Miles End

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 265 people in Miles End. Of these 55.1% were male and 44.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 14.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Miles End was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.3% of the population.

Of people in Miles End aged 15 years and over, 59.9% were married and 11.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Miles End, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Miles End 33.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.2% were in primary school, 19.7% in secondary school and 9.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Miles End, 11.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 27.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 1.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Miles End were Australian 36.9%, English 19.6%, Irish 10.0%, Scottish 8.2% and Maori 3.0%.

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 Miles End (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Miles End, 76.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Philippines 4.2%, New Zealand 3.4%, Ireland 1.5% and Greece 1.1%.

In Miles End, 61.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Miles End, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.9%, New Zealand 4.5%, Philippines 4.2%, England 2.7% and Netherlands 1.9%.

In Miles End, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.6%, New Zealand 5.5%, Philippines 3.6%, Ireland 2.0% and Thailand 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Miles End were No Religion, so described 30.2%, Catholic 28.2%, Not stated 12.9%, Anglican 11.4% and Pentecostal 5.5%. In Miles End, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Miles End 81.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Tagalog 2.6%, Greek 1.1%, Filipino 1.1% and Maori (Cook Island) 1.1%.

Employment

There were 138 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Miles End. Of these 65.9% were employed full time, 25.4% were employed part-time and 5.8% 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 Miles End, 10.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 61.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Miles End included Technicians and Trades Workers 28.7%, Professionals 14.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.8%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Labourers 8.8%, Managers 7.4% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.1%.

Of the employed people in Miles End, the most common responses for industry of employment included Copper Ore Mining 26.1%, Silver-Lead-Zinc Ore Mining 15.9%, Secondary Education 10.2%, Takeaway Food Services 5.7% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Miles End was $1,081.

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In Miles End, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 71.1%, Car, as passenger 10.2%, Worked at home 3.9% and Walked only 2.3%. 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 78.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Miles End, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.4% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.5% 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 Miles End, 28.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Miles End, 50.0% were couple families with children, 36.7% were couple families without children and 8.3% were one parent families.

In Miles End, 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Miles End, of couple families with children, 21.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 30.9% 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 Miles End, 83.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Miles End, 89.2% were separate houses, 6.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Miles End, of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 25.5% had 2 bedrooms and 38.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Miles End, 15.6% were owned outright, 45.6% were owned with a mortgage and 28.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Miles End, of all households, 67.8% were family households, 32.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Miles End, 11.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 21.8% 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 Miles End, 39.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Miles End, 79.6% 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 Miles End, 39.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.5% were female. The median age was 19 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 Miles End, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,333.

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

In Miles End, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)