Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 10,395 people in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove. Of these 45.7% were male and 54.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.7% of the population.

Of people in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove aged 15 years and over, 48.5% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove 36.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.3% were in primary school, 28.5% in secondary school and 23.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, 15.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 6.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove were English 29.3%, Australian 23.0%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 8.1% and Italian 2.8%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, 60.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.3%, South Africa 2.0%, New Zealand 1.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.1% and Scotland 1.1%.

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, 41.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 34.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 48.8%, England 10.7%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.5%, South Africa 2.3% and New Zealand 2.3%.

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 50.6%, England 9.4%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.5%, South Africa 2.4% and New Zealand 2.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove were No Religion, so described 33.4%, Anglican 21.3%, Catholic 20.1%, Not stated 10.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.3%. In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove 79.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.4%, French 0.9%, Italian 0.9%, Spanish 0.7% and Cantonese 0.6%.

Employment

There were 5,048 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove. Of these 52.9% were employed full time, 37.0% were employed part-time and 5.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, 16.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove included Professionals 38.3%, Managers 18.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 7.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.0%, Labourers 5.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.5%.

Of the employed people in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.6%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 3.1%, Legal Services 3.0% and Higher Education 2.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove was $916.

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In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.4%, Train 8.4%, Worked at home 7.2%, Car, as passenger 3.5% and Walked only 3.5%. On the day, 12.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.8% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, 26.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, 46.8% were couple families with children, 39.4% were couple families without children and 12.1% were one parent families.

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, 19.5% of single parents were male and 80.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, of couple families with children, 18.3% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 23.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, 87.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, 63.0% were separate houses, 15.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.9% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, of occupied private dwellings 10.5% had 1 bedroom, 22.3% had 2 bedrooms and 28.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, 35.2% were owned outright, 28.0% were owned with a mortgage and 33.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, of all households, 66.2% were family households, 30.1% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, 19.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 35.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, 33.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, 87.6% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, 39.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 60.4% were female. The median age was 17 years.

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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.

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,820.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)