Marradong

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 128 people in Marradong of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Marradong was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.4% of the population.

Of people in Marradong aged 15 years and over, 63.2% were married and 4.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Marradong was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 44 years.

In Marradong, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Marradong was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 48 years.

In Marradong 20.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.0% were in primary school, 40.0% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Marradong were Australian 37.5%, English 36.2%, Scottish 6.9%, Swedish 2.5% and Italian 2.5%.

In Marradong, 88.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.7%, Albania 2.4%, Indonesia 2.4% and Wales 2.4%.

In Marradong, 65.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Marradong were Anglican 43.7%, No Religion 28.6%, Catholic 8.7%, Baptist 4.8% and Islam 3.2%.

In Marradong 95.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Albanian 2.3% and Indonesian 2.3%.

Employment

There were 68 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Marradong. Of these 61.8% were employed full time, 25.0% were employed part-time and 4.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Marradong, 14.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 64.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Marradong was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 64 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Marradong were Managers 29.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 14.9%, Labourers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.5% and Professionals 6.0%.

Of the employed people in Marradong, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 30.9%, Metal Ore Mining 11.8%, Other Mining Support Services 5.9%, Land Development and Site Preparation Services 5.9% and Hospitals 5.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Marradong was $557.

In Marradong, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 50.7% and Walked only 9.0%. 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 56.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Marradong, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.8% provided care for children and 10.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.7% 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 Marradong, 25.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Marradong, 41.0% were couple families with children, 59.0% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Marradong 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Marradong, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,312 and those without children was $1,468.

Employment status of couple families

In Marradong, of couple families with children, 25.6% had both partners employed full-time, 7.7% had both employed part-time and 7.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Marradong, 60.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 39.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Marradong, 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 Marradong, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 17.3% had 2 bedrooms and 46.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Marradong, 53.8% were owned outright, 17.3% were owned with a mortgage and 28.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Marradong, of all households, 72.5% were family households, 27.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Marradong, 29.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.2% 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 Marradong, 17.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Marradong, 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 Marradong, 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 Marradong, 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.