Milsons Point

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,158 people in Milsons Point. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Milsons Point was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.4% of the population.

Of people in Milsons Point aged 15 years and over, 51.3% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Milsons Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Milsons Point 22.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 11.6% were in primary school, 11.6% in secondary school and 25.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Milsons Point, 12.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 3.0% 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 Milsons Point were English 20.3%, Chinese 15.8%, Australian 9.7%, Irish 8.1% and Scottish 6.2%.

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

In Milsons Point, 40.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.7%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 3.8%, New Zealand 3.3% and Japan 2.7%.

In Milsons Point, 23.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 58.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Milsons Point, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 27.6%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 9.5%, England 6.7%, India 3.9% and Japan 3.4%.

In Milsons Point, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 28.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10.0%, England 5.5%, Japan 3.7% and India 3.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Milsons Point were No Religion, so described 34.4%, Catholic 19.0%, Not stated 14.3%, Anglican 12.2% and Buddhism 3.6%. In Milsons Point, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (48.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Milsons Point 56.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 8.0%, Cantonese 7.6%, Japanese 3.3%, Spanish 1.2% and Italian 1.1%.

Employment

There were 1,293 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Milsons Point. Of these 71.6% were employed full time, 20.9% were employed part-time and 3.3% 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 Milsons Point, 8.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 62.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Milsons Point included Professionals 43.2%, Managers 29.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Sales Workers 5.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 3.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 2.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 0.7% and Labourers 0.7%.

Of the employed people in Milsons Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Computer System Design and Related Services 7.3%, Banking 5.8%, Legal Services 4.0%, Other Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.8% and Accounting Services 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Milsons Point was $1,680.

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

In Milsons Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Train 39.7%, Car, as driver 21.6%, Walked only 12.1%, Worked at home 8.4% and Train, bus 1.9%. On the day, 46.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 24.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Milsons Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.7% provided care for children and 8.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.1% 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 Milsons Point, 28.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Milsons Point, 25.2% were couple families with children, 64.4% were couple families without children and 8.7% were one parent families.

In Milsons Point, 29.4% of single parents were male and 70.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Milsons Point, of couple families with children, 29.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 12.8% 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 Milsons Point, 82.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.9% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Milsons Point, 0.3% were separate houses, 0.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 99.1% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Milsons Point, of occupied private dwellings 30.0% had 1 bedroom, 33.1% had 2 bedrooms and 32.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2. The average household size was 1.9 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Milsons Point, 30.0% were owned outright, 14.3% were owned with a mortgage and 53.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Milsons Point, of all households, 59.3% were family households, 37.1% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

In Milsons Point, 7.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 50.7% 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 Milsons Point, 49.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 20.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 3.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Milsons Point, 93.4% 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 Milsons Point, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Milsons Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Milsons Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 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)