Middle Brook

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 405 people in Middle Brook of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Middle Brook was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.4% of the population.

Of people in Middle Brook aged 15 years and over, 59.9% were married and 6.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Middle Brook was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Middle Brook, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Middle Brook was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Middle Brook 27.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.2% were in primary school, 22.3% in secondary school and 13.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Middle Brook were Australian 41.2%, English 31.7%, Scottish 9.7%, Irish 4.0% and German 2.4%.

In Middle Brook, 88.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.5%, New Zealand 1.7%, Ireland 1.5%, United States of America 1.0% and Canada 0.7%.

In Middle Brook, 84.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Middle Brook were Anglican 42.9%, Catholic 23.6%, No Religion 12.2%, Uniting Church 9.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.0%.

In Middle Brook 98.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Dutch 0.7%.

Employment

There were 223 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Middle Brook. Of these 69.1% were employed full time, 23.8% were employed part-time and 1.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Middle Brook, 8.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 57.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Middle Brook was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Middle Brook included Managers 19.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.8%, Labourers 15.6%, Professionals 14.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.0%, Sales Workers 7.6% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Middle Brook, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Livestock Farming 11.6%, Coal Mining 8.5%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.8%, Veterinary Services 4.9% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Middle Brook was $641.

In Middle Brook, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.4%, Other 4.0%, Walked only 4.0%, Truck 3.6% and Car, as passenger 1.3%. 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 70.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Middle Brook, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.6% 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, 25.2% 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 Middle Brook, 26.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Middle Brook, 52.6% were couple families with children, 37.9% were couple families without children and 9.5% were one parent families.

In Middle Brook 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Middle Brook, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,321 and those without children was $2,250.

Employment status of couple families

In Middle Brook, of couple families with children, 28.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 25.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Middle Brook, 93.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Middle Brook, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Middle Brook, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 7.0% had 2 bedrooms and 44.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Middle Brook, 32.2% were owned outright, 41.3% were owned with a mortgage and 22.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Middle Brook, of all households, 84.3% were family households, 12.1% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

In Middle Brook, 16.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 17.4% 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 Middle Brook, 15.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Middle Brook, there were 7 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 42.9%) were male and 4 (or 57.1%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Middle Brook, 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 $0.

In Middle Brook, 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.