Mossman

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30200301
Total population 1,513
Total dwellings 683
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 314
Male 157
Female 155
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 108
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $781
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,928
Median weekly rent $180

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 249 79.3 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 16 5.1 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 49 15.6 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 314 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 157 50.3 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 155 49.7 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Mossman, there were 314 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 157 (or 50.3%) were male and 155 (or 49.7%) were female.

Age Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 48 15.3 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 80 25.6 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 41 13.1 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 103 32.9 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 22 7.0 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 19 6.1 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Mossman the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 25 13.4 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 1.6 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 10 5.4 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 3.2 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 142 76.3 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Mossman 13.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 57 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 61 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 73 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 39 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Mossman for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 39 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 19 10.6 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 41 22.9 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 119 66.5 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Mossman 10.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 22.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 57 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 28 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 37 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Mossman for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 57 years and in a de facto marriage was 28 years.

Education Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 7 5.7 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 57 46.3 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 18 14.6 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 2.4 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 3 2.4 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 35 28.5 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 123 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mossman, 38.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 46.3% were attending a primary school, 14.6% were attending a secondary school and 2.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Kuku Yalanji 15 4.8 241 0.2 251 0.0
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English only spoken at home 266 85.0 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 85.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mossman. The only other response for language at home was Kuku Yalanji 4.8%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 28 35.4 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 23 29.1 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 8 10.1 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 20 25.3 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 79 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 79 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mossman. Of these 35.4% were employed full time, 29.1% were employed part-time and 25.3% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 58 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mossman who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 58 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 314 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 781 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mossman was $314 and the median weekly household income was $781.

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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
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.4 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.8 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Mossman, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.4 persons per bedroom and 0.8 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
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,928 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Mossman, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,928.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 67 62.0 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 15 13.9 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 23 21.3 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 2.8 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 108 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Mossman there were 108 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 62.0% were separate houses, 13.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.3% 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
Mossman % Mossman Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 10 9.4 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 13 12.3 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 77 72.6 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 6 5.7 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Mossman, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.4% were owned outright, 12.3% were owned with a mortgage and 72.6% were rented.

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