Mount Benson

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 111 people in Mount Benson. Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Benson was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.7% of the population.

Of people in Mount Benson aged 15 years and over, 57.7% were married and 7.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Benson, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Benson 28.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 59.4% were in primary school, 18.8% in secondary school and 9.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Benson, 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Benson were Australian 34.5%, English 34.5%, Scottish 9.5%, Maori 6.1% and German 4.1%.

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 Mount Benson (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Benson, 85.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was New Zealand 7.0%.

In Mount Benson, 70.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Benson, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 79.1%, New Zealand 7.0%, England 2.6% and Netherlands 2.6%.

In Mount Benson, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 78.3%, New Zealand 7.5%, England 6.6% and Netherlands 2.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Benson were No Religion, so described 51.9%, Catholic 12.0%, Anglican 9.3%, Uniting Church 7.4% and Not stated 7.4%. In Mount Benson, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (53.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Benson 93.6% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 70 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Benson. Of these 62.9% were employed full time, 21.4% were employed part-time and 4.3% 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 Mount Benson, 7.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Mount Benson were Managers 35.6%, Labourers 26.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.3%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Professionals 4.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.1% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Mount Benson, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep Farming (Specialised) 16.9%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 11.9%, Grape Growing 8.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.8% and Sheep-Beef Cattle Farming 5.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Benson was $562.

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In Mount Benson, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 43.1%, Worked at home 27.8%, Car, as passenger 9.7% and Other 4.2%. 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 51.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Benson, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.0% provided care for children and 5.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 36.6% 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 Mount Benson, 22.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Benson, 51.6% were couple families with children, 48.4% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Benson, of couple families with children, 34.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 31.0% 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 Mount Benson, 70.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 30.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Benson, 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 Benson, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 10.8% had 2 bedrooms and 43.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Benson, 44.4% were owned outright, 20.0% were owned with a mortgage and 28.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Benson, of all households, 63.4% were family households, 26.8% were single person households and 9.8% were group households.

In Mount Benson, 20.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.8% 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 Benson, 18.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 44.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Benson, 89.5% 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 Mount Benson, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Benson, 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 Benson, 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)