Monash

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,115 people were usually resident in Monash: of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Of the total population 0.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 22.2% of people usually resident in Monash were children aged 0-14 years, and 22.8% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 39 years.

In the 2006 Census, 91.3% of people usually resident in Monash were Australian citizens, 9.7% were born overseas and 0.3% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 59.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Monash were married, 12.8% were either separated or divorced, 3.0% were widowed and 24.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 84.7% of people usually resident in Monash, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 2.4%, Greece 1.8%, New Zealand 1.3%, Croatia 0.5% and India 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Monash were No Religion 25.7%, Catholic 19.6%, Anglican 10.3%, Uniting Church 10.1% and Lutheran 8.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Monash were Greek 4.5%, Punjabi 1.1%, Italian 1.0%, Croatian 0.5% and Slovene 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 615 people aged 15 years and over in Monash were in the labour force. Of these 60.7% worked full-time, 28.5% worked part-time, 5.5% were away from work, 1.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.7% were unemployed. 210 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Monash were Managers 22.0%, Labourers 19.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.5%, Professionals 8.3%, Sales Workers 8.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Monash, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 13.7%, Beverage Manufacturing 6.9%, Road Freight Transport 4.4%, Dairy Product Manufacturing 3.2% and Packaging Services 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Monash, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $488, the median family income was $1,098 and the median household income was $1,019.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 331 families in Monash: of these 44.4% were couple families without children, 45.0% were couple families with children, 9.1% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 457 occupied private dwellings were counted in Monash.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Monash, 86.2% were separate houses, 0.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 13.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Monash, 39.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 36.1% were owned with a mortgage and 17.3% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Monash, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 25.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 60.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Monash, the median weekly rent was $125. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $948. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Monash, 71.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 15.3% were single (or lone) person households and 1.5% were group households.