Mount Macedon

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC21789
People 1,335
Male 52.4%
Female 47.6%
Median age 46
Families 391
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 620
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $2,068
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $385
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 701 52.4 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 636 47.6 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 6 0.5 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,335 people in Mount Macedon. Of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

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Age Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 46 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 69 5.2 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 91 6.8 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 104 7.8 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 62 4.6 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 44 3.3 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 35 2.6 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 58 4.3 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 69 5.2 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 91 6.8 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 108 8.1 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 120 9.0 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 99 7.4 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 119 8.9 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 119 8.9 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 66 4.9 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 46 3.4 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 22 1.6 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 14 1.0 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Mount Macedon was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 664 62.2 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 23 2.2 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 80 7.5 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 35 3.3 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 265 24.8 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mount Macedon aged 15 years and over, 62.2% were married and 9.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 585 61.7 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 126 13.3 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 237 25.0 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Mount Macedon, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 23 5.8 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 97 24.6 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 16 4.1 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 23 5.8 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 15 3.8 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 20 5.1 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 45 11.4 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 10 2.5 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 55 14.0 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 6 1.5 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 84 21.3 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Mount Macedon 29.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.5% were in primary school, 21.3% in secondary school and 16.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 398 37.7 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 113 10.7 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 26 2.5 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 105 9.9 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 147 13.9 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 54 5.1 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 55 5.2 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 39 3.7 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 104 9.8 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Macedon, 13.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 616 32.2 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 436 22.8 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 224 11.7 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 174 9.1 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 65 3.4 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Mount Macedon were English 32.2%, Australian 22.8%, Irish 11.7%, Scottish 9.1% and German 3.4%.

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 Mount Macedon (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,009 77.0 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 107 8.2 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 14 1.1 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
United States of America 11 0.8 19,695 0.3 86,125 0.4
Germany 8 0.6 26,308 0.4 102,595 0.4
Ireland 7 0.5 15,615 0.3 74,888 0.3

In Mount Macedon, 77.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.2%, New Zealand 1.1%, United States of America 0.8%, Germany 0.6% and Ireland 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 323 24.1 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 113 8.4 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 99 7.4 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 730 54.4 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Mount Macedon, 54.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 837 63.7 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 130 9.9 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 24 1.8 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
Scotland 23 1.8 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2
New Zealand 22 1.7 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6

In Mount Macedon, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 63.7%, England 9.9%, Italy 1.8%, Scotland 1.8% and New Zealand 1.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 843 63.1 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 128 9.6 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Ireland 27 2.0 32,615 0.6 147,423 0.6
Italy 23 1.7 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 20 1.5 28,803 0.5 155,231 0.7

In Mount Macedon, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.1%, England 9.6%, Ireland 2.0%, Italy 1.7% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 549 41.4 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 276 20.8 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 212 16.0 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 114 8.6 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 57 4.3 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Mount Macedon were No Religion, so described 41.4%, Catholic 20.8%, Anglican 16.0%, Not stated 8.6% and Uniting Church 4.3%. In Mount Macedon, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Greek 12 0.9 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
French 8 0.6 19,313 0.3 70,873 0.3
Italian 6 0.5 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
German 5 0.4 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Dutch 5 0.4 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
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English only spoken at home 1,193 90.1 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 47 9.4 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Mount Macedon 90.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 0.9%, French 0.6%, Italian 0.5%, German 0.4% and Dutch 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 392 56.9 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 205 29.8 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 48 7.0 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 44 6.4 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 689 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Macedon. Of these 56.9% were employed full time, 29.8% were employed part-time and 6.4% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 84 13.1 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 63 9.8 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 58 9.1 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 77 12.0 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 315 49.2 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mount Macedon, 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 211 32.3 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 137 20.9 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 70 10.7 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 67 10.2 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 62 9.5 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 46 7.0 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 34 5.2 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 13 2.0 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Mount Macedon included Professionals 32.3%, Managers 20.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Sales Workers 7.0%, Labourers 5.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Air and Space Transport 21 3.9 9,414 0.3 46,173 0.4
Cafes and Restaurants 16 3.0 69,149 2.5 253,385 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 16 3.0 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Legal Services 15 2.8 27,342 1.0 104,051 1.0
Higher Education 15 2.8 44,970 1.6 155,985 1.5

Of the employed people in Mount Macedon, the most common responses for industry of employment included Air and Space Transport 3.9%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0%, Legal Services 2.8% and Higher Education 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 857 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 2,398 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,068 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Macedon was $857.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 382 58.8 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 65 10.0 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Train 31 4.8 157,750 5.8 488,012 4.6
Car, as passenger 26 4.0 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Train, car as driver 20 3.1 28,327 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 61 9.4 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 429 66.3 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Mount Macedon, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.8%, Worked at home 10.0%, Train 4.8%, Car, as passenger 4.0% and Train, car as driver 3.1%. On the day, 9.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 845 79.0 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 360 33.7 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 131 12.2 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 307 28.9 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Mount Macedon, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.7% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 215 20.1 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 336 31.4 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 163 15.2 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 131 12.3 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mount Macedon, 31.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 196 49.2 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 175 44.0 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 27 6.8 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mount Macedon, 44.0% were couple families with children, 49.2% were couple families without children and 6.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 37.9 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 62.1 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Mount Macedon, 37.9% of single parents were male and 62.1% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 70 19.1 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 13 3.6 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 79 21.6 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 55 15.0 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 35 9.6 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 61 16.7 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 26 7.1 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 27 7.4 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Mount Macedon, of couple families with children, 19.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 21.6% 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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 468 79.1 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 124 20.9 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Mount Macedon, 79.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 468 100.0 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Macedon, 100.0% 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.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 0.6 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 38 8.1 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 198 42.0 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 221 46.9 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 11 2.3 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Mount Macedon, of occupied private dwellings 0.6% had 1 bedroom, 8.1% had 2 bedrooms and 42.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 189 39.3 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 224 46.6 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 48 10.0 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 7 1.5 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 13 2.7 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Macedon, 39.3% were owned outright, 46.6% were owned with a mortgage and 10.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 390 83.0 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 74 15.7 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 6 1.3 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Mount Macedon, of all households, 83.0% were family households, 15.7% were single person households and 1.3% were group households.

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Household income Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 8.8 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 33.4 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Mount Macedon, 8.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 33.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 385 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.5 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.5 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.4 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.6 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 3 0.6 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 89 19.0 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 242 51.7 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 120 25.6 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 14 3.0 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Mount Macedon, 19.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 51.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 18 3.8 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 443 93.9 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 11 2.3 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Mount Macedon, 93.9% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 4 50.0 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 4 50.0 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 34 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Mount Macedon, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 34 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 725 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Mount Macedon, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $725.

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

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mount Macedon % Mount Macedon Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Mount Macedon, 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)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.