Morton Vale

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 143 people in Morton Vale. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Morton Vale was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.6% of the population.

Of people in Morton Vale aged 15 years and over, 60.7% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Morton Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Morton Vale 39.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 5.8% were in primary school, 13.5% in secondary school and 11.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Morton Vale, 6.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Morton Vale were Australian 32.6%, English 24.6%, Irish 9.1%, German 8.6% and Scottish 2.3%.

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 Morton Vale (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Morton Vale, 67.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.4% and Italy 2.2%.

In Morton Vale, 60.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Morton Vale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 66.7%, England 8.1%, New Zealand 2.2%, Netherlands 2.2% and Italy 2.2%.

In Morton Vale, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 71.6%, England 3.0%, New Zealand 2.2% and Italy 2.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Morton Vale were Not stated 19.7%, Catholic 19.0%, No Religion, so described 18.3%, Anglican 16.9% and Uniting Church 7.0%. In Morton Vale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Morton Vale 78.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 2.2%.

Employment

There were 42 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Morton Vale. Of these 54.8% were employed full time, 31.0% were employed part-time and 7.1% 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 Morton Vale, 17.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Morton Vale were Labourers 26.7%, Managers 20.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 20.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Professionals 10.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.0%.

Of the employed people in Morton Vale, the only response for industry of employent was Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 30.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Morton Vale was $412.

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In Morton Vale, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 55.6%, Worked at home 13.9% and Walked only 8.3%. 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 53.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Morton Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.3% provided care for children and 8.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.6% 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 Morton Vale, 10.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Morton Vale, 30.2% were couple families with children, 55.8% were couple families without children and 14.0% were one parent families.

In Morton Vale, 36.4% of single parents were male and 63.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Morton Vale, of couple families with children, 13.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 13.0% 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 Morton Vale, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Morton Vale, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Morton Vale, of occupied private dwellings 6.4% had 1 bedroom, 19.1% had 2 bedrooms and 55.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Morton Vale, 51.1% were owned outright, 34.0% were owned with a mortgage and 8.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Morton Vale, of all households, 80.4% were family households, 19.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Morton Vale, 35.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.1% 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 Morton Vale, 20.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Morton Vale, 72.7% 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 Morton Vale, 60.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 40.0% were female. The median age was 12 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.

In Morton Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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In Morton Vale, 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.

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