Moore

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 315 people in Moore of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Moore was 53 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.6% of the population.

Of people in Moore aged 15 years and over, 57.6% were married and 16.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Moore was 62 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Moore, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Moore was 62 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Moore 22.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.6% were in primary school, 30.0% in secondary school and 5.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Moore were English 31.8%, Australian 29.2%, Scottish 10.8%, German 8.0% and Irish 7.3%.

In Moore, 85.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.5%, Netherlands 1.9%, New Zealand 1.6%, Wales 1.3% and Argentina 1.0%.

In Moore, 73.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Moore were Anglican 21.6%, Catholic 18.7%, No Religion 16.5%, Uniting Church 14.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 7.9%.

In Moore 90.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.3% and Tagalog 1.3%.

Employment

There were 103 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Moore. Of these 58.3% were employed full time, 27.2% were employed part-time and 2.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Moore, 10.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Moore was 51 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The most common occupations in Moore included Managers 34.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 19.2%, Labourers 13.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.1%, Professionals 4.0% and Sales Workers 3.0%.

Of the employed people in Moore, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 19.2%, Other Livestock Farming 8.1%, School Education 7.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.1% and Residential Building Construction 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Moore was $322.

In Moore, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 41.4%, Walked only 9.1%, Truck 4.0%, Car, as passenger 3.0% and Other 3.0%. 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 42.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Moore, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.0% provided care for children and 16.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.8% 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 Moore, 17.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Moore, 25.6% were couple families with children, 58.9% were couple families without children and 15.6% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Moore, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,041 and those without children was $900.

Employment status of couple families

In Moore, of couple families with children, 11.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 7.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Moore, 70.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 29.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Moore, 97.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

In Moore, of occupied private dwellings 7.2% had 1 bedroom, 24.0% had 2 bedrooms and 44.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Moore, 50.4% were owned outright, 28.8% were owned with a mortgage and 18.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Moore, of all households, 65.9% were family households, 31.7% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In Moore, 57.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.3% 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 Moore, 34.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Moore, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 28 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 Moore, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,250.

In Moore, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.