Bremer Bay

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 373 people in Bremer Bay. Of these 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Bremer Bay was 54 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.7% of the population.

Of people in Bremer Bay aged 15 years and over, 45.8% were married and 23.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Bremer Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 22.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Bremer Bay 22.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.5% were in primary school, 10.0% in secondary school and 5.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Bremer Bay, 14.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bremer Bay were English 33.9%, Australian 27.1%, Irish 7.0%, Scottish 6.4% and German 5.2%.

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 Bremer Bay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Bremer Bay, 75.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 5.8%, England 4.4%, Scotland 0.8%, Netherlands 0.8% and Switzerland 0.8%.

In Bremer Bay, 61.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Bremer Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 63.2%, England 6.6%, New Zealand 6.1%, Scotland 1.6% and Netherlands 1.3%.

In Bremer Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.2%, England 6.8%, New Zealand 5.5%, Netherlands 1.6% and Scotland 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Bremer Bay were No Religion, so described 34.1%, Catholic 18.1%, Anglican 16.8%, Not stated 16.5% and Christian, nfd 4.3%. In Bremer Bay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Bremer Bay 86.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 0.8%.

Employment

There were 187 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bremer Bay. Of these 64.7% were employed full time, 30.5% were employed part-time and 2.7% 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 Bremer Bay, 15.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 60.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Bremer Bay included Managers 38.0%, Labourers 15.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.7%, Professionals 9.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.9%, Sales Workers 4.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Bremer Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 11.6%, Accommodation 11.6%, Other Grain Growing 10.3%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 7.7% and Local Government Administration 5.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bremer Bay was $692.

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

In Bremer Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.2%, Worked at home 12.8%, Walked only 8.9%, Car, as passenger 3.4% and Bus 1.7%. On the day, 1.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bremer Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.5% 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, 40.2% 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 Bremer Bay, 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bremer Bay, 25.5% were couple families with children, 64.9% were couple families without children and 6.4% were one parent families.

In Bremer Bay, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Bremer Bay, of couple families with children, 32.5% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 18.2% 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 Bremer Bay, 37.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 62.5% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Bremer Bay, 88.1% were separate houses, 3.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 8.6% were other dwellings.

In Bremer Bay, of occupied private dwellings 4.6% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 42.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 1.8 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Bremer Bay, 45.3% were owned outright, 17.3% were owned with a mortgage and 33.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Bremer Bay, of all households, 57.8% were family households, 37.0% were single person households and 5.2% were group households.

In Bremer Bay, 23.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.9% 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 Bremer Bay, 26.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Bremer Bay, 70.5% 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 Bremer Bay, 60.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 40.0% were female. The median age was 36 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 Bremer Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1 persons, with 0.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $849.

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

In Bremer Bay, 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)