Captains Mountain

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 188 people in Captains Mountain of these 53.2% were male and 46.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Captains Mountain was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.0% of the population.

Of people in Captains Mountain aged 15 years and over, 68.3% were married and 8.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Captains Mountain was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Captains Mountain, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Captains Mountain was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

In Captains Mountain 26.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 54.0% were in primary school, 20.0% in secondary school and 12.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Captains Mountain were Australian 33.5%, English 29.1%, Irish 12.6%, German 8.6% and Scottish 7.6%.

In Captains Mountain, 91.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Czech Republic 1.6%, Denmark 1.6% and Netherlands 1.6%.

In Captains Mountain, 90.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Captains Mountain were Anglican 30.7%, Catholic 27.5%, No Religion 13.2%, Uniting Church 11.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.9%.

In Captains Mountain 98.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.6%.

Employment

There were 101 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Captains Mountain. Of these 72.3% were employed full time, 21.8% were employed part-time and 3.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Captains Mountain, 3.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 71.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Captains Mountain was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Captains Mountain were Managers 54.4%, Professionals 13.6%, Labourers 9.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.9% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Captains Mountain, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 52.4%, School Education 8.7%, Residential Care Services 4.9%, Pharmaceutical and Other Store-Based Retailing 3.9% and Hospitals 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Captains Mountain was $477.

In Captains Mountain, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 44.6% and Walked only 5.9%. 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 46.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Captains Mountain, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.3% provided care for children and 20.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 40.1% 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 Captains Mountain, 27.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Captains Mountain, 42.9% were couple families with children, 51.8% were couple families without children and 5.4% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Captains Mountain, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,083 and those without children was $766.

Employment status of couple families

In Captains Mountain, of couple families with children, 38.2% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 21.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Captains Mountain, 78.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Captains Mountain, 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 Captains Mountain, of occupied private dwellings 4.3% had 1 bedroom, 10.0% had 2 bedrooms and 44.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Captains Mountain, 45.7% were owned outright, 17.1% were owned with a mortgage and 28.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Captains Mountain, of all households, 81.2% were family households, 18.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Captains Mountain, 34.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.6% 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 Captains Mountain, 20.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Captains Mountain, 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 0 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 Captains Mountain, 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 Captains Mountain, 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.