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Buloke Shire Council Buloke Shire 2011 Census results Comparison year: 2006 Benchmark area: Regional VIC community profile Compiled and presented in profile.id®. http://profile.id.com.au/buloke Table of contents Estimated Resident Population (ERP) 2 Population highlights 4 About the areas 6 Five year age groups 9 Ancestry 12 Birthplace 15 Year of arrival in Australia 17 Proficiency in English 19 Language spoken at home 22 Religion 25 Qualifications 27 Highest level of schooling 29 Education institution attending 32 Need for assistance 35 Employment status 38 Industry sectors of employment 41 Occupations of employment 44 Method of travel to work 47 Volunteer work 49 Unpaid care 51 Individual income 53 Household income 55 Households summary 57 Household size 60 Dwelling type 63 Number of bedrooms per dwelling 65 Internet connection 67 Number of cars per household 69 Housing tenure 71 Housing loan repayments 73 Housing rental payments 75 SEIFA - disadvantage 78 About the community profile 79 Estimated Resident Population (ERP) The Estimated Resident Population is the OFFICIAL Buloke Shire population for 2012. Populations are counted and estimated in various ways. The most comprehensive population count available in Australia is derived from the Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years. However the Census count is NOT the official population of Buloke Shire. To provide a more accurate population figure which is updated more frequently than every five years, the Australian Bureau of Statistics also produces "Estimated Resident Population" (ERP) numbers for Buloke Shire. See data notes for a detailed explanation of different population types, how they are calculated and when to use each one. Estimated Resident Population (ERP) Buloke Shire Change in Change in Year (ending June 30) Number number percent 2001 7,331 -- -- 2002 7,260 -71 -0.97 2003 7,179 -81 -1.12 2004 7,115 -64 -0.89 2005 7,109 -6 -0.08 2006 7,102 -7 -0.10 2007 6,986 -116 -1.63 2008 6,879 -107 -1.53 2009 6,807 -72 -1.05 2010 6,648 -159 -2.34 2011 6,462 -186 -2.80 2012 6,358 -104 -1.61 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id The population experts Page 3 of 81 Estimated Resident Population (ERP) Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0). Compiled and presented by .id the population experts Annual change in Estimated Resident Population (ERP) Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Population Growth, Australia (3218.0). Compiled and presented by .id the population experts Page 4 of 81 Population highlights 2011 Buloke Shire Regional VIC Victoria Australia Median age 48 41 37 37 Median weekly $945 $1,216 $1,234 household $742 income 27% 32% 31% Couples with children 25% Older couples 14% without children 11% 9% 9% Medium and 11% 23% 25% high density 4% Housing 32% 34% 33% Households with a mortgage 22% $190 $277 $285 Median weekly rent $100 24% 26% 29% Households renting 17% Non-English 6% 20% 16% speaking 3% backgrounds 2% 5% 4% University attendance 1% 13% 21% 19% Bachelor or Higher degree 9% 21% Vocational 19% 16% 18% 2% 11% 10% Public transport (to work) 0% Page 5 of 81 5% 5% 6% Unemployment 4% SEIFA index of 978 1010 1002 disadvantage 968 2011 Page 6 of 81 About the area Location and boundaries Buloke Shire is located in north-western Victoria, between 210 and 360 kilometres north-west of Melbourne. Buloke Shire is bounded by Mildura and Swan Hill Rural Cities in the north, Gannawarra and Loddon Shires in the east, Northern Grampians Shire in the south, and Yarriambiack Shire in the west. Name origin Buloke is named after the buloke or bulloak tree, Allocasuarina luehmannii, which is common in the area. Important Population Land area Population density Statistics 6,388 800,379 0.01 2011 Usual residents hectares (8,004 persons per hectare Km2) Buloke Shire Legend Wards Buloke Shire Overlay areas Map data ©2013 Google - Terms of Use Report a map error Settlement history European settlement of the area dates from the 1840s, with land used mainly for pastoral purposes. Growth took place in the late 1800s as townships were established, railway lines were constructed and grain growing became the dominant industry. The population of the Shire began to gradually decline from the 1960s. The population continued to decline from the early 1990s, falling from about 8,400 in 1991 to about 6,200 in 2011. Page 7 of 81 Land use Land use Buloke Shire is a predominantly rural area. The main townships are Birchip, Charlton, Donald, Sea