Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 5,532 people were usually resident in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle: of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Of the total population 5.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 24.7% of people usually resident in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle were children aged 0-14 years, and 14.6% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 31 years.

In the 2006 Census, 86.5% of people usually resident in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle were Australian citizens, 9.8% were born overseas and 0.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 53.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle were married, 10.1% were either separated or divorced, 2.5% were widowed and 33.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 80.7% of people usually resident in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 2.5%, New Zealand 2.2%, South Africa 0.9%, Philippines 0.6% and Germany 0.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle were Catholic 25.6%, Anglican 18.3%, No Religion 17.2%, Uniting Church 7.6% and Pentecostal 5.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle were Italian 0.7%, Afrikaans 0.5%, Greek 0.3%, Tagalog 0.3% and German 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 87.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 2,898 people aged 15 years and over in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle were in the labour force. Of these 68.0% worked full-time, 22.5% worked part-time, 4.1% were away from work, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.7% were unemployed. 893 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle were Technicians and Trades Workers 19.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.6%, Professionals 12.6%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Managers 10.4%, Labourers 10.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.7%, Defence 3.7%, Hospitals 3.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.2% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $594, the median family income was $1,372 and the median household income was $1,292.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,439 families in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle: of these 36.3% were couple families without children, 50.2% were couple families with children, 12.5% were one parent families and 1.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 1,971 occupied private dwellings were counted in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle, 89.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.2% were flats, units or apartments and 8.7% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle, 22.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 42.2% were owned with a mortgage and 25.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 50.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 36.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle, the median weekly rent was $220. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.9 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Mt Louisa-Mt St John-Bohle, 71.9% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 11.8% were single (or lone) person households and 4.2% were group households.