Medindie Gardens

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 340 people in Medindie Gardens. Of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Medindie Gardens was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.2% of the population.

Of people in Medindie Gardens aged 15 years and over, 58.6% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Medindie Gardens, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Medindie Gardens 36.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.5% were in primary school, 15.1% in secondary school and 30.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Medindie Gardens, 18.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Medindie Gardens were Australian 21.4%, English 21.2%, Greek 9.5%, Italian 9.1% and Irish 7.6%.

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 Medindie Gardens (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Medindie Gardens, 80.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 3.7%, India 2.5%, England 2.2%, Greece 2.2% and Wales 0.9%.

In Medindie Gardens, 46.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 37.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Medindie Gardens, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 56.7%, Greece 9.2%, Vietnam 7.0%, Italy 5.4% and England 3.8%.

In Medindie Gardens, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 54.2%, Vietnam 6.6%, England 5.7%, Greece 5.7% and Italy 4.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Medindie Gardens were No Religion, so described 31.5%, Catholic 26.5%, Eastern Orthodox 12.7%, Anglican 9.0% and Not stated 6.5%. In Medindie Gardens, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Medindie Gardens 69.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 11.6%, Vietnamese 6.4%, Italian 4.0%, Albanian 1.4% and Lithuanian 1.2%.

Employment

There were 190 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Medindie Gardens. Of these 60.5% were employed full time, 28.9% were employed part-time and 5.3% 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 Medindie Gardens, 14.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Medindie Gardens were Professionals 31.1%, Managers 22.6%, Sales Workers 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.2% and Labourers 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Medindie Gardens, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 5.9%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 5.9%, State Government Administration 5.0%, Primary Education 5.0% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Medindie Gardens was $960.

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

In Medindie Gardens, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 75.6%, Car, as passenger 6.4%, Bus 5.2%, Worked at home 4.7% and Walked only 2.3%. On the day, 4.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Medindie Gardens, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.0% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.6% 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 Medindie Gardens, 35.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Medindie Gardens, 48.0% were couple families with children, 35.7% were couple families without children and 16.3% were one parent families.

In Medindie Gardens, 22.2% of single parents were male and 77.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Medindie Gardens, of couple families with children, 38.0% 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 Medindie Gardens, 96.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Medindie Gardens, 91.9% were separate houses, 8.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Medindie Gardens, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.9% had 2 bedrooms and 38.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Medindie Gardens, 50.9% were owned outright, 29.5% were owned with a mortgage and 17.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Medindie Gardens, of all households, 95.1% were family households, 4.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Medindie Gardens, 11.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 39.6% 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 Medindie Gardens, 17.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 52.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Medindie Gardens, 88.5% 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 Medindie Gardens, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Medindie Gardens, 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 Medindie Gardens, 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)