2016 Census QuickStats

People — demographics & education

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

People Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Male	295	53.2	1,238,419	50.0	11,546,638	49.3
Female	259	46.8	1,235,994	50.0	11,855,248	50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people	29	5.2	75,978	3.1	649,171	2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 555 people in Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas). Of these 53.2% were male and 46.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.2% of the population.

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Age	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Median age	43	--	36	--	38	--
0-4 years	44	8.0	161,727	6.5	1,464,779	6.3
5-9 years	41	7.5	164,153	6.6	1,502,646	6.4
10-14 years	31	5.6	150,806	6.1	1,397,183	6.0
15-19 years	12	2.2	149,997	6.1	1,421,595	6.1
20-24 years	16	2.9	160,332	6.5	1,566,793	6.7
25-29 years	44	8.0	184,908	7.5	1,664,602	7.1
30-34 years	36	6.5	194,267	7.9	1,703,847	7.3
35-39 years	32	5.8	173,041	7.0	1,561,679	6.7
40-44 years	35	6.4	171,996	7.0	1,583,257	6.8
45-49 years	31	5.6	172,520	7.0	1,581,455	6.8
50-54 years	31	5.6	162,438	6.6	1,523,551	6.5
55-59 years	51	9.3	149,899	6.1	1,454,332	6.2
60-64 years	35	6.4	132,145	5.3	1,299,397	5.6
65-69 years	33	6.0	116,755	4.7	1,188,999	5.1
70-74 years	24	4.4	82,911	3.4	887,716	3.8
75-79 years	25	4.5	61,509	2.5	652,657	2.8
80-84 years	16	2.9	42,590	1.7	460,549	2.0
85 years and over	13	2.4	42,420	1.7	486,842	2.1

The median age of people in Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Married	283	65.5	975,062	48.8	9,148,218	48.1
Separated	13	3.0	63,205	3.2	608,059	3.2
Divorced	17	3.9	167,361	8.4	1,626,890	8.5
Widowed	21	4.9	88,619	4.4	985,204	5.2
Never married	98	22.7	703,482	35.2	6,668,910	35.0

Of people in Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas) aged 15 years and over, 65.5% were married and 6.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status People aged 15 years and over	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Registered marriage	249	66.8	835,938	48.4	8,001,141	47.7
De facto marriage	35	9.4	201,709	11.7	1,751,731	10.4
Not married	89	23.9	688,868	39.9	7,024,973	41.9

In Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Preschool	6	5.0	30,247	3.9	347,621	4.8
Primary - Government	36	29.8	144,988	18.9	1,314,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	0	0.0	36,865	4.8	380,604	5.3
Primary - other non Government	13	10.7	28,046	3.7	231,490	3.2
Secondary - Government	11	9.1	88,176	11.5	827,505	11.5
Secondary - Catholic	0	0.0	34,065	4.4	338,384	4.7
Secondary - other non Government	0	0.0	34,773	4.5	280,618	3.9
Technical or further education institution	3	2.5	46,835	6.1	424,869	5.9
University or tertiary institution	3	2.5	106,811	13.9	1,160,626	16.1
Other	0	0.0	18,547	2.4	198,383	2.8
Not stated	49	40.5	197,644	25.8	1,707,023	23.7

In Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), 22.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.5% were in primary school, 10.9% in secondary school and 5.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Bachelor Degree level and above	44	10.4	410,272	20.5	4,181,406	22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level	21	5.0	177,631	8.9	1,687,893	8.9
Certificate level IV	15	3.6	62,656	3.1	551,767	2.9
Certificate level III	68	16.1	279,448	14.0	2,442,203	12.8
Year 12	62	14.7	318,674	16.0	2,994,097	15.7
Year 11	25	5.9	107,858	5.4	941,531	4.9
Year 10	102	24.2	235,001	11.8	2,054,331	10.8
Certificate level II	0	0.0	940	0.0	13,454	0.1
Certificate level I	0	0.0	209	0.0	2,176	0.0
Year 9 or below	41	9.7	117,996	5.9	1,529,897	8.0
No educational attainment	0	0.0	10,572	0.5	145,844	0.8
Not stated	54	12.8	220,701	11.0	1,974,794	10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

2011 benchmarks are not available for this data item.

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People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

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 Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Australia	448	80.6	1,492,842	60.3	15,614,835	66.7
Other top responses

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	68	12.3	1,001,150	40.5	8,051,196	34.4
Father only born overseas	37	6.7	184,890	7.5	1,488,092	6.4
Mother only born overseas	41	7.4	144,217	5.8	1,094,591	4.7
Both parents born in Australia	365	66.0	947,977	38.3	11,070,538	47.3

In Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), 66.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

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Religious affiliation, top responses	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

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Language, top responses (other than English)	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

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People — employment

Employment People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Worked full-time	197	68.9	715,287	57.0	6,623,065	57.7
Worked part-time	67	23.4	376,590	30.0	3,491,503	30.4
Away from work	14	4.9	65,859	5.2	569,276	5.0
Unemployed	8	2.8	97,966	7.8	787,452	6.9

There were 286 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas). Of these 68.9% were employed full time, 23.4% were employed part-time and 2.8% 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.

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Employment - hours worked Employed people aged 15 years and over	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
1-15 hours per week	28	10.1	138,263	11.9	1,218,823	11.4
16-24 hours per week	22	7.9	114,814	9.9	1,079,236	10.1
25-34 hours per week	17	6.1	123,517	10.7	1,193,445	11.2
35-39 hours per week	20	7.2	198,785	17.2	2,031,263	19.0
40 hours or more per week	178	64.0	516,501	44.6	4,591,801	43.0

Of employed people in Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), 10.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 64.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation Employed people aged 15 years and over	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

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Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

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Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Personal	647	--	724	--	662	--
Family	1,601	--	1,910	--	1,734	--
Household	1,402	--	1,595	--	1,438	--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas) was $647.

