Mornington Peninsula Shire

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 136,482 people were usually resident in Mornington Peninsula Shire: of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Of the total population 0.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 18.9% of people usually resident in Mornington Peninsula Shire were children aged 0-14 years, and 33.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 42 years.

In the 2006 Census, 86.4% of people usually resident in Mornington Peninsula Shire were Australian citizens, 17.1% were born overseas and 0.3% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 53.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Mornington Peninsula Shire were married, 12.4% were either separated or divorced, 7.5% were widowed and 26.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 74.7% of people usually resident in Mornington Peninsula Shire, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 7.6%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 1.1%, Italy 0.7% and Netherlands 0.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Mornington Peninsula Shire were No Religion 25.0%, Anglican 21.9%, Catholic 21.1%, Uniting Church 5.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Mornington Peninsula Shire were Italian 1.0%, Greek 0.7%, German 0.4%, Dutch 0.3% and Croatian 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.0%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 60,627 people aged 15 years and over in Mornington Peninsula Shire were in the labour force. Of these 56.0% worked full-time, 32.8% worked part-time, 3.9% were away from work, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.7% were unemployed. 41,416 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Mornington Peninsula Shire were Technicians and Trades Workers 18.6%, Professionals 17.2%, Managers 13.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.8%, Sales Workers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.1%, Labourers 9.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.0%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mornington Peninsula Shire, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%, Hospitals 3.2%, Residential Building Construction 3.2% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Mornington Peninsula Shire, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $437, the median family income was $1,113 and the median household income was $914.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 36,211 families in Mornington Peninsula Shire: of these 43.2% were couple families without children, 41.1% were couple families with children, 14.9% were one parent families and 0.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 52,811 occupied private dwellings were counted in Mornington Peninsula Shire.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Mornington Peninsula Shire, 88.7% were separate houses, 5.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.2% were flats, units or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Mornington Peninsula Shire, 38.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 35.0% were owned with a mortgage and 18.3% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Mornington Peninsula Shire, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 56.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 29.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Mornington Peninsula Shire, the median weekly rent was $175. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Mornington Peninsula Shire, 67.8% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.5% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.