Seventy Mile

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 231 people in Seventy Mile. Of these 53.7% were male and 46.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Seventy Mile was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.2% of the population.

Of people in Seventy Mile aged 15 years and over, 65.9% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Seventy Mile, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Seventy Mile 27.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.8% were in primary school, 7.9% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Seventy Mile, 16.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Seventy Mile were Australian 35.9%, English 24.3%, Irish 12.5%, Scottish 6.9% and German 2.3%.

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 Seventy Mile (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Seventy Mile, 83.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was United States of America 1.3%.

In Seventy Mile, 76.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Seventy Mile, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 81.7%, England 1.4% and Sweden 1.4%.

In Seventy Mile, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 80.4%, Scotland 2.2%, England 1.3% and United States of America 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Seventy Mile were Anglican 23.6%, No Religion, so described 20.0%, Not stated 15.6%, Catholic 15.1% and Uniting Church 12.9%. In Seventy Mile, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (76.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Seventy Mile 85.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 123 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Seventy Mile. Of these 74.0% were employed full time, 17.9% were employed part-time and 2.4% 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 Seventy Mile, 14.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 63.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Seventy Mile included Managers 39.6%, Labourers 17.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.9%, Sales Workers 6.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.0% and Professionals 3.0%.

Of the employed people in Seventy Mile, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 50.6%, Gold Ore Mining 9.4%, Site Preparation Services 5.9%, Other Agricultural Product Wholesaling 5.9% and Coal Mining 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Seventy Mile was $547.

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

In Seventy Mile, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 44.8%, Worked at home 27.6%, Walked only 9.5%, Bus 5.7% and Bus, car as driver 3.8%. On the day, 6.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 48.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Seventy Mile, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.0% provided care for children and 7.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.5% 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 Seventy Mile, 24.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Seventy Mile, 46.6% were couple families with children, 41.4% were couple families without children and 12.1% were one parent families.

In Seventy Mile, 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Seventy Mile, of couple families with children, 41.5% had both partners employed full-time, 7.3% had both employed part-time and 19.5% 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 Seventy Mile, 75.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 24.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Seventy Mile, 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 Seventy Mile, of occupied private dwellings 9.9% had 1 bedroom, 8.5% had 2 bedrooms and 38.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Seventy Mile, 46.0% were owned outright, 34.9% were owned with a mortgage and 14.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Seventy Mile, of all households, 73.9% were family households, 26.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Seventy Mile, 28.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.7% 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 Seventy Mile, 26.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Seventy Mile, 84.7% 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 Seventy Mile, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 38 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 Seventy Mile, 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 Seventy Mile, 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)