Moolboolaman

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 547 people in Moolboolaman of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Moolboolaman was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.5% of the population.

Of people in Moolboolaman aged 15 years and over, 49.7% were married and 18.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Moolboolaman was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

In Moolboolaman, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Moolboolaman was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Moolboolaman 25.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.4% were in primary school, 34.3% in secondary school and 6.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Moolboolaman were English 34.2%, Australian 26.5%, Irish 8.5%, Scottish 7.7% and German 6.8%.

In Moolboolaman, 78.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.6%, New Zealand 3.5%, Germany 2.0%, Hungary 0.7% and Netherlands 0.7%.

In Moolboolaman, 65.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Moolboolaman were No Religion 34.1%, Anglican 19.4%, Catholic 13.8%, Uniting Church 6.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.3%.

In Moolboolaman 93.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.7%, Spanish 0.7% and Hungarian 0.7%.

Employment

There were 180 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Moolboolaman. Of these 43.3% were employed full time, 35.0% were employed part-time and 13.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Moolboolaman, 15.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Moolboolaman was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Moolboolaman included Machinery Operators And Drivers 16.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.5%, Managers 12.9%, Labourers 12.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.3%, Professionals 11.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.0% and Sales Workers 7.7%.

Of the employed people in Moolboolaman, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 8.4%, Hospitals 8.4%, Coal Mining 5.8%, School Education 5.8% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Moolboolaman was $294.

In Moolboolaman, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 54.6%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Bus 2.6% and Truck 2.6%. On the day, 2.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Moolboolaman, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.7% provided care for children and 15.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.8% 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 Moolboolaman, 22.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 21.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Moolboolaman, 31.4% were couple families with children, 48.7% were couple families without children and 17.9% were one parent families.

In Moolboolaman 29.6% of single parents were male and 70.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Moolboolaman, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,083 and those without children was $833.

Employment status of couple families

In Moolboolaman, of couple families with children, 6.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 7.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Moolboolaman, 81.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Moolboolaman, 98.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

In Moolboolaman, of occupied private dwellings 6.2% had 1 bedroom, 22.7% had 2 bedrooms and 42.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Moolboolaman, 46.2% were owned outright, 41.5% were owned with a mortgage and 10.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Moolboolaman, of all households, 72.6% were family households, 25.9% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In Moolboolaman, 52.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.2% 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 Moolboolaman, 37.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Moolboolaman, there were 20 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 12 (or 60.0%) were male and 8 (or 40.0%) were female. The median age was 45 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 Moolboolaman, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 7, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $500.

In Moolboolaman, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,983.