Mitchell Park (Vic.)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 868 people in Mitchell Park (Vic.). Of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Mitchell Park (Vic.) was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.8% of the population.

Of people in Mitchell Park (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 43.6% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Mitchell Park (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 41.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mitchell Park (Vic.) 32.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.4% were in primary school, 18.2% in secondary school and 10.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mitchell Park (Vic.), 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mitchell Park (Vic.) were Australian 36.3%, English 28.9%, Irish 11.3%, Scottish 6.0% and German 3.1%.

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 Mitchell Park (Vic.) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mitchell Park (Vic.), 84.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.8%, Taiwan 1.2%, England 1.0%, South Sudan 0.5% and New Zealand 0.3%.

In Mitchell Park (Vic.), 76.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mitchell Park (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.8%, England 1.2%, Taiwan 1.2% and India 0.9%.

In Mitchell Park (Vic.), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.8%, England 2.5%, Taiwan 1.2% and Czech Republic 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Mitchell Park (Vic.) were No Religion, so described 40.1%, Catholic 27.5%, Anglican 10.0%, Not stated 8.1% and Uniting Church 4.6%. In Mitchell Park (Vic.), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mitchell Park (Vic.) 87.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 4.6%, Tamil 0.8%, Nuer 0.7%, Bisaya 0.5% and Czech 0.3%.

Employment

There were 435 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mitchell Park (Vic.). Of these 54.0% were employed full time, 34.9% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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 Mitchell Park (Vic.), 14.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mitchell Park (Vic.) included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.6%, Labourers 15.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.1%, Professionals 10.9%, Sales Workers 9.9% and Managers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Mitchell Park (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 4.6%, Takeaway Food Services 4.0%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.3%, Fruit and Vegetable Processing 3.0% and Other Horse and Dog Racing Activities 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mitchell Park (Vic.) was $566.

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In Mitchell Park (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 76.5%, Car, as passenger 5.1%, Worked at home 3.5%, Bus 0.8% and Bicycle 0.8%. On the day, 2.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 81.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mitchell Park (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.9% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mitchell Park (Vic.), 29.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mitchell Park (Vic.), 43.3% were couple families with children, 36.5% were couple families without children and 18.5% were one parent families.

In Mitchell Park (Vic.), 20.9% of single parents were male and 79.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mitchell Park (Vic.), of couple families with children, 15.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 30.1% 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 Mitchell Park (Vic.), 89.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mitchell Park (Vic.), 89.1% were separate houses, 3.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.1% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Mitchell Park (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 3.7% had 1 bedroom, 7.1% had 2 bedrooms and 53.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mitchell Park (Vic.), 29.4% were owned outright, 42.2% were owned with a mortgage and 26.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Mitchell Park (Vic.), of all households, 70.7% were family households, 23.2% were single person households and 6.1% were group households.

In Mitchell Park (Vic.), 25.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.2% 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 Mitchell Park (Vic.), 32.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mitchell Park (Vic.), 82.5% 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 Mitchell Park (Vic.), 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 24 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 Mitchell Park (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,024.

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In Mitchell Park (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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