McKenzie Hill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 502 people in McKenzie Hill. Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in McKenzie Hill was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 27.4% of the population.

Of people in McKenzie Hill aged 15 years and over, 50.6% were married and 14.8% were either divorced or separated.

In McKenzie Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In McKenzie Hill 27.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.1% were in primary school, 36.7% in secondary school and 27.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in McKenzie Hill, 11.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in McKenzie Hill were Australian 34.8%, English 29.9%, Scottish 10.0%, Irish 10.0% and Italian 3.8%.

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 McKenzie Hill (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In McKenzie Hill, 88.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.3%, New Zealand 1.7%, Ireland 1.0%, Philippines 1.0% and Germany 0.6%.

In McKenzie Hill, 78.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In McKenzie Hill, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.0%, England 2.8%, Samoa 1.8%, Philippines 1.8% and Netherlands 1.6%.

In McKenzie Hill, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 85.0%, England 4.5%, Philippines 1.8%, New Zealand 1.2% and Scotland 0.8%.

The most common responses for religion in McKenzie Hill were No Religion, so described 42.5%, Catholic 15.7%, Anglican 14.8%, Uniting Church 6.5% and Not stated 5.7%. In McKenzie Hill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In McKenzie Hill 92.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Samoan 1.8%, Italian 1.2% and Filipino 0.6%.

Employment

There were 249 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in McKenzie Hill. Of these 52.2% were employed full time, 36.9% were employed part-time and 3.2% 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 McKenzie Hill, 17.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in McKenzie Hill included Professionals 20.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Managers 13.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Labourers 12.6%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.5%.

Of the employed people in McKenzie Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cured Meat and Smallgoods Manufacturing 8.7%, Correctional and Detention Services 8.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.8% and Accounting Services 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in McKenzie Hill was $575.

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In McKenzie Hill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.4%, Car, as passenger 6.4%, Worked at home 5.1%, Train 1.7% and Train, car as driver 1.7%. On the day, 4.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In McKenzie Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.8% provided care for children and 14.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.9% 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 McKenzie Hill, 31.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in McKenzie Hill, 33.1% were couple families with children, 54.2% were couple families without children and 12.7% were one parent families.

In McKenzie Hill, 26.3% of single parents were male and 73.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In McKenzie Hill, of couple families with children, 15.3% had both partners employed full-time, 6.9% had both employed part-time and 22.9% 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 McKenzie Hill, 84.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in McKenzie Hill, 95.9% were separate houses, 2.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In McKenzie Hill, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 14.9% had 2 bedrooms and 38.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in McKenzie Hill, 45.0% were owned outright, 40.5% were owned with a mortgage and 13.0% were rented.

Household composition

In McKenzie Hill, of all households, 73.0% were family households, 23.0% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

In McKenzie Hill, 17.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.6% 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 McKenzie Hill, 27.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In McKenzie Hill, 84.5% 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 McKenzie 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 McKenzie 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 McKenzie 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)