Mount Taylor

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 286 people in Mount Taylor. Of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Taylor was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.1% of the population.

Of people in Mount Taylor aged 15 years and over, 54.7% were married and 8.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Taylor, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Taylor 30.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.2% were in primary school, 24.7% in secondary school and 7.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Taylor, 10.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Taylor were Australian 32.6%, English 28.8%, Irish 11.5%, Scottish 9.5% and Italian 4.3%.

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 Taylor (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Taylor, 89.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 3.6%.

In Mount Taylor, 73.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Taylor, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.7%, England 7.0%, Italy 3.9%, Switzerland 2.1% and Ireland 1.4%.

In Mount Taylor, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.4%, England 4.9%, Netherlands 2.5%, Germany 2.1% and New Zealand 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Taylor were No Religion, so described 39.9%, Catholic 18.8%, Anglican 17.0%, Not stated 12.0% and Uniting Church 5.8%. In Mount Taylor, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Taylor 92.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.4% and Swiss, so described 1.4%.

Employment

There were 146 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Taylor. Of these 50.7% were employed full time, 36.3% were employed part-time and 9.6% 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 Mount Taylor, 14.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Taylor included Professionals 22.0%, Managers 16.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.8%, Labourers 11.8%, Sales Workers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.3%.

Of the employed people in Mount Taylor, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 15.0%, Gardening Services 10.0%, Secondary Education 10.0%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 8.3% and Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 6.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Taylor was $570.

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

In Mount Taylor, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 73.8%, Car, as passenger 4.1%, Other 2.5%, Walked only 2.5% and Worked at home 2.5%. On the day, 2.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Taylor, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.4% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.3% 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 Mount Taylor, 21.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Taylor, 39.0% were couple families with children, 51.2% were couple families without children and 9.8% were one parent families.

In Mount Taylor, 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Taylor, of couple families with children, 12.3% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 28.8% 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 Mount Taylor, 80.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Taylor, 97.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 2.9% were other dwellings.

In Mount Taylor, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.4% had 2 bedrooms and 49.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Taylor, 42.6% were owned outright, 42.6% were owned with a mortgage and 11.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Taylor, of all households, 83.3% were family households, 13.7% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In Mount Taylor, 17.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.6% 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 Mount Taylor, 12.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 50.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Taylor, 72.6% 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 Mount Taylor, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 18 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 Mount Taylor, 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 Mount Taylor, 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)