Moree Plains (A)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA15300
People 13,159
Male 50.4%
Female 49.6%
Median age 38
Families 3,169
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 6,163
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,240
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $170
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 6,636 50.4 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 6,520 49.6 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,845 21.6 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 13,159 people in Moree Plains (A). Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 21.6% of the population.

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Age Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,036 7.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,030 7.8 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 814 6.2 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 755 5.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 769 5.8 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 852 6.5 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 791 6.0 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 819 6.2 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 824 6.3 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 911 6.9 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 913 6.9 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 867 6.6 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 740 5.6 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 697 5.3 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 532 4.0 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 377 2.9 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 251 1.9 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 176 1.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Moree Plains (A) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 4,480 43.6 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 413 4.0 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 703 6.8 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 607 5.9 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 4,077 39.7 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Moree Plains (A) aged 15 years and over, 43.6% were married and 10.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,595 42.9 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,074 12.8 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,707 44.3 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Moree Plains (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 42.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 291 6.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 799 18.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 319 7.4 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 80 1.9 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 472 10.9 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 91 2.1 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 87 2.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 196 4.5 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 192 4.4 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 32 0.7 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,760 40.8 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Moree Plains (A) 32.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.7% were in primary school, 15.0% in secondary school and 9.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,043 10.2 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 657 6.4 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 251 2.4 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,384 13.5 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,184 11.5 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 462 4.5 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,757 17.1 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 12 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,273 12.4 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 51 0.5 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,951 19.0 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Moree Plains (A), 11.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 5,791 34.5 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 4,368 26.0 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 1,359 8.1 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,124 6.7 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Australian Aboriginal 879 5.2 30,849 0.3 144,173 0.5

The most common ancestries in Moree Plains (A) were Australian 34.5%, English 26.0%, Irish 8.1%, Scottish 6.7% and Australian Aboriginal 5.2%.

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 Moree Plains (A) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 10,675 81.3 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 90 0.7 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
England 80 0.6 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
India 54 0.4 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Philippines 50 0.4 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
Fiji 45 0.3 33,879 0.5 61,469 0.3

In Moree Plains (A), 81.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 0.7%, England 0.6%, India 0.4%, Philippines 0.4% and Fiji 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 816 6.2 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 311 2.4 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 280 2.1 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 9,984 75.9 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Moree Plains (A), 75.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 10,378 79.0 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 212 1.6 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 116 0.9 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
India 69 0.5 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Fiji 62 0.5 49,567 0.7 88,598 0.4

In Moree Plains (A), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.0%, England 1.6%, New Zealand 0.9%, India 0.5% and Fiji 0.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 10,405 79.1 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 186 1.4 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 122 0.9 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
India 72 0.5 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
Philippines 67 0.5 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4

In Moree Plains (A), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.1%, England 1.4%, New Zealand 0.9%, India 0.5% and Philippines 0.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 3,657 27.8 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 3,650 27.8 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 2,066 15.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 1,787 13.6 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 544 4.1 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Moree Plains (A) were Catholic 27.8%, Anglican 27.8%, No Religion, so described 15.7%, Not stated 13.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.1%. In Moree Plains (A), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (80.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 30 0.2 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
Tagalog 27 0.2 45,130 0.6 111,273 0.5
Serbian 25 0.2 21,488 0.3 53,801 0.2
Tamil 24 0.2 29,681 0.4 73,161 0.3
Fijian 24 0.2 4,525 0.1 8,145 0.0
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English only spoken at home 11,075 84.2 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 250 4.7 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Moree Plains (A) 84.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.2%, Tagalog 0.2%, Serbian 0.2%, Tamil 0.2% and Fijian 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,765 63.8 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,388 23.5 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 371 6.3 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 376 6.4 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 5,900 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Moree Plains (A). Of these 63.8% were employed full time, 23.5% were employed part-time and 6.4% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 445 8.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 395 7.2 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 541 9.8 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 972 17.6 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,793 50.7 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Moree Plains (A), 8.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 1,152 20.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 762 13.8 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 701 12.7 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 665 12.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 642 11.6 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 554 10.0 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 520 9.4 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 422 7.6 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Moree Plains (A) included Managers 20.8%, Professionals 13.8%, Labourers 12.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.4% and Sales Workers 7.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Grain Growing 420 7.7 5,109 0.2 19,053 0.2
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 166 3.0 4,557 0.1 15,056 0.1
Local Government Administration 165 3.0 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 157 2.9 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Cotton Growing 154 2.8 666 0.0 1,181 0.0

Of the employed people in Moree Plains (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Grain Growing 7.7%, Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 3.0%, Local Government Administration 3.0%, Primary Education 2.9% and Cotton Growing 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 669 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,480 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,240 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Moree Plains (A) was $669.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,704 67.3 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 453 8.2 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 333 6.1 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 276 5.0 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 111 2.0 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 17 0.3 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,000 72.5 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Moree Plains (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.3%, Worked at home 8.2%, Walked only 6.1%, Car, as passenger 5.0% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 0.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 6,136 59.7 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,676 26.0 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,034 10.1 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,222 21.6 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Moree Plains (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 59.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.0% provided care for children and 10.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,772 17.3 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,324 22.6 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,112 10.8 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 929 9.0 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Moree Plains (A), 22.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,178 37.1 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,219 38.4 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 692 21.8 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 82 2.6 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Moree Plains (A), 38.4% were couple families with children, 37.1% were couple families without children and 21.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Moree Plains (A), 21.6% of single parents were male and 78.4% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 692 29.0 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 68 2.8 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 542 22.7 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 297 12.4 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 93 3.9 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 374 15.7 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 162 6.8 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 158 6.6 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Moree Plains (A), of couple families with children, 29.0% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 22.7% 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.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,533 84.9 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 808 15.1 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Moree Plains (A), 84.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,758 82.9 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 239 5.3 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 434 9.6 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 82 1.8 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Moree Plains (A), 82.9% were separate houses, 5.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.6% were flats or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 35 0.8 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 182 4.0 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 774 17.0 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,807 39.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,531 33.7 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 217 4.8 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Moree Plains (A), of occupied private dwellings 4.0% had 1 bedroom, 17.0% had 2 bedrooms and 39.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,295 28.5 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,100 24.2 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,849 40.7 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 65 1.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 237 5.2 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Moree Plains (A), 28.5% were owned outright, 24.2% were owned with a mortgage and 40.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 3,077 67.7 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,339 29.5 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 129 2.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Moree Plains (A), of all households, 67.7% were family households, 29.5% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

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Household income Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 23.6 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.2 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Moree Plains (A), 23.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 170 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.6 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.4 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.6 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.4 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 371 8.2 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,428 31.4 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,553 34.2 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 872 19.2 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 322 7.1 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Moree Plains (A), 31.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,287 28.4 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,008 66.3 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 244 5.4 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Moree Plains (A), 66.3% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,331 46.8 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 1,513 53.2 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Moree Plains (A), 46.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.2% were female. The median age was 25 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 854 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Moree Plains (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $854.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moree Plains (A) % Moree Plains (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 170 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Moree Plains (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.