McGraths Hill

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,507 people in McGraths Hill of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population.

The median age of people in McGraths Hill was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.6% of the population.

Of people in McGraths Hill aged 15 years and over, 51.9% were married and 10.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in McGraths Hill was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In McGraths Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in McGraths Hill was 45 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

In McGraths Hill 31.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.2% were in primary school, 23.8% in secondary school and 18.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in McGraths Hill were Australian 35.4%, English 29.8%, Scottish 6.3%, Irish 5.8% and German 2.4%.

In McGraths Hill, 83.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.3%, New Zealand 1.4%, Lebanon 0.6%, Croatia 0.4% and South Africa 0.4%.

In McGraths Hill, 68.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in McGraths Hill were Anglican 32.2%, Catholic 29.9%, No Religion 13.6%, Uniting Church 4.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.1%.

In McGraths Hill 89.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 1.1%, Spanish 0.5%, Cantonese 0.4%, German 0.4% and Italian 0.4%.

Employment

There were 1,403 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in McGraths Hill. Of these 64.9% were employed full time, 25.4% were employed part-time and 4.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in McGraths Hill, 9.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in McGraths Hill was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in McGraths Hill included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.9%, Professionals 11.8%, Managers 11.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4%, Sales Workers 9.2% and Labourers 8.9%.

Of the employed people in McGraths Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 3.9%, Residential Building Construction 3.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.2%, School Education 3.1% and Building Installation Services 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in McGraths Hill was $680.

In McGraths Hill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.6%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Truck 2.8%, Train 2.5% and Walked only 1.1%. On the day, 4.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In McGraths Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.4% provided care for children and 8.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.9% 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 McGraths Hill, 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in McGraths Hill, 55.9% were couple families with children, 28.3% were couple families without children and 15.4% were one parent families.

In McGraths Hill 17.1% of single parents were male and 82.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In McGraths Hill, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,134 and those without children was $2,104.

Employment status of couple families

In McGraths Hill, of couple families with children, 27.2% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 25.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In McGraths Hill, 95.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in McGraths Hill, 94.0% were separate houses, 5.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In McGraths Hill, of occupied private dwellings 0.4% had 1 bedroom, 4.3% had 2 bedrooms and 55.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in McGraths Hill, 25.5% were owned outright, 52.4% were owned with a mortgage and 19.9% were rented.

Household composition

In McGraths Hill, of all households, 81.1% were family households, 16.2% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In McGraths Hill, 13.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.2% 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 McGraths Hill, 23.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In McGraths Hill, there were 59 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 37 (or 62.7%) were male and 22 (or 37.3%) were female. The median age was 27 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 McGraths Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,143.

In McGraths Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $400 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500.