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Travel to work, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%

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Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	324	74.0	1,387,280	69.4	13,143,914	69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	148	33.3	568,406	28.5	5,259,400	27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	49	11.1	196,328	9.8	2,145,203	11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	186	41.8	379,578	19.0	3,620,726	19.0

In Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.3% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 41.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Less than 5 hours per week	89	20.0	447,726	22.4	4,298,593	22.6
5 to 14 hours per week	113	25.5	521,733	26.1	4,944,578	26.0
15 to 29 hours per week	70	15.8	228,248	11.4	2,189,776	11.5
30 hours or more per week	58	13.1	189,571	9.5	1,710,970	9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), 25.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families — family composition

Family composition	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	84	53.2	247,841	38.5	2,291,987	37.8
Couple family with children	61	38.6	292,133	45.3	2,716,224	44.7
One parent family	13	8.2	93,344	14.5	959,543	15.8
Other family	0	0.0	10,869	1.7	102,559	1.7

Of the families in Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), 38.6% were couple families with children, 53.2% were couple families without children and 8.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Male	--	40.0	--	18.3	--	18.2
Female	--	60.0	--	81.7	--	81.8

In Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), 40.0% of single parents were male and 60.0% were female.

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Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of parents in couple families Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Both employed, worked full-time	36	25.4	106,951	19.8	1,084,006	21.6
Both employed, worked part-time	3	2.1	22,177	4.1	203,596	4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time	36	25.4	119,913	22.2	1,086,460	21.7
One employed full-time, other not working	23	16.2	88,558	16.4	749,886	15.0
One employed part-time, other not working	6	4.2	31,917	5.9	302,037	6.0
Both not working	23	16.2	93,686	17.4	1,006,697	20.1
Other (includes away from work)	4	2.8	29,973	5.6	264,145	5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family)	11	7.7	46,793	8.7	311,381	6.2

In Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), of couple families with children, 25.4% had both partners employed full-time, 2.1% had both employed part-time and 25.4% 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.

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Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	204	72.1	866,767	86.7	8,286,073	88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings	79	27.9	132,874	13.3	1,039,874	11.2

In Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), 72.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Separate house	196	96.1	685,824	79.1	6,041,788	72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	8	3.9	122,562	14.1	1,055,016	12.7
Flat or apartment	0	0.0	49,086	5.7	1,087,434	13.1
Other dwelling	0	0.0	6,314	0.7	64,425	0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), 96.1% were separate houses, 3.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flat or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
None (includes bedsitters)	0	0.0	2,452	0.3	39,769	0.5
1 bedroom	7	3.4	30,043	3.5	411,252	5.0
2 bedrooms	31	14.9	107,035	12.3	1,562,759	18.9
3 bedrooms	101	48.6	327,662	37.8	3,403,190	41.1
4 or more bedrooms	62	29.8	381,319	44.0	2,670,758	32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated	7	3.4	18,272	2.1	198,351	2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3.1	--	3.3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.5	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 14.9% had 2 bedrooms and 48.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure Occupied private dwellings	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Owned outright	100	47.4	247,050	28.5	2,565,695	31.0
Owned with a mortgage	41	19.4	344,014	39.7	2,855,222	34.5
Rented	63	29.9	245,705	28.3	2,561,302	30.9
Other tenure type	0	0.0	9,181	1.1	78,994	1.0
Tenure type not stated	7	3.3	20,823	2.4	224,869	2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), 47.4% were owned outright, 19.4% were owned with a mortgage and 29.9% were rented.

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Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Family households	153	74.6	629,882	72.7	5,907,625	71.3
Single (or lone) person households	52	25.4	204,202	23.6	2,023,542	24.4
Group households	0	0.0	32,692	3.8	354,917	4.3

In Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), of all households, 74.6% were family households, 25.4% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Less than $650 gross weekly income	--	20.2	--	18.3	--	20.0
More than $3000 gross weekly income	--	11.2	--	19.2	--	16.4

In Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), 20.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Median rent	83	--	347	--	335	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	96.9	--	90.3	--	88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	3.1	--	9.7	--	11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	607	--	1,993	--	1,755	--
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income	--	100.0	--	91.4	--	92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	0.0	--	8.6	--	7.2

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.

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Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
None	3	1.5	42,620	4.9	623,829	7.5
1 motor vehicle	56	27.2	274,198	31.6	2,881,485	34.8
2 motor vehicles	69	33.5	337,355	38.9	2,999,184	36.2
3 or more vehicles	69	33.5	186,678	21.5	1,496,382	18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated	9	4.4	25,934	3.0	285,197	3.4

In Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), 27.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Dwellings — internet connection

Dwelling internet connection	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Internet not accessed from dwelling	41	19.3	108,489	12.5	1,172,415	14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling	164	77.4	737,659	85.1	6,892,165	83.2
Not stated	7	3.3	20,625	2.4	221,494	2.7

In Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), 77.4% 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.

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People characteristics - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Male	9	32.1	38,027	50.0	322,171	49.6
Female	19	67.9	37,959	50.0	326,996	50.4
Median age	22	--	23	--	23	--

In Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), 32.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 67.9% were female. The median age was 22 years.

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Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Average number of people per household	2.4	--	3.3	--	3.2	--
Average number of persons per bedroom	0.7	--	1	--	1	--
Median weekly household income	687	--	1,210	--	1,203	--

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $687.

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Mortgage and rent Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Mukinbudin (S)	%	Western Australia	%	Australia	%
Median weekly rent	191	--	216	--	250	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	0	--	1,830	--	1,660	--

In Mukinbudin (S) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $191 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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