Moorabool

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20200902
Total population 28,110
Total dwellings 11,542
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 259
Male 144
Female 116
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 136
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,113
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,170
Median weekly rent $175

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Moorabool % Moorabool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 240 92.7 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 16 6.2 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 1.2 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 259 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 144 55.4 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 116 44.6 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Moorabool, there were 259 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 144 (or 55.4%) were male and 116 (or 44.6%) were female.

Age Moorabool % Moorabool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 37 14.2 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 53 20.4 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 49 18.8 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 94 36.2 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 20 7.7 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 7 2.7 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 26 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Moorabool the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moorabool % Moorabool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 57 34.1 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 6 3.6 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 11 6.6 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 0 0.0 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 93 55.7 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Moorabool 34.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moorabool % Moorabool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 64 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 51 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Moorabool 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 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moorabool % Moorabool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53 33.8 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 23 14.6 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 81 51.6 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Moorabool 33.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moorabool % Moorabool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 24 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Moorabool for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 49 years and in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education Moorabool % Moorabool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 7 6.9 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 37 36.6 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 24 23.8 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 5.9 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 4.0 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 5 5.0 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 18 17.8 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 101 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moorabool, 38.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.6% were attending a primary school, 23.8% were attending a secondary school and 10.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Moorabool % Moorabool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 245 94.2 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moorabool. 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
Moorabool % Moorabool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 58 60.4 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 15 15.6 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 13 13.5 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 10 10.4 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 96 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 96 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Moorabool. Of these 60.4% were employed full time, 15.6% were employed part-time and 10.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Moorabool % Moorabool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 64 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moorabool who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 64 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Moorabool % Moorabool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 530 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 1,113 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moorabool was $530 and the median weekly household income was $1,113.

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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
Moorabool % Moorabool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Moorabool, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.9 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
Moorabool % Moorabool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 175 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,170 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Moorabool, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,170.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moorabool % Moorabool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 129 94.9 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 7 5.1 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 136 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Moorabool there were 136 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 94.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.1% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moorabool % Moorabool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 23 16.9 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 67 49.3 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 43 31.6 9,894 54.0 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 138 0.8 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 2.2 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Moorabool, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 16.9% were owned outright, 49.3% were owned with a mortgage and 31.6% were rented.

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