Booleroo Centre

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 516 people in Booleroo Centre. Of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Booleroo Centre was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 28.8% of the population.

Of people in Booleroo Centre aged 15 years and over, 57.8% were married and 8.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Booleroo Centre, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Booleroo Centre 24.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.0% were in primary school, 26.7% in secondary school and 11.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Booleroo Centre, 9.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Booleroo Centre were Australian 35.4%, English 32.9%, German 12.1%, Scottish 8.3% and Irish 4.6%.

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 Booleroo Centre (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Booleroo Centre, 87.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.3%, South Africa 1.6% and New Zealand 1.0%.

In Booleroo Centre, 81.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Booleroo Centre, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 86.9%, England 3.3%, South Africa 1.6% and Germany 1.4%.

In Booleroo Centre, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 88.5%, England 2.8%, South Africa 1.6% and Germany 0.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Booleroo Centre were Uniting Church 29.3%, No Religion, so described 27.5%, Catholic 12.4%, Lutheran 10.1% and Not stated 8.1%. In Booleroo Centre, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Booleroo Centre 92.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Afrikaans 1.5%.

Employment

There were 244 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Booleroo Centre. Of these 58.2% were employed full time, 34.4% were employed part-time and 1.2% 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 Booleroo Centre, 10.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Booleroo Centre included Managers 38.9%, Professionals 14.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Labourers 9.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.7% and Sales Workers 2.6%.

Of the employed people in Booleroo Centre, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Grain Growing 18.6%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 8.1%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 5.7%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 5.2% and Aged Care Residential Services 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Booleroo Centre was $581.

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

In Booleroo Centre, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.2%, Worked at home 22.3%, Walked only 9.7%, Truck 2.9% and Other 2.1%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 49.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Booleroo Centre, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.9% provided care for children and 10.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 47.5% 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 Booleroo Centre, 22.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Booleroo Centre, 44.6% were couple families with children, 50.4% were couple families without children and 5.0% were one parent families.

In Booleroo Centre, 55.6% of single parents were male and 44.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Booleroo Centre, of couple families with children, 20.2% had both partners employed full-time, 2.5% had both employed part-time and 30.3% 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 Booleroo Centre, 76.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Booleroo Centre, 94.6% were separate houses, 5.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Booleroo Centre, of occupied private dwellings 1.6% had 1 bedroom, 18.9% had 2 bedrooms and 53.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Booleroo Centre, 57.9% were owned outright, 24.2% were owned with a mortgage and 16.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Booleroo Centre, of all households, 63.5% were family households, 36.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Booleroo Centre, 31.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.5% 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 Booleroo Centre, 26.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 41.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Booleroo Centre, 73.0% 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 Booleroo Centre, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% 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 Booleroo Centre, 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 Booleroo Centre, 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)