Munno Para

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,735 people in Munno Para. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Munno Para was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.3% of the population.

Of people in Munno Para aged 15 years and over, 34.2% were married and 17.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Munno Para, of people aged 15 years and over, 33.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Munno Para 32.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.4% were in primary school, 15.3% in secondary school and 20.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Munno Para, 15.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Munno Para were English 34.0%, Australian 27.8%, Scottish 7.3%, Irish 5.6% and German 4.5%.

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 Munno Para (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Munno Para, 75.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.2%, India 1.1%, Scotland 0.9%, New Zealand 0.8% and Philippines 0.8%.

In Munno Para, 52.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Munno Para, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 59.4%, England 12.8%, Scotland 2.2%, India 1.4% and New Zealand 1.3%.

In Munno Para, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 61.1%, England 12.7%, Scotland 1.8%, India 1.4% and New Zealand 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Munno Para were No Religion, so described 42.5%, Catholic 13.6%, Anglican 11.3%, Not stated 9.3% and Uniting Church 5.5%. In Munno Para, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (47.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Munno Para 85.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 0.7%, Mandarin 0.6%, Dinka 0.5%, Tagalog 0.5% and Malayalam 0.5%.

Employment

There were 1,660 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Munno Para. Of these 53.6% were employed full time, 27.8% were employed part-time and 13.5% 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 Munno Para, 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Munno Para included Community and Personal Service Workers 16.0%, Labourers 15.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Sales Workers 11.0%, Professionals 9.9% and Managers 7.8%.

Of the employed people in Munno Para, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 7.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.7%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.7% and Road Freight Transport 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Munno Para was $549.

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

In Munno Para, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.5%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Train 4.1%, Worked at home 1.7% and Bus 1.3%. On the day, 8.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Munno Para, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.2% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.1% 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 Munno Para, 25.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Munno Para, 36.9% were couple families with children, 32.5% were couple families without children and 29.6% were one parent families.

In Munno Para, 17.7% of single parents were male and 82.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Munno Para, of couple families with children, 19.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 16.4% 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 Munno Para, 91.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.9% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Munno Para, 77.0% were separate houses, 22.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Munno Para, of occupied private dwellings 2.2% had 1 bedroom, 13.8% had 2 bedrooms and 64.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. 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 Munno Para, 9.4% were owned outright, 33.9% were owned with a mortgage and 54.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Munno Para, of all households, 68.3% were family households, 28.7% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

In Munno Para, 28.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.5% 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 Munno Para, 43.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Munno Para, 80.8% 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 Munno Para, 50.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.1% were female. The median age was 25 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 Munno Para, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $883.

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

In Munno Para, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $253 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,279.

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