Marcus Hill

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 180 people in Marcus Hill of these 53.9% were male and 46.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Marcus Hill was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.9% of the population.

Of people in Marcus Hill aged 15 years and over, 52.0% were married and 9.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Marcus Hill was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 20 years.

In Marcus Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Marcus Hill was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 53 years.

In Marcus Hill 30.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.3% were in primary school, 39.6% in secondary school and 11.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Marcus Hill were Australian 33.2%, English 25.8%, Scottish 12.3%, Irish 11.9% and Dutch 3.3%.

In Marcus Hill, 85.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.4%, Italy 1.7%, New Zealand 1.7% and Scotland 1.7%.

In Marcus Hill, 70.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Marcus Hill were Catholic 24.9%, No Religion 24.3%, Anglican 22.7%, Uniting Church 11.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.5%.

In Marcus Hill 92.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.6% and Italian 1.6%.

Employment

There were 95 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Marcus Hill. Of these 51.6% were employed full time, 37.9% were employed part-time and 4.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Marcus Hill, 16.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Marcus Hill was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 55 years.

The most common occupations in Marcus Hill included Managers 25.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.4%, Professionals 17.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Sales Workers 5.4%, Labourers 5.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.2%.

Of the employed people in Marcus Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Land Development and Site Preparation Services 8.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.5%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.4%, Accommodation 5.4% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Marcus Hill was $572.

In Marcus Hill, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 50.0%, Car, as passenger 6.5%, Truck 3.3% and Walked only 3.3%. 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 57.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Marcus Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.5% provided care for children and 16.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 39.2% 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 Marcus Hill, 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Marcus Hill, 38.3% were couple families with children, 48.9% were couple families without children and 12.8% were one parent families.

In Marcus Hill 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Marcus Hill, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,583 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Marcus Hill, of couple families with children, 25.0% had both partners employed full-time, 11.4% had both employed part-time and 25.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Marcus Hill, 80.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Marcus Hill, 83.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 8.3% were other dwellings.

In Marcus Hill, of occupied private dwellings 10.0% had 1 bedroom, 13.3% had 2 bedrooms and 33.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Marcus Hill, 51.7% were owned outright, 15.0% were owned with a mortgage and 28.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Marcus Hill, of all households, 79.7% were family households, 20.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Marcus Hill, 28.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.7% 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 Marcus Hill, 20.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 43.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Marcus Hill, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) 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 Marcus Hill, 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 Marcus Hill, 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.