Boorara Brook

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 126 people in Boorara Brook. Of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Boorara Brook was 57 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 36.3% of the population.

Of people in Boorara Brook aged 15 years and over, 57.4% were married and 20.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Boorara Brook, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Boorara Brook 20.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.2% were in primary school, 17.2% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Boorara Brook, 14.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Boorara Brook were English 37.2%, Australian 26.9%, Scottish 7.7%, German 5.8% and Irish 5.1%.

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 Boorara Brook (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Boorara Brook, 68.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 9.5%, Scotland 2.6% and Germany 2.6%.

In Boorara Brook, 49.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Boorara Brook, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 57.0%, England 16.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 5.0%, Germany 5.0% and Scotland 3.3%.

In Boorara Brook, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 61.8%, England 9.8%, Scotland 4.9%, Germany 4.9% and Netherlands 3.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Boorara Brook were No Religion, so described 45.6%, Anglican 14.0%, Not stated 14.0%, Catholic 13.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.4%. In Boorara Brook, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Boorara Brook 89.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 43 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Boorara Brook. Of these 55.8% were employed full time, 37.2% were employed part-time and 7.0% 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 Boorara Brook, 15.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 61.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Boorara Brook were Managers 72.5%, Professionals 10.0%, Labourers 10.0% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.5%.

Of the employed people in Boorara Brook, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 44.4%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 16.7%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 13.9%, Milk and Cream Processing 8.3% and Aged Care Residential Services 8.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Boorara Brook was $427.

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In Boorara Brook, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 50.0%, Worked at home 28.6%, Other 7.1% and Walked only 7.1%. 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 51.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Boorara Brook, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.0% provided care for children and 8.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 37.4% 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 Boorara Brook, 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 26.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Boorara Brook, 18.9% were couple families with children, 73.0% were couple families without children and 8.1% were one parent families.

In Boorara Brook, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Boorara Brook, of couple families with children, 20.5% had both partners employed full-time, 7.7% had both employed part-time and 7.7% 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 Boorara Brook, 65.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 34.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Boorara Brook, 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 Boorara Brook, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 23.6% had 2 bedrooms and 45.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Boorara Brook, 58.8% were owned outright, 15.7% were owned with a mortgage and 13.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Boorara Brook, of all households, 64.7% were family households, 35.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Boorara Brook, 34.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.0% 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 Boorara Brook, 27.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Boorara Brook, 68.4% 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 Boorara Brook, 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 Boorara Brook, 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 Boorara Brook, 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)