Southern Midlands (M)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 6,049 people in Southern Midlands (M) of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Southern Midlands (M) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.1% of the population.

Of people in Southern Midlands (M) aged 15 years and over, 52.4% were married and 12.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Southern Midlands (M) was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Southern Midlands (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Southern Midlands (M) was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Southern Midlands (M) 27.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.0% were in primary school, 21.7% in secondary school and 11.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Southern Midlands (M) were Australian 37.5%, English 37.1%, Irish 6.9%, Scottish 5.9% and German 2.1%.

In Southern Midlands (M), 88.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, New Zealand 0.7%, Germany 0.3%, Scotland 0.2% and Netherlands 0.2%.

In Southern Midlands (M), 85.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Southern Midlands (M) were Anglican 39.6%, No Religion 21.9%, Catholic 19.2%, Uniting Church 4.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 1.8%.

In Southern Midlands (M) 94.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.2%, Tamil 0.1%, Thai 0.1%, Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.1% and German 0.1%.

Employment

There were 2,706 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Southern Midlands (M). Of these 55.5% were employed full time, 31.2% were employed part-time and 6.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Southern Midlands (M), 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Southern Midlands (M) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Southern Midlands (M) included Managers 17.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.1%, Labourers 14.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.8%, Sales Workers 8.6% and Professionals 8.4%.

Of the employed people in Southern Midlands (M), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 11.7%, School Education 4.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.8%, Local Government Administration 2.7% and State Government Administration 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Southern Midlands (M) was $430.

In Southern Midlands (M), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.2%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Walked only 2.7%, Truck 2.2% and Other 0.8%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Southern Midlands (M), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.4% provided care for children and 13.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.9% 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 Southern Midlands (M), 23.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Southern Midlands (M), 43.1% were couple families with children, 42.6% were couple families without children and 13.4% were one parent families.

In Southern Midlands (M) 22.5% of single parents were male and 77.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Southern Midlands (M), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,667 and those without children was $1,477.

Employment status of couple families

In Southern Midlands (M), of couple families with children, 16.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 21.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Southern Midlands (M), 87.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Southern Midlands (M), 97.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In Southern Midlands (M), of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 16.4% had 2 bedrooms and 53.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Southern Midlands (M), 38.9% were owned outright, 41.5% were owned with a mortgage and 16.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Southern Midlands (M), of all households, 73.6% were family households, 24.8% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

In Southern Midlands (M), 32.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.3% 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 Southern Midlands (M), 25.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Southern Midlands (M), there were 263 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 142 (or 54.0%) were male and 121 (or 46.0%) were female. The median age was 20 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 Southern Midlands (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,062.

In Southern Midlands (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.