Mornington (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 934 people were counted in Mornington (S): of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Of the total population 88.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Mornington (S) there were 274 children aged 0-14 years and 96 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Mornington (S), 934 people were Australian citizens, 19 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Mornington (S), 20.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 6.7% were separated or divorced, 4.3% were widowed and 69.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Mornington (S), 98.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Mornington (S) were New Zealand 0.9%, Fiji 0.4%, England 0.4% and Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Mornington (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Uniting Church 79.4%, No Religion 7.3%, Anglican 3.7%, Catholic 2.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Mornington (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Northern Aboriginal, nec 0.9%, Fijian 0.4% and Central Aboriginal, nec 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 382 people aged 15 years and over in Mornington (S) were in the labour force. Of these 33.8% worked full-time, 62.3% worked part-time, 1.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.4% were unemployed. 276 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Mornington (S), the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 29.8%, Professionals 7.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.4%, Associate Professionals 3.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.4%, Managers and Administrators 1.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mornington (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Government Administration 40.4%, Education 4.8%, Health Services 2.5%, Other Services 1.3% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 0.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Mornington (S), 207 families were counted: of these, 17.4% were couple families without children, 40.1% were couple families with children, 36.2% were one parent families and 6.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Mornington (S), 185 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Mornington (S), 95.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Mornington (S), 0.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 0.0% were being purchased and 53.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Mornington (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 90.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Mornington (S), 85.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 8.6% were single (or lone) person households and 4.3% were group households.