Mataranka (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 244 people in Mataranka (L) of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 37.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Mataranka (L) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.4% of the population.

Of people in Mataranka (L) aged 15 years and over, 43.5% were married and 17.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Mataranka (L) was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Mataranka (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 41.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Mataranka (L) was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Mataranka (L) 31.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.1% were in primary school, 12.8% in secondary school and 5.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mataranka (L) were Australian 26.8%, Australian Aboriginal 23.5%, English 20.0%, Scottish 9.4% and Irish 6.5%.

In Mataranka (L), 86.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.9%, New Zealand 2.4%, Austria 1.2%, Ireland 1.2% and Papua New Guinea 1.2%.

In Mataranka (L), 81.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Mataranka (L) were Anglican 29.5%, No Religion 25.8%, Catholic 13.5%, Uniting Church 3.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.3%.

In Mataranka (L) 65.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Kriol 27.9%.

Employment

There were 110 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mataranka (L). Of these 79.1% were employed full time, 13.6% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Mataranka (L), 5.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 62.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Mataranka (L) was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Mataranka (L) were Professionals 21.1%, Managers 20.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0% and Labourers 8.3%.

Of the employed people in Mataranka (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 16.4%, School Education 13.6%, Cement, Lime, Plaster and Concrete Product Manufacturing 12.7%, Local Government Administration 7.3% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mataranka (L) was $705.

In Mataranka (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 45.0%, Walked only 18.3%, Car, as passenger 6.4%, Other 5.5% and Bicycle 2.8%. On the day, 2.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 47.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mataranka (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.5% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.4% 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 Mataranka (L), 23.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mataranka (L), 45.1% were couple families with children, 47.1% were couple families without children and 7.8% were one parent families.

In Mataranka (L) 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Mataranka (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,291 and those without children was $2,083.

Employment status of couple families

In Mataranka (L), of couple families with children, 45.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 8.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Mataranka (L), 71.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mataranka (L), 61.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.9% were flats, units or apartments and 26.3% were other dwellings.

In Mataranka (L), of occupied private dwellings 15.4% had 1 bedroom, 26.9% had 2 bedrooms and 29.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mataranka (L), 40.0% were owned outright, 24.0% were owned with a mortgage and 36.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Mataranka (L), of all households, 58.4% were family households, 37.7% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

In Mataranka (L), 25.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 7.8% 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 Mataranka (L), 39.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Mataranka (L), there were 93 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 47 (or 50.5%) were male and 46 (or 49.5%) were female. The median age was 32 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 Mataranka (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.1, with 2.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Mataranka (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $30 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.