Myers Flat

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 459 people in Myers Flat. Of these 55.6% were male and 44.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Myers Flat was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.3% of the population.

Of people in Myers Flat aged 15 years and over, 52.9% were married and 16.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Myers Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Myers Flat 26.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.8% were in primary school, 26.2% in secondary school and 13.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Myers Flat, 11.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 29.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Myers Flat were Australian 34.5%, English 32.7%, Irish 8.7%, Scottish 7.7% and German 4.1%.

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 Myers Flat (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Myers Flat, 90.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.9%, Germany 0.7% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.7%.

In Myers Flat, 78.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Myers Flat, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 84.8%, England 5.1%, Scotland 1.3%, Italy 1.1% and Ireland 0.9%.

In Myers Flat, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 86.6%, England 3.3%, Scotland 1.1%, New Zealand 0.9% and Netherlands 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Myers Flat were No Religion, so described 34.6%, Catholic 24.8%, Anglican 13.5%, Uniting Church 8.1% and Not stated 6.8%. In Myers Flat, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Myers Flat 92.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.3%, Mandarin 1.1%, Hungarian 0.9% and Tibetan 0.7%.

Employment

There were 233 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Myers Flat. Of these 53.2% were employed full time, 35.6% were employed part-time and 3.9% 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 Myers Flat, 14.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Myers Flat included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.9%, Professionals 16.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.7%, Labourers 11.4%, Managers 11.0%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.4% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in Myers Flat, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.7%, Primary Education 5.5%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 4.4%, Plumbing Services 3.8% and Banking 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Myers Flat was $512.

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In Myers Flat, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.7%, Worked at home 9.4%, Truck 3.6%, Walked only 3.1% and Car, as passenger 1.8%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Myers Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.2% provided care for children and 14.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.0% 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 Myers Flat, 29.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Myers Flat, 38.8% were couple families with children, 46.0% were couple families without children and 12.9% were one parent families.

In Myers Flat, 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Myers Flat, of couple families with children, 18.3% had both partners employed full-time, 7.5% had both employed part-time and 25.0% 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 Myers Flat, 92.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Myers Flat, 94.4% were separate houses, 2.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

In Myers Flat, of occupied private dwellings 5.8% had 1 bedroom, 6.4% had 2 bedrooms and 45.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Myers Flat, 45.9% were owned outright, 40.1% were owned with a mortgage and 12.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Myers Flat, of all households, 74.3% were family households, 23.5% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

In Myers Flat, 21.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.1% 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 Myers Flat, 16.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 40.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Myers Flat, 83.1% 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 Myers Flat, 37.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 62.5% were female. The median age was 14 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 Myers Flat, 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 Myers Flat, 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)