Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 332 people in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld). Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.4% of the population.

Of people in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) aged 15 years and over, 62.3% were married and 9.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 63.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) 34.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.1% were in primary school, 18.8% in secondary school and 7.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), 14.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) were Australian 32.3%, English 28.3%, Irish 12.1%, Scottish 7.0% and German 5.6%.

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 Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), 75.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.5%, New Zealand 3.0%, Belgium 0.9% and Singapore 0.9%.

In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), 66.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.2%, England 6.0%, New Zealand 2.2%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.0% and Ireland 1.0%.

In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 72.6%, England 7.2%, New Zealand 4.7%, Papua New Guinea 1.2% and Scotland 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) were No Religion, so described 33.1%, Catholic 21.3%, Anglican 13.9%, Not stated 11.8% and Uniting Church 8.6%. In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) 87.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Dutch 0.9%.

Employment

There were 165 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld). Of these 57.6% were employed full time, 29.7% were employed part-time and 5.5% 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 Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), 13.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) included Managers 23.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.7%, Professionals 17.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.5%, Sales Workers 7.1%, Labourers 7.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.5%.

Of the employed people in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 9.8%, Local Government Administration 7.8%, Primary Education 7.8%, Air and Space Transport 5.9% and Dairy Cattle Farming 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld) was $810.

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In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.1%, Worked at home 15.7%, Walked only 5.9%, Car, as passenger 2.6% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 2.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.6% provided care for children and 8.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), 47.3% were couple families with children, 41.8% were couple families without children and 7.7% were one parent families.

In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), of couple families with children, 18.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 29.4% 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 Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), 91.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), 97.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), of occupied private dwellings 5.7% had 1 bedroom, 11.3% had 2 bedrooms and 34.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), 42.7% were owned outright, 40.8% were owned with a mortgage and 16.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), of all households, 81.1% were family households, 14.4% were single person households and 4.5% were group households.

In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), 11.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 24.8% 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 Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), 16.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 42.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), 89.1% 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.

People characteristics

In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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In Mount Pleasant (Moreton Bay - Qld), 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.

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