Mulgowie

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 282 people in Mulgowie of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Mulgowie was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.0% of the population.

Of people in Mulgowie aged 15 years and over, 52.5% were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Mulgowie was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Mulgowie, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.4% 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 Mulgowie was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Mulgowie 30.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.9% were in primary school, 29.4% in secondary school and 17.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mulgowie were Australian 30.0%, English 29.2%, German 11.7%, Irish 7.8% and Scottish 6.4%.

In Mulgowie, 85.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.9%, Scotland 1.8%, Finland 1.4%, Papua New Guinea 1.4% and Austria 1.1%.

In Mulgowie, 77.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Mulgowie were Anglican 23.8%, Catholic 19.6%, No Religion 14.9%, Baptist 8.2% and Lutheran 7.5%.

In Mulgowie 94.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Finnish 1.8% and Dutch 1.4%.

Employment

There were 139 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mulgowie. Of these 61.9% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 2.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Mulgowie, 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Mulgowie was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 27 years.

The most common occupations in Mulgowie included Managers 19.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.1%, Labourers 13.9%, Professionals 13.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%, Sales Workers 6.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Mulgowie, the most common responses for industry of employment included Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 12.4%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 8.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.1%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 4.4% and School Education 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mulgowie was $433.

In Mulgowie, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 62.7% and Car, as passenger 7.5%. On the day, 2.2% 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 Mulgowie, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.7% provided care for children and 13.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.4% 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 Mulgowie, 25.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 20.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mulgowie, 46.2% were couple families with children, 38.8% were couple families without children and 15.0% were one parent families.

In Mulgowie 40.0% of single parents were male and 60.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Mulgowie, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,042 and those without children was $1,666.

Employment status of couple families

In Mulgowie, of couple families with children, 31.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 19.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Mulgowie, 83.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mulgowie, 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 Mulgowie, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 16.2% had 2 bedrooms and 33.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mulgowie, 39.2% were owned outright, 34.0% were owned with a mortgage and 20.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Mulgowie, of all households, 78.1% were family households, 17.7% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

In Mulgowie, 28.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.3% 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 Mulgowie, 25.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Mulgowie, 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 14 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 Mulgowie, 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 Mulgowie, 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.