Mount Ossa

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 224 people in Mount Ossa. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Ossa was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.3% of the population.

Of people in Mount Ossa aged 15 years and over, 60.7% were married and 9.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Ossa, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Ossa 30.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.8% were in primary school, 16.1% in secondary school and 4.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Ossa, 11.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Ossa were Australian 34.0%, English 23.6%, Scottish 12.2%, Irish 7.3% and Maltese 5.9%.

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 Ossa (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Ossa, 77.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.7%, England 1.4% and Philippines 1.4%.

In Mount Ossa, 66.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Ossa, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.1%, England 4.6%, New Zealand 1.9%, Scotland 1.4% and Malta 1.4%.

In Mount Ossa, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.1%, New Zealand 3.8%, Philippines 3.3%, England 2.4% and Malta 1.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Ossa were Catholic 28.6%, No Religion, so described 21.4%, Not stated 16.5%, Anglican 14.3% and Uniting Church 13.8%. In Mount Ossa, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (74.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Ossa 82.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Filipino 1.3%.

Employment

There were 118 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Ossa. Of these 55.9% were employed full time, 28.0% were employed part-time and 8.5% 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 Ossa, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mount Ossa included Managers 25.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 17.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Professionals 12.6%, Labourers 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.9% and Sales Workers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Mount Ossa, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 12.8%, Coal Mining 12.8%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 9.6%, Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 7.4% and Secondary Education 7.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Ossa was $587.

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

In Mount Ossa, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.5%, Worked at home 14.4%, Walked only 8.1%, Car, as passenger 4.5% and Truck 2.7%. 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 57.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Ossa, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.8% provided care for children and 8.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.1% 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 Ossa, 21.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Ossa, 33.3% were couple families with children, 61.1% were couple families without children and 5.6% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Ossa, of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 25.5% 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 Ossa, 81.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Ossa, 95.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 4.1% were other dwellings.

In Mount Ossa, of occupied private dwellings 11.4% had 1 bedroom, 15.2% had 2 bedrooms and 43.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Ossa, 34.2% were owned outright, 34.2% were owned with a mortgage and 19.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Ossa, of all households, 74.0% were family households, 26.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Mount Ossa, 26.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.3% 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 Ossa, 13.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 50.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Ossa, 65.4% 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 Ossa, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Ossa, 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 $0.

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

In Mount Ossa, 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)