Mosman Park (Qld)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 375 people in Mosman Park (Qld). Of these 46.6% were male and 53.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Mosman Park (Qld) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.6% of the population.

Of people in Mosman Park (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 51.5% were married and 7.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Mosman Park (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mosman Park (Qld) 36.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.1% were in primary school, 27.7% in secondary school and 7.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mosman Park (Qld), 19.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mosman Park (Qld) were Australian 34.3%, English 29.0%, Irish 8.9%, Scottish 7.3% and German 2.4%.

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 Mosman Park (Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mosman Park (Qld), 78.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 1.3%, Scotland 1.1% and Philippines 1.1%.

In Mosman Park (Qld), 76.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mosman Park (Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.0%, England 3.8%, Papua New Guinea 1.9%, Philippines 1.9% and Scotland 0.8%.

In Mosman Park (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.4%, England 3.5%, Scotland 1.3%, New Zealand 0.8% and Philippines 0.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Mosman Park (Qld) were Anglican 22.5%, Catholic 20.3%, No Religion, so described 17.6%, Not stated 14.1% and Uniting Church 12.7%. In Mosman Park (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (79.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mosman Park (Qld) 85.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 1.6%.

Employment

There were 169 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mosman Park (Qld). Of these 59.8% were employed full time, 30.2% were employed part-time and 7.7% 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 Mosman Park (Qld), 10.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mosman Park (Qld) included Professionals 15.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.2%, Labourers 13.9%, Managers 13.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9% and Sales Workers 7.6%.

Of the employed people in Mosman Park (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 9.6%, Primary Education 7.8%, Accommodation 7.0%, Gold Ore Mining 6.1% and Secondary Education 6.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mosman Park (Qld) was $661.

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

In Mosman Park (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.7%, Car, as passenger 10.3%, Walked only 5.8%, Bus 5.1% and Worked at home 4.5%. On the day, 4.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mosman Park (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 63.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.7% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.7% 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 Mosman Park (Qld), 23.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mosman Park (Qld), 39.1% were couple families with children, 42.5% were couple families without children and 18.4% were one parent families.

In Mosman Park (Qld), 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mosman Park (Qld), of couple families with children, 32.9% had both partners employed full-time, 8.2% had both employed part-time and 9.6% 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 Mosman Park (Qld), 87.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.2% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Mosman Park (Qld), 87.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.3% were flats or apartments and 6.9% were other dwellings.

In Mosman Park (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 10.5% had 2 bedrooms and 50.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Mosman Park (Qld), 37.7% were owned outright, 35.2% were owned with a mortgage and 24.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Mosman Park (Qld), of all households, 72.0% were family households, 22.4% were single person households and 5.6% were group households.

In Mosman Park (Qld), 18.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.0% 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 Mosman Park (Qld), 29.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mosman Park (Qld), 75.8% 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 Mosman Park (Qld), 41.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 58.3% were female. The median age was 18 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 Mosman Park (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $899.

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

In Mosman Park (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $225 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)