Mitchells Island

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 468 people in Mitchells Island. Of these 54.7% were male and 45.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Mitchells Island was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.2% of the population.

Of people in Mitchells Island aged 15 years and over, 61.0% were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Mitchells Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mitchells Island 25.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.6% were in primary school, 28.4% in secondary school and 13.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mitchells Island, 11.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mitchells Island were English 34.8%, Australian 32.1%, Scottish 9.2%, Irish 6.8% 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 Mitchells Island (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mitchells Island, 83.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.4%, New Zealand 0.7%, Netherlands 0.7%, Romania 0.7% and United States of America 0.7%.

In Mitchells Island, 73.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mitchells Island, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.7%, England 7.2%, New Zealand 1.1%, Netherlands 0.9% and Romania 0.9%.

In Mitchells Island, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.0%, England 5.5%, Netherlands 1.7%, Germany 1.1% and Scotland 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Mitchells Island were Anglican 30.6%, No Religion, so described 27.2%, Catholic 15.6%, Not stated 12.4% and Uniting Church 6.2%. In Mitchells Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mitchells Island 91.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Auslan 0.9% and Romanian 0.6%.

Employment

There were 197 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mitchells Island. Of these 47.2% were employed full time, 36.5% were employed part-time and 8.6% 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 Mitchells Island, 13.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mitchells Island included Managers 18.9%, Professionals 16.8%, Labourers 15.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.9%, Sales Workers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Mitchells Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 8.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.2%, Offshore Longline and Rack Aquaculture 3.8% and Electrical Services 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mitchells Island was $470.

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

In Mitchells Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.6%, Worked at home 13.2%, Car, as passenger 5.7%, Bus 2.3% and Truck 1.7%. On the day, 2.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mitchells Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.0% provided care for children and 13.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.1% 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 Mitchells Island, 25.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mitchells Island, 33.1% were couple families with children, 58.3% were couple families without children and 8.6% were one parent families.

In Mitchells Island, 21.4% of single parents were male and 78.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mitchells Island, of couple families with children, 8.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.6% had both employed part-time and 19.2% 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 Mitchells Island, 83.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.1% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Mitchells Island, 100.0% 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 Mitchells Island, of occupied private dwellings 1.7% had 1 bedroom, 12.1% had 2 bedrooms and 50.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Mitchells Island, 51.5% were owned outright, 31.5% were owned with a mortgage and 17.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Mitchells Island, of all households, 81.9% were family households, 18.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Mitchells Island, 23.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.4% 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 Mitchells Island, 24.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mitchells Island, 80.5% 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 Mitchells Island, 33.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 66.7% were female. The median age was 16 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Mitchells Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

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

In Mitchells Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.

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