Mount Molloy

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 254 people in Mount Molloy. Of these 54.2% were male and 45.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Molloy was 53 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.6% of the population.

Of people in Mount Molloy aged 15 years and over, 41.0% were married and 22.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Molloy, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Molloy 33.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.0% were in primary school, 26.2% in secondary school and 3.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Molloy, 10.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Molloy were English 31.8%, Australian 21.1%, Irish 12.8%, German 7.1% and Scottish 6.5%.

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 Mount Molloy (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Molloy, 70.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Germany 4.0%, New Zealand 3.6%, England 3.2%, Belgium 1.2% and Canada 1.2%.

In Mount Molloy, 57.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Molloy, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 60.0%, England 7.2%, Germany 3.6%, New Zealand 3.2% and Netherlands 1.6%.

In Mount Molloy, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.2%, England 5.4%, Germany 4.2%, New Zealand 3.3% and India 1.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Molloy were No Religion, so described 40.2%, Not stated 23.5%, Catholic 12.4%, Anglican 9.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.0%. In Mount Molloy, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (52.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Molloy 83.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.6% and French 1.2%.

Employment

There were 101 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Molloy. Of these 53.5% were employed full time, 30.7% were employed part-time and 9.9% 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 Mount Molloy, 8.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Molloy included Machinery Operators and Drivers 17.2%, Managers 14.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.8%, Labourers 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Professionals 11.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.0% and Sales Workers 8.0%.

Of the employed people in Mount Molloy, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 11.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 11.1%, Accommodation 9.3%, Nursery Production (Outdoors) 5.6% and Coal Mining 5.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Molloy was $496.

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

In Mount Molloy, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.1%, Worked at home 9.8%, Other 8.7%, Car, as passenger 4.3% and Truck 3.3%. 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 72.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Molloy, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.3% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.9% 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 Mount Molloy, 26.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Molloy, 24.6% were couple families with children, 52.6% were couple families without children and 22.8% were one parent families.

In Mount Molloy, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Molloy, of couple families with children, 13.5% had both partners employed full-time, 9.6% had both employed part-time and 15.4% 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 Mount Molloy, 93.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Molloy, 91.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 8.7% were other dwellings.

In Mount Molloy, of occupied private dwellings 23.2% had 1 bedroom, 24.2% had 2 bedrooms and 31.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Molloy, 42.6% were owned outright, 30.7% were owned with a mortgage and 21.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Molloy, of all households, 52.3% were family households, 41.3% were single person households and 6.4% were group households.

In Mount Molloy, 32.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.2% 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 Mount Molloy, 36.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Molloy, 75.5% 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 Mount Molloy, 64.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 35.7% were female. The median age was 14 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 Mount Molloy, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 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 Mount Molloy, 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)