Millers Point

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,482 people in Millers Point. Of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Millers Point was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 5.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.3% of the population.

Of people in Millers Point aged 15 years and over, 51.1% were married and 13.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Millers Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Millers Point 27.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 5.7% were in primary school, 4.5% in secondary school and 24.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Millers Point, 14.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 4.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Millers Point were English 20.1%, Australian 14.2%, Irish 8.5%, Chinese 6.8% and Scottish 5.6%.

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 Millers Point (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Millers Point, 42.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.6%, Japan 3.4%, New Zealand 2.6% and United States of America 2.6%.

In Millers Point, 29.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 47.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Millers Point, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 32.4%, England 6.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.2%, Japan 3.5% and New Zealand 2.2%.

In Millers Point, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 32.8%, England 6.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.7%, Japan 3.5% and New Zealand 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Millers Point were No Religion, so described 29.3%, Not stated 20.4%, Catholic 18.4%, Anglican 10.6% and Buddhism 4.0%. In Millers Point, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Millers Point 59.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.9%, Japanese 3.3%, Cantonese 1.7%, Greek 1.3% and Spanish 1.3%.

Employment

There were 827 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Millers Point. Of these 75.1% were employed full time, 17.7% were employed part-time and 2.7% 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 Millers Point, 6.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 66.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Millers Point included Professionals 41.8%, Managers 28.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 5.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 3.7%, Labourers 1.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 0.4%.

Of the employed people in Millers Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Banking 6.8%, Other Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 5.8%, Legal Services 5.4%, Accounting Services 3.6% and Computer System Design and Related Services 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Millers Point was $1,525.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Millers Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 43.2%, Car, as driver 24.0%, Worked at home 8.5%, Train 7.8% and Bus 4.0%. On the day, 13.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 25.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Millers Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 13.1% provided care for children and 7.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.2% 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 Millers Point, 24.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Millers Point, 19.3% were couple families with children, 73.2% were couple families without children and 6.2% were one parent families.

In Millers Point, 16.0% of single parents were male and 84.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Millers Point, of couple families with children, 31.4% had both partners employed full-time, 1.1% had both employed part-time and 12.9% 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 Millers Point, 55.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 44.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Millers Point, 0.5% were separate houses, 8.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 90.7% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Millers Point, of occupied private dwellings 25.5% had 1 bedroom, 42.0% had 2 bedrooms and 24.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2. The average household size was 1.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Millers Point, 26.8% were owned outright, 16.8% were owned with a mortgage and 53.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Millers Point, of all households, 56.8% were family households, 39.2% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

In Millers Point, 10.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 50.6% 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 Millers Point, 52.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 18.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 1.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Millers Point, 92.1% 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 Millers Point, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 47 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 Millers Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,624.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Millers Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $425 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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