Mooney Mooney (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 488 people were usually resident in Mooney Mooney (L): of these 58.2% were male and 41.8% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 14.3% of people usually resident in Mooney Mooney (L) were children aged 0-14 years, and 34.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 47 years.

In the 2006 Census, 90.4% of people usually resident in Mooney Mooney (L) were Australian citizens, 14.5% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 44.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Mooney Mooney (L) were married, 8.4% were either separated or divorced, 3.6% were widowed and 43.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 81.6% of people usually resident in Mooney Mooney (L), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.3%, New Zealand 2.7%, Scotland 1.0%, Denmark 1.0% and South Africa 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Mooney Mooney (L) were Anglican 23.2%, No Religion 21.1%, Catholic 15.0%, Uniting Church 3.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Mooney Mooney (L) were Greek 0.8%, Norwegian 0.8%, Samoan 0.6%, Hungarian 0.6% and Danish 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 85.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 237 people aged 15 years and over in Mooney Mooney (L) were in the labour force. Of these 64.6% worked full-time, 29.5% worked part-time, 2.1% were away from work, 0.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.8% were unemployed. 168 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Mooney Mooney (L) were Professionals 21.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.1%, Managers 14.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.0%, Sales Workers 5.7% and Labourers 5.7%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mooney Mooney (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 3.9%, Newspaper, Periodical, Book and Directory Publishing 3.5%, Automotive Repair and Maintenance 3.5%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.5% and Computer System Design and Related Services 3.1%.

In the 2006 Census in Mooney Mooney (L), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $463, the median family income was $1,458 and the median household income was $1,195.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 119 families in Mooney Mooney (L): of these 53.8% were couple families without children, 34.5% were couple families with children, 11.8% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 158 occupied private dwellings were counted in Mooney Mooney (L).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Mooney Mooney (L), 97.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Mooney Mooney (L), 34.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 43.0% were owned with a mortgage and 18.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Mooney Mooney (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 75.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 17.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Mooney Mooney (L), the median weekly rent was $263. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,560. The average people per household was 2.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Mooney Mooney (L), 73.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.4% were single (or lone) person households and 1.9% were group households.