Bushy Park (Tas.)

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 Bushy Park (Tas.). Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Bushy Park (Tas.) was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.0% of the population.

Of people in Bushy Park (Tas.) aged 15 years and over, 40.6% were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Bushy Park (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 40.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Bushy Park (Tas.) 24.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.5% were in primary school, 41.4% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Bushy Park (Tas.), 9.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bushy Park (Tas.) were English 43.0%, Australian 37.6%, Irish 6.0%, Scottish 4.7% and German 2.0%.

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 Bushy Park (Tas.) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Bushy Park (Tas.), 85.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 6.7%.

In Bushy Park (Tas.), 75.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Bushy Park (Tas.), the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 83.7% and England 4.1%.

In Bushy Park (Tas.), the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 82.6% and England 5.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Bushy Park (Tas.) were Anglican 52.9%, No Religion, so described 18.2%, Not stated 9.1%, Catholic 8.3% and Uniting Church 4.1%. In Bushy Park (Tas.), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (78.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Bushy Park (Tas.) 94.1% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 39 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bushy Park (Tas.). Of these 56.4% were employed full time, 33.3% were employed part-time and 10.3% 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 Bushy Park (Tas.), 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Bushy Park (Tas.) were Labourers 27.0%, Professionals 21.6%, Managers 18.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8% and Technicians and Trades Workers 8.1%.

Of the employed people in Bushy Park (Tas.), the only responses for industry of employent were Dairy Cattle Farming 17.6%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 17.6% and Aged Care Residential Services 17.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bushy Park (Tas.) was $530.

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In Bushy Park (Tas.), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 84.6%, Car, as passenger 7.7% and Worked at home 7.7%. 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 85.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bushy Park (Tas.), of people aged 15 years and over, 60.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.3% provided care for children and 4.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.0% 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 Bushy Park (Tas.), 21.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bushy Park (Tas.), 40.0% were couple families with children, 43.3% were couple families without children and 16.7% were one parent families.

In Bushy Park (Tas.), 57.1% of single parents were male and 42.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Bushy Park (Tas.), of couple families with children, 15.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 25.0% 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 Bushy Park (Tas.), 86.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bushy Park (Tas.), 92.5% 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 Bushy Park (Tas.), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 17.4% had 2 bedrooms and 65.2% 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 Bushy Park (Tas.), 41.1% were owned outright, 37.5% were owned with a mortgage and 21.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Bushy Park (Tas.), of all households, 66.0% were family households, 34.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Bushy Park (Tas.), 34.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.1% 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 Bushy Park (Tas.), 30.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Bushy Park (Tas.), 64.8% 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 Bushy Park (Tas.), 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 Bushy Park (Tas.), 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 Bushy Park (Tas.), 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)