Mundaring (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 36,529 people in Mundaring (S) of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Mundaring (S) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.2% of the population.

Of people in Mundaring (S) aged 15 years and over, 53.0% were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Mundaring (S) was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Mundaring (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 54.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Mundaring (S) was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Mundaring (S) 32.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.6% were in primary school, 20.1% in secondary school and 15.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mundaring (S) were English 33.3%, Australian 27.2%, Scottish 6.9%, Irish 6.4% and Italian 3.4%.

In Mundaring (S), 67.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 11.0%, New Zealand 2.9%, Scotland 1.0%, Germany 0.8% and Italy 0.7%.

In Mundaring (S), 47.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 34.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Mundaring (S) were No Religion 29.5%, Anglican 20.7%, Catholic 18.8%, Christian, nfd 3.6% and Uniting Church 3.1%.

In Mundaring (S) 86.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.1%, German 0.6%, Dutch 0.3%, French 0.3% and Polish 0.3%.

Employment

There were 18,387 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mundaring (S). Of these 58.1% were employed full time, 31.6% were employed part-time and 3.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Mundaring (S), 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Mundaring (S) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Mundaring (S) included Professionals 19.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Managers 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Sales Workers 9.3%, Labourers 8.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.2%.

Of the employed people in Mundaring (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3%, Public Order and Safety Services 2.9%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 2.7% and Road Freight Transport 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mundaring (S) was $644.

In Mundaring (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.2%, Car, as passenger 4.8%, Train, car as driver 2.2%, Walked only 1.7% and Bus 1.6%. On the day, 6.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mundaring (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.3% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.6% 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 Mundaring (S), 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mundaring (S), 45.7% were couple families with children, 40.2% were couple families without children and 13.2% were one parent families.

In Mundaring (S) 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Mundaring (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,528 and those without children was $2,223.

Employment status of couple families

In Mundaring (S), of couple families with children, 18.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 23.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Mundaring (S), 93.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mundaring (S), 96.3% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

In Mundaring (S), of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 8.3% had 2 bedrooms and 36.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mundaring (S), 37.3% were owned outright, 46.2% were owned with a mortgage and 13.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Mundaring (S), of all households, 79.7% were family households, 18.6% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

In Mundaring (S), 18.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 14.6% 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 Mundaring (S), 23.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Mundaring (S), there were 986 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 709 (or 71.9%) were male and 277 (or 28.1%) were female. The median age was 26 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 Mundaring (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,420.

In Mundaring (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,025.