Mowbray (Qld)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 331 people in Mowbray (Qld) of these 53.8% were male and 46.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Mowbray (Qld) was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.3% of the population.

Of people in Mowbray (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 53.3% were married and 15.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Mowbray (Qld) was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Mowbray (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Mowbray (Qld) was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In Mowbray (Qld) 35.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 12.6% were in primary school, 8.4% in secondary school and 7.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mowbray (Qld) were English 26.4%, Australian 21.9%, Scottish 9.9%, Irish 6.8% and German 3.3%.

In Mowbray (Qld), 58.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.7%, New Zealand 4.5%, South Africa 1.2%, Wales 1.2% and Germany 0.9%.

In Mowbray (Qld), 66.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Mowbray (Qld) were No Religion 27.6%, Anglican 15.8%, Catholic 15.8%, Uniting Church 6.1% and Buddhism 2.7%.

In Mowbray (Qld) 73.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 155 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mowbray (Qld). Of these 58.1% were employed full time, 29.0% were employed part-time and 6.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Mowbray (Qld), 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 2.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Mowbray (Qld) was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 55 years.

The most common occupations in Mowbray (Qld) included Professionals 21.1%, Managers 15.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Labourers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.2% and Sales Workers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Mowbray (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 10.9%, Scenic and Sightseeing Transport 7.5%, School Education 7.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.4% and Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 5.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mowbray (Qld) was $643.

In Mowbray (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.1%, Walked only 7.5%, Car as driver, car as passenger 2.7%, Car, as passenger 2.1% and Motorbike/scooter 2.1%. 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 67.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mowbray (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 60.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.8% provided care for children and 3.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.5% 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 Mowbray (Qld), 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mowbray (Qld), 34.8% were couple families with children, 65.2% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

In Mowbray (Qld) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Mowbray (Qld), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,166 and those without children was $1,541.

Employment status of couple families

In Mowbray (Qld), of couple families with children, 26.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.6% had both employed part-time and 11.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Mowbray (Qld), 86.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mowbray (Qld), 72.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 27.4% were other dwellings.

In Mowbray (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 14.0% had 1 bedroom, 20.6% had 2 bedrooms and 36.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Mowbray (Qld), 57.4% were owned outright, 24.1% were owned with a mortgage and 15.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Mowbray (Qld), of all households, 66.7% were family households, 26.7% were single person households and 6.7% were group households.

In Mowbray (Qld), 24.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 9.0% 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 Mowbray (Qld), 32.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Mowbray (Qld), there were 4 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 29 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 Mowbray (Qld), 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 Mowbray (Qld), 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.