Mullaway

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 415 people were usually resident in Mullaway: of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 3.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.2% of people usually resident in Mullaway were children aged 0-14 years, and 23.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 42 years.

In the 2006 Census, 91.8% of people usually resident in Mullaway were Australian citizens, 9.4% were born overseas and 1.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 43.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Mullaway were married, 20.8% were either separated or divorced, 3.9% were widowed and 32.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 86.5% of people usually resident in Mullaway, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.6%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 1.0%, Germany 1.0% and Slovenia 0.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Mullaway were Anglican 25.1%, No Religion 24.1%, Catholic 18.6%, Uniting Church 5.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common response for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Mullaway was German 1.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 200 people aged 15 years and over in Mullaway were in the labour force. Of these 45.0% worked full-time, 33.0% worked part-time, 4.5% were away from work, 4.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 13.5% were unemployed. 122 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Mullaway were Professionals 22.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 20.8%, Labourers 13.9%, Managers 12.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Sales Workers 6.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.3%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mullaway, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 13.3%, Accommodation 5.2%, State Government Administration 4.6%, Residential Building Construction 4.6% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.5%.

In the 2006 Census in Mullaway, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $336, the median family income was $860 and the median household income was $617.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 125 families in Mullaway: of these 37.6% were couple families without children, 39.2% were couple families with children, 23.2% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 174 occupied private dwellings were counted in Mullaway.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Mullaway, 89.7% were separate houses, 5.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.7% were flats, units or apartments and 3.4% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Mullaway, 31.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 37.4% were owned with a mortgage and 26.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Mullaway, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 56.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 45.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Mullaway, the median weekly rent was $198. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083. The average people per household was 2.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Mullaway, 71.3% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.3% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.