Mathinna

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 287 people in Mathinna of these 54.7% were male and 45.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Mathinna was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.1% of the population.

Of people in Mathinna aged 15 years and over, 44.3% were married and 16.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Mathinna was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 39 years.

In Mathinna, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Mathinna was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 50 years.

In Mathinna 31.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.4% were in primary school, 20.9% in secondary school and 4.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mathinna were Australian 38.4%, English 33.1%, Irish 7.3%, Scottish 4.4% and German 3.2%.

In Mathinna, 83.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.8%, Germany 1.4%, Hungary 1.4%, Poland 1.4% and Netherlands 1.0%.

In Mathinna, 82.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Mathinna were Anglican 32.8%, No Religion 30.3%, Catholic 7.3%, Uniting Church 6.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.1%.

In Mathinna 92.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Hungarian 2.1% and Polish 1.0%.

Employment

There were 76 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mathinna. Of these 52.6% were employed full time, 19.7% were employed part-time and 23.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Mathinna, 6.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 56.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Mathinna was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 51 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Mathinna were Managers 36.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 15.0%, Labourers 11.7%, Professionals 8.3% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.7%.

Of the employed people in Mathinna, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 30.5%, School Education 13.6%, Forestry Support Services 6.8%, Metal Ore Mining 6.8% and Building Completion Services 6.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mathinna was $301.

In Mathinna, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 45.0% and Car as driver, car as passenger 5.0%. 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 51.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mathinna, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.3% provided care for children and 14.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.3% 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 Mathinna, 18.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mathinna, 43.2% were couple families with children, 47.3% were couple families without children and 9.5% were one parent families.

In Mathinna 58.3% of single parents were male and 41.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Mathinna, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,250 and those without children was $1,375.

Employment status of couple families

In Mathinna, of couple families with children, 4.7% had both partners employed full-time, 6.2% had both employed part-time and 0.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Mathinna, 63.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 36.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mathinna, 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 Mathinna, of occupied private dwellings 4.5% had 1 bedroom, 21.6% had 2 bedrooms and 44.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mathinna, 45.0% were owned outright, 21.6% were owned with a mortgage and 27.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Mathinna, of all households, 68.1% were family households, 29.2% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In Mathinna, 49.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Mathinna, 28.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Mathinna, there were 12 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 25.0%) were male and 9 (or 75.0%) were female. The median age was 8 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 Mathinna, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $250.

In Mathinna, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $110 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.