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Braddon
21,369 km²
A strong Indigenous presence marks Braddon, where 8.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This is a noticeably older community, with a typical resident aged 45 and nearly a quarter of the population aged 65 or over. The area has grown by 12% since 2011 and is characterized by a high proportion of people who do not follow a religion. It is a largely residential landscape of detached houses with a population of 109,556 people.
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The population is older than the national figure, with 23.1% of people aged 65 and over. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents make up 8.5% of the community, which is well above the national average of 3.2%.
The area is predominantly Australian and English in ancestry, and far fewer people were born overseas (10.3%) compared to the national figure of 27.7%.
English is the primary language for 90.5% of residents. Only 4% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
More than half the population (50.9%) reports having no religion, a figure that is far above the national average of 38.9% and has risen 22 points since 2011.
Educational attainment is much lower than in most areas, with only 34.3% of residents completing Year 12, far below the national figure of 58.8%.
Typical incomes are among the lowest at this level, with the usual family earning $1,543 a week, which is well below the national figure of $2,120.
Health challenges are common here; 35.5% of people have a long-term health condition, and 7.8% need help with daily activities, both of which are among the highest figures for similar areas.
The community is highly active in unpaid work, with 16.9% of people volunteering and 13.5% providing unpaid care, both of which are much higher than in most areas.
A large proportion of people live alone (31.0%), and one-parent families are much more common here than in most areas at 16.5%.
Detached houses dominate the landscape at 90.6%, and 38.9% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31.0%.
Reliance on cars is very high, as only 0.6% of people commute by public transport and just 6.3% of the workforce works from home.
The community is relatively stable, with 36.3% of people moving in the last five years, which is lower than the national figure of 40.7%.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work (54.9%) compared to the national figure of 61.1%, and the unemployment rate is 5.5%.
The area is considered somewhat walkable, with 52.8% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed and 72.8% of homes within a short walk of a park.