Mount Charlton

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 150 people in Mount Charlton. Of these 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Charlton was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.4% of the population.

Of people in Mount Charlton aged 15 years and over, 62.5% were married and 3.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Charlton, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Charlton 26.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.5% were in primary school, 36.6% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Charlton, 6.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Charlton were English 29.6%, Australian 24.1%, Scottish 13.4%, Irish 12.0% and German 8.3%.

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 Mount Charlton (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Charlton, 78.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.5% and United States of America 2.1%.

In Mount Charlton, 67.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Charlton, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.2%, New Zealand 7.9%, United States of America 3.3%, England 2.0% and Scotland 2.0%.

In Mount Charlton, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.2%, New Zealand 6.4%, England 3.2%, United States of America 3.2% and Italy 2.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Charlton were Catholic 29.1%, No Religion, so described 22.7%, Not stated 17.7%, Anglican 12.8% and Uniting Church 9.2%. In Mount Charlton, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (74.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Charlton 90.3% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 81 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Charlton. Of these 56.8% were employed full time, 22.2% were employed part-time and 9.9% 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 Mount Charlton, 13.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Charlton included Managers 28.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 24.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.0%, Labourers 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.2%, Professionals 5.5% and Sales Workers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Mount Charlton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 22.4%, Sugar Cane Growing 16.3%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 10.2%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 8.2% and Sugar Manufacturing 8.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Charlton was $575.

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

In Mount Charlton, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 62.9%, Worked at home 14.3%, Walked only 5.7% and Bus 4.3%. On the day, 6.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Charlton, of people aged 15 years and over, 82.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.8% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 36.6% 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 Mount Charlton, 28.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 19.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Charlton, 37.0% were couple families with children, 56.5% were couple families without children and 6.5% were one parent families.

In Mount Charlton, 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Charlton, of couple families with children, 17.6% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 14.7% 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 Mount Charlton, 72.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Charlton, 94.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 6.0% were other dwellings.

In Mount Charlton, of occupied private dwellings 8.5% had 1 bedroom, 6.8% had 2 bedrooms and 47.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Charlton, 44.2% were owned outright, 44.2% were owned with a mortgage and 11.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Charlton, of all households, 88.2% were family households, 11.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Mount Charlton, 28.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.5% 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 Mount Charlton, 25.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Charlton, 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 Mount Charlton, 54.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.5% were female. The median age was 11 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 Mount Charlton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5 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 Mount Charlton, 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)