McArthur

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 417 people in McArthur of these 59.2% were male and 40.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 58.9% of the population.

The median age of people in McArthur was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.9% of the population.

Of people in McArthur aged 15 years and over, 44.0% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in McArthur was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In McArthur, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in McArthur was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

In McArthur 34.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 14.7% were in primary school, 13.3% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in McArthur were Australian Aboriginal 33.3%, Australian 15.8%, English 15.1%, German 3.8% and Irish 3.4%.

In McArthur, 89.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 0.7%, France 0.7%, India 0.7% and Philippines 0.7%.

In McArthur, 85.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in McArthur were No Religion 29.4%, Catholic 11.8%, Anglican 11.6%, Other Protestant 9.4% and Uniting Church 2.4%.

In McArthur 64.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Yanyuwa 3.4%, Garrwa 3.1%, Murrinh Patha 1.2%, French 0.7% and Greek 0.7%.

Employment

There were 157 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in McArthur. Of these 46.5% were employed full time, 24.2% were employed part-time and 5.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in McArthur, 8.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 2.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in McArthur was 32 years and for people who were employed part-time was 35 years.

The most common occupations in McArthur included Labourers 35.8%, Managers 11.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.9%, Professionals 6.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.0% and Sales Workers 2.0%.

Of the employed people in McArthur, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 19.7%, Metal Ore Mining 14.5%, Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services 13.8%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 3.9% and Accommodation 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in McArthur was $350.

In McArthur, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 28.2%, Car, as driver 18.8%, Other 9.4%, Bus 7.4% and Truck 2.7%. On the day, 11.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 21.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In McArthur, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.4% 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, 8.7% 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 McArthur, 17.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in McArthur, 39.4% were couple families with children, 52.1% were couple families without children and 8.5% were one parent families.

In McArthur 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In McArthur, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,025 and those without children was $724.

Employment status of couple families

In McArthur, of couple families with children, 12.9% had both partners employed full-time, 8.1% had both employed part-time and 6.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In McArthur, 90.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in McArthur, 70.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.6% were flats, units or apartments and 24.8% were other dwellings.

In McArthur, of occupied private dwellings 24.3% had 1 bedroom, 17.1% had 2 bedrooms and 18.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2. The average household size was 3.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in McArthur, 42.3% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 32.4% were rented.

Household composition

In McArthur, of all households, 64.8% were family households, 28.7% were single person households and 6.5% were group households.

In McArthur, 44.0% 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 McArthur, 39.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 18.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In McArthur, there were 246 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 136 (or 55.3%) were male and 110 (or 44.7%) were female. The median age was 24 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 McArthur, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.6, with 1.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $749.

In McArthur, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $28 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.