Mount Surprise

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 169 people in Mount Surprise. Of these 58.7% were male and 41.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Surprise was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.5% of the population.

Of people in Mount Surprise aged 15 years and over, 62.3% were married and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Surprise, of people aged 15 years and over, 38.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Surprise 25.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 15.2% were in primary school, 9.1% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Surprise, 8.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Surprise were English 30.3%, Australian 29.0%, Irish 12.2%, Scottish 5.4% and Italian 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 Surprise (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Surprise, 75.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 4.3% and England 3.0%.

In Mount Surprise, 64.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Surprise, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.9%, England 5.5%, Poland 2.4%, New Zealand 1.8% and Austria 1.8%.

In Mount Surprise, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.2%, England 5.6%, Ireland 3.1%, New Zealand 1.9% and Germany 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Surprise were Catholic 31.7%, Anglican 22.2%, No Religion, so described 21.0%, Not stated 15.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 7.8%. In Mount Surprise, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (74.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Surprise 84.3% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 71 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Surprise. Of these 56.3% were employed full time, 21.1% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Surprise, 7.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Mount Surprise were Labourers 31.3%, Managers 22.4%, Professionals 13.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.0% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in Mount Surprise, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 48.9%, Accommodation 24.4%, Road and Bridge Construction 6.7%, Fuel Retailing 6.7% and Road Freight Transport 6.7%.

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

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

In Mount Surprise, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Worked at home 32.9%, Walked only 31.4%, Car, as driver 10.0%, Truck 4.3% and Other 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 13.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Surprise, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 13.9% provided care for children and 2.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.7% 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 Surprise, 17.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Surprise, 40.0% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 10.0% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Surprise, of couple families with children, 29.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 12.5% 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 Surprise, 91.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Surprise, 43.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 42.7% were other dwellings.

In Mount Surprise, of occupied private dwellings 13.4% had 1 bedroom, 9.8% had 2 bedrooms and 15.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 1.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Surprise, 49.4% were owned outright, 12.6% were owned with a mortgage and 4.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Surprise, of all households, 38.4% were family households, 61.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Mount Surprise, 40.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.5% 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 Surprise, 18.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 19.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Surprise, 44.6% 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 Surprise, 62.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 37.5% were female. The median age was 22 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 Surprise, 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 $824.

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

In Mount Surprise, 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)