Mount Barker (WA)

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Urban Centres and Localities
Area code UCL515025
People 1,898
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 45
Families 460
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 900
Average number of people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $967
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent (b) $230
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 926 48.8 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 972 51.2 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 98 5.2 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 1,591 83.8 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 205 10.8 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 45 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 103 5.5 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 131 6.9 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 116 6.1 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 138 7.3 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 74 3.9 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 85 4.5 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 91 4.8 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 90 4.8 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 90 4.8 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 111 5.9 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 119 6.3 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 131 6.9 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 141 7.5 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 116 6.1 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 125 6.6 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 76 4.0 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 69 3.7 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 82 4.3 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 679 44.1 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 59 3.8 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 190 12.3 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 122 7.9 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 503 32.6 777,668 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 541 42.9 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 166 13.2 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 553 43.9 766,278 40.4 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 24 4.1 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 133 22.5 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 7 1.2 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 10 1.7 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 140 23.6 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 108 18.2 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 18 3.0 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 128 21.6 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 42 7.1 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 25 4.2 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 64 10.8 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 10 1.7 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 232 39.2 167,197 20.7 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 122 7.9 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 115 7.5 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 53 3.4 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 234 15.2 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 171 11.1 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 104 6.7 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 263 17.1 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 149 9.7 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 24 1.6 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 44 2.9 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 266 17.3 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 830 43.7 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 697 36.7 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Scottish 196 10.3 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 174 9.2 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5
Australian Aboriginal 91 4.8 81,117 3.0 741,307 2.9

Note 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,244 65.5 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 111 5.8 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
Afghanistan 77 4.1 5,724 0.2 59,797 0.2
New Zealand 39 2.1 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
Philippines 24 1.3 37,524 1.4 293,892 1.2
Scotland 12 0.6 26,146 1.0 118,496 0.5

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 441 23.3 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 127 6.7 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 99 5.2 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 959 50.6 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 268 14.1 172,800 6.5 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,069 56.3 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 200 10.5 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
Afghanistan 100 5.3 9,282 0.3 96,347 0.4
New Zealand 43 2.3 101,529 3.8 673,661 2.6
Scotland 24 1.3 50,313 1.9 272,233 1.1

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 1,090 57.4 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 176 9.3 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
Afghanistan 90 4.7 8,863 0.3 93,141 0.4
New Zealand 40 2.1 95,298 3.6 650,743 2.6
Philippines 36 1.9 48,920 1.8 417,285 1.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 805 42.4 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Not stated 288 15.2 200,210 7.5 1,751,052 6.9
Anglican 224 11.8 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Catholic 166 8.7 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Islam 100 5.3 66,764 2.5 813,392 3.2

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Mount Barker (WA), Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (51.0%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hazaraghi 79 4.2 3,915 0.1 41,678 0.2
Persian (excluding Dari) 16 0.8 7,579 0.3 72,498 0.3
Filipino 15 0.8 12,501 0.5 90,853 0.4
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 11 0.6 742 0.0 4,432 0.0
Thai 6 0.3 7,770 0.3 66,576 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 1,449 76.3 2,002,771 75.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 61 8.6 204,514 21.2 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 734 47.6 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 595 38.6 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 211 13.7 136,153 6.3 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 380 51.8 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 254 34.6 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 67 9.1 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 35 4.8 70,001 5.1 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 42 6.0 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 112 16.0 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 96 13.7 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 44 6.3 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 122 17.4 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 132 18.9 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 129 18.4 295,596 22.6 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 151 21.6 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 94 13.4 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 83 11.9 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Professionals 78 11.1 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 71 10.1 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 69 9.9 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3
Managers 63 9.0 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Sales Workers 62 8.9 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 39 5.6 31,523 2.4 299,810 2.5
Local Government Administration 38 5.4 17,696 1.4 156,402 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 38 5.4 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 32 4.6 16,179 1.2 146,993 1.2
Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 23 3.3 1,537 0.1 16,660 0.1

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $573 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,311 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $967 N/A $1,815 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 484 69.1 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 48 6.9 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Walked only 18 2.6 28,115 2.2 306,045 2.5
Bus 4 0.6 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Car as driver, car as passenger 4 0.6 2,861 0.2 23,300 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 85 12.1 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 32 4.6 98,289 7.5 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 4 0.6 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 540 77.1 898,942 68.8 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 970 62.9 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 313 20.3 614,554 28.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 199 12.9 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 345 22.3 343,566 15.9 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 258 16.7 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 344 22.2 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 196 12.7 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 176 11.4 187,413 8.7 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 220 11.6 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 165 8.7 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 75 4.0 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 30 1.6 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 98 5.2 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 118 6.2 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 26 1.4 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 51 2.7 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 215 11.3 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 36 1.9 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 163 8.6 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 938 49.4 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 262 13.8 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,013 53.4 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 370 19.5 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 147 7.7 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 104 5.5 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 262 13.8 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 0 0.0 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 41 2.7 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 1,289 83.6 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 210 13.6 143,513 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 204 44.3 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 164 35.7 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 89 19.3 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 4 0.9 10,930 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 13.5 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 84.3 N/A 79.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 43 11.7 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 16 4.3 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 65 17.6 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 46 12.5 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 26 7.0 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 99 26.8 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 36 9.8 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 36 9.8 48,325 8.2 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 706 86.1 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 119 14.5 118,109 10.9 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 659 93.3 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 26 3.7 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 3 0.4 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 15 2.1 5,858 0.6 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 3 0.4 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 26 3.7 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 139 19.7 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 317 44.9 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 206 29.2 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 15 2.1 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.3 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 30 4.3 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 275 39.3 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 245 35.0 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 140 20.0 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 10 1.4 13,179 1.4 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 455 64.7 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 234 33.3 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 14 2.0 32,591 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 267 37.8 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 190 26.9 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 225 31.9 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 10 1.4 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 13 1.8 13,303 1.4 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 31.7 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 8.8 N/A 25.6 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 230 N/A 340 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 117 52.0 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 77 34.2 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 27 12.0 31,280 11.9 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,083 N/A 1,842 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 143 75.3 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 21 11.1 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 28 14.7 57,539 14.9 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 47 46.5 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 54 53.5 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 19 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,042 N/A 1,480 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Mount Barker (WA) % Mount Barker (WA) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 235 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,083 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.