Mount Alexander (S)

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 18,761 people in Mount Alexander (S). Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Alexander (S) was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.1% of the population.

Of people in Mount Alexander (S) aged 15 years and over, 44.3% were married and 16.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Alexander (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 43.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Alexander (S) 30.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.6% were in primary school, 17.9% in secondary school and 10.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Alexander (S), 10.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Alexander (S) were English 30.1%, Australian 27.3%, Irish 10.3%, Scottish 9.2% and German 3.1%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Mount Alexander (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Alexander (S), 79.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, New Zealand 1.2%, Netherlands 0.5%, Germany 0.5% and Scotland 0.4%.

In Mount Alexander (S), 64.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Alexander (S), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.2%, England 6.0%, New Zealand 1.5%, Netherlands 1.1% and Scotland 1.1%.

In Mount Alexander (S), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.3%, England 5.3%, New Zealand 1.6%, Netherlands 0.9% and Scotland 0.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Alexander (S) were No Religion, so described 45.1%, Not stated 15.2%, Catholic 11.8%, Anglican 11.1% and Uniting Church 5.5%. In Mount Alexander (S), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (53.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Alexander (S) 85.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.4%, German 0.4%, Italian 0.3%, French 0.3% and Dutch 0.2%.

Employment

There were 7,991 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Alexander (S). Of these 48.4% were employed full time, 40.6% were employed part-time and 5.4% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Mount Alexander (S), 14.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Alexander (S) included Professionals 23.8%, Managers 14.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.8%, Labourers 13.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 7.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.6%.

Of the employed people in Mount Alexander (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.3%, Cured Meat and Smallgoods Manufacturing 3.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%, Local Government Administration 2.6% and Primary Education 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Alexander (S) was $550.

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In Mount Alexander (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.6%, Worked at home 9.0%, Walked only 4.2%, Car, as passenger 4.1% and Train 3.0%. On the day, 5.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Alexander (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.6% provided care for children and 12.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mount Alexander (S), 27.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Alexander (S), 35.3% were couple families with children, 47.1% were couple families without children and 16.1% were one parent families.

In Mount Alexander (S), 21.1% of single parents were male and 78.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Alexander (S), of couple families with children, 13.6% had both partners employed full-time, 8.0% had both employed part-time and 21.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Mount Alexander (S), 84.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Alexander (S), 94.2% were separate houses, 3.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.8% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

In Mount Alexander (S), of occupied private dwellings 4.6% had 1 bedroom, 24.1% had 2 bedrooms and 46.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Alexander (S), 44.8% were owned outright, 34.0% were owned with a mortgage and 17.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Alexander (S), of all households, 63.6% were family households, 32.9% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

In Mount Alexander (S), 29.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Mount Alexander (S), 35.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Alexander (S), 79.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Mount Alexander (S), 58.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 41.1% were female. The median age was 33 years.

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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.

In Mount Alexander (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $785.

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In Mount Alexander (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $234 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)