Mepunga East

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 185 people in Mepunga East of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Mepunga East was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.8% of the population.

Of people in Mepunga East aged 15 years and over, 49.7% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Mepunga East was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Mepunga East, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Mepunga East was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In Mepunga East 32.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.8% were in primary school, 32.2% in secondary school and 11.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mepunga East were Australian 42.9%, English 25.8%, Scottish 11.7%, Irish 11.2% and New Zealander 1.7%.

In Mepunga East, 91.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.7%, England 1.6%, Ireland 1.6% and South Africa 1.6%.

In Mepunga East, 83.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Mepunga East were Uniting Church 23.8%, Catholic 22.2%, No Religion 14.1%, Anglican 8.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.9%.

In Mepunga East 96.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 103 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mepunga East. Of these 65.0% were employed full time, 28.2% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Mepunga East, 11.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Mepunga East was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 32 years.

The most common occupations in Mepunga East included Managers 54.4%, Labourers 14.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.8%, Professionals 5.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.8%, Sales Workers 3.9% and Technicians and Trades Workers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Mepunga East, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 50.0%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 2.9%, Dairy Product Manufacturing 2.9%, Beverage Manufacturing 2.9% and Building Completion Services 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mepunga East was $690.

In Mepunga East, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 45.1%, Walked only 4.9%, Car, as passenger 2.9%, Motorbike/scooter 2.9% and Other 2.9%. 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 43.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mepunga East, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.1% provided care for children and 15.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.8% 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 Mepunga East, 17.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mepunga East, 52.9% were couple families with children, 27.5% were couple families without children and 19.6% were one parent families.

In Mepunga East 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Mepunga East, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,583 and those without children was $2,583.

Employment status of couple families

In Mepunga East, of couple families with children, 28.6% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 47.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Mepunga East, 88.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mepunga East, 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 Mepunga East, of occupied private dwellings 4.9% had 1 bedroom, 8.2% had 2 bedrooms and 54.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mepunga East, 49.2% were owned outright, 22.0% were owned with a mortgage and 28.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Mepunga East, of all households, 81.7% were family households, 18.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Mepunga East, 20.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Mepunga East, 19.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 39.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Mepunga East, 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 11 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 Mepunga East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $533.

In Mepunga East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.