Mountain River

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 559 people in Mountain River. Of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Mountain River was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.7% of the population.

Of people in Mountain River aged 15 years and over, 59.4% were married and 9.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Mountain River, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mountain River 30.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.3% were in primary school, 19.4% in secondary school and 14.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mountain River, 12.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mountain River were English 33.7%, Australian 28.2%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 7.4% and German 6.3%.

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 Mountain River (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mountain River, 78.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.9%, Netherlands 1.1%, New Zealand 0.9%, Germany 0.9% and South Africa 0.9%.

In Mountain River, 60.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mountain River, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.6%, England 10.4%, Germany 2.6%, Netherlands 2.0% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.5%.

In Mountain River, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.9%, England 11.4%, Germany 2.3%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.0% and Netherlands 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Mountain River were No Religion, so described 43.4%, Anglican 21.3%, Not stated 13.7%, Catholic 9.4% and Christian, nfd 3.2%. In Mountain River, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (49.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mountain River 92.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 2.2% and French 0.5%.

Employment

There were 263 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mountain River. Of these 54.4% were employed full time, 35.4% were employed part-time and 3.4% 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 Mountain River, 10.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mountain River included Professionals 22.7%, Managers 15.0%, Labourers 14.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.7%, Sales Workers 6.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.7%.

Of the employed people in Mountain River, the most common responses for industry of employment included State Government Administration 6.6%, Offshore Caged Aquaculture 6.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.0% and Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mountain River was $618.

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

In Mountain River, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.3%, Worked at home 5.9%, Walked only 4.3%, Car, as passenger 3.1% and Bus, car as driver 1.6%. On the day, 1.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mountain River, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.3% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.5% 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 Mountain River, 28.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mountain River, 43.2% were couple families with children, 45.6% were couple families without children and 11.2% were one parent families.

In Mountain River, 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mountain River, of couple families with children, 15.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.9% had both employed part-time and 22.2% 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 Mountain River, 90.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mountain River, 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 Mountain River, of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 8.5% had 2 bedrooms and 43.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mountain River, 43.8% were owned outright, 48.6% were owned with a mortgage and 5.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Mountain River, of all households, 84.0% were family households, 16.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Mountain River, 16.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.0% 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 Mountain River, 15.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 38.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mountain River, 93.7% 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 Mountain River, 83.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 16.7% 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 Mountain River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $949.

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

In Mountain River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)