Mount Julian

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 492 people in Mount Julian. Of these 51.9% were male and 48.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Julian was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.3% of the population.

Of people in Mount Julian aged 15 years and over, 54.8% were married and 10.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Julian, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Julian 29.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.7% were in primary school, 20.3% in secondary school and 12.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Julian, 12.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 26.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Julian were Australian 32.7%, English 29.5%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 9.5% and German 5.0%.

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

In Mount Julian, 81.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 3.3%, South Africa 2.3%, Scotland 0.6% and Czech Republic 0.6%.

In Mount Julian, 68.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Julian, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.1%, England 5.8%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 1.9% and Italy 1.5%.

In Mount Julian, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.5%, New Zealand 5.2%, England 4.4%, Scotland 1.9% and South Africa 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Julian were No Religion, so described 29.0%, Catholic 20.5%, Anglican 19.3%, Uniting Church 9.1% and Not stated 8.7%. In Mount Julian, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Julian 92.9% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 262 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Julian. Of these 63.0% were employed full time, 26.0% were employed part-time and 4.6% 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 Julian, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Julian included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.2%, Sales Workers 13.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.3%, Labourers 11.9%, Professionals 11.1%, Managers 10.7% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.1%.

Of the employed people in Mount Julian, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 10.3%, Local Government Administration 6.4%, Sugar Manufacturing 5.9%, Accommodation 5.9% and Electrical Services 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Julian was $719.

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In Mount Julian, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.2%, Worked at home 4.7%, Car, as passenger 2.7%, Other 1.9% and Bus 1.6%. On the day, 4.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Julian, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.8% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.1% 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 Julian, 24.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Julian, 47.0% were couple families with children, 39.6% were couple families without children and 13.4% were one parent families.

In Mount Julian, 38.9% of single parents were male and 61.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Julian, of couple families with children, 28.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 28.8% 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 Julian, 91.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Julian, 94.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Mount Julian, of occupied private dwellings 4.0% had 1 bedroom, 12.6% had 2 bedrooms and 45.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Julian, 31.6% were owned outright, 42.4% were owned with a mortgage and 16.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Julian, of all households, 76.2% were family households, 22.1% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

In Mount Julian, 16.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.1% 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 Julian, 19.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Julian, 78.2% 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 Julian, 76.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 23.1% were female. The median age was 24 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 Julian, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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

In Mount Julian, 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)