Mooney Mooney (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 392 people in Mooney Mooney (L). Of these 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Mooney Mooney (L) was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.4% of the population.

Of people in Mooney Mooney (L) aged 15 years and over, 51.2% were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Mooney Mooney (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 52.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mooney Mooney (L) 21.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.3% were in primary school, 23.4% in secondary school and 29.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mooney Mooney (L), 11.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mooney Mooney (L) were English 33.1%, Australian 32.1%, Irish 9.8%, Scottish 9.0% and German 4.3%.

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 Mooney Mooney (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mooney Mooney (L), 80.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.5%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 1.6%, France 1.1% and Denmark 0.8%.

In Mooney Mooney (L), 59.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mooney Mooney (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.8%, England 9.2%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.4%, New Zealand 2.9% and United States of America 1.7%.

In Mooney Mooney (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.7%, England 11.0%, New Zealand 3.0%, Scotland 2.5% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Mooney Mooney (L) were No Religion, so described 37.2%, Catholic 22.1%, Anglican 20.1%, Not stated 6.2% and Uniting Church 4.2%. In Mooney Mooney (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mooney Mooney (L) 95.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Danish 0.8%, Russian 0.8% and Samoan 0.8%.

Employment

There were 228 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mooney Mooney (L). Of these 62.7% were employed full time, 28.9% were employed part-time and 5.3% 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 Mooney Mooney (L), 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mooney Mooney (L) included Professionals 21.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.7%, Managers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.6%, Labourers 10.7%, Sales Workers 5.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Mooney Mooney (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.9%, Cafes and Restaurants 8.1%, Local Government Administration 5.9%, Other Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 4.4% and Secondary Education 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mooney Mooney (L) was $835.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Mooney Mooney (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.2%, Worked at home 6.9%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Train 3.9% and Train, car as driver 2.9%. On the day, 13.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mooney Mooney (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 83.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.6% provided care for children and 16.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.0% 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 Mooney Mooney (L), 36.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mooney Mooney (L), 33.0% were couple families with children, 56.5% were couple families without children and 10.4% were one parent families.

In Mooney Mooney (L), 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mooney Mooney (L), of couple families with children, 23.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 30.5% 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 Mooney Mooney (L), 79.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mooney Mooney (L), 98.1% 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 Mooney Mooney (L), of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 18.7% had 2 bedrooms and 41.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Mooney Mooney (L), 28.9% were owned outright, 46.7% were owned with a mortgage and 22.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Mooney Mooney (L), of all households, 73.6% were family households, 20.9% were single person households and 5.5% were group households.

In Mooney Mooney (L), 11.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.5% 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 Mooney Mooney (L), 24.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mooney Mooney (L), 85.4% 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 Mooney Mooney (L), 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 43 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.

In Mooney Mooney (L), 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 $2,249.

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

In Mooney Mooney (L), 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.

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