Lake and Wycheproof. Smaller townships include Berriwillock, Culgoa, Nandaly, Nullawil and Watchem. The Shire encompasses a total land area of about 8,000 square kilometres. Land is used largely for agriculture, particularly grain (wheat, oats and barley) production and sheep grazing. Transport Buloke Shire is served by the Calder Highway, the Borung Highway and the Sunraysia Highway. Major features Major features of the Shire include Lake Tyrrell, Lake Buloke, Mount Jeffcott Fauna and Flora Reserve, Charlton Golden Grains Museum, the Avoca River and various golf clubs. Indigenous background The original inhabitants of the Buloke area were the Jaara and Wemba-Wemba Aboriginal people. Included areas Buloke Shire includes the townships and localities of Ballapur, Banyan, Barrakee, Berriwillock, Bimbourie, Birchip, Birchip West, Boigbeat, Buckrabanyule (part), Bunguluke, Carron, Charlton, Chirrip, Cokum, Coonooer Bridge (part), Cope Cope (part), Corack, Corack East, Culgoa, Curyo, Donald, Dooboobetic, Dumosa, Gil Gil, Glenloth, Glenloth East (part), Granite Flat, Jeffcott, Jeffcott North, Jeruk, Jil Jil, Kalpienung, Karyrie, Kinnabulla, Laen (part), Laen East, Laen North, Lake Marmal (part), Lake Tyrrell, Lalbert (part), Lawler (part), Litchfield, Marlbed, Massey, Morton Plains, Myall, Nandaly, Nareewillock, Narraport, Ninda, Nine Mile (part), Ninyeunook (part), Nullawil, Nyarrin, Pier Milan, Reedy Dam, Rich Avon, Richmond Plains (part), Sea Lake, Springfield, Straten, Sutton, Teddywaddy, Teddywaddy West, Terrappee (part), Thalia, Tittybong (part), Towaninny (part), Towaninny South, Turriff East, Tyenna, Tyrell (part), Tyrrell Downs, Wangie, Warmur, Warne, Watchem, Watchem West, Watchupga, Whirily, Wilkur, Willangie, Wooroonook, Woosang (part), Wycheproof, Wycheproof South, Yawong Hills, Yeungroon and Yeungroon East (part). Page 8 of 81 Five year age groups The Age Structure of Buloke Shire provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is also an indicator of Buloke Shire's residential role and function and how it is likely to change in the future. Five year age groups present a classic age profile of the population. Each age group covers exactly five years, which enables direct comparison between each group. To get a more complete picture Buloke Shire's Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types. Age structure - Five year age groups Buloke Shire 2011 2006 Change Five year age groups (years) Number % Regional VIC Number % Regional VIC 2006 to 2011 0 to 4 334 5.2 6.3 375 5.5 6.0 -41 5 to 9 391 6.1 6.2 452 6.6 6.8 -61 10 to 14 442 6.9 6.7 534 7.8 7.5 -92 15 to 19 410 6.4 6.8 420 6.1 7.0 -10 20 to 24 226 3.5 5.5 182 2.7 5.5 +44 25 to 29 208 3.3 5.2 207 3.0 4.9 +1 30 to 34 233 3.6 5.2 293 4.3 5.8 -60 35 to 39 283 4.4 6.1 408 6.0 6.6 -125 40 to 44 418 6.5 6.7 466 6.8 7.1 -48 45 to 49 436 6.8 7.0 518 7.6 7.4 -82 50 to 54 486 7.6 7.1 451 6.6 7.1 +35 55 to 59 486 7.6 6.9 530 7.7 6.7 -44 60 to 64 507 7.9 6.6 416 6.1 5.4 +91 65 to 69 376 5.9 5.2 425 6.2 4.6 -49 70 to 74 370 5.8 4.1 351 5.1 3.8 +19 75 to 79 289 4.5 3.2 341 5.0 3.4 -52 80 to 84 258 4.0 2.6 272 4.0 2.5 -14 85 and over 235 3.7 2.3 211 3.1 2.0 +24 Total 6,388 100.0 100.0 6,852 100.0 100.0 -464 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts. Page 9 of 81 Five year age structure, 2011 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Usual residence data) Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts. Change in five year age structure, 2006 to 2011 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Usual residence data) Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts. Page 10 of 81 Dominant groups Analysis of the five year age groups of Buloke Shire in 2011 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a lower proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) and a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (65+). Overall, 18.3% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 23.9% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 19.2% and 17.6% respectively for Regional VIC. The major differences between the age structure of Buloke Shire and Regional VIC were: A larger percentage of persons aged 70 to 74 (5.8% compared to 4.1%) A larger percentage of persons aged 80 to 84 (4.0% compared to 2.6%) A larger percentage of persons aged 85 and over (3.7% compared to 2.3%) A larger percentage of persons aged 75 to 79 (4.5% compared to 3.2%) Emerging groups From 2006 to 2011, Buloke Shire's population decreased by 464 people (6.8%).