Murchison North

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 187 people in Murchison North. Of these 54.8% were male and 45.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Murchison North was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.0% of the population.

Of people in Murchison North aged 15 years and over, 62.7% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Murchison North, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Murchison North 32.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.4% were in primary school, 33.9% in secondary school and 11.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Murchison North, 11.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Murchison North were English 34.7%, Australian 33.1%, Scottish 10.9%, Irish 9.3% and German 4.0%.

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 Murchison North (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Murchison North, 92.8% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Murchison North, 80.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Murchison North, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 85.3%, Italy 2.3%, England 1.7% and Netherlands 1.7%.

In Murchison North, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 90.1%, England 2.2%, Italy 2.2% and Spain 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Murchison North were No Religion, so described 42.5%, Catholic 23.8%, Anglican 9.4%, Uniting Church 8.8% and Not stated 5.5%. In Murchison North, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Murchison North 94.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 1.6%.

Employment

There were 105 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Murchison North. Of these 60.0% were employed full time, 30.5% were employed part-time and 2.9% 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 Murchison North, 7.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Murchison North included Managers 35.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.5%, Labourers 12.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.3%, Professionals 6.2%, Sales Workers 6.2% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Murchison North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 22.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.0%, Aged Care Residential Services 7.0%, Floriculture Production (Outdoors) 5.6% and State Government Administration 5.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Murchison North was $604.

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

In Murchison North, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 54.5%, Worked at home 22.8% and Walked only 5.9%. 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 54.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Murchison North, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.1% provided care for children and 16.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.2% 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 Murchison North, 21.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Murchison North, 43.6% were couple families with children, 43.6% were couple families without children and 12.7% were one parent families.

In Murchison North, 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Murchison North, of couple families with children, 27.9% had both partners employed full-time, 7.0% had both employed part-time and 27.9% 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 Murchison North, 87.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.2% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Murchison North, 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.

In Murchison North, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.1% had 2 bedrooms and 48.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Murchison North, 46.4% were owned outright, 42.9% were owned with a mortgage and 10.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Murchison North, of all households, 84.8% were family households, 15.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Murchison North, 27.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.7% 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 Murchison North, 15.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 47.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Murchison North, 93.1% 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 Murchison North, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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.

In Murchison North, 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 Murchison North, 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)