McKellars Park

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 224 people in McKellars Park of these 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.4% of the population.

The median age of people in McKellars Park was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.7% of the population.

Of people in McKellars Park aged 15 years and over, 47.9% were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in McKellars Park was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In McKellars Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in McKellars Park was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 46 years.

In McKellars Park 18.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.7% were in primary school, 31.7% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in McKellars Park were Australian 39.7%, English 25.9%, Scottish 9.9%, Irish 7.8% and German 3.2%.

In McKellars Park, 83.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, Netherlands 2.3%, Philippines 1.8%, United States of America 1.8% and Italy 1.4%.

In McKellars Park, 77.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in McKellars Park were Catholic 23.8%, Anglican 22.9%, No Religion 22.0%, Uniting Church 9.9% and Buddhism 2.2%.

In McKellars Park 90.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Tagalog 2.7%.

Employment

There were 115 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in McKellars Park. Of these 54.8% were employed full time, 33.0% were employed part-time and 9.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in McKellars Park, 8.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 16.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in McKellars Park was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in McKellars Park included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 17.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.9%, Professionals 11.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Managers 10.2%, Labourers 10.2% and Sales Workers 6.5%.

Of the employed people in McKellars Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Electricity Generation 5.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.4%, School Education 5.4%, Coal Mining 2.7% and Other Wood Product Manufacturing 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in McKellars Park was $405.

In McKellars Park, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 75.0%, Bus 2.8%, Car, as passenger 2.8% and Truck 2.8%. On the day, 2.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In McKellars Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.9% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.1% 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 McKellars Park, 31.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in McKellars Park, 41.8% were couple families with children, 40.3% were couple families without children and 17.9% were one parent families.

In McKellars Park 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In McKellars Park, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,062 and those without children was $1,625.

Employment status of couple families

In McKellars Park, of couple families with children, 16.4% had both partners employed full-time, 16.4% had both employed part-time and 23.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In McKellars Park, 90.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in McKellars Park, 97.0% were separate houses, 3.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In McKellars Park, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 4.1% had 2 bedrooms and 73.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in McKellars Park, 40.2% were owned outright, 37.1% were owned with a mortgage and 18.6% were rented.

Household composition

In McKellars Park, of all households, 67.0% were family households, 29.9% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

In McKellars Park, 33.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.0% 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 McKellars Park, 40.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In McKellars Park, there were 19 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 11 (or 57.9%) were male and 8 (or 42.1%) were female. The median age was 22 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 McKellars Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,133.

In McKellars Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $400 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,863.