Mothar Mountain

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 534 people in Mothar Mountain. Of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Mothar Mountain was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.6% of the population.

Of people in Mothar Mountain aged 15 years and over, 49.9% were married and 15.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Mothar Mountain, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mothar Mountain 24.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.2% were in primary school, 28.2% in secondary school and 12.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mothar Mountain, 12.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mothar Mountain were English 33.9%, Australian 33.2%, Irish 7.9%, German 6.2% and Scottish 5.8%.

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 Mothar Mountain (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mothar Mountain, 81.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.2%, New Zealand 3.0%, Hungary 0.8%, Scotland 0.6% and Philippines 0.6%.

In Mothar Mountain, 69.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mothar Mountain, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.9%, England 8.1%, New Zealand 4.8%, Scotland 0.8% and Austria 0.8%.

In Mothar Mountain, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.2%, England 5.9%, New Zealand 4.4%, Canada 1.3% and Scotland 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Mothar Mountain were No Religion, so described 36.5%, Catholic 15.3%, Anglican 12.8%, Not stated 9.9% and Uniting Church 9.5%. In Mothar Mountain, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mothar Mountain 92.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Hungarian 0.8%.

Employment

There were 240 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mothar Mountain. Of these 40.4% were employed full time, 40.8% were employed part-time and 9.6% 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 Mothar Mountain, 19.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 29.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mothar Mountain included Labourers 17.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Professionals 12.9%, Managers 12.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.4% and Sales Workers 9.4%.

Of the employed people in Mothar Mountain, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 5.6%, Primary Education 5.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.9%, House Construction 4.2% and Motor Vehicle Parts Retailing 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mothar Mountain was $467.

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

In Mothar Mountain, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 62.9%, Worked at home 11.2%, Car, as passenger 5.4% and Truck 2.0%. 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 68.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mothar Mountain, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.8% provided care for children and 14.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.6% 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 Mothar Mountain, 22.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mothar Mountain, 41.6% were couple families with children, 46.1% were couple families without children and 12.3% were one parent families.

In Mothar Mountain, 46.7% of single parents were male and 53.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mothar Mountain, of couple families with children, 8.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.9% had both employed part-time and 20.6% 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 Mothar Mountain, 92.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.7% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Mothar Mountain, 97.4% 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 Mothar Mountain, of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 13.8% had 2 bedrooms and 48.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.7 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 Mothar Mountain, 40.7% were owned outright, 42.8% were owned with a mortgage and 12.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Mothar Mountain, of all households, 79.2% were family households, 18.0% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In Mothar Mountain, 20.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.0% 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 Mothar Mountain, 23.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mothar Mountain, 86.2% 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 Mothar Mountain, 44.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.6% 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 Mothar Mountain, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Mothar Mountain, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $780.

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