Middle Swan

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,704 people in Middle Swan of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Middle Swan was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.5% of the population.

Of people in Middle Swan aged 15 years and over, 39.9% were married and 14.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Middle Swan was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Middle Swan, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Middle Swan was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

In Middle Swan 30.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.9% were in primary school, 18.6% in secondary school and 15.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Middle Swan were Australian 27.3%, English 25.7%, Scottish 5.6%, Italian 5.4% and Irish 5.3%.

In Middle Swan, 64.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.8%, New Zealand 4.3%, Italy 1.7%, Croatia 1.4% and India 1.3%.

In Middle Swan, 48.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 35.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Middle Swan were Catholic 29.1%, No Religion 25.8%, Anglican 14.1%, Uniting Church 2.4% and Christian, nfd 2.1%.

In Middle Swan 75.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 2.8%, Croatian 2.0%, Mandarin 0.7%, Polish 0.6% and Filipino 0.6%.

Employment

There were 1,301 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Middle Swan. Of these 61.6% were employed full time, 25.4% were employed part-time and 5.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Middle Swan, 9.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Middle Swan was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The most common occupations in Middle Swan included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.3%, Labourers 14.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.2%, Professionals 9.0%, Managers 8.4% and Sales Workers 8.2%.

Of the employed people in Middle Swan, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 4.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.2%, School Education 3.4%, Residential Care Services 2.9% and Hospitals 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Middle Swan was $590.

In Middle Swan, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.3%, Car, as passenger 8.1%, Bus 2.4%, Walked only 2.0% and Truck 1.8%. On the day, 7.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Middle Swan, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.4% provided care for children and 9.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.5% 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 Middle Swan, 23.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Middle Swan, 39.6% were couple families with children, 36.4% were couple families without children and 21.7% were one parent families.

In Middle Swan 12.1% of single parents were male and 87.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Middle Swan, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,042 and those without children was $2,008.

Employment status of couple families

In Middle Swan, of couple families with children, 19.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 17.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Middle Swan, 93.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Middle Swan, 86.1% were separate houses, 0.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.9% were flats, units or apartments and 5.5% were other dwellings.

In Middle Swan, of occupied private dwellings 4.3% had 1 bedroom, 7.6% had 2 bedrooms and 49.9% 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 Middle Swan, 29.7% were owned outright, 37.1% were owned with a mortgage and 30.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Middle Swan, of all households, 66.7% were family households, 28.4% were single person households and 4.9% were group households.

In Middle Swan, 23.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.1% 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 Middle Swan, 34.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Middle Swan, there were 182 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 97 (or 53.3%) were male and 85 (or 46.7%) were female. The median age was 20 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 Middle Swan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,591.

In Middle Swan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $169 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.