Minnie Water

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 237 people in Minnie Water. Of these 56.1% were male and 43.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Minnie Water was 57 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 29.8% of the population.

Of people in Minnie Water aged 15 years and over, 55.6% were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Minnie Water, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Minnie Water 25.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.2% were in primary school, 25.4% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Minnie Water, 6.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Minnie Water were English 31.4%, Australian 28.9%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 8.3% and German 3.2%.

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 Minnie Water (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Minnie Water, 83.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.7% and New Zealand 1.3%.

In Minnie Water, 67.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Minnie Water, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.0%, England 6.0%, New Zealand 2.3%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.4% and Scotland 1.4%.

In Minnie Water, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.8%, England 5.7%, New Zealand 1.7%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.3% and Germany 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Minnie Water were No Religion, so described 36.6%, Anglican 27.3%, Catholic 15.9%, Not stated 14.5% and Uniting Church 3.1%. In Minnie Water, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Minnie Water 90.9% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 80 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Minnie Water. Of these 47.5% were employed full time, 42.5% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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 Minnie Water, 20.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 30.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Minnie Water included Community and Personal Service Workers 18.3%, Professionals 15.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Labourers 12.7%, Managers 9.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.9%, Sales Workers 9.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.5%.

Of the employed people in Minnie Water, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 11.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 9.5%, Local Government Administration 7.9%, Carpentry Services 6.3% and Road Freight Transport 6.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Minnie Water was $519.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Minnie Water, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 64.7%, Walked only 8.8%, Car, as passenger 5.9% and Worked at home 5.9%. 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 68.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Minnie Water, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.7% provided care for children and 10.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.2% 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 Minnie Water, 24.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Minnie Water, 21.2% were couple families with children, 63.6% were couple families without children and 15.2% were one parent families.

In Minnie Water, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Minnie Water, of couple families with children, 7.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.9% had both employed part-time and 5.9% 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 Minnie Water, 54.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 45.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Minnie Water, 82.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.1% were flats or apartments and 10.2% were other dwellings.

In Minnie Water, of occupied private dwellings 6.7% had 1 bedroom, 20.2% had 2 bedrooms and 36.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Minnie Water, 55.8% were owned outright, 21.2% were owned with a mortgage and 19.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Minnie Water, of all households, 68.6% were family households, 31.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Minnie Water, 33.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.8% 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 Minnie Water, 41.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Minnie Water, 74.3% 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 Minnie Water, 72.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 27.3% were female. The median age was 13 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 Minnie Water, 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 $724.

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

In Minnie Water, 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)