Lower Macdonald

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 260 people in Lower Macdonald. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Lower Macdonald was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.3% of the population.

Of people in Lower Macdonald aged 15 years and over, 46.2% were married and 19.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Lower Macdonald, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 21.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Lower Macdonald 22.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.2% were in primary school, 18.5% in secondary school and 25.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Lower Macdonald, 10.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 27.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Lower Macdonald were Australian 32.7%, English 31.8%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 7.5% and German 3.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Lower Macdonald (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Lower Macdonald, 78.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.0%, New Zealand 4.7%, Ireland 1.9%, Scotland 1.2% and Denmark 1.2%.

In Lower Macdonald, 61.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Lower Macdonald, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.7%, England 8.0%, New Zealand 3.0%, Scotland 2.1% and Ireland 2.1%.

In Lower Macdonald, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.8%, England 10.5%, New Zealand 5.5%, United States of America 2.7% and Ireland 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Lower Macdonald were No Religion, so described 32.9%, Anglican 25.5%, Catholic 24.3%, Not stated 6.7% and Christian, nfd 2.7%. In Lower Macdonald, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Lower Macdonald 93.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Mandarin 1.2%.

Employment

There were 142 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lower Macdonald. Of these 58.5% were employed full time, 26.1% were employed part-time and 7.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Lower Macdonald, 8.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Lower Macdonald included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.7%, Labourers 17.9%, Professionals 15.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Managers 11.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.9%, Sales Workers 8.1% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.7%.

Of the employed people in Lower Macdonald, the most common responses for industry of employment included Bricklaying Services 6.1%, Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 6.1%, House Construction 4.5%, Non-Residential Building Construction 4.5% and Air Conditioning and Heating Services 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Lower Macdonald was $669.

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In Lower Macdonald, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.9%, Worked at home 5.5%, Car, as passenger 3.9%, Bus 2.3% and Ferry, car as driver 2.3%. On the day, 5.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Lower Macdonald, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.8% provided care for children and 11.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Lower Macdonald, 32.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Lower Macdonald, 40.7% were couple families with children, 54.3% were couple families without children and 4.9% were one parent families.

In Lower Macdonald, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Lower Macdonald, of couple families with children, 13.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 23.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Lower Macdonald, 89.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Macdonald, 96.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Lower Macdonald, of occupied private dwellings 12.3% had 1 bedroom, 27.2% had 2 bedrooms and 38.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Lower Macdonald, 31.5% were owned outright, 50.0% were owned with a mortgage and 18.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Lower Macdonald, of all households, 65.8% were family households, 31.6% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

In Lower Macdonald, 19.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Lower Macdonald, 35.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Lower Macdonald, 83.3% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Lower Macdonald, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 37 years.

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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.

In Lower Macdonald, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Lower Macdonald, 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.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)