MacDonnell (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 5,831 people in MacDonnell (S) of these 52.5% were male and 47.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 84.5% of the population.

The median age of people in MacDonnell (S) was 27 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.8% of the population.

Of people in MacDonnell (S) aged 15 years and over, 48.4% were married and 8.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in MacDonnell (S) was 35 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In MacDonnell (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 38.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in MacDonnell (S) was 36 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In MacDonnell (S) 39.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.9% were in primary school, 10.4% in secondary school and 3.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in MacDonnell (S) were Australian Aboriginal 67.6%, Australian 5.4%, English 4.7%, Irish 2.1% and Scottish 1.4%.

In MacDonnell (S), 95.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 0.4%, England 0.3%, India 0.2%, Germany 0.1% and South Africa 0.1%.

In MacDonnell (S), 94.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 3.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in MacDonnell (S) were Lutheran 48.0%, Catholic 15.9%, No Religion 7.8%, Anglican 2.0% and Uniting Church 1.8%.

In MacDonnell (S) 16.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Luritja 20.7%, Arrernte, nec 13.1%, Pitjantjatjara 12.5%, Western Arrarnta 5.9% and Eastern Arrernte 4.2%.

Employment

There were 1,650 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in MacDonnell (S). Of these 46.6% were employed full time, 27.8% were employed part-time and 15.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in MacDonnell (S), 14.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in MacDonnell (S) was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

The most common occupations in MacDonnell (S) included Professionals 24.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 20.8%, Labourers 20.2%, Managers 10.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 4.7%, Sales Workers 3.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.1%.

Of the employed people in MacDonnell (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 23.7%, School Education 8.4%, Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services 7.1%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 6.2% and Accommodation 5.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in MacDonnell (S) was $257.

In MacDonnell (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 47.1%, Car, as driver 23.3%, Car, as passenger 12.4%, Other 1.7% and Car as driver, car as passenger 1.1%. On the day, 1.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 36.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In MacDonnell (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.4% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 7.5% 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 MacDonnell (S), 17.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in MacDonnell (S), 44.1% were couple families with children, 24.7% were couple families without children and 28.3% were one parent families.

In MacDonnell (S) 12.1% of single parents were male and 87.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In MacDonnell (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,142 and those without children was $1,928.

Employment status of couple families

In MacDonnell (S), of couple families with children, 13.9% had both partners employed full-time, 6.7% had both employed part-time and 7.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In MacDonnell (S), 69.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 30.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in MacDonnell (S), 87.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.0% were flats, units or apartments and 6.6% were other dwellings.

In MacDonnell (S), of occupied private dwellings 6.3% had 1 bedroom, 22.3% had 2 bedrooms and 48.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in MacDonnell (S), 5.0% were owned outright, 0.8% were owned with a mortgage and 83.4% were rented.

Household composition

In MacDonnell (S), of all households, 77.0% were family households, 21.0% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

In MacDonnell (S), 32.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.9% 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 MacDonnell (S), 36.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 14.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In MacDonnell (S), there were 4,927 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 2,562 (or 52.0%) were male and 2,365 (or 48.0%) were female. The median age was 25 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 MacDonnell (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.8, with 1.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $728.

In MacDonnell (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $30 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.