East Moonta

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 155 people in East Moonta. Of these 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

The median age of people in East Moonta was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.4% of the population.

Of people in East Moonta aged 15 years and over, 44.4% were married and 17.4% were either divorced or separated.

In East Moonta, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In East Moonta 20.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.5% were in primary school, 11.8% in secondary school and 8.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in East Moonta, 12.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 35.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in East Moonta were Australian 43.2%, English 29.5%, German 8.7%, Scottish 6.0% and Irish 6.0%.

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 East Moonta (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In East Moonta, 84.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 8.0%.

In East Moonta, 69.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In East Moonta, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 81.8%, England 10.1%, Germany 2.0% and Netherlands 2.0%.

In East Moonta, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 79.4%, England 14.2% and Netherlands 2.1%.

The most common responses for religion in East Moonta were No Religion, so described 47.6%, Uniting Church 20.3%, Not stated 13.3%, Anglican 8.4% and Catholic 8.4%. In East Moonta, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (51.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In East Moonta 97.3% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 73 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Moonta. Of these 43.8% were employed full time, 39.7% were employed part-time and 5.5% 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 East Moonta, 13.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 26.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in East Moonta included Labourers 22.4%, Professionals 17.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Managers 10.5%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.2% and Community and Personal Service Workers 3.9%.

Of the employed people in East Moonta, the most common responses for industry of employment included House Construction 15.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 15.4%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 7.7%, Road Freight Transport 7.7% and Police Services 7.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in East Moonta was $476.

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

In East Moonta, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 70.6%, Worked at home 7.4% and Other 4.4%. 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 72.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In East Moonta, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.6% provided care for children and 13.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.9% 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 East Moonta, 23.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in East Moonta, 31.9% were couple families with children, 44.7% were couple families without children and 10.6% were one parent families.

In East Moonta, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In East Moonta, of couple families with children, 10.5% had both partners employed full-time, 26.3% 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 East Moonta, 80.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Moonta, 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 East Moonta, of occupied private dwellings 4.7% had 1 bedroom, 23.4% had 2 bedrooms and 37.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in East Moonta, 25.8% were owned outright, 51.6% were owned with a mortgage and 17.7% were rented.

Household composition

In East Moonta, of all households, 75.4% were family households, 24.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In East Moonta, 34.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.6% 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 East Moonta, 10.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 40.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In East Moonta, 72.4% 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 East Moonta, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 39 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 East Moonta, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.6 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 East Moonta, 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)