McMinns Lagoon

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 715 people in McMinns Lagoon of these 51.9% were male and 48.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.9% of the population.

The median age of people in McMinns Lagoon was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 28.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.0% of the population.

Of people in McMinns Lagoon aged 15 years and over, 54.9% were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in McMinns Lagoon was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In McMinns Lagoon, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in McMinns Lagoon was 47 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In McMinns Lagoon 32.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.1% were in primary school, 19.0% in secondary school and 7.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in McMinns Lagoon were Australian 31.8%, English 30.6%, Scottish 9.9%, Irish 8.4% and Dutch 3.1%.

In McMinns Lagoon, 84.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.8%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 1.0%, Thailand 0.7% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 0.6%.

In McMinns Lagoon, 68.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in McMinns Lagoon were No Religion 31.5%, Anglican 21.4%, Catholic 19.5%, Uniting Church 6.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.6%.

In McMinns Lagoon 91.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.7%, German 0.4%, Danish 0.4%, Cantonese 0.4% and Burarra 0.4%.

Employment

There were 363 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in McMinns Lagoon. Of these 71.9% were employed full time, 19.6% were employed part-time and 2.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in McMinns Lagoon, 7.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in McMinns Lagoon was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The most common occupations in McMinns Lagoon included Managers 19.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.8%, Professionals 15.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.7%, Labourers 8.7%, Sales Workers 8.1% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.9%.

Of the employed people in McMinns Lagoon, the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 9.3%, Residential Building Construction 4.2%, Building Installation Services 4.2%, School Education 3.9% and Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in McMinns Lagoon was $906.

In McMinns Lagoon, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.9%, Car, as passenger 8.7%, Walked only 3.4%, Truck 1.4% and Bus 0.8%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In McMinns Lagoon, 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, 38.6% provided care for children and 8.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.7% 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 McMinns Lagoon, 29.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in McMinns Lagoon, 49.3% were couple families with children, 34.8% were couple families without children and 14.4% were one parent families.

In McMinns Lagoon 12.5% of single parents were male and 87.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In McMinns Lagoon, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,659 and those without children was $2,143.

Employment status of couple families

In McMinns Lagoon, of couple families with children, 37.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 13.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In McMinns Lagoon, 94.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in McMinns Lagoon, 92.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 7.6% were other dwellings.

In McMinns Lagoon, of occupied private dwellings 11.1% had 1 bedroom, 13.2% had 2 bedrooms and 38.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in McMinns Lagoon, 28.4% were owned outright, 47.9% were owned with a mortgage and 19.5% were rented.

Household composition

In McMinns Lagoon, of all households, 78.8% were family households, 17.8% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

In McMinns Lagoon, 14.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 20.4% 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 McMinns Lagoon, 20.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In McMinns Lagoon, there were 35 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 15 (or 42.9%) were male and 20 (or 57.1%) were female. The median age was 13 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 McMinns Lagoon, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,250.

In McMinns Lagoon, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,811.