Morwell

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20200802
Total population 14,005
Total dwellings 6,761
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 398
Male 192
Female 205
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 169
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $744
Median monthly mortgage repayments $953
Median weekly rent $150

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Morwell % Morwell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 369 92.7 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 21 5.3 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 8 2.0 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 398 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 192 48.4 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 205 51.6 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Morwell, there were 398 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 192 (or 48.4%) were male and 205 (or 51.6%) were female.

Age Morwell % Morwell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 68 17.1 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 111 27.9 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 71 17.8 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 123 30.9 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 14 3.5 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 11 2.8 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Morwell the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 44.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Morwell % Morwell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 27 12.2 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 8 3.6 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 16 7.2 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 3.2 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 163 73.8 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Morwell 12.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Morwell % Morwell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 45 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 41 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 43 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Morwell for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Morwell % Morwell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 24 11.9 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 37 18.4 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 140 69.7 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Morwell 11.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Morwell % Morwell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 26 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Morwell for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 53 years and in a de facto marriage was 26 years.

Education Morwell % Morwell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 18 10.0 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 64 35.6 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 43 23.9 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 14 7.8 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 1.7 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 3 1.7 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 35 19.4 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 180 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Morwell, 44.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.6% were attending a primary school, 23.9% were attending a secondary school and 9.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Morwell % Morwell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 5 1.3 21 0.1 562 0.1
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English only spoken at home 376 94.2 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Morwell. The only other response for language at home was Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 1.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Morwell % Morwell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 38 41.8 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 23 25.3 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 6 6.6 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 24 26.4 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 91 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 91 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Morwell. Of these 41.8% were employed full time, 25.3% were employed part-time and 26.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Morwell % Morwell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 26 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Morwell who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 26 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Morwell % Morwell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 296 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 744 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Morwell was $296 and the median weekly household income was $744.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

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
Morwell % Morwell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Morwell, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Morwell % Morwell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 953 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Morwell, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $953.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Morwell % Morwell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 141 83.4 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4 2.4 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 24 14.2 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 169 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Morwell there were 169 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 83.4% were separate houses, 2.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.2% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Morwell % Morwell Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 11 6.5 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 38 22.6 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 111 66.1 9,894 54.0 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 138 0.8 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 8 4.8 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Morwell, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 6.5% were owned outright, 22.6% were owned with a mortgage and 66.1% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.