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 329 people in Blewitt Springs. Of these 52.7% were male and 47.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Blewitt Springs was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.1% of the population.

Of people in Blewitt Springs aged 15 years and over, 62.7% were married and 10.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Blewitt Springs, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Blewitt Springs 26.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.3% were in primary school, 19.2% in secondary school and 13.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Blewitt Springs, 14.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Blewitt Springs were English 33.3%, Australian 30.0%, German 6.3%, Italian 6.0% and Scottish 4.9%.

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 Blewitt Springs (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Blewitt Springs, 77.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.8%, Germany 1.2%, Netherlands 1.2%, United States of America 1.2% and Scotland 0.9%.

In Blewitt Springs, 55.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Blewitt Springs, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.4%, England 11.3%, Italy 5.6%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.2% and Germany 2.2%.

In Blewitt Springs, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.5%, England 10.9%, Italy 3.7%, Germany 3.1% and Netherlands 2.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Blewitt Springs were No Religion, so described 41.1%, Catholic 17.1%, Anglican 12.8%, Uniting Church 9.3% and Not stated 7.2%. In Blewitt Springs, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Blewitt Springs 92.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.8% and Italian 0.9%.

Employment

There were 174 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Blewitt Springs. Of these 51.1% were employed full time, 40.2% were employed part-time and 6.9% 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 Blewitt Springs, 14.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Blewitt Springs included Managers 26.7%, Professionals 21.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.5%, Labourers 7.5%, Sales Workers 4.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.1%.

Of the employed people in Blewitt Springs, the most common responses for industry of employment included Grape Growing 11.9%, Poultry Farming (Eggs) 5.6%, Primary Education 5.6%, Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 4.9% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Blewitt Springs was $565.

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In Blewitt Springs, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.1%, Worked at home 14.8%, Walked only 4.3%, Other 2.5% and Car, as passenger 1.9%. On the day, 1.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Blewitt Springs, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.5% provided care for children and 14.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.5% 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 Blewitt Springs, 33.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Blewitt Springs, 45.7% were couple families with children, 51.1% were couple families without children and 3.2% were one parent families.

In Blewitt Springs, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Blewitt Springs, of couple families with children, 12.5% had both partners employed full-time, 9.1% had both employed part-time and 27.3% 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 Blewitt Springs, 83.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Blewitt Springs, 97.4% were separate houses, 2.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Blewitt Springs, of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 16.7% had 2 bedrooms and 42.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Blewitt Springs, 40.2% were owned outright, 43.4% were owned with a mortgage and 13.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Blewitt Springs, of all households, 81.6% were family households, 15.8% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In Blewitt Springs, 14.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.5% 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 Blewitt Springs, 14.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 40.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Blewitt Springs, 88.7% 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 Blewitt Springs, 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 Blewitt Springs, 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.

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In Blewitt Springs, 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)