Maryborough West

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 531 people in Maryborough West. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Maryborough West was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.5% of the population.

Of people in Maryborough West aged 15 years and over, 57.3% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Maryborough West, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Maryborough West 20.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.3% were in primary school, 33.6% in secondary school and 10.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Maryborough West, 13.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.3% 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 Maryborough West were Australian 33.4%, English 33.4%, German 7.6%, Irish 7.4% and Scottish 6.4%.

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 Maryborough West (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Maryborough West, 88.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.9%, England 1.9% and Canada 0.6%.

In Maryborough West, 76.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Maryborough West, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.3%, England 4.6%, New Zealand 4.2%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.9% and Netherlands 1.0%.

In Maryborough West, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.7%, England 3.3%, New Zealand 3.1%, Netherlands 1.3% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Maryborough West were No Religion, so described 29.4%, Anglican 25.1%, Catholic 12.6%, Uniting Church 7.9% and Not stated 7.4%. In Maryborough West, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Maryborough West 94.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 226 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Maryborough West. Of these 54.4% were employed full time, 29.2% were employed part-time and 10.2% 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 Maryborough West, 8.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Maryborough West included Clerical and Administrative Workers 21.2%, Labourers 16.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.4%, Managers 11.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.3%, Professionals 8.8% and Sales Workers 7.3%.

Of the employed people in Maryborough West, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 8.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.9%, Dental Services 5.8%, Takeaway Food Services 5.0% and Other Social Assistance Services 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Maryborough West was $495.

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

In Maryborough West, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.0%, Car, as passenger 7.7%, Worked at home 4.8%, Walked only 2.9% and Motorbike/scooter 1.9%. 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 76.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Maryborough West, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.5% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.2% 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 Maryborough West, 28.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Maryborough West, 25.9% were couple families with children, 56.3% were couple families without children and 15.2% were one parent families.

In Maryborough West, 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Maryborough West, of couple families with children, 12.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 10.3% 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 Maryborough West, 91.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.0% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Maryborough West, 97.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

In Maryborough West, of occupied private dwellings 1.4% had 1 bedroom, 8.9% had 2 bedrooms and 49.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.3 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Maryborough West, 48.8% were owned outright, 30.7% were owned with a mortgage and 15.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Maryborough West, of all households, 75.9% were family households, 19.8% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

In Maryborough West, 25.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.6% 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 Maryborough West, 31.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Maryborough West, 76.6% 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 Maryborough West, 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 30 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 Maryborough West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,374.

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

In Maryborough West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $273 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)