Mount Murchison

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 149 people in Mount Murchison. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Murchison was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.9% of the population.

Of people in Mount Murchison aged 15 years and over, 66.0% were married and 13.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Murchison, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Murchison 34.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.2% were in primary school, 29.6% in secondary school and 5.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Murchison, 16.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Murchison were Australian 42.9%, English 22.3%, German 8.2%, Scottish 7.1% and Irish 6.0%.

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

In Mount Murchison, 94.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was New Zealand 2.0%.

In Mount Murchison, 84.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Murchison, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 91.2%, New Zealand 2.7% and England 2.7%.

In Mount Murchison, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 92.4% and Switzerland 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Murchison were Anglican 33.1%, Catholic 21.2%, Presbyterian and Reformed 10.6%, Uniting Church 10.0% and Christian, nfd 6.2%. In Mount Murchison, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (95.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Murchison 95.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 79 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Murchison. Of these 62.0% were employed full time, 27.8% were employed part-time and 5.1% 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 Murchison, 16.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Murchison included Machinery Operators and Drivers 16.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.2%, Managers 11.8%, Labourers 10.3%, Sales Workers 8.8% and Professionals 7.4%.

Of the employed people in Mount Murchison, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 22.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7.6%, Local Government Administration 7.6%, Site Preparation Services 6.1% and Primary Education 6.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Murchison was $617.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Mount Murchison, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 70.0%, Worked at home 14.3%, Car, as passenger 5.7% and Walked only 4.3%. 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 73.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Murchison, 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, 29.2% provided care for children and 7.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 36.8% 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 Murchison, 18.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Murchison, 59.5% were couple families with children, 40.5% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Murchison, of couple families with children, 16.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 27.8% 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 Murchison, 91.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Murchison, 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 Murchison, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 10.3% had 2 bedrooms and 20.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.9. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Murchison, 44.2% were owned outright, 34.9% were owned with a mortgage and 20.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Murchison, of all households, 87.2% were family households, 12.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Mount Murchison, 18.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 26.3% 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 Murchison, 17.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 52.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Murchison, 80.9% 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 Murchison, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 23 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Murchison, 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 Murchison, 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)