Mossman

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL315066
People 1,762
Male 48.4%
Female 51.6%
Median age 42
Families 420
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 866
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $977
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,401
Median weekly rent $220
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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 851 48.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 909 51.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 331 18.8 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,762 people in Mossman. Of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 18.8% of the population.

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Age Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 122 6.9 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 120 6.8 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 121 6.9 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 97 5.5 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 80 4.5 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 89 5.1 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 87 4.9 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 110 6.2 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 119 6.8 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 114 6.5 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 125 7.1 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 138 7.8 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 116 6.6 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 103 5.8 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 85 4.8 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 70 4.0 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 28 1.6 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 38 2.2 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 20.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 532 37.8 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 42 3.0 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 182 12.9 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 86 6.1 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 564 40.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mossman aged 15 years and over, 37.8% were married and 15.8% 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 445 38.0 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 151 12.9 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 574 49.1 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Mossman, of people aged 15 years and over, 38.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 15 2.6 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 107 18.4 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 38 6.6 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 87 15.0 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 6 1.0 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 22 3.8 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 20 3.4 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 9 1.6 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 276 47.6 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Mossman 32.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.5% were in primary school, 15.2% in secondary school and 7.2% 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 123 8.8 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 85 6.1 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 36 2.6 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 254 18.1 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 191 13.6 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 71 5.1 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 202 14.4 488,554 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 106 7.5 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.2 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 295 21.0 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mossman, 13.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.9% 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 733 30.6 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 609 25.4 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 164 6.9 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 149 6.2 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 104 4.3 131,687 2.0 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Mossman were Australian 30.6%, English 25.4%, Irish 6.9%, Scottish 6.2% and Italian 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 Mossman (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,288 73.5 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 48 2.7 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 44 2.5 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Philippines 14 0.8 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Germany 13 0.7 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Canada 10 0.6 10,805 0.2 43,053 0.2

In Mossman, 73.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.7%, England 2.5%, Philippines 0.8%, Germany 0.7% and Canada 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 279 15.9 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 103 5.9 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 75 4.3 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,061 60.4 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Mossman, 60.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.9% 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 1,148 66.1 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 90 5.2 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 50 2.9 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Italy 40 2.3 42,085 0.9 470,138 2.0
Germany 25 1.4 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7

In Mossman, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 66.1%, England 5.2%, New Zealand 2.9%, Italy 2.3% and Germany 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,171 67.2 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 82 4.7 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 64 3.7 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Italy 20 1.1 31,865 0.7 395,775 1.7
Germany 19 1.1 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7

In Mossman, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.2%, England 4.7%, New Zealand 3.7%, Italy 1.1% and Germany 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 465 26.6 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 398 22.8 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 305 17.4 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 282 16.1 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 85 4.9 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Mossman were No Religion, so described 26.6%, Catholic 22.8%, Anglican 17.4%, Not stated 16.1% and Uniting Church 4.9%. In Mossman, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Italian 19 1.1 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
German 13 0.7 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Kuku Yalanji 13 0.7 326 0.0 323 0.0
Mandarin 12 0.7 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Filipino 6 0.3 11,371 0.2 71,220 0.3
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English only spoken at home 1,416 80.7 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 61 7.7 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Mossman 80.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.1%, German 0.7%, Kuku Yalanji 0.7%, Mandarin 0.7% and Filipino 0.3%.

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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 397 53.1 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 242 32.4 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 51 6.8 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 58 7.8 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 748 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mossman. Of these 53.1% were employed full time, 32.4% were employed part-time and 7.8% 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.

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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 66 9.6 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 73 10.6 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 106 15.4 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 107 15.5 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 286 41.5 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mossman, 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.5% 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 121 17.8 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 107 15.8 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 95 14.0 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 95 14.0 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 74 10.9 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 66 9.7 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 59 8.7 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Managers 51 7.5 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Mossman included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.8%, Labourers 15.8%, Professionals 14.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.0%, Sales Workers 10.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.7% and Managers 7.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Accommodation 47 7.5 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 39 6.2 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Cafes and Restaurants 32 5.1 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Secondary Education 29 4.6 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7
Sugar Manufacturing 26 4.2 4,026 0.2 4,560 0.0

Of the employed people in Mossman, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 7.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 5.1%, Secondary Education 4.6% and Sugar Manufacturing 4.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 559 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,300 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 977 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mossman was $559.

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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 407 60.4 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 70 10.4 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 36 5.3 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 31 4.6 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 21 3.1 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 454 66.0 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 60.4%, Walked only 10.4%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Worked at home 4.6% and Bicycle 3.1%. 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 66.0% 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) 884 62.7 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 335 23.9 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 129 9.2 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 259 18.4 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Mossman, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.9% provided care for children and 9.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.4% 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 276 19.5 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 330 23.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 160 11.3 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 124 8.8 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mossman, 23.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.8% 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 163 38.1 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 150 35.0 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 105 24.5 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 10 2.3 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mossman, 35.0% were couple families with children, 38.1% were couple families without children and 24.5% 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 -- 21.9 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.1 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Mossman, 21.9% of single parents were male and 78.1% 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 68 21.7 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 16 5.1 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 70 22.4 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 30 9.6 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 25 8.0 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 62 19.8 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 18 5.8 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 24 7.7 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Mossman, of couple families with children, 21.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 22.4% 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.

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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 640 89.3 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 77 10.7 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Mossman, 89.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 491 76.7 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 28 4.4 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 85 13.3 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 30 4.7 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mossman, 76.7% were separate houses, 4.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.3% were flats or apartments and 4.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 5 0.8 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 32 5.0 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 153 23.8 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 295 45.8 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 140 21.7 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 19 3.0 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Mossman, of occupied private dwellings 5.0% had 1 bedroom, 23.8% had 2 bedrooms and 45.8% 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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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 195 30.2 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 137 21.2 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 285 44.2 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.5 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 25 3.9 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mossman, 30.2% were owned outright, 21.2% were owned with a mortgage and 44.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 407 63.5 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 207 32.3 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 27 4.2 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Mossman, of all households, 63.5% were family households, 32.3% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

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Household income Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 31.4 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 4.6 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Mossman, 31.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.6% 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 -- 82.9 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 17.1 -- 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 1,401 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.5 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.5 -- 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 69 10.7 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 240 37.3 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 207 32.1 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 89 13.8 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 39 6.1 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Mossman, 37.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.8% 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 169 26.3 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 448 69.7 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 26 4.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Mossman, 69.7% 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 161 49.4 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 165 50.6 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Mossman, 49.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.6% were female. The median age was 26 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
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 941 -- 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 $941.

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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 1,559 -- 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 $1,559.

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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.