Mount Morgan

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30500902
Total population 3,012
Total dwellings 1,522
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 341
Male 152
Female 188
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 141
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $781
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent $140

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Mount Morgan % Mount Morgan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 331 97.1 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 6 1.8 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 4 1.2 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 341 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 152 44.7 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 188 55.3 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Mount Morgan, there were 341 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 152 (or 44.7%) were male and 188 (or 55.3%) were female.

Age Mount Morgan % Mount Morgan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 34 10.0 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 94 27.6 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 51 15.0 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 115 33.7 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 20 5.9 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 27 7.9 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Mount Morgan the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 37.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Morgan % Mount Morgan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 51 23.6 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 19 8.8 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 12 5.6 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 9 4.2 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 125 57.9 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Mount Morgan 23.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Morgan % Mount Morgan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 39 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 57 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 81 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Mount Morgan for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Morgan % Mount Morgan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 26.5 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 24 13.0 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 112 60.5 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Mount Morgan 26.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Morgan % Mount Morgan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 41 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 36 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Mount Morgan for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 50 years and in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

Education Mount Morgan % Mount Morgan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 10 7.2 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 53 38.1 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 37 26.6 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 2.2 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 36 25.9 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 139 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Morgan, 40.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.1% were attending a primary school, 26.6% were attending a secondary school and 2.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Mount Morgan % Mount Morgan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 337 98.8 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 98.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Morgan. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mount Morgan % Mount Morgan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 41 47.7 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 21 24.4 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 5.8 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 19 22.1 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 86 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 86 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Morgan. Of these 47.7% were employed full time, 24.4% were employed part-time and 22.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Mount Morgan % Mount Morgan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 46 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 31 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Morgan who were employed full time was 46 years and those employed part time was 31 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Morgan % Mount Morgan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 331 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 781 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Morgan was $331 and the median weekly household income was $781.

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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
Mount Morgan % Mount Morgan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Mount Morgan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.6 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
Mount Morgan % Mount Morgan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 140 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Mount Morgan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $140 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mount Morgan % Mount Morgan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 135 95.1 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 2.1 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 142 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Mount Morgan there were 142 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 95.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 2.1% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mount Morgan % Mount Morgan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 39 27.5 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 33 23.2 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 67 47.2 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 2.1 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Mount Morgan, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 27.5% were owned outright, 23.2% were owned with a mortgage and 47.2% were rented.

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