Moyne (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 14,989 people were counted in Moyne (S): of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Moyne (S) there were 3,601 children aged 0-14 years and 3,673 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Moyne (S), 14,148 people were Australian citizens, 799 were born overseas and 73 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Moyne (S), 58.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.1% were separated or divorced, 6.8% were widowed and 26.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Moyne (S), 90.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Moyne (S) were England 2.2%, New Zealand 1.3%, Netherlands 0.4%, Scotland 0.3% and Germany 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Moyne (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 33.7%, Anglican 16.0%, No Religion 13.0%, Uniting Church 10.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 10.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Moyne (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Netherlandic 0.1%, German 0.1%, Japanese 0.1%, Italian 0.1% and Greek 0.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 7,290 people aged 15 years and over in Moyne (S) were in the labour force. Of these 62.1% worked full-time, 28.7% worked part-time, 4.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.8% were unemployed. 3,711 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Moyne (S), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 20.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 7.2%, Professionals 6.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.1%, Associate Professionals 5.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Moyne (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 21.6%, Health Services 3.9%, Education 3.4%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9% and Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Moyne (S), 4,134 families were counted: of these, 38.3% were couple families without children, 48.1% were couple families with children, 11.9% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Moyne (S), 5,581 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Moyne (S), 95.6% were separate houses, 1.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Moyne (S), 53.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.1% were being purchased and 14.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Moyne (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 20.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 69.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Moyne (S), 73.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.0% were single (or lone) person households and 1.6% were group households.