Moonbi (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 324 people in Moonbi (L) of these 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Moonbi (L) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.7% of the population.

Of people in Moonbi (L) aged 15 years and over, 58.3% were married and 12.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Moonbi (L) was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Moonbi (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 59.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Moonbi (L) was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 27 years.

In Moonbi (L) 24.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.2% were in primary school, 25.0% in secondary school and 15.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Moonbi (L) were Australian 47.4%, English 31.3%, Scottish 6.3%, Irish 5.8% and German 2.8%.

In Moonbi (L), 90.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.8%, South Africa 1.2% and Germany 0.9%.

In Moonbi (L), 86.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Moonbi (L) were Anglican 39.6%, Catholic 25.1%, No Religion 13.6%, Uniting Church 5.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.7%.

In Moonbi (L) 97.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Afrikaans 0.9% and Arabic 0.9%.

Employment

There were 137 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Moonbi (L). Of these 61.3% were employed full time, 25.5% were employed part-time and 8.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Moonbi (L), 8.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Moonbi (L) was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Moonbi (L) included Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.2%, Labourers 19.2%, Managers 13.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.5%, Professionals 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.2% and Sales Workers 4.6%.

Of the employed people in Moonbi (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 6.2%, Local Government Administration 4.6%, Residential Care Services 4.6%, Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 3.1% and Automotive Repair and Maintenance 3.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Moonbi (L) was $394.

In Moonbi (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.0%, Car, as passenger 2.3%, Truck 2.3%, Car as driver, motorbike/scooter 2.3% and Walked only 2.3%. 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 70.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Moonbi (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.1% provided care for children and 14.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.7% 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 Moonbi (L), 26.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Moonbi (L), 38.1% were couple families with children, 44.3% were couple families without children and 17.5% were one parent families.

In Moonbi (L) 15.8% of single parents were male and 84.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Moonbi (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,463 and those without children was $1,937.

Employment status of couple families

In Moonbi (L), of couple families with children, 15.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 18.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Moonbi (L), 93.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Moonbi (L), 97.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

In Moonbi (L), of occupied private dwellings 2.5% had 1 bedroom, 10.0% had 2 bedrooms and 54.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Moonbi (L), 47.9% were owned outright, 31.1% were owned with a mortgage and 17.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Moonbi (L), of all households, 82.1% were family households, 17.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Moonbi (L), 32.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.8% 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 Moonbi (L), 32.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Moonbi (L), there were 19 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 11 (or 57.9%) were male and 8 (or 42.1%) were female. The median age was 39 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 Moonbi (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,566.

In Moonbi (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.