McLaren Flat

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,310 people in McLaren Flat of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population.

The median age of people in McLaren Flat was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.9% of the population.

Of people in McLaren Flat aged 15 years and over, 62.0% were married and 9.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in McLaren Flat was 43 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In McLaren Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in McLaren Flat was 43 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In McLaren Flat 30.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.8% were in primary school, 20.6% in secondary school and 13.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in McLaren Flat were English 41.6%, Australian 29.7%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 6.5% and German 4.3%.

In McLaren Flat, 80.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 12.4%, New Zealand 1.1%, Germany 0.6%, Italy 0.5% and Northern Ireland 0.5%.

In McLaren Flat, 61.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in McLaren Flat were No Religion 35.9%, Anglican 19.1%, Catholic 13.9%, Uniting Church 8.8% and Lutheran 4.1%.

In McLaren Flat 96.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 0.7%, German 0.4% and Arabic 0.3%.

Employment

There were 729 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in McLaren Flat. Of these 57.2% were employed full time, 33.5% were employed part-time and 4.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in McLaren Flat, 10.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in McLaren Flat was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in McLaren Flat included Managers 17.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Professionals 12.5%, Labourers 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.9%, Sales Workers 8.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.2%.

Of the employed people in McLaren Flat, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beverage Manufacturing 6.9%, Hospitals 5.2%, Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 4.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.5% and Public Order and Safety Services 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in McLaren Flat was $682.

In McLaren Flat, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.3%, Car, as passenger 3.7%, Walked only 1.9%, Truck 1.7% and Train, car as driver 1.7%. On the day, 3.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In McLaren Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 83.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 45.1% provided care for children and 9.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.5% 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 McLaren Flat, 30.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in McLaren Flat, 57.2% were couple families with children, 33.2% were couple families without children and 9.6% were one parent families.

In McLaren Flat 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In McLaren Flat, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,061 and those without children was $1,930.

Employment status of couple families

In McLaren Flat, of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.3% had both employed part-time and 33.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In McLaren Flat, 92.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in McLaren Flat, 98.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In McLaren Flat, of occupied private dwellings 0.9% had 1 bedroom, 7.2% had 2 bedrooms and 44.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in McLaren Flat, 25.7% were owned outright, 58.1% were owned with a mortgage and 14.4% were rented.

Household composition

In McLaren Flat, of all households, 83.3% were family households, 14.4% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In McLaren Flat, 12.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 7.6% 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 McLaren Flat, 18.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 55.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In McLaren Flat, 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 12 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 McLaren Flat, 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 McLaren Flat, 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.