Moreland (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA25250
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 821
Male 47.3%
Female 52.7%
Median age 27
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 519
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,370
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,990
Median weekly rent $360

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 739 90.0 44,590 93.3 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 49 6.0 2,022 4.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 33 4.0 1,175 2.5 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Moreland (C), there were 821 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female.

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Age Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 27 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 67 8.3 5,476 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 116 14.3 10,414 21.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 152 18.7 9,073 19.0 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 201 24.8 6,539 13.7 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 83 10.2 5,239 11.0 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 88 10.9 5,067 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 64 7.9 3,472 7.3 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 40 4.9 2,518 5.3 30,952 4.8

In Moreland (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 27 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 22.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 89 14.3 7,613 23.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 22 3.5 1,556 4.9 19,112 4.5
Divorced 45 7.2 2,642 8.3 28,796 6.7
Widowed 28 4.5 943 3.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 439 70.5 19,145 60.0 261,980 61.1

In Moreland (C), 14.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 81 14.0 6,729 23.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 105 18.2 4,079 14.3 60,051 16.0
Not married 392 67.8 17,744 62.1 228,281 60.9

In Moreland (C), 14.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 19 6.2 1,388 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 83 27.3 6,935 35.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 48 15.8 4,828 24.7 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 30 9.9 1,215 6.2 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 71 23.4 1,679 8.6 15,489 5.9
Other 8 2.6 567 2.9 5,047 1.9
Not stated 45 14.8 2,940 15.0 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moreland (C), 37.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.3% were attending a primary school, 15.8% were attending a secondary school and 33.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 152 23.8 2,929 9.2 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 56 8.8 2,433 7.6 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 29 4.5 1,471 4.6 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 71 11.1 4,581 14.4 56,625 13.2
Year 12 120 18.8 4,285 13.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 38 5.9 2,661 8.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 51 8.0 4,289 13.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 97 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 13 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 45 7.0 4,628 14.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 5 0.8 267 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 58 9.1 3,461 10.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Moreland (C), 18.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 4 0.5 19 0.0 6,000 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 719 88.2 44,375 92.9 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 88.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moreland (C). The only other response for language at home was Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 0.5%.

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Ancestry, top responses Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 481 38.6 32,409 46.6 399,843 45.0
English 223 17.9 13,647 19.6 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 174 14.0 6,416 9.2 140,480 15.8
Irish 108 8.7 5,041 7.2 45,887 5.2
Scottish 67 5.4 3,222 4.6 30,843 3.5

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Moreland (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moreland (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 38.6%, English 17.9%, Australian Aboriginal 14.0%, Irish 8.7% and Scottish 5.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 229 56.1 8,941 50.0 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 112 27.5 5,297 29.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 17 4.2 1,134 6.3 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 50 12.3 2,502 14.0 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 193 30.6 13,086 41.0 190,132 44.3

There were 408 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Moreland (C). Of these 56.1% were employed full time, 27.5% were employed part-time and 12.3% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 105 30.1 2,391 15.6 24,339 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 56 16.0 1,931 12.6 23,174 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 51 14.6 2,459 16.0 30,991 17.0
Managers 38 10.9 1,357 8.8 12,844 7.1
Technicians and Trades Workers 33 9.5 2,166 14.1 24,399 13.4
Labourers 33 9.5 1,970 12.8 27,814 15.3
Sales Workers 20 5.7 1,447 9.4 15,791 8.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 7 2.0 1,117 7.3 16,774 9.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moreland (C), the most common occupations were Professionals 30.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.6%, Managers 10.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.5%, Labourers 9.5%, Sales Workers 5.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Higher Education 26 9.3 297 1.9 1,885 1.0
State Government Administration 16 5.7 327 2.1 4,176 2.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 16 5.7 461 3.0 5,542 3.0
Cafes and Restaurants 13 4.6 321 2.1 2,888 1.6
Computer System Design and Related Services 10 3.6 82 0.5 549 0.3

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moreland (C), the most common industries of employment were Higher Education 9.3%, State Government Administration 5.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.7%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.6% and Computer System Design and Related Services 3.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 575 -- 479 -- 441 --
Household 1,370 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Moreland (C) was $575 and the median weekly household income was $1,370.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 425 67.9 20,093 63.0 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 124 19.9 9,408 29.5 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 75 12.1 4,560 14.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 138 22.2 5,878 18.4 63,303 14.8

In Moreland (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 67.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.9% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3 -- 1.8 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Moreland (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.3 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 360 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,990 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Moreland (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $360 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,990.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 113 22.1 4,037 17.0 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 82 16.0 6,960 29.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 97 18.9 6,066 25.5 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 16 3.1 448 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 146 0.6 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 245 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 9 1.8 353 1.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 17 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 195 38.1 5,500 23.1 53,195 20.2

In Moreland (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 22.1% were a couple family with no children, 16.0% were a couple family with children and 20.7% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 237 45.8 18,993 80.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 167 32.3 2,661 11.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 109 21.1 1,847 7.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 4 0.8 176 0.7 2,897 1.1

In Moreland (C) there were 519 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 45.8% were separate houses, 32.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.1% were flats or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moreland (C) % Moreland (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 55 10.6 3,379 14.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 111 21.4 6,916 29.1 68,085 25.9
Rented 327 63.0 12,300 51.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 3 0.6 188 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 23 4.4 986 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Moreland (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 10.6% were owned outright, 21.4% were owned with a mortgage and 63.0% were rented.

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