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Bells Beach
12 km²
A high proportion of people with no religion, at 65.6%, sets Bells Beach apart from most other areas. This is a wealthy, older community where the typical resident is 48 and many hold university degrees. It is a stable own-home neighbourhood with large families and a high income, though it remains very car-dependent. The area is predominantly residential, with a strong focus on home and family life.
Bells Beach's schools draw a community as advantaged as its high household incomes suggest.
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The community is far older than the state and national average, with a typical age of 48 and a much higher proportion of seniors aged 65 and over (25.8%).
While most residents were born in Australia (78.8%), those born overseas make up 15.2% of the population, which is higher than in most similar areas.
English is the main language for 88.1% of residents, meaning the proportion who use another language at home is far below the national figure.
The area has one of the highest rates of people with no religion (65.6%), which is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Bells Beach is highly qualified, with 41.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and 79.0% having completed Year 12, both far above national levels.
Incomes are very high here; the typical household earns $2,600 a week, and 38.6% of homes earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is among the highest for its level.
Residents generally have fewer long-term health conditions than most, though 6.6% of the population needs help with daily activities.
There is a strong culture of unpaid work, with 26.6% of people volunteering and far more residents performing unpaid housework and care than the national average.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.0%, which is smaller than about 60% of similar areas.
Families are larger than usual, with an average of 2.9 people per home, and very few people live alone (6.8%).
Every home in the area is a separate house, and 56.8% are owned outright, far exceeding the state and national figures.
The area is entirely reliant on cars, with no public transport stops and 28.4% of the workforce working from home.
The population is very stable, as the proportion of people who moved in the last five years is far below the national average.
While 60.2% of adults are working or looking for work, the rate of full-time employment is far below the national figure.
The area is heavily car-dependent with a walkability score of 1.4, as there are no groceries, schools, or health services within a 15-minute walk.
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