Miling

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 241 people in Miling of these 52.7% were male and 47.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Miling was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.9% of the population.

Of people in Miling aged 15 years and over, 62.3% were married and 10.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Miling was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Miling, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Miling was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

In Miling 24.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.7% were in primary school, 13.3% in secondary school and 10.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Miling were Australian 46.0%, English 28.2%, Irish 8.1%, Scottish 6.1% and Maori 1.9%.

In Miling, 86.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 5.8%, England 2.1%, Philippines 2.1%, Italy 1.7% and South Africa 1.7%.

In Miling, 76.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Miling were Anglican 31.6%, No Religion 23.4%, Catholic 18.0%, Uniting Church 8.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.5%.

In Miling 96.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Afrikaans 2.1%.

Employment

There were 154 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Miling. Of these 59.1% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 3.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Miling, 12.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 60.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Miling was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

The most common occupations in Miling included Managers 52.1%, Labourers 15.3%, Professionals 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 2.1%, Sales Workers 2.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.1%.

Of the employed people in Miling, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 53.2%, School Education 12.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.5%, Accommodation 3.5% and Hardware, Building and Garden Supplies Retailing 2.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Miling was $675.

In Miling, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 36.4%, Walked only 16.1%, Car, as passenger 2.1% and Other 2.1%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 40.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Miling, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.0% provided care for children and 6.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 47.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Miling, 25.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 21.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Miling, 46.4% were couple families with children, 49.3% were couple families without children and 4.3% were one parent families.

In Miling 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Miling, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,395 and those without children was $1,833.

Employment status of couple families

In Miling, of couple families with children, 27.9% had both partners employed full-time, 8.2% had both employed part-time and 36.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Miling, 86.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Miling, 93.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 6.7% were other dwellings.

In Miling, of occupied private dwellings 6.9% had 1 bedroom, 8.0% had 2 bedrooms and 36.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Miling, 57.5% were owned outright, 18.4% were owned with a mortgage and 20.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Miling, of all households, 74.7% were family households, 21.8% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

In Miling, 20.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Miling, 14.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 40.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Miling, there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 50.0%) were male and 3 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 51 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Miling, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,750.

In Miling, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.