Moorabool

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 186 people in Moorabool of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Moorabool was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.7% of the population.

Of people in Moorabool aged 15 years and over, 61.8% were married and 2.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Moorabool was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Moorabool, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Moorabool was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 53 years.

In Moorabool 31.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.9% were in primary school, 16.4% in secondary school and 16.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Moorabool were Australian 28.8%, English 22.5%, Irish 8.5%, Italian 5.1% and Scottish 4.7%.

In Moorabool, 73.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 2.7%, England 1.6%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 1.6%, Hungary 1.6% and South Africa 1.6%.

In Moorabool, 65.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Moorabool were No Religion 22.2%, Catholic 21.6%, Uniting Church 12.4%, Anglican 11.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 8.1%.

In Moorabool 76.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 3.2%, Afrikaans 1.6%, Hungarian 1.6%, Croatian 1.6% and Macedonian 1.6%.

Employment

There were 85 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Moorabool. Of these 68.2% were employed full time, 24.7% were employed part-time and 3.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Moorabool, 7.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Moorabool was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 31 years.

The most common occupations in Moorabool included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.8%, Managers 18.4%, Labourers 13.8%, Professionals 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.0% and Sales Workers 5.7%.

Of the employed people in Moorabool, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.7%, School Education 6.7%, Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 3.3%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 3.3% and Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Moorabool was $549.

In Moorabool, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.9%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Car as driver, bicycle 4.5%, Train 3.4% and Truck 3.4%. 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 80.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Moorabool, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.1% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.2% 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 Moorabool, 22.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Moorabool, 54.3% were couple families with children, 32.6% were couple families without children and 13.0% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Moorabool, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,791 and those without children was $2,250.

Employment status of couple families

In Moorabool, of couple families with children, 28.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 19.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Moorabool, 90.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Moorabool, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Moorabool, of occupied private dwellings 5.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.3% had 2 bedrooms and 43.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Moorabool, 39.7% were owned outright, 31.0% were owned with a mortgage and 29.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Moorabool, of all households, 75.9% were family households, 10.3% were single person households and 13.8% were group households.

In Moorabool, 26.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.5% 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 Moorabool, 13.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 38.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Moorabool, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Moorabool, 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 Moorabool, 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.