Mullewa

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 533 people in Mullewa of these 61.4% were male and 38.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 29.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Mullewa was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.1% of the population.

Of people in Mullewa aged 15 years and over, 40.2% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Mullewa was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 36 years.

In Mullewa, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Mullewa was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In Mullewa 27.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.7% were in primary school, 8.8% in secondary school and 2.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mullewa were Australian 35.1%, English 30.7%, Irish 7.0%, Scottish 6.4% and Italian 2.8%.

In Mullewa, 77.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 2.3%, Cambodia 0.9%, France 0.9% and Ireland 0.8%.

In Mullewa, 78.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Mullewa were Catholic 39.4%, No Religion 15.8%, Anglican 15.1%, Seventh-day Adventist 5.3% and Uniting Church 3.6%.

In Mullewa 84.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Wajarri 2.4%, French 0.9% and Arabic 0.8%.

Employment

There were 249 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mullewa. Of these 69.1% were employed full time, 20.1% were employed part-time and 5.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Mullewa, 9.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Mullewa was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Mullewa included Managers 21.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 19.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Professionals 11.0%, Labourers 8.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.1% and Sales Workers 2.1%.

Of the employed people in Mullewa, the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 19.5%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 16.1%, School Education 11.0%, Local Government Administration 6.8% and Public Order and Safety Services 4.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mullewa was $644.

In Mullewa, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.7%, Walked only 13.8%, Car, as passenger 9.6%, Bus 6.7% and Truck 4.6%. On the day, 6.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mullewa, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.7% provided care for children and 8.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.4% 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 Mullewa, 20.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mullewa, 30.3% were couple families with children, 45.0% were couple families without children and 24.8% were one parent families.

In Mullewa 22.6% of single parents were male and 77.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Mullewa, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,666 and those without children was $1,449.

Employment status of couple families

In Mullewa, of couple families with children, 26.0% had both partners employed full-time, 6.5% had both employed part-time and 14.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Mullewa, 67.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 32.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mullewa, 94.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.0% were other dwellings.

In Mullewa, of occupied private dwellings 6.0% had 1 bedroom, 15.6% had 2 bedrooms and 50.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mullewa, 38.6% were owned outright, 21.1% were owned with a mortgage and 38.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Mullewa, of all households, 63.1% were family households, 31.0% were single person households and 6.0% were group households.

In Mullewa, 27.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.5% 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 Mullewa, 33.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Mullewa, there were 154 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 92 (or 59.7%) were male and 62 (or 40.3%) were female. The median age was 21 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 Mullewa, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.9, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

In Mullewa, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $92 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $400.