South Murchison

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 114 people in South Murchison of these 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 31.6% of the population.

The median age of people in South Murchison was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.8% of the population.

Of people in South Murchison aged 15 years and over, 45.5% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in South Murchison was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In South Murchison, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in South Murchison was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 26 years.

In South Murchison 30.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.2% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 11.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Murchison were English 28.0%, Australian 23.2%, Australian Aboriginal 23.2%, Scottish 6.4% and South African 4.8%.

In South Murchison, 77.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were South Africa 6.1% and England 4.3%.

In South Murchison, 73.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in South Murchison were Catholic 30.4%, No Religion 27.8%, Anglican 13.9%, Uniting Church 7.0% and Christian, nfd 6.1%.

In South Murchison 76.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Wajarri 9.6% and Afrikaans 6.1%.

Employment

There were 50 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Murchison. Of these 62.0% were employed full time, 14.0% were employed part-time and 8.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in South Murchison, 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 58.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in South Murchison was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

The only other responses for occupation in South Murchison were Managers 38.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.0%, Labourers 16.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.0% and Professionals 8.0%.

Of the employed people in South Murchison, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 41.2%, Local Government Administration 27.5%, Accommodation 7.8%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 5.9% and School Education 5.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Murchison was $566.

In South Murchison, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 38.8% and Car, as driver 22.4%. 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 20.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Murchison, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.5% provided care for children and 4.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.2% 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 South Murchison, 30.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Murchison, 29.0% were couple families with children, 51.6% were couple families without children and 19.4% were one parent families.

In South Murchison 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In South Murchison, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $5,000 and those without children was $2,750.

Employment status of couple families

In South Murchison, of couple families with children, 12.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 16.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In South Murchison, 62.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 37.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Murchison, 91.2% were separate houses, 8.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In South Murchison, of occupied private dwellings 12.1% had 1 bedroom, 15.2% had 2 bedrooms and 42.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in South Murchison, 15.2% were owned outright, 12.1% were owned with a mortgage and 72.7% were rented.

Household composition

In South Murchison, of all households, 79.4% were family households, 20.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In South Murchison, 20.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.3% 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 South Murchison, 23.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 17.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 41.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In South Murchison, there were 36 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 15 (or 41.7%) were male and 21 (or 58.3%) were female. The median age was 25 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 South Murchison, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $742.

In South Murchison, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $50 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $6,100.