Mossman

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31947
People 1,937
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 42
Families 461
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 947
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $965
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,373
Median weekly rent $220
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(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
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 951 48.9 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 992 51.1 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 340 17.5 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,937 people in Mossman. Of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 17.5% of the population.

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Age Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 128 6.6 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 128 6.6 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 123 6.4 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 103 5.3 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 90 4.6 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 101 5.2 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 96 5.0 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 123 6.4 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 132 6.8 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 128 6.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 139 7.2 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 154 8.0 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 127 6.6 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 110 5.7 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 90 4.6 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 80 4.1 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 41 2.1 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 44 2.3 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Mossman was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 601 38.7 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 45 2.9 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 187 12.0 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 96 6.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 624 40.2 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mossman aged 15 years and over, 38.7% were married and 15.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 489 38.6 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 160 12.6 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 618 48.8 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Mossman, of people aged 15 years and over, 38.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 18 2.9 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 111 17.6 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 38 6.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 0.5 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 90 14.3 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 10 1.6 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 25 4.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 20 3.2 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 10 1.6 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 305 48.4 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Mossman 32.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.6% were in primary school, 15.3% in secondary school and 7.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 126 8.1 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 94 6.1 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 41 2.7 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 289 18.7 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 204 13.2 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 72 4.7 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 228 14.7 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 133 8.6 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.2 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 318 20.6 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mossman, 13.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 806 30.9 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 652 25.0 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 174 6.7 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 150 5.7 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 135 5.2 131,687 2.0 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Mossman were Australian 30.9%, English 25.0%, Irish 6.7%, Scottish 5.7% and Italian 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 Mossman (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,414 73.3 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 51 2.6 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 47 2.4 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Germany 13 0.7 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Philippines 13 0.7 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Papua New Guinea 10 0.5 16,120 0.3 28,800 0.1

In Mossman, 73.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.6%, England 2.4%, Germany 0.7%, Philippines 0.7% and Papua New Guinea 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 311 16.0 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 109 5.6 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 83 4.3 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,166 59.9 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Mossman, 59.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,257 65.3 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 99 5.1 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 58 3.0 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Italy 51 2.6 42,085 0.9 470,138 2.0
Scotland 25 1.3 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In Mossman, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.3%, England 5.1%, New Zealand 3.0%, Italy 2.6% and Scotland 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,285 67.2 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 84 4.4 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 64 3.3 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Italy 36 1.9 31,865 0.7 395,775 1.7
Scotland 21 1.1 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1

In Mossman, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.2%, England 4.4%, New Zealand 3.3%, Italy 1.9% and Scotland 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 505 26.2 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 451 23.4 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 336 17.4 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 319 16.6 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 100 5.2 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Mossman were No Religion, so described 26.2%, Catholic 23.4%, Anglican 17.4%, Not stated 16.6% and Uniting Church 5.2%. In Mossman, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Italian 24 1.2 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
German 16 0.8 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Kuku Yalanji 14 0.7 326 0.0 323 0.0
Mandarin 12 0.6 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Japanese 10 0.5 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
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English only spoken at home 1,547 79.8 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 71 8.2 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Mossman 79.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.2%, German 0.8%, Kuku Yalanji 0.7%, Mandarin 0.6% and Japanese 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 442 53.4 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 268 32.4 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 60 7.2 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 58 7.0 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 828 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mossman. Of these 53.4% were employed full time, 32.4% were employed part-time and 7.0% 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
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 74 9.7 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 83 10.8 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 115 15.0 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 124 16.2 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 310 40.5 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mossman, 9.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 140 18.0 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 122 15.7 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 109 14.0 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 99 12.7 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 82 10.5 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 77 9.9 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 68 8.7 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Managers 64 8.2 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Mossman included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.0%, Labourers 15.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.0%, Professionals 12.7%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.7% and Managers 8.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Accommodation 53 7.3 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 43 5.9 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Sugar Manufacturing 38 5.3 4,026 0.2 4,560 0.0
Cafes and Restaurants 32 4.4 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Secondary Education 29 4.0 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Mossman, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 7.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.9%, Sugar Manufacturing 5.3%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.4% and Secondary Education 4.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 566 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,308 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 965 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mossman was $566.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 462 60.1 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 75 9.8 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 45 5.9 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 36 4.7 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 21 2.7 21,679 1.0 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 5 0.7 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 508 66.8 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Mossman, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.1%, Walked only 9.8%, Car, as passenger 5.9%, Worked at home 4.7% and Bicycle 2.7%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 973 62.5 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 369 23.7 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 146 9.4 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 278 17.8 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Mossman, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.7% provided care for children and 9.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.8% 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
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 299 19.2 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 371 23.8 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 177 11.4 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 128 8.2 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mossman, 23.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 176 38.3 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 164 35.7 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 109 23.7 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 10 2.2 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mossman, 35.7% were couple families with children, 38.3% were couple families without children and 23.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.3 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.7 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Mossman, 21.3% of single parents were male and 78.7% 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
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 73 21.3 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 17 5.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 74 21.6 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 34 9.9 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 26 7.6 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 71 20.7 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 17 5.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 31 9.0 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Mossman, of couple families with children, 21.3% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 21.6% 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

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 696 89.0 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 86 11.0 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Mossman, 89.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 534 76.7 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 28 4.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 98 14.1 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 30 4.3 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mossman, 76.7% were separate houses, 4.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.1% were flats or apartments and 4.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 5 0.7 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 39 5.5 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 175 24.7 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 315 44.5 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 153 21.6 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 21 3.0 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Mossman, of occupied private dwellings 5.5% had 1 bedroom, 24.7% had 2 bedrooms and 44.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 216 30.7 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 151 21.4 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 305 43.3 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.4 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 29 4.1 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mossman, 30.7% were owned outright, 21.4% were owned with a mortgage and 43.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 447 63.2 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 229 32.4 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 31 4.4 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Mossman, of all households, 63.2% were family households, 32.4% were single person households and 4.4% were group households.

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Household income Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 31.8 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 4.2 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Mossman, 31.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.2% 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 Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 220 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.3 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 16.7 -- 12.8 -- 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 Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,373 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.6 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.4 -- 6.4 -- 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 Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 74 10.6 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 269 38.4 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 220 31.4 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 99 14.1 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 39 5.6 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Mossman, 38.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 190 26.9 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 488 69.1 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 28 4.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Mossman, 69.1% 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.
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 168 49.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 175 51.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Mossman, 49.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.0% were female. The median age was 27 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 922 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Mossman, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $922.

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

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,423 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Mossman, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,423.

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

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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.