Moree

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Areas
Area code IARE102007
Total population 8,073
Total dwellings 3,635
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,843
Male 869
Female 974
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 626
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $696
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $150

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Moree % Moree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,804 97.9 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 20 1.1 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 19 1.0 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 1,843 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 869 47.2 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 974 52.8 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Moree, there were 1,843 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 869 (or 47.2%) were male and 974 (or 52.8%) were female.

Age Moree % Moree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 215 11.7 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 375 20.3 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 353 19.2 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 678 36.8 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 106 5.8 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 116 6.3 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Moree the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moree % Moree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 171 13.6 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 44 3.5 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 54 4.3 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 59 4.7 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 927 73.9 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Moree 13.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moree % Moree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 46 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 54 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 69 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 30 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Moree for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moree % Moree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 149 13.6 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 210 19.1 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 740 67.3 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Moree 13.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 19.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moree % Moree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 41 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Moree for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 48 years and in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

Education Moree % Moree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 49 7.0 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 213 30.4 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 162 23.1 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 66 9.4 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 0.9 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 9 1.3 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 195 27.9 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 700 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moree, 38.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.4% were attending a primary school, 23.1% were attending a secondary school and 10.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Moree % Moree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Gamilaraay 7 0.4 62 0.0 78 0.0
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3 0.2 52 0.0 5,150 0.9
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English only spoken at home 1,739 94.3 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moree. The only other responses for language at home were Gamilaraay 0.4% and Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 0.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Moree % Moree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 211 40.1 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 123 23.4 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 31 5.9 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 161 30.6 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 526 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 526 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Moree. Of these 40.1% were employed full time, 23.4% were employed part-time and 30.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Moree % Moree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 35 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moree who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Moree % Moree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 315 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 696 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moree was $315 and the median weekly household income was $696.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moree % Moree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Moree, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.1 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moree % Moree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Moree, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moree % Moree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 493 78.9 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 52 8.3 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 76 12.2 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 4 0.6 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 625 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Moree there were 625 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 78.9% were separate houses, 8.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.2% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moree % Moree New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 48 7.7 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 84 13.4 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 457 73.1 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 5 0.8 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 31 5.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Moree, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 7.7% were owned outright, 13.4% were owned with a mortgage and 73.1% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.