Moura

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,787 people were counted in Moura: of these 55.3% were male and 44.7% were female. Of the total population 4.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Moura there were 407 children aged 0-14 years and 214 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Moura, 1,643 people were Australian citizens, 150 were born overseas and 9 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Moura, 57.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.7% were separated or divorced, 3.8% were widowed and 29.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Moura, 85.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Moura were New Zealand 2.1%, England 1.8%, Philippines 1.0%, United States of America 0.5% and South Africa 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Moura on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 30.3%, Catholic 24.0%, Uniting Church 12.1%, No Religion 10.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Moura, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Tagalog (Filipino) 0.4%, Hindi 0.3%, Italian 0.2%, Bisaya 0.2% and Afrikaans 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 972 people aged 15 years and over in Moura were in the labour force. Of these 65.5% worked full-time, 26.7% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.3% were unemployed. 335 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Moura, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 15.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 14.1%, Professionals 7.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 7.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.8%, Associate Professionals 6.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.7%, Managers and Administrators 3.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Moura, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 17.7%, Education 4.4%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.1%, Construction Trade Services 3.0% and Business Services 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Moura, 473 families were counted: of these, 38.1% were couple families without children, 49.7% were couple families with children, 11.4% were one parent families and 0.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Moura, 670 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Moura, 89.9% were separate houses, 3.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Moura, 43.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.9% were being purchased and 32.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Moura, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 13.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 25.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 57.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Moura, 70.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.1% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.