Murray Upper

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 266 people in Murray Upper. Of these 55.5% were male and 44.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 45.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Murray Upper was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.7% of the population.

Of people in Murray Upper aged 15 years and over, 30.0% were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Murray Upper, of people aged 15 years and over, 25.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 22.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Murray Upper 33.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.7% were in primary school, 25.6% in secondary school and 7.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Murray Upper, 11.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 1.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Murray Upper were Australian Aboriginal 30.1%, Australian 22.0%, English 16.6%, Irish 6.0% and Torres Strait Islander 5.1%.

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 Murray Upper (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Murray Upper, 90.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Malta 1.2%.

In Murray Upper, 78.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Murray Upper, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 83.0%, England 3.4%, Malta 3.0% and India 1.9%.

In Murray Upper, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 80.2%, England 5.1%, Malta 2.9% and Netherlands 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Murray Upper were Pentecostal 27.9%, Not stated 22.5%, Catholic 17.2%, No Religion, so described 12.6% and Anglican 8.0%. In Murray Upper, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (83.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Murray Upper 70.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Girramay 13.6% and Maltese 1.1%.

Employment

There were 102 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Murray Upper. Of these 47.1% were employed full time, 23.5% were employed part-time and 13.7% 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 Murray Upper, 6.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Murray Upper were Managers 35.4%, Labourers 25.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.5%, Professionals 7.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.3% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.9%.

Of the employed people in Murray Upper, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 31.7%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 12.7%, Primary Education 12.7%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7.9% and Onshore Aquaculture 4.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Murray Upper was $417.

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

In Murray Upper, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 41.0%, Worked at home 13.3%, Walked only 10.8%, Car, as passenger 9.6% and Truck 4.8%. On the day, 8.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 55.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Murray Upper, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.0% provided care for children and 8.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.9% 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 Murray Upper, 21.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Murray Upper, 46.7% were couple families with children, 28.3% were couple families without children and 25.0% were one parent families.

In Murray Upper, 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Murray Upper, of couple families with children, 17.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 13.0% 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 Murray Upper, 86.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.0% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Murray Upper, 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 Murray Upper, of occupied private dwellings 10.7% had 1 bedroom, 21.4% had 2 bedrooms and 40.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Murray Upper, 31.6% were owned outright, 15.8% were owned with a mortgage and 52.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Murray Upper, of all households, 72.4% were family households, 23.7% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

In Murray Upper, 23.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Murray Upper, 29.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Murray Upper, 63.8% 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 Murray Upper, 52.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.1% were female. The median age was 30 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 Murray Upper, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $833.

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

In Murray Upper, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $140 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)