Mount Garnet

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 430 people in Mount Garnet. Of these 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 29.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Garnet was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.7% of the population.

Of people in Mount Garnet aged 15 years and over, 37.6% were married and 16.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Garnet, of people aged 15 years and over, 34.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Garnet 25.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.4% were in primary school, 13.8% in secondary school and 6.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Garnet, 9.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 1.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Garnet were Australian 37.7%, English 24.6%, Irish 9.3%, Scottish 6.6% and German 2.3%.

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 Garnet (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Garnet, 87.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 1.0% and Germany 0.7%.

In Mount Garnet, 75.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Garnet, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.4%, England 4.2%, New Zealand 1.2%, Germany 0.7% and Canada 0.7%.

In Mount Garnet, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.5%, England 2.4%, Germany 1.9%, Scotland 0.7% and Japan 0.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Garnet were No Religion, so described 20.8%, Anglican 18.7%, Catholic 16.8%, Pentecostal 15.4% and Not stated 13.8%. In Mount Garnet, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (75.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Garnet 88.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Japanese 0.7%.

Employment

There were 142 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Garnet. Of these 47.9% were employed full time, 24.6% were employed part-time and 16.9% 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 Garnet, 11.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Garnet included Labourers 28.4%, Managers 13.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Professionals 9.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.8% and Sales Workers 2.6%.

Of the employed people in Mount Garnet, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 32.5%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 4.8%, Postal Services 4.8%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 4.8% and Primary Education 4.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Garnet was $410.

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In Mount Garnet, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 44.2%, Worked at home 21.2%, Walked only 11.5%, Car, as passenger 4.4% and Other 3.5%. 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 53.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Garnet, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 13.9% provided care for children and 14.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.0% 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 Mount Garnet, 12.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Garnet, 33.3% were couple families with children, 41.2% were couple families without children and 21.1% were one parent families.

In Mount Garnet, 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Garnet, of couple families with children, 3.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 14.1% 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 Garnet, 72.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Garnet, 88.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.6% were flats or apartments and 5.4% were other dwellings.

In Mount Garnet, of occupied private dwellings 11.5% had 1 bedroom, 29.7% had 2 bedrooms and 31.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Garnet, 36.4% were owned outright, 17.3% were owned with a mortgage and 42.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Garnet, of all households, 64.1% were family households, 32.9% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

In Mount Garnet, 40.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.7% 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 Garnet, 37.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Garnet, 53.7% 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 Garnet, 41.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 58.1% were female. The median age was 38 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 Garnet, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $725.

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

In Mount Garnet, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $800.

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