Medowie

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 8,379 people were usually resident in Medowie: of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Of the total population 2.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 26.9% of people usually resident in Medowie were children aged 0-14 years, and 16.6% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 33 years.

In the 2006 Census, 93.5% of people usually resident in Medowie were Australian citizens, 8.8% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 60.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Medowie were married, 10.0% were either separated or divorced, 2.5% were widowed and 27.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 87.0% of people usually resident in Medowie, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.4%, New Zealand 1.2%, Netherlands 0.4%, Scotland 0.3% and Germany 0.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Medowie were Anglican 29.7%, Catholic 22.7%, No Religion 18.2%, Uniting Church 6.0% and Baptist 4.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Medowie were Macedonian 0.3%, German 0.1%, French 0.1%, Greek 0.1% and Italian 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.2%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 4,100 people aged 15 years and over in Medowie were in the labour force. Of these 60.5% worked full-time, 27.5% worked part-time, 4.3% were away from work, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.5% were unemployed. 1,833 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Medowie were Technicians and Trades Workers 21.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.1%, Professionals 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Managers 10.0%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Labourers 9.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.0%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Medowie, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 13.2%, School Education 3.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0% and Road Freight Transport 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Medowie, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $507, the median family income was $1,213 and the median household income was $1,151.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 2,401 families in Medowie: of these 33.1% were couple families without children, 53.9% were couple families with children, 12.4% were one parent families and 0.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 2,783 occupied private dwellings were counted in Medowie.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Medowie, 97.6% were separate houses, 0.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Medowie, 26.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 46.9% were owned with a mortgage and 23.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Medowie, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 54.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 40.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Medowie, the median weekly rent was $200. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,400. The average people per household was 3.0 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Medowie, 84.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 11.4% were single (or lone) person households and 1.8% were group households.