Mount Garnet (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 200 people in Mount Garnet (L). Of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 39.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Garnet (L) was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.0% of the population.

Of people in Mount Garnet (L) aged 15 years and over, 31.6% were married and 17.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Garnet (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 33.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Garnet (L) 21.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.3% were in primary school, 7.7% in secondary school and 7.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Garnet (L), 10.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Garnet (L) were Australian 39.5%, English 25.5%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 5.7% and Australian Aboriginal 5.3%.

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 Garnet (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Garnet (L), 88.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Germany 1.6%.

In Mount Garnet (L), 76.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Garnet (L), the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 84.4%, England 3.2%, New Zealand 2.2% and Germany 2.2%.

In Mount Garnet (L), the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 85.1%, Germany 4.3%, England 1.6% and Japan 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Garnet (L) were No Religion, so described 25.2%, Anglican 18.8%, Pentecostal 17.3%, Catholic 16.3% and Not stated 10.9%. In Mount Garnet (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Garnet (L) 89.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Japanese 1.5%.

Employment

There were 43 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Garnet (L). Of these 34.9% were employed full time, 30.2% were employed part-time and 25.6% 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 Mount Garnet (L), 15.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Mount Garnet (L) were Labourers 30.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 22.2%, Managers 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Professionals 8.3% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.3%.

Of the employed people in Mount Garnet (L), the only responses for industry of employent were Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 21.1%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 15.8%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 15.8% and Primary Education 15.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Garnet (L) was $386.

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In Mount Garnet (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 45.0%, Walked only 20.0%, Car, as passenger 7.5% and Worked at home 7.5%. 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 51.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Garnet (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 11.6% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.9% 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 Mount Garnet (L), 10.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Garnet (L), 22.0% were couple families with children, 37.3% were couple families without children and 28.8% were one parent families.

In Mount Garnet (L), 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Garnet (L), of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Garnet (L), 68.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 31.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Garnet (L), 92.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Mount Garnet (L), of occupied private dwellings 9.3% had 1 bedroom, 31.4% had 2 bedrooms and 37.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Garnet (L), 34.5% were owned outright, 19.5% were owned with a mortgage and 42.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Garnet (L), of all households, 65.4% were family households, 30.8% were single person households and 3.8% were group households.

In Mount Garnet (L), 38.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.1% 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 Garnet (L), 41.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Garnet (L), 53.1% 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 Garnet (L), 45.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.3% were female. The median age was 35 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 Garnet (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $739.

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In Mount Garnet (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $800.

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