Mount Morgan

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,447 people were usually resident in Mount Morgan: of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Of the total population 11.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 19.9% of people usually resident in Mount Morgan were children aged 0-14 years, and 37.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 45 years.

In the 2006 Census, 89.8% of people usually resident in Mount Morgan were Australian citizens, 8.4% were born overseas and 0.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 39.0% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Mount Morgan were married, 17.6% were either separated or divorced, 10.5% were widowed and 33.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 84.3% of people usually resident in Mount Morgan, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.0%, New Zealand 1.6%, Netherlands 0.9%, Germany 0.6% and United States of America 0.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Mount Morgan were Catholic 23.1%, Anglican 22.0%, No Religion 17.9%, Uniting Church 8.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Mount Morgan were German 0.2%, Dutch 0.2%, Indonesian 0.2%, Italian 0.2% and Thai 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 694 people aged 15 years and over in Mount Morgan were in the labour force. Of these 49.0% worked full-time, 28.1% worked part-time, 4.3% were away from work, 3.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 14.7% were unemployed. 1,094 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Mount Morgan were Labourers 24.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.6%, Managers 8.3%, Professionals 8.1% and Sales Workers 7.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mount Morgan, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 6.3%, School Education 5.1%, Residential Care Services 4.9%, Local Government Administration 4.6% and Road Freight Transport 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census in Mount Morgan, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $256, the median family income was $580 and the median household income was $486.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 597 families in Mount Morgan: of these 44.6% were couple families without children, 29.5% were couple families with children, 24.3% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 1,054 occupied private dwellings were counted in Mount Morgan.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Mount Morgan, 93.8% were separate houses, 0.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.1% were flats, units or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Mount Morgan, 48.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.3% were owned with a mortgage and 25.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Mount Morgan, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 50.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 39.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Mount Morgan, the median weekly rent was $110. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $506. The average people per household was 2.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Mount Morgan, 56.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 35.1% were single (or lone) person households and 2.6% were group households.