Markwood

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 265 people in Markwood of these 52.8% were male and 47.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Markwood was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.2% of the population.

Of people in Markwood aged 15 years and over, 58.2% were married and 10.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Markwood was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Markwood, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Markwood was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Markwood 26.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 16.9% were in primary school, 26.8% in secondary school and 16.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Markwood were English 32.8%, Australian 22.7%, Irish 11.2%, Scottish 10.1% and Italian 9.5%.

In Markwood, 79.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 4.2%, England 3.8%, Netherlands 1.9%, Austria 1.5% and Scotland 1.1%.

In Markwood, 74.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Markwood were No Religion 27.3%, Catholic 24.3%, Anglican 14.6%, Uniting Church 10.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.9%.

In Markwood 86.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 4.1%, German 1.5% and Dutch 1.1%.

Employment

There were 136 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Markwood. Of these 53.7% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 4.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Markwood, 5.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Markwood was 51 years and for people who were employed part-time was 57 years.

The most common occupations in Markwood included Managers 24.8%, Professionals 21.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.0%, Sales Workers 6.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.5% and Labourers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Markwood, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 15.9%, Local Government Administration 5.3%, Hospitals 5.3%, School Education 4.5% and Motor Vehicle Retailing 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Markwood was $468.

In Markwood, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.4%, Car, as passenger 3.0%, Bicycle 3.0%, Walked only 3.0% and Bus 2.3%. On the day, 2.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 60.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Markwood, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.9% provided care for children and 17.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.1% 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 Markwood, 33.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Markwood, 43.4% were couple families with children, 51.3% were couple families without children and 5.3% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Markwood, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,957 and those without children was $1,333.

Employment status of couple families

In Markwood, of couple families with children, 19.2% had both partners employed full-time, 9.6% had both employed part-time and 23.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Markwood, 76.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Markwood, 97.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Markwood, of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 8.3% had 2 bedrooms and 45.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Markwood, 44.0% were owned outright, 32.1% were owned with a mortgage and 17.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Markwood, of all households, 68.2% were family households, 28.0% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Markwood, 25.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.1% 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 Markwood, 20.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Markwood, 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 15 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 Markwood, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Markwood, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.