McKinlay (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,050 people in McKinlay (S) of these 59.8% were male and 40.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.

The median age of people in McKinlay (S) was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.3% of the population.

Of people in McKinlay (S) aged 15 years and over, 44.5% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in McKinlay (S) was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In McKinlay (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in McKinlay (S) was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In McKinlay (S) 23.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.2% were in primary school, 4.9% in secondary school and 13.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in McKinlay (S) were Australian 34.4%, English 27.9%, Irish 9.7%, Scottish 7.1% and German 4.2%.

In McKinlay (S), 80.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.2%, England 2.1%, South Africa 0.5%, Netherlands 0.4% and Colombia 0.3%.

In McKinlay (S), 83.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in McKinlay (S) were Catholic 26.6%, Anglican 26.0%, No Religion 16.2%, Uniting Church 8.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2%.

In McKinlay (S) 87.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Maori (New Zealand) 0.4%, German 0.3%, Swedish 0.3%, French 0.3% and Spanish 0.3%.

Employment

There were 688 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in McKinlay (S). Of these 80.5% were employed full time, 10.6% were employed part-time and 1.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in McKinlay (S), 2.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 77.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in McKinlay (S) was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

The most common occupations in McKinlay (S) included Managers 27.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 19.0%, Labourers 17.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.5%, Professionals 7.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.9%, Sales Workers 3.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 3.2%.

Of the employed people in McKinlay (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 38.5%, Metal Ore Mining 15.6%, Local Government Administration 6.6%, Other Mining Support Services 2.6% and Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in McKinlay (S) was $836.

In McKinlay (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 21.4%, Walked only 19.2%, Bus 10.5%, Other 8.8% and Car, as passenger 3.1%. On the day, 12.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 24.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In McKinlay (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.3% provided care for children and 6.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in McKinlay (S), 21.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in McKinlay (S), 44.0% were couple families with children, 42.0% were couple families without children and 11.4% were one parent families.

In McKinlay (S) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In McKinlay (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,821 and those without children was $1,632.

Employment status of couple families

In McKinlay (S), of couple families with children, 44.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.0% had both employed part-time and 18.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In McKinlay (S), 77.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in McKinlay (S), 93.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 4.7% were other dwellings.

In McKinlay (S), of occupied private dwellings 5.3% had 1 bedroom, 19.0% had 2 bedrooms and 41.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in McKinlay (S), 43.3% were owned outright, 15.3% were owned with a mortgage and 32.3% were rented.

Household composition

In McKinlay (S), of all households, 63.2% were family households, 34.1% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In McKinlay (S), 21.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In McKinlay (S), 30.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In McKinlay (S), there were 39 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 20 (or 51.3%) were male and 19 (or 48.7%) were female. The median age was 21 years.

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.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In McKinlay (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,033.

In McKinlay (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $125 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.