Mount Morgan

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,963 people in Mount Morgan. Of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 15.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Morgan was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.2% of the population.

Of people in Mount Morgan aged 15 years and over, 32.1% were married and 20.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Morgan, of people aged 15 years and over, 32.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Morgan 26.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.3% were in primary school, 22.4% in secondary school and 10.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Morgan, 12.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Morgan were Australian 38.5%, English 27.6%, Irish 8.8%, Scottish 6.1% and German 4.3%.

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

In Mount Morgan, 83.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.1%, England 1.6%, Germany 0.8%, Philippines 0.8% and Netherlands 0.4%.

In Mount Morgan, 74.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Morgan, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.8%, England 3.2%, New Zealand 2.2%, Netherlands 1.0% and Germany 0.7%.

In Mount Morgan, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.8%, England 2.9%, New Zealand 2.2%, Philippines 1.4% and Germany 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Morgan were No Religion, so described 25.3%, Catholic 23.8%, Anglican 17.5%, Not stated 11.0% and Uniting Church 7.9%. In Mount Morgan, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Morgan 91.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Tagalog 0.4%, German 0.3%, Hungarian 0.2% and Mandarin 0.2%.

Employment

There were 597 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Morgan. Of these 44.1% were employed full time, 25.3% were employed part-time and 22.8% 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 Morgan, 9.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Morgan included Labourers 20.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.1%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Professionals 9.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.2% and Managers 7.5%.

Of the employed people in Mount Morgan, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 5.5%, Local Government Administration 5.3% and Coal Mining 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Morgan was $437.

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In Mount Morgan, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.1%, Walked only 7.7%, Car, as passenger 7.3%, Worked at home 2.2% and Bus 1.7%. On the day, 1.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Morgan, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.1% provided care for children and 15.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.4% 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 Mount Morgan, 21.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Morgan, 24.3% were couple families with children, 41.7% were couple families without children and 30.2% were one parent families.

In Mount Morgan, 18.1% of single parents were male and 81.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Morgan, of couple families with children, 10.0% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 7.8% 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 Morgan, 83.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Morgan, 96.3% were separate houses, 0.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.4% were flats or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

In Mount Morgan, of occupied private dwellings 6.6% had 1 bedroom, 32.5% had 2 bedrooms and 38.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Morgan, 45.6% were owned outright, 20.9% were owned with a mortgage and 29.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Morgan, of all households, 57.5% were family households, 38.2% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

In Mount Morgan, 40.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.6% 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 Morgan, 44.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Morgan, 60.5% 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 Morgan, 47.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.1% were female. The median age was 27 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 Mount Morgan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $821.

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

In Mount Morgan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $867.

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