Northern Midlands (M)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 12,228 people in Northern Midlands (M) of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Northern Midlands (M) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.3% of the population.

Of people in Northern Midlands (M) aged 15 years and over, 53.3% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Northern Midlands (M) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Northern Midlands (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Northern Midlands (M) was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Northern Midlands (M) 26.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.3% were in primary school, 23.8% in secondary school and 14.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Northern Midlands (M) were Australian 37.5%, English 36.1%, Scottish 6.9%, Irish 6.4% and German 2.2%.

In Northern Midlands (M), 87.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 1.0%, Netherlands 0.4%, Scotland 0.4% and Germany 0.3%.

In Northern Midlands (M), 81.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Northern Midlands (M) were Anglican 36.9%, No Religion 23.4%, Catholic 14.0%, Uniting Church 6.0% and Baptist 3.1%.

In Northern Midlands (M) 96.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included French 0.1%, German 0.1%, Afrikaans 0.1%, Dutch 0.1% and Italian 0.1%.

Employment

There were 5,705 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Northern Midlands (M). Of these 56.0% were employed full time, 32.4% were employed part-time and 5.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Northern Midlands (M), 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Northern Midlands (M) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Northern Midlands (M) included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Managers 15.9%, Labourers 14.9%, Professionals 11.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 9.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.8%.

Of the employed people in Northern Midlands (M), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 8.6%, School Education 4.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.8%, Residential Care Services 3.0% and State Government Administration 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Northern Midlands (M) was $472.

In Northern Midlands (M), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.1%, Car, as passenger 5.1%, Walked only 5.1%, Truck 1.4% and Bus 0.7%. On the day, 1.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Northern Midlands (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.3% 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, 20.5% 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 Northern Midlands (M), 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Northern Midlands (M), 40.8% were couple families with children, 45.2% were couple families without children and 13.1% were one parent families.

In Northern Midlands (M) 19.5% of single parents were male and 80.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Northern Midlands (M), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,791 and those without children was $1,589.

Employment status of couple families

In Northern Midlands (M), of couple families with children, 17.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 22.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Northern Midlands (M), 85.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Northern Midlands (M), 95.1% were separate houses, 2.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

In Northern Midlands (M), of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 19.0% had 2 bedrooms and 52.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Northern Midlands (M), 40.7% were owned outright, 33.5% were owned with a mortgage and 22.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Northern Midlands (M), of all households, 72.6% were family households, 25.5% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Northern Midlands (M), 32.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.4% 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 Northern Midlands (M), 29.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Northern Midlands (M), there were 316 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 157 (or 49.7%) were male and 159 (or 50.3%) were female. The median age was 18 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 Northern Midlands (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $959.

In Northern Midlands (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $165 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $867.