Moorook South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 118 people in Moorook South of these 53.4% were male and 46.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Moorook South was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.8% of the population.

Of people in Moorook South aged 15 years and over, 61.0% were married and 9.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Moorook South was 60 years and the median age of people never married was 39 years.

In Moorook South, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Moorook South was 61 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In Moorook South 23.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.0% were in primary school, 20.7% in secondary school and 31.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Moorook South were Australian 31.5%, English 29.2%, German 16.1%, Irish 8.9% and Scottish 4.2%.

In Moorook South, 83.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Germany 3.3%, Belgium 2.5%, Croatia 2.5% and England 2.5%.

In Moorook South, 81.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Moorook South were No Religion 26.1%, Anglican 20.2%, Lutheran 12.6%, Uniting Church 12.6% and Catholic 10.1%.

In Moorook South 95.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 62 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Moorook South. Of these 62.9% were employed full time, 25.8% were employed part-time and 11.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Moorook South, 14.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Moorook South was 53 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Moorook South included Managers 22.2%, Sales Workers 20.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.1%, Labourers 9.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.4% and Professionals 5.6%.

Of the employed people in Moorook South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 13.5%, Local Government Administration 7.7%, Residential Care Services 7.7%, Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 5.8% and Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Moorook South was $447.

In Moorook South, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 75.0%, Car as driver, truck 7.7%, Truck 5.8% and Walked only 5.8%. 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 75.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Moorook South, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.3% provided care for children and 18.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.9% 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 Moorook South, 33.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 19.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Moorook South, 28.9% were couple families with children, 63.2% were couple families without children and 7.9% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Moorook South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,750 and those without children was $1,625.

Employment status of couple families

In Moorook South, of couple families with children, 30.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 12.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Moorook South, 76.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Moorook South, 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 Moorook South, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 13.5% had 2 bedrooms and 67.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Moorook South, 55.6% were owned outright, 20.4% were owned with a mortgage and 24.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Moorook South, of all households, 67.9% were family households, 32.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Moorook South, 37.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.7% 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 Moorook South, 31.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Moorook South, 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 30 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 Moorook South, 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 Moorook South, 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.