Mount Clear

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,344 people were usually resident in Mount Clear: of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 18.7% of people usually resident in Mount Clear were children aged 0-14 years, and 25.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.

In the 2006 Census, 92.1% of people usually resident in Mount Clear were Australian citizens, 10.5% were born overseas and 0.3% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 50.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Mount Clear were married, 10.6% were either separated or divorced, 4.6% were widowed and 33.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 85.7% of people usually resident in Mount Clear, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 2.3%, India 1.1%, Netherlands 0.8%, Iran 0.7% and Germany 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Mount Clear were Catholic 27.1%, No Religion 20.2%, Anglican 14.1%, Uniting Church 12.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Mount Clear were Punjabi 0.7%, Persian 0.6%, German 0.4%, Shona 0.3% and Afrikaans 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.7%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,197 people aged 15 years and over in Mount Clear were in the labour force. Of these 55.5% worked full-time, 33.5% worked part-time, 3.5% were away from work, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.3% were unemployed. 648 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Mount Clear were Professionals 22.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Managers 10.7%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Labourers 9.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.3%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mount Clear, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 7.1%, School Education 5.4%, Tertiary Education 5.1%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.9% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census in Mount Clear, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $426, the median family income was $1,140 and the median household income was $926.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 629 families in Mount Clear: of these 42.1% were couple families without children, 42.0% were couple families with children, 15.1% were one parent families and 0.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 918 occupied private dwellings were counted in Mount Clear.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Mount Clear, 83.0% were separate houses, 4.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Mount Clear, 34.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 29.0% were owned with a mortgage and 31.3% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Mount Clear, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 58.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 18.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 19.5% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Mount Clear, the median weekly rent was $176. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,000. 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 Mount Clear, 68.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.6% were single (or lone) person households and 6.3% were group households.