Mosman (A)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 26,236 people were usually resident in Mosman (A): of these 45.7% were male and 54.3% were female. Of the total population 0.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 17.4% of people usually resident in Mosman (A) were children aged 0-14 years, and 28.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 40 years.

In the 2006 Census, 79.8% of people usually resident in Mosman (A) were Australian citizens, 29.8% were born overseas and 1.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 50.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Mosman (A) were married, 10.5% were either separated or divorced, 6.4% were widowed and 32.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 62.2% of people usually resident in Mosman (A), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 8.8%, New Zealand 3.0%, United States of America 1.8%, South Africa 1.6% and Scotland 0.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Mosman (A) were Anglican 27.5%, Catholic 25.3%, No Religion 19.2%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3.8% and Uniting Church 3.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Mosman (A) were German 0.9%, Cantonese 0.9%, Japanese 0.9%, Italian 0.8% and French 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 82.7%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 13,526 people aged 15 years and over in Mosman (A) were in the labour force. Of these 66.6% worked full-time, 25.6% worked part-time, 3.4% were away from work, 1.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.6% were unemployed. 6,463 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Mosman (A) were Professionals 39.0%, Managers 23.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Sales Workers 8.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 4.5%, Labourers 2.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mosman (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 6.7%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 6.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.2%, Depository Financial Intermediation 3.1% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.1%.

In the 2006 Census in Mosman (A), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $969, the median family income was $2,675 and the median household income was $1,916.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 6,633 families in Mosman (A): of these 42.9% were couple families without children, 45.4% were couple families with children, 10.3% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 11,280 occupied private dwellings were counted in Mosman (A).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Mosman (A), 38.5% were separate houses, 11.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 49.4% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Mosman (A), 34.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 23.4% were owned with a mortgage and 33.3% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Mosman (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 73.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 23.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Mosman (A), the median weekly rent was $345. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600. The average people per household was 2.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Mosman (A), 58.3% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 30.9% were single (or lone) person households and 3.3% were group households.