Mitchells Island

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 445 people in Mitchells Island of these 54.2% were male and 45.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Mitchells Island was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.7% of the population.

Of people in Mitchells Island aged 15 years and over, 64.3% were married and 11.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Mitchells Island was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Mitchells Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Mitchells Island was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 56 years.

In Mitchells Island 27.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.3% were in primary school, 31.1% in secondary school and 14.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mitchells Island were English 34.2%, Australian 30.6%, Scottish 9.0%, Irish 6.8% and Italian 2.2%.

In Mitchells Island, 86.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.0%, Netherlands 0.9%, New Zealand 0.9%, Portugal 0.9% and United States of America 0.9%.

In Mitchells Island, 77.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Mitchells Island were Anglican 38.0%, No Religion 17.7%, Catholic 17.2%, Uniting Church 6.5% and Buddhism 3.6%.

In Mitchells Island 94.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Auslan 0.9%.

Employment

There were 181 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mitchells Island. Of these 55.8% were employed full time, 32.0% were employed part-time and 8.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Mitchells Island, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Mitchells Island was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 49 years.

The most common occupations in Mitchells Island included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.1%, Managers 19.3%, Labourers 13.5%, Professionals 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.8%, Sales Workers 7.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.4%.

Of the employed people in Mitchells Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 7.6%, Aquaculture 5.9%, School Education 4.7%, Building Installation Services 3.5% and Legal and Accounting Services 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mitchells Island was $417.

In Mitchells Island, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 66.9%, Car, as passenger 5.2%, Truck 3.5% and Walked only 2.3%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mitchells Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.0% provided care for children and 13.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.8% 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 Mitchells Island, 24.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mitchells Island, 37.7% were couple families with children, 51.5% were couple families without children and 10.8% were one parent families.

In Mitchells Island 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Mitchells Island, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,416 and those without children was $900.

Employment status of couple families

In Mitchells Island, of couple families with children, 17.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 17.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Mitchells Island, 81.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mitchells Island, 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 Mitchells Island, of occupied private dwellings 1.8% had 1 bedroom, 11.0% had 2 bedrooms and 46.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mitchells Island, 50.9% were owned outright, 32.7% were owned with a mortgage and 12.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Mitchells Island, of all households, 79.5% were family households, 16.9% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

In Mitchells Island, 32.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.0% 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 Mitchells Island, 26.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Mitchells Island, there were 23 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 12 (or 52.2%) were male and 11 (or 47.8%) were female. The median age was 26 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 Mitchells Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 6, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,733.

In Mitchells Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $4,333.