Mylestom (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 339 people in Mylestom (L) of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Mylestom (L) was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.8% of the population.

Of people in Mylestom (L) aged 15 years and over, 44.3% were married and 17.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Mylestom (L) was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 40 years.

In Mylestom (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 45.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Mylestom (L) was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 59 years.

In Mylestom (L) 22.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.3% were in primary school, 19.5% in secondary school and 13.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mylestom (L) were Australian 39.4%, English 30.9%, Irish 10.6%, Scottish 5.8% and German 3.7%.

In Mylestom (L), 87.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.6%, France 0.9%, Germany 0.9%, Italy 0.9% and Malta 0.9%.

In Mylestom (L), 81.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Mylestom (L) were Anglican 38.9%, No Religion 22.3%, Catholic 11.9%, Uniting Church 5.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.0%.

In Mylestom (L) 94.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were French 0.9% and Italian 0.9%.

Employment

There were 134 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mylestom (L). Of these 56.0% were employed full time, 35.1% were employed part-time and 9.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Mylestom (L), 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Mylestom (L) was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The most common occupations in Mylestom (L) included Managers 21.1%, Professionals 16.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.0%, Labourers 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9%, Sales Workers 8.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.9%.

Of the employed people in Mylestom (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 7.3%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 4.9%, Local Government Administration 4.9%, Residential Building Construction 4.1% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mylestom (L) was $390.

In Mylestom (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 75.6%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Walked only 4.1% and Truck 2.4%. 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 80.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mylestom (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.2% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.0% 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 Mylestom (L), 30.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mylestom (L), 20.7% were couple families with children, 58.6% were couple families without children and 16.1% were one parent families.

In Mylestom (L) 15.0% of single parents were male and 85.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Mylestom (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Mylestom (L), of couple families with children, 16.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 19.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Mylestom (L), 72.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mylestom (L), 78.4% were separate houses, 4.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.0% were flats, units or apartments and 15.5% were other dwellings.

In Mylestom (L), of occupied private dwellings 6.7% had 1 bedroom, 24.8% had 2 bedrooms and 39.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mylestom (L), 57.5% were owned outright, 11.0% were owned with a mortgage and 26.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Mylestom (L), of all households, 59.6% were family households, 36.3% were single person households and 4.1% were group households.

In Mylestom (L), 42.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.8% 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 Mylestom (L), 47.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Mylestom (L), there were 14 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 7 (or 50.0%) were male and 7 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 23 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 Mylestom (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $700.

In Mylestom (L), 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.