Milsons Passage

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 112 people in Milsons Passage of these 56.2% were male and 43.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Milsons Passage was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.0% of the population.

Of people in Milsons Passage aged 15 years and over, 48.9% were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Milsons Passage was 42 years and the median age of people never married was 41 years.

In Milsons Passage, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Milsons Passage was 41 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 49 years.

In Milsons Passage 36.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.7% were in primary school, 31.7% in secondary school and 14.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Milsons Passage were Australian 38.0%, English 27.7%, Scottish 10.2%, Italian 7.8% and German 4.8%.

In Milsons Passage, 84.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.7%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 2.7%, France 2.7% and Trinidad and Tobago 2.7%.

In Milsons Passage, 72.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Milsons Passage were No Religion 37.5%, Anglican 24.1%, Catholic 14.3%, Uniting Church 6.2% and Christian, nfd 5.4%.

In Milsons Passage 97.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 55 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Milsons Passage. Of these 50.9% were employed full time, 36.4% were employed part-time and 7.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Milsons Passage, 18.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Milsons Passage was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 49 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Milsons Passage were Professionals 30.6%, Labourers 18.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.3%, Managers 12.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.1%.

Of the employed people in Milsons Passage, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Construction Services 8.2%, Building Installation Services 6.1%, Grocery, Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling 6.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.1% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Milsons Passage was $609.

In Milsons Passage, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 46.9%, Train 14.3%, Car as driver, other 6.1% and Walked only 6.1%. On the day, 10.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 52.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Milsons Passage, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.6% 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, 25.6% 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 Milsons Passage, 24.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Milsons Passage, 55.6% were couple families with children, 22.2% were couple families without children and 22.2% were one parent families.

In Milsons Passage 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Milsons Passage, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,291 and those without children was $0.

Employment status of couple families

In Milsons Passage, of couple families with children, 25.9% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 25.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Milsons Passage, 49.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 50.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Milsons Passage, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Milsons Passage, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 16.7% had 2 bedrooms and 52.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Milsons Passage, 47.6% were owned outright, 31.0% were owned with a mortgage and 21.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Milsons Passage, of all households, 73.2% were family households, 26.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Milsons Passage, 17.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Milsons Passage, 33.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 23.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Milsons Passage, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 10 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 Milsons Passage, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Milsons Passage, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.