McLaren Vale

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,861 people in McLaren Vale of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

The median age of people in McLaren Vale was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.5% of the population.

Of people in McLaren Vale aged 15 years and over, 57.2% were married and 10.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in McLaren Vale was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In McLaren Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in McLaren Vale was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In McLaren Vale 25.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.8% were in primary school, 23.4% in secondary school and 18.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in McLaren Vale were English 38.7%, Australian 27.1%, Scottish 7.9%, German 6.2% and Irish 5.5%.

In McLaren Vale, 72.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 14.5%, Scotland 1.5%, Italy 1.4%, Germany 1.0% and New Zealand 1.0%.

In McLaren Vale, 55.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 30.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in McLaren Vale were No Religion 31.8%, Anglican 19.0%, Catholic 15.8%, Uniting Church 11.4% and Lutheran 4.5%.

In McLaren Vale 93.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 2.0%, German 0.5%, Dutch 0.3%, French 0.2% and Afrikaans 0.2%.

Employment

There were 1,829 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in McLaren Vale. Of these 53.4% were employed full time, 37.5% were employed part-time and 4.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in McLaren Vale, 14.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in McLaren Vale was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in McLaren Vale included Professionals 16.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.0%, Managers 15.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9%, Labourers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 10.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.4%.

Of the employed people in McLaren Vale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 5.7%, Beverage Manufacturing 5.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.9%, School Education 4.6% and Hospitals 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in McLaren Vale was $519.

In McLaren Vale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.7%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Walked only 3.9%, Truck 1.3% and Bus 0.8%. On the day, 2.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In McLaren Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.3% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.3% 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 McLaren Vale, 28.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in McLaren Vale, 39.9% were couple families with children, 46.7% were couple families without children and 12.6% were one parent families.

In McLaren Vale 14.8% of single parents were male and 85.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In McLaren Vale, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,135 and those without children was $1,944.

Employment status of couple families

In McLaren Vale, of couple families with children, 15.8% had both partners employed full-time, 6.8% had both employed part-time and 23.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In McLaren Vale, 88.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in McLaren Vale, 86.5% were separate houses, 9.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.3% were flats, units or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

In McLaren Vale, of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 18.8% had 2 bedrooms and 47.0% 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 McLaren Vale, 42.8% were owned outright, 33.8% were owned with a mortgage and 16.1% were rented.

Household composition

In McLaren Vale, of all households, 73.0% were family households, 25.1% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In McLaren Vale, 26.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.7% 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 McLaren Vale, 34.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In McLaren Vale, there were 21 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 8 (or 38.1%) were male and 13 (or 61.9%) were female. The median age was 23 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 McLaren Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

In McLaren Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,340.