Mount Larcom

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 361 people in Mount Larcom. Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Larcom was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.8% of the population.

Of people in Mount Larcom aged 15 years and over, 43.4% were married and 17.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Larcom, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Larcom 25.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.2% were in primary school, 26.4% in secondary school and 14.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Larcom, 7.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Larcom were Australian 43.1%, English 27.1%, German 5.5%, Scottish 5.3% 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 Larcom (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Larcom, 90.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 0.9% and Ireland 0.9%.

In Mount Larcom, 77.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Larcom, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.6%, England 3.7%, New Zealand 2.6%, Ireland 1.4% and Germany 0.9%.

In Mount Larcom, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 85.8%, New Zealand 3.1%, England 1.7%, Ireland 1.4% and Germany 0.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Larcom were No Religion, so described 27.7%, Catholic 25.3%, Anglican 16.5%, Not stated 7.7% and Uniting Church 7.4%. In Mount Larcom, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Larcom 91.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Spanish 0.8% and Italian 0.8%.

Employment

There were 173 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Larcom. Of these 59.0% were employed full time, 26.0% were employed part-time and 10.4% 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 Larcom, 13.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Larcom included Machinery Operators and Drivers 21.5%, Labourers 19.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Professionals 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Sales Workers 8.2%, Managers 7.6% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Mount Larcom, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cement and Lime Manufacturing 5.8%, Road Freight Transport 5.8%, Alumina Production 5.0%, Accounting Services 4.1% and Fossil Fuel Electricity Generation 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Larcom was $543.

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In Mount Larcom, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.2%, Car, as passenger 6.0%, Walked only 6.0%, Worked at home 4.0% and Car as driver, motorbike/scooter 2.0%. 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 77.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Larcom, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.0% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.6% 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 Larcom, 23.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Larcom, 32.3% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 14.6% were one parent families.

In Mount Larcom, 28.6% of single parents were male and 71.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Larcom, of couple families with children, 26.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 16.5% 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 Larcom, 87.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Larcom, 97.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

In Mount Larcom, of occupied private dwellings 7.2% had 1 bedroom, 10.1% had 2 bedrooms and 53.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Larcom, 31.3% were owned outright, 35.8% were owned with a mortgage and 26.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Larcom, of all households, 73.5% were family households, 23.5% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

In Mount Larcom, 25.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.2% 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 Mount Larcom, 31.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Larcom, 74.1% 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 Larcom, 68.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 31.8% 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 Larcom, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $774.

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

In Mount Larcom, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $130 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,615.

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