Marcus Hill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 159 people in Marcus Hill. Of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Marcus Hill was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.4% of the population.

Of people in Marcus Hill aged 15 years and over, 54.4% were married and 4.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Marcus Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Marcus Hill 31.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.0% were in primary school, 35.7% in secondary school and 11.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Marcus Hill, 11.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Marcus Hill were English 31.0%, Australian 27.2%, Scottish 11.2%, Irish 9.5% and German 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 Marcus Hill (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Marcus Hill, 81.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 5.0% and Austria 1.9%.

In Marcus Hill, 64.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Marcus Hill, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.8%, England 5.0%, New Zealand 2.5%, Scotland 1.9% and Wales 1.9%.

In Marcus Hill, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.2%, England 8.8%, Austria 3.1%, Germany 2.5% and Scotland 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Marcus Hill were No Religion, so described 33.3%, Anglican 15.7%, Catholic 15.7%, Not stated 13.2% and Uniting Church 7.5%. In Marcus Hill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Marcus Hill 84.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Macedonian 3.0% and German 1.8%.

Employment

There were 73 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Marcus Hill. Of these 58.9% were employed full time, 37.0% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Marcus Hill, 14.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Marcus Hill were Managers 28.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 20.3%, Professionals 17.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Sales Workers 6.8% and Labourers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Marcus Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included House Construction 17.1%, Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 8.6%, Plumbing Services 8.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.6% and Technical and Vocational Education and Training 8.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Marcus Hill was $680.

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In Marcus Hill, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 64.0%, Worked at home 13.3%, Car, as passenger 5.3% and Walked only 5.3%. 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 69.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Marcus Hill, 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, 25.7% provided care for children and 17.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 37.9% 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 Marcus Hill, 29.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Marcus Hill, 46.2% were couple families with children, 46.2% were couple families without children and 7.7% were one parent families.

In Marcus Hill, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Marcus Hill, of couple families with children, 20.6% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 32.4% 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 Marcus Hill, 69.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 30.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Marcus Hill, 92.3% 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 Marcus Hill, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.1% had 2 bedrooms and 45.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Marcus Hill, 45.7% were owned outright, 23.9% were owned with a mortgage and 23.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Marcus Hill, of all households, 81.0% were family households, 19.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Marcus Hill, 8.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.0% 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 Marcus Hill, 14.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 50.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Marcus Hill, 84.8% 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 Marcus Hill, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Marcus Hill, 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 Marcus Hill, 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)