Mount Elliot (NSW)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 171 people in Mount Elliot (NSW). Of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Elliot (NSW) was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.5% of the population.

Of people in Mount Elliot (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 65.1% were married and 9.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Elliot (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 60.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Elliot (NSW) 29.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 48.6% were in primary school, 35.1% in secondary school and 35.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Elliot (NSW), 12.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Elliot (NSW) were English 38.0%, Australian 26.9%, Irish 12.0%, Scottish 7.7% and German 3.8%.

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 Mount Elliot (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Elliot (NSW), 85.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.8%, Malta 1.9% and United States of America 1.9%.

In Mount Elliot (NSW), 66.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Elliot (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.9%, England 9.3%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 7.5%, Canada 3.7% and Germany 2.5%.

In Mount Elliot (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.2%, England 9.4%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 5.3%, Canada 3.5% and Scotland 2.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Elliot (NSW) were Anglican 33.7%, No Religion, so described 32.5%, Not stated 7.8%, Catholic 7.2% and Baptist 4.8%. In Mount Elliot (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Elliot (NSW) 95.1% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 93 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Elliot (NSW). Of these 51.6% were employed full time, 37.6% were employed part-time and 3.2% 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 Mount Elliot (NSW), 10.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Elliot (NSW) included Professionals 33.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Managers 13.9%, Sales Workers 13.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.9%, Labourers 5.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.0%.

Of the employed people in Mount Elliot (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 13.2%, Accounting Services 11.3%, Real Estate Services 9.4%, Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Toiletry Goods Retailing 7.5% and Other Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 7.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Elliot (NSW) was $762.

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In Mount Elliot (NSW), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 67.1%, Worked at home 11.8%, Car, as passenger 4.7% and Train 3.5%. On the day, 9.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Elliot (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 79.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.9% provided care for children and 13.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mount Elliot (NSW), 28.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 21.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Elliot (NSW), 48.1% were couple families with children, 46.3% were couple families without children and 5.6% were one parent families.

In Mount Elliot (NSW), 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Elliot (NSW), of couple families with children, 15.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 30.4% 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 Mount Elliot (NSW), 94.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Elliot (NSW), 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 Mount Elliot (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.8% had 2 bedrooms and 18.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4.3. The average household size was 3.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Elliot (NSW), 50.0% were owned outright, 43.2% were owned with a mortgage and 0.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Elliot (NSW), of all households, 93.3% were family households, 6.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Mount Elliot (NSW), 7.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 35.0% 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 Mount Elliot (NSW), 5.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 52.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 41.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Elliot (NSW), 93.8% 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 Mount Elliot (NSW), 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% were female. The median age was 11 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 Mount Elliot (NSW), 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.

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In Mount Elliot (NSW), 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.

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