Our People - Census 2016 Murrumbidgee Local Health District Community Profile from the 2016 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census Release 2
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Our people - Census 2016 Murrumbidgee Local Health District Community Profile from the 2016 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census Release 2 Date: December 2017 Author: Kim Gilchrist, Epidemiologist, Public Health Unit, MLHD [email protected] Copies available: http://www.mlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/about/health-statistics/ Murrumbidgee Local Health District ABN 71 172 428 618 Locked Bag 10, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Tel 02 6933 9100 Fax 02 6933 9188 Website www.mlhd.health.nsw.gov.au Page 1 of 86 Release 2 Acknowledgements Data were compiled for the Murrumbidgee region through: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016 – Census of Population and Housing - Findings based on use of ABS TableBuilder data. The report structure and some commentary was based on profiles published by: .id consulting pty ltd, Collingwood Australia http://home.id.com.au/ Further interactive reports for local government areas are available from .id consulting for: Albury City Berrigan Federation Griffith City Hilltops Murray Shire Council Murrumbidgee Council Wagga Wagga City council City of Wodonga Individual Community Profiles for all LGAs and other geographies are available from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website: www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/Home/2016%20Census%20Community%20Profiles Page 2 of 86 Release 2 Contents Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................................... 2 Key Points for Murrumbidgee ................................................................................................................................... 4 The Murrumbidgee – Local Government Areas ........................................................................................................ 6 The Murrumbidgee – Population .............................................................................................................................. 7 Population characteristics – Age structure Five year groups ................................................................................. 11 Age structure – Service age groups ......................................................................................................................... 14 Population characteristics – Aboriginality .............................................................................................................. 16 Cultural Diversity - Ancestry.................................................................................................................................... 21 Cultural Diversity - Birthplace ................................................................................................................................. 24 Cultural Diversity - Language .................................................................................................................................. 29 Cultural Diversity - Religion ..................................................................................................................................... 35 Population characteristics – Need for assistance ................................................................................................... 37 Unpaid care ............................................................................................................................................................. 40 Household type ....................................................................................................................................................... 42 Employment status ................................................................................................................................................. 46 Industry of employment ......................................................................................................................................... 49 Occupation of employment .................................................................................................................................... 53 Volunteer work ....................................................................................................................................................... 58 Unpaid domestic work ............................................................................................................................................ 60 Highest level of schooling ....................................................................................................................................... 62 Highest post school qualification ............................................................................................................................ 64 Education institution attending .............................................................................................................................. 66 Unpaid child care ..................................................................................................................................................... 69 Weekly individual income ....................................................................................................................................... 71 Individual income quartiles ..................................................................................................................................... 73 Weekly household income ...................................................................................................................................... 75 Household income quartiles ................................................................................................................................... 77 Selected Local Government Area Comparison ....................................................................................................... 80 References .............................................................................................................................................................. 84 Appendix 1 - Remoteness ....................................................................................................................................... 85 Page 3 of 86 Release 2 Key Points for Murrumbidgee Below are results from the 2016 Australian Census of Population and Housing compiled for the Murrumbidgee LHD from its constituent Local Government Areas and the Statistical Areas making up the Lake Cargelligo part of Lachlan Shire. Please note the data for Murrumbidgee do not include Albury LGA. Murrumbidgee compared to NSW Larger percentage of Aboriginal people 4.8% compared to 2.9% Larger percentage of Seniors (70 to 84 yrs) 11.2% compared to 8.9% Larger percentage of Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69 yrs) 12.6% compared to 10.8% Smaller percentage of Young workforce (25 to 34 yrs) 11.1% compared to 14.3% Smaller percentage of people born overseas 8.6% compared to 27.6% Larger percentage of people born overseas arrived since 2006 37.0% compared to 13.2% Smaller percentage of people speak English only 85.9% compared to 68.5% Larger percentage of households were people living alone 25.8% compared to 22.4% Smaller percentage of households were couples with children 25.4% compared to 31.5% Smaller percentage of the labour force were unemployed 4.8% compared to 5.9% Smaller percentage of persons employed as Professionals 14.6% compared to 23.6% Higher proportion of people who volunteered for an organisation or group 24.7% compared to 18.1% Smaller percentage of persons who completed year 12 or equivalent 34.1% compared to 52.1% Smaller percentage of residents attending university 2.3% compared to 5.0% Lower proportion of people earning a high income 7.0% compared to 12.2% Smaller proportion of high income households 12.8% compared to 23.1% Changes in Murrumbidgee from 2011 to 2016 Total population included in the Census + 8,215 people Population over 15 years + 9,408 people Aboriginal population + 2,021 people Empty nesters and retirees (60 to 69 yrs) + 3,895 people Seniors (70 to 84 yrs) + 3,145 people Young workforce (25 to 34 yrs) + 2,556 people Overseas born + 2,638 people Non-English speaking country of birth + 2,594 people Born in India + 703 people Born in Philippines + 558 people Speak a language other than English + 2,886 people Lone person households + 827 people One parent families +386 families Providing unpaid care to people with disability or old age +1,241 people Parents and homebuilders (35 to 49 yrs) - 2,102 people Secondary schoolers (12 to 17 yrs) - 1,356 people Page 4 of 86 Release 2 Changes in Murrumbidgee from 2011 to 2016 Born in Australia - 3,837 people Speak Italian - 512 people Christian religion - 15,536 people No religion stated or reported + 22,933 people Couples with children - 815 households Community and personal service workers + 1,115 people Professionals +725 people Volunteers +3,153 people Completed Year 12 or equivalent +8,126 people Residents attending TAFE -1,591 people Higher income households + 3,778 households Page 5 of 86 Release 2 Murrumbidgee Census 2016 Population Land area Population density 242,840 124,141 0.02 2 ABS ERP 2016 Km persons per hectare The Murrumbidgee – Local Government Areas Produced by Epidemiology, Public Health, Murrumbidgee LHD, August 2017, using ESRI ArcGIS software. The Murrumbidgee Local Health District (LHD) and Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (PHN) share a common boundary and constituent local government areas (LGAs) of which there are twenty complete and one partial, it does not include the LGA of Albury