Mission River

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 987 people in Mission River. Of these 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 91.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Mission River was 26 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 29.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.3% of the population.

Of people in Mission River aged 15 years and over, 15.9% were married and 3.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Mission River, of people aged 15 years and over, 9.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 35.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mission River 28.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.6% were in primary school, 32.2% in secondary school and 4.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mission River, 19.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mission River were Australian Aboriginal 48.7%, Torres Strait Islander 22.7%, Australian 18.0%, English 4.1% and Tongan 0.7%.

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 Mission River (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mission River, 96.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 0.4%, New Zealand 0.3%, Fiji 0.3%, Tonga 0.3% and Uganda 0.3%.

In Mission River, 93.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 2.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mission River, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 96.6%, New Zealand 0.3%, Tonga 0.3%, Philippines 0.3% and Uganda 0.3%.

In Mission River, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 95.3%, Fiji 0.3%, Tonga 0.3%, England 0.3% and Philippines 0.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Mission River were No Religion, so described 43.6%, Uniting Church 21.2%, Not stated 12.1%, Pentecostal 7.0% and Catholic 4.7%. In Mission River, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mission River 64.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 14.0%, Mauritian Creole 3.4%, Kriol 2.3%, Cape York Peninsula Languages, nec 1.2% and Tongan 0.6%.

Employment

There were 234 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mission River. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 17.9% were employed part-time and 29.9% 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 Mission River, 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mission River included Machinery Operators and Drivers 22.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.7%, Labourers 13.7%, Professionals 12.4%, Managers 8.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.2% and Sales Workers 1.9%.

Of the employed people in Mission River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 26.4%, Bauxite Mining 17.0%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.3%, Coal Mining 3.8% and Forestry Support Services 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mission River was $282.

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In Mission River, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.9%, Walked only 14.1%, Car, as passenger 13.5%, Worked at home 7.6% and Bus 1.8%. On the day, 1.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mission River, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.3% provided care for children and 7.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.6% 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 Mission River, 30.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mission River, 47.5% were couple families with children, 16.9% were couple families without children and 29.2% were one parent families.

In Mission River, 16.4% of single parents were male and 83.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mission River, of couple families with children, 10.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.2% had both employed part-time and 7.9% 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 Mission River, 91.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mission River, 81.2% were separate houses, 16.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

In Mission River, of occupied private dwellings 7.8% had 1 bedroom, 21.3% had 2 bedrooms and 40.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 3.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mission River, 0.0% were owned outright, 1.2% were owned with a mortgage and 97.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Mission River, of all households, 81.2% were family households, 18.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Mission River, 38.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.2% 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 Mission River, 30.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 16.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mission River, 48.0% 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 Mission River, 50.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.6% were female. The median age was 24 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 Mission River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $788.

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

In Mission River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 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)