Moonan Flat

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 274 people in Moonan Flat of these 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Moonan Flat was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.1% of the population.

Of people in Moonan Flat aged 15 years and over, 63.1% were married and 10.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Moonan Flat was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Moonan Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Moonan Flat was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 56 years.

In Moonan Flat 19.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.2% were in primary school, 29.6% in secondary school and 20.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Moonan Flat were English 32.9%, Australian 29.8%, Irish 13.4%, Scottish 8.9% and Dutch 2.5%.

In Moonan Flat, 85.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Ireland 2.9%, England 1.5%, Germany 1.5%, New Zealand 1.5% and Philippines 1.5%.

In Moonan Flat, 79.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Moonan Flat were Anglican 37.6%, Catholic 27.4%, No Religion 15.0%, Presbyterian and Reformed 7.7% and Uniting Church 7.7%.

In Moonan Flat 97.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Tagalog 1.5%.

Employment

There were 166 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Moonan Flat. Of these 65.1% were employed full time, 25.9% were employed part-time and 3.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Moonan Flat, 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Moonan Flat was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 55 years.

The most common occupations in Moonan Flat included Managers 32.3%, Labourers 15.5%, Professionals 12.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.1% and Sales Workers 1.9%.

Of the employed people in Moonan Flat, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 38.1%, School Education 7.1%, Other Livestock Farming 6.5%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 3.9% and Accommodation 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Moonan Flat was $467.

In Moonan Flat, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.3%, Truck 3.8%, Walked only 3.8%, Car, as passenger 3.2% and Other 1.9%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Moonan Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.8% provided care for children and 16.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 34.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Moonan Flat, 29.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Moonan Flat, 31.8% were couple families with children, 61.2% were couple families without children and 7.1% were one parent families.

In Moonan Flat 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Moonan Flat, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,156.

Employment status of couple families

In Moonan Flat, of couple families with children, 24.7% had both partners employed full-time, 10.4% had both employed part-time and 24.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Moonan Flat, 59.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 40.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Moonan Flat, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Moonan Flat, of occupied private dwellings 5.8% had 1 bedroom, 11.7% had 2 bedrooms and 43.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Moonan Flat, 52.1% were owned outright, 21.8% were owned with a mortgage and 23.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Moonan Flat, of all households, 69.7% were family households, 27.7% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

In Moonan Flat, 38.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Moonan Flat, 21.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Moonan Flat, there were 10 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 60.0%) were male and 4 (or 40.0%) were female. The median age was 46 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

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

In Moonan Flat, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Moonan Flat, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.