Mount Marrow

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 195 people in Mount Marrow. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Marrow was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 28.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.9% of the population.

Of people in Mount Marrow aged 15 years and over, 49.6% were married and 9.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Marrow, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Marrow 39.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.2% were in primary school, 27.6% in secondary school and 3.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Marrow, 15.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 14.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Marrow were Australian 35.1%, English 22.9%, Scottish 10.7%, Irish 8.5% and German 7.7%.

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

In Mount Marrow, 84.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.1% and England 1.6%.

In Mount Marrow, 70.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Marrow, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 85.4% and England 2.2%.

In Mount Marrow, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 77.2%, New Zealand 6.3%, England 5.3% and Netherlands 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Marrow were Latter-day Saints 35.5%, No Religion, so described 17.5%, Not stated 13.5%, Anglican 7.0% and Uniting Church 7.0%. In Mount Marrow, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (79.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Marrow 90.5% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 80 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Marrow. Of these 57.5% were employed full time, 35.0% were employed part-time and 3.8% 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 Marrow, 12.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Marrow included Professionals 15.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.3%, Managers 13.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.5%, Sales Workers 12.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Labourers 11.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.3%.

Of the employed people in Mount Marrow, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 28.2%, Car Retailing 15.4%, Road Freight Transport 10.3%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7.7% and Dairy Cattle Farming 7.7%.

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

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In Mount Marrow, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.5%, Worked at home 11.7%, Car, as passenger 6.5%, Motorbike/scooter 3.9% and Walked only 3.9%. 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 72.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Marrow, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 42.6% provided care for children and 14.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 45.1% 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 Marrow, 19.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Marrow, 54.3% were couple families with children, 34.3% were couple families without children and 11.4% were one parent families.

In Mount Marrow, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Marrow, of couple families with children, 16.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 25.0% 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 Marrow, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Marrow, 94.2% 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 Marrow, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.1% had 2 bedrooms and 44.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 3.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Marrow, 41.7% were owned outright, 43.8% were owned with a mortgage and 14.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Marrow, of all households, 73.3% were family households, 26.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Mount Marrow, 13.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.2% 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 Marrow, 14.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 51.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Marrow, 76.4% 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 Marrow, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 21 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 Marrow, 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 Marrow, 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)