Moa Island

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31885
People 448
Male 49.8%
Female 50.2%
Median age 26
Families 102
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 138
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $873
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $117
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 0.5

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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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
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 221 49.8 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 223 50.2 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 424 95.7 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 448 people in Moa Island. Of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 95.7% of the population.

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Age Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 26 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 40 9.0 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 58 13.1 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 33 7.4 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 38 8.6 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 41 9.3 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 38 8.6 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 29 6.5 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 26 5.9 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 16 3.6 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 21 4.7 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 33 7.4 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 17 3.8 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 17 3.8 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 12 2.7 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 13 2.9 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 11 2.5 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Moa Island was 26 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 29.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 68 22.2 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 0 0.0 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 8 2.6 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 17 5.6 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 213 69.6 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Moa Island aged 15 years and over, 22.2% were married and 1.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 59 22.4 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 72 27.4 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 132 50.2 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Moa Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 22.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 27.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 4 3.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 84 62.7 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 3 2.2 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 2.2 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 4 3.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 36 26.9 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Moa Island 32.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 64.6% were in primary school, 7.7% in secondary school and 3.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 12 3.9 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 25 8.1 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 17 5.5 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 53 17.2 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 48 15.5 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 15 4.9 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 41 13.3 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 33 10.7 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 59 19.1 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Moa Island, 15.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Torres Strait Islander 370 68.1 13,227 0.2 15,243 0.0
Australian Aboriginal 89 16.4 36,971 0.6 144,173 0.5
Australian 19 3.5 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Papua New Guinean 6 1.1 12,765 0.2 18,801 0.1
Australian South Sea Islander 4 0.7 6,824 0.1 9,391 0.0

The most common ancestries in Moa Island were Torres Strait Islander 68.1%, Australian Aboriginal 16.4%, Australian 3.5%, Papua New Guinean 1.1% and Australian South Sea Islander 0.7%.

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 Moa Island (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 440 99.3 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7

In Moa Island, 99.3% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3 0.7 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 3 0.7 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 5 1.1 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 397 88.8 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Moa Island, 88.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 0.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 410 91.9 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 3 0.7 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Papua New Guinea 3 0.7 16,296 0.3 28,460 0.1

In Moa Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 91.9%, New Zealand 0.7% and Papua New Guinea 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 403 90.6 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 3 0.7 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6

In Moa Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 90.6% and New Zealand 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Anglican 175 39.7 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Christian, nfd 95 21.5 143,355 3.0 612,371 2.6
Not stated 77 17.5 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Pentecostal 42 9.5 72,478 1.5 260,558 1.1
No Religion, so described 23 5.2 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6

The most common responses for religion in Moa Island were Anglican 39.7%, Christian, nfd 21.5%, Not stated 17.5%, Pentecostal 9.5% and No Religion, so described 5.2%. In Moa Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (93.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 343 77.6 5,901 0.1 6,171 0.0
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 20 4.5 930 0.0 957 0.0
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English only spoken at home 31 7.0 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 107 87.0 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Moa Island 7.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 77.6% and Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 4.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 68 46.6 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 39 26.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 6 4.1 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 33 22.6 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 146 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Moa Island. Of these 46.6% were employed full time, 26.7% were employed part-time and 22.6% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 9 8.2 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 12 10.9 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 19 17.3 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 29 26.4 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 34 30.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Moa Island, 8.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 30.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 22 21.0 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 22 21.0 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 21 20.0 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 13 12.4 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 12 11.4 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 8 7.6 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 7 6.7 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0

The only other responses for occupation in Moa Island were Community and Personal Service Workers 21.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 21.0%, Professionals 20.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.4%, Labourers 11.4%, Sales Workers 7.6% and Managers 6.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 37 36.6 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
House Construction 11 10.9 17,098 0.8 86,030 0.8
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 11 10.9 26,748 1.3 122,286 1.1
Primary Education 8 7.9 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
State Government Administration 7 6.9 36,185 1.7 158,980 1.5

Of the employed people in Moa Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 36.6%, House Construction 10.9%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 10.9%, Primary Education 7.9% and State Government Administration 6.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 404 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 883 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 873 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Moa Island was $404.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Walked only 62 53.0 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as driver 32 27.4 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 17 14.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 41 37.6 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Moa Island, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 53.0%, Car, as driver 27.4% and Car, as passenger 14.5%. 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 37.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 226 74.1 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 117 37.5 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 22 7.2 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 45 14.4 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Moa Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.5% provided care for children and 7.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 72 23.1 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 56 17.9 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 30 9.6 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 75 24.0 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Moa Island, 17.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 24.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 19 18.1 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 43 41.0 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 38 36.2 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 5 4.8 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Moa Island, 41.0% were couple families with children, 18.1% were couple families without children and 36.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 7.5 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 92.5 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Moa Island, 7.5% of single parents were male and 92.5% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 13 20.3 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 3 4.7 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 6 9.4 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 14 21.9 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 6 9.4 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 18 28.1 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 4 6.2 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 0 0.0 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Moa Island, of couple families with children, 20.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 9.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 117 84.2 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 22 15.8 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Moa Island, 84.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 106 90.6 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 11 9.4 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Moa Island, 90.6% were separate houses, 9.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 33 30.3 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 32 29.4 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 44 40.4 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Moa Island, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 30.3% had 2 bedrooms and 29.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 2.7 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 107 97.3 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Moa Island, 2.7% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 97.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 82 77.4 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 24 22.6 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Moa Island, of all households, 77.4% were family households, 22.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 38.5 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.8 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Moa Island, 38.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 117 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.8 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.2 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 69 62.2 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 30 27.0 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 12 10.8 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 0 0.0 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Moa Island, 27.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 10.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 45 40.9 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 65 59.1 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Moa Island, 59.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 214 50.8 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 207 49.2 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Moa Island, 50.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.2% were female. The median age was 25 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 846 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Moa Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $846.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Moa Island % Moa Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 120 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Moa Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.