Murray Downs

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 265 people in Murray Downs. Of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Murray Downs was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.9% of the population.

Of people in Murray Downs aged 15 years and over, 71.4% were married and 4.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Murray Downs, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 2.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Murray Downs 35.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 13.6% were in primary school, 25.0% in secondary school and 17.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Murray Downs, 15.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Murray Downs were English 37.5%, Australian 30.3%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 7.2% and German 2.5%.

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 Murray Downs (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Murray Downs, 83.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was New Zealand 2.6%.

In Murray Downs, 75.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Murray Downs, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 79.2%, New Zealand 3.5%, England 2.3% and Egypt 1.2%.

In Murray Downs, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 83.4%, New Zealand 1.6%, England 1.2% and Indonesia 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Murray Downs were No Religion, so described 25.8%, Catholic 22.5%, Anglican 17.1%, Not stated 14.2% and Uniting Church 6.9%. In Murray Downs, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Murray Downs 87.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 140 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Murray Downs. Of these 62.9% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 2.1% 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 Murray Downs, 12.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Murray Downs included Managers 23.8%, Professionals 18.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.5%, Labourers 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Murray Downs, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 5.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.8%, Other Grain Growing 4.9%, House Construction 4.9% and Local Government Administration 4.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Murray Downs was $707.

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

In Murray Downs, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 73.1%, Worked at home 8.2% and Walked only 4.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Murray Downs, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.3% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 38.7% 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 Murray Downs, 18.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Murray Downs, 38.2% were couple families with children, 57.4% were couple families without children and 4.4% were one parent families.

In Murray Downs, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Murray Downs, of couple families with children, 26.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 20.0% 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 Murray Downs, 76.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Murray Downs, 96.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Murray Downs, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 39.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Murray Downs, 50.6% were owned outright, 28.9% were owned with a mortgage and 15.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Murray Downs, of all households, 89.3% were family households, 10.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Murray Downs, 10.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.9% 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 Murray Downs, 17.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 51.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Murray Downs, 91.1% 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 Murray Downs, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 7 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 Murray Downs, 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 Murray Downs, 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)