Mourilyan Harbour

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 156 people in Mourilyan Harbour. Of these 52.8% were male and 47.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 13.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Mourilyan Harbour was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.1% of the population.

Of people in Mourilyan Harbour aged 15 years and over, 45.3% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Mourilyan Harbour, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mourilyan Harbour 27.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.7% were in primary school, 28.9% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mourilyan Harbour, 16.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mourilyan Harbour were Australian 32.7%, English 23.3%, Italian 8.4%, Scottish 6.9% and Irish 6.4%.

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 Mourilyan Harbour (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mourilyan Harbour, 83.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 6.0% and Malta 2.0%.

In Mourilyan Harbour, 62.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mourilyan Harbour, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.6%, Malta 7.1%, New Zealand 5.8%, England 1.9% and Italy 1.9%.

In Mourilyan Harbour, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 74.5%, New Zealand 7.6%, Malta 5.5% and England 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Mourilyan Harbour were Catholic 39.9%, No Religion, so described 27.0%, Anglican 12.2%, Not stated 8.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.7%. In Mourilyan Harbour, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mourilyan Harbour 89.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 78 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mourilyan Harbour. Of these 59.0% were employed full time, 28.2% were employed part-time and 9.0% 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 Mourilyan Harbour, 13.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Mourilyan Harbour included Labourers 20.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 17.4%, Professionals 14.5%, Managers 13.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.1%, Sales Workers 10.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Mourilyan Harbour, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 12.5%, Sugar Manufacturing 12.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 10.0%, Takeaway Food Services 10.0% and Primary Education 10.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mourilyan Harbour was $642.

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

In Mourilyan Harbour, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 61.0%, Walked only 10.4%, Car, as passenger 9.1% and Worked at home 3.9%. 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 68.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mourilyan Harbour, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.8% provided care for children and 14.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.5% 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 Mourilyan Harbour, 23.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mourilyan Harbour, 28.0% were couple families with children, 44.0% were couple families without children and 28.0% were one parent families.

In Mourilyan Harbour, 66.7% of single parents were male and 33.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mourilyan Harbour, of couple families with children, 23.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 31.6% 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 Mourilyan Harbour, 92.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.1% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Mourilyan Harbour, 100.0% 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 Mourilyan Harbour, of occupied private dwellings 5.2% had 1 bedroom, 8.6% had 2 bedrooms and 55.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 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 Mourilyan Harbour, 42.9% were owned outright, 31.7% were owned with a mortgage and 20.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Mourilyan Harbour, of all households, 84.7% were family households, 15.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Mourilyan Harbour, 20.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.4% 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 Mourilyan Harbour, 26.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mourilyan Harbour, 78.2% 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 Mourilyan Harbour, 54.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.5% were female. The median age was 8 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 Mourilyan Harbour, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,374.

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

In Mourilyan Harbour, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $241 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)