People — demographics

In the 2006 Census, 15,236 people were usually resident in Muswellbrook (A) (Local Government Areas): of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Of the total population 4.8% were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 24.2% of people usually resident in Muswellbrook (A) (Local Government Areas) were children aged 0-14 years, and 20.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 34 years.

In the 2006 Census, 89.2% of people usually resident in Muswellbrook (A) (Local Government Areas) were Australian citizens, 5.6% were born overseas and 0.3% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 50.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Muswellbrook (A) (Local Government Areas) were married, 11.0% were either separated or divorced, 5.4% were widowed and 33.4% were never married.

People — cultural & language diversity

People — employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 7,102 people aged 15 years and over in Muswellbrook (A) (Local Government Areas) were in the labour force. Of these 62.7% worked full-time, 25.7% worked part-time, 3.2% were away from work, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.4% were unemployed. 3,788 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census in Muswellbrook (A) (Local Government Areas), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $453, the median family income was $1,213 and the median household income was $1,060.

Families — family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 3,964 families in Muswellbrook (A) (Local Government Areas): of these 36.1% were couple families without children, 46.4% were couple families with children, 16.5% were one parent families and 1.0% were other families.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 5,643 occupied private dwellings were counted in Muswellbrook (A) (Local Government Areas).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Muswellbrook (A) (Local Government Areas), 87.1% were separate houses, 3.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.4% were flats, units or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Muswellbrook (A) (Local Government Areas), 29.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 30.2% were owned with a mortgage and 31.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Muswellbrook (A) (Local Government Areas), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 49.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 20.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 26.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwellings — dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Muswellbrook (A) (Local Government Areas), the median weekly rent was $150. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Dwellings — household composition

In the 2006 Census in Muswellbrook (A) (Local Government Areas), 69.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.8% were single (or lone) person households and 2.9% were group households.