Moa Island

Demographics & education

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Cultural & language diversity

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).

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

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

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%.

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

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).

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%.

Employment

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.

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.

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%.

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%.

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

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

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).

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.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

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.

Family composition

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.

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

Employment status of couple families

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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

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

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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.

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

Household composition

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

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.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

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.

Internet connection

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.

People characteristics

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.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

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.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)