Moreton Island

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 298 people in Moreton Island of these 57.7% were male and 42.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Moreton Island was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 4.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.1% of the population.

Of people in Moreton Island aged 15 years and over, 34.6% were married and 16.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Moreton Island was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Moreton Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Moreton Island was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 52 years.

In Moreton Island 43.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 3.2% were in primary school, 4.0% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Moreton Island were English 21.7%, Australian 15.5%, Scottish 7.6%, Indian 4.8% and Irish 3.7%.

In Moreton Island, 40.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 6.4%, Korea, Republic of (South) 5.1%, New Zealand 3.0%, England 2.7% and Japan 1.3%.

In Moreton Island, 56.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 32.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Moreton Island were Catholic 15.1%, No Religion 12.4%, Anglican 9.7%, Hinduism 4.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.4%.

In Moreton Island 48.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Hindi 4.7%, Korean 2.7%, Japanese 1.3% and Tagalog 1.0%.

Employment

There were 120 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Moreton Island. Of these 70.0% were employed full time, 27.5% were employed part-time and 2.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Moreton Island, 6.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Moreton Island was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

The most common occupations in Moreton Island included Labourers 22.0%, Managers 19.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 19.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.6%, Professionals 11.9%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 2.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.5%.

Of the employed people in Moreton Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 54.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.6%, Clubs (Hospitality) 3.4%, Residential Care Services 3.4% and Building Installation Services 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Moreton Island was $582.

In Moreton Island, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 61.0%, Car, as driver 16.1%, Bicycle 3.4% and Other 2.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 16.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Moreton Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 38.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 7.8% provided care for children and 4.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Moreton Island, 14.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Moreton Island, 15.8% were couple families with children, 68.4% were couple families without children and 15.8% were one parent families.

In Moreton Island 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Moreton Island, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $0 and those without children was $900.

Employment status of couple families

In Moreton Island, of couple families with children, 15.0% had both partners employed full-time, 15.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Moreton Island, 12.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 88.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Moreton Island, 70.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 29.3% were other dwellings.

In Moreton Island, of occupied private dwellings 19.0% had 1 bedroom, 33.3% had 2 bedrooms and 26.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.1. The average household size was 1.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Moreton Island, 64.3% were owned outright, 14.3% were owned with a mortgage and 7.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Moreton Island, of all households, 44.2% were family households, 48.8% were single person households and 7.0% were group households.

In Moreton Island, 59.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Moreton Island, 51.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 19.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Moreton Island, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 26 years.

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.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Moreton Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Moreton Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.