Moruya

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10600204
Total population 2,530
Total dwellings 1,219
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 284
Male 138
Female 145
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 110
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $650
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,695
Median weekly rent $138

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Moruya % Moruya New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 270 95.1 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 10 3.5 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 4 1.4 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 284 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 138 48.8 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 145 51.2 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Moruya, there were 284 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 138 (or 48.8%) were male and 145 (or 51.2%) were female.

Age Moruya % Moruya New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 49 17.4 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 62 22.0 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 42 14.9 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 95 33.7 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 24 8.5 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 10 3.5 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Moruya the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moruya % Moruya New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 28 16.2 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 13 7.5 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 12 6.9 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 4 2.3 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 116 67.1 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Moruya 16.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moruya % Moruya New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 53 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 58 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 42 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 63 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Moruya for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moruya % Moruya New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 28 17.1 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 29 17.7 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 107 65.2 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Moruya 17.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moruya % Moruya New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 29 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Moruya for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 53 years and in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

Education Moruya % Moruya New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 12 10.3 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 43 36.8 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 21 17.9 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 9 7.7 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 4 3.4 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 28 23.9 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 117 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moruya, 41.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.8% were attending a primary school, 17.9% were attending a secondary school and 8.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Moruya % Moruya New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 273 96.1 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moruya. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Moruya % Moruya New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 11 16.9 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 25 38.5 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 4.6 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 26 40.0 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 65 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 65 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Moruya. Of these 16.9% were employed full time, 38.5% were employed part-time and 40.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Moruya % Moruya New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 24 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 55 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moruya who were employed full time was 24 years and those employed part time was 55 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Moruya % Moruya New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 340 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 650 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moruya was $340 and the median weekly household income was $650.

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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
Moruya % Moruya 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 Moruya, 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
Moruya % Moruya New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 138 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,695 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Moruya, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $138 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,695.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moruya % Moruya New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 89 81.7 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 11 10.1 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 6 5.5 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 2.8 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 109 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Moruya there were 109 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 81.7% were separate houses, 10.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.5% were flats, unit or apartments and 2.8% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moruya % Moruya New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 10 9.2 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 11 10.1 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 79 72.5 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 4 3.7 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 5 4.6 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Moruya, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.2% were owned outright, 10.1% were owned with a mortgage and 72.5% were rented.

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