Mount Kelly

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 280 people in Mount Kelly. Of these 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Kelly was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.8% of the population.

Of people in Mount Kelly aged 15 years and over, 67.4% were married and 9.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Kelly, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Kelly 25.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.7% were in primary school, 35.7% in secondary school and 10.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Kelly, 18.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Kelly were Australian 31.8%, English 24.3%, Italian 20.9%, Scottish 7.2% and Irish 5.3%.

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

In Mount Kelly, 90.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Italy 3.3% and New Zealand 1.1%.

In Mount Kelly, 75.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Kelly, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.1%, Italy 11.2%, England 3.2%, Greece 1.4% and New Zealand 1.1%.

In Mount Kelly, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.3%, Italy 8.7%, New Zealand 1.5%, England 1.1% and Netherlands 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Kelly were Catholic 45.6%, Anglican 19.7%, No Religion, so described 11.3%, Uniting Church 8.0% and Christian, nfd 4.0%. In Mount Kelly, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (88.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Kelly 94.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 2.6% and Afrikaans 1.1%.

Employment

There were 176 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Kelly. Of these 63.1% were employed full time, 31.2% were employed part-time and 2.8% 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 Mount Kelly, 15.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Kelly included Managers 25.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Labourers 14.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.1%, Professionals 7.1%, Sales Workers 6.6% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in Mount Kelly, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 32.3%, Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 10.0%, Sugar Manufacturing 6.9%, Accounting Services 5.4% and Local Government Administration 4.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Kelly was $744.

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In Mount Kelly, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.7%, Worked at home 13.2%, Truck 5.7%, Other 4.6% and Car, as passenger 4.0%. 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 74.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Kelly, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.5% provided care for children and 7.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.3% 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 Kelly, 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Kelly, 49.4% were couple families with children, 50.6% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Mount Kelly, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Kelly, of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 37.0% 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 Kelly, 89.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Kelly, 100.0% 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 Kelly, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 11.3% had 2 bedrooms and 44.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Kelly, 46.9% were owned outright, 47.9% were owned with a mortgage and 5.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Kelly, of all households, 83.7% were family households, 16.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Mount Kelly, 8.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.9% 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 Kelly, 13.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 42.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Kelly, 83.5% 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 Kelly, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Kelly, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 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 Kelly, 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)