East Mallee

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 31,932 people were usually resident in East Mallee: of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Of the total population 3.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.8% of people usually resident in East Mallee were children aged 0-14 years, and 29.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 40 years.

In the 2006 Census, 90.7% of people usually resident in East Mallee were Australian citizens, 7.6% were born overseas and 0.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 54.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in East Mallee were married, 9.6% were either separated or divorced, 7.9% were widowed and 28.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 86.0% of people usually resident in East Mallee, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 1.2%, Italy 1.1%, New Zealand 0.7%, Tonga 0.5% and Viet Nam 0.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in East Mallee were Catholic 25.1%, No Religion 18.2%, Anglican 17.6%, Uniting Church 13.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in East Mallee were Italian 2.1%, Tongan 1.1%, Vietnamese 0.4%, Greek 0.3% and Dari 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 14,740 people aged 15 years and over in East Mallee were in the labour force. Of these 61.2% worked full-time, 26.8% worked part-time, 4.3% were away from work, 3.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.5% were unemployed. 8,877 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for East Mallee were Managers 25.3%, Labourers 16.2%, Professionals 12.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 8.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.5%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in East Mallee, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 8.0%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 7.0%, Dairy Cattle Farming 5.6%, School Education 5.4% and Hospitals 4.4%.

In the 2006 Census in East Mallee, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $389, the median family income was $1,005 and the median household income was $744.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 8,391 families in East Mallee: of these 42.9% were couple families without children, 42.6% were couple families with children, 12.9% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 12,453 occupied private dwellings were counted in East Mallee.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in East Mallee, 86.9% were separate houses, 2.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.6% were flats, units or apartments and 4.6% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in East Mallee, 40.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.2% were owned with a mortgage and 24.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in East Mallee, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 33.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 17.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.4% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in East Mallee, the median weekly rent was $120. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $867. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in East Mallee, 66.8% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.8% were group households.