People — demographics & education

People	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Total	22,421	--	5,354,042	--	21,507,717	--
Male	10,434	46.5	2,632,619	49.2	10,634,013	49.4
Female	11,987	53.5	2,721,423	50.8	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	123	0.5	37,990	0.7	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 22,421 people in Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs) of these 46.5% were male and 53.5% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

Age	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	1,387	6.2	344,733	6.4	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	1,348	6.0	326,121	6.1	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	1,297	5.8	327,939	6.1	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	1,209	5.4	345,339	6.5	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	1,061	4.7	375,108	7.0	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	924	4.1	388,669	7.3	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	1,209	5.4	372,214	7.0	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	1,601	7.1	383,415	7.2	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	1,623	7.2	391,197	7.3	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	1,424	6.4	372,367	7.0	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	1,348	6.0	354,110	6.6	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	1,354	6.0	317,438	5.9	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	1,542	6.9	293,812	5.5	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	1,415	6.3	224,911	4.2	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	1,141	5.1	177,316	3.3	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	941	4.2	140,338	2.6	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	822	3.7	114,020	2.1	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	774	3.5	104,995	2.0	402,681	1.9
Median age	43	--	37	--	37	--

The median age of people in Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.7% of the population.

Registered marital status	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	8,998	48.9	2,136,928	49.1	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	621	3.4	125,441	2.9	529,280	3.0
Divorced	2,126	11.6	339,497	7.8	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	1,604	8.7	242,620	5.6	949,634	5.5
Never married	5,036	27.4	1,510,759	34.7	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 48.9% were married and 14.9% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	56	--	50	--	50	--
Separated	51	--	49	--	49	--
Divorced	57	--	54	--	54	--
Widowed	80	--	78	--	78	--
Never married	26	--	25	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs) was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	8,156	49.5	1,948,522	49.4	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	1,525	9.2	341,315	8.7	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	6,810	41.3	1,653,820	41.9	6,413,399	41.3

In Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	54	--	50	--	50	--
De facto marriage	38	--	35	--	35	--
Not married	44	--	32	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

Education	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	431	7.1	89,819	5.6	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	1,273	21.0	271,996	16.8	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	291	4.8	93,173	5.8	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	167	2.8	45,848	2.8	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	713	11.8	193,776	12.0	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	304	5.0	82,226	5.1	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	216	3.6	69,464	4.3	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	420	6.9	117,953	7.3	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	480	7.9	246,550	15.2	932,524	14.3
Other	174	2.9	50,269	3.1	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	1,596	26.3	356,483	22.0	1,511,694	23.2
Total	6,065	--	1,617,557	--	6,503,580	--

In Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs) 27.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.5% were in primary school, 20.3% in secondary school and 14.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Australia	16,297	72.7	3,670,933	68.6	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	6,022	28.7	1,911,658	38.1	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	1,876	8.9	343,515	6.9	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	1,229	5.9	230,297	4.6	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	11,852	56.5	2,528,189	50.4	10,757,087	53.7

In Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), 56.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 28.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	5,855	56.6	1,583,266	59.2	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	3,374	32.6	791,836	29.6	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	601	5.8	155,530	5.8	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	514	5.0	144,844	5.4	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	10,344	--	2,675,476	--	10,658,460	--
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There were 10,344 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs). Of these 56.6% were employed full time, 32.6% were employed part-time and 5.0% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	1,192	12.1	289,746	11.4	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	1,061	10.8	245,456	9.7	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	1,118	11.4	256,634	10.1	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	1,566	15.9	445,919	17.6	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	4,290	43.7	1,137,351	44.9	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.7% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	42	--	40	--	40	--
Employed part-time	42	--	40	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

Occupation	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	555	--	561	--	577	--
Family	1,358	--	1,460	--	1,481	--
Household	1,025	--	1,216	--	1,234	--
View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs) was $555.

Travel to work, top responses	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	13,158	71.6	3,017,919	69.3	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	5,374	29.2	1,187,433	27.3	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	2,081	11.3	490,097	11.3	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	3,201	17.4	772,444	17.7	3,090,874	17.8

In Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.2% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	3,968	21.6	1,007,118	23.1	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	4,802	26.1	1,085,136	24.9	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	2,449	13.3	501,575	11.5	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	1,937	10.5	424,094	9.7	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), 26.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	2,592	42.5	518,535	36.7	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	2,353	38.6	651,071	46.0	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	1,092	17.9	218,930	15.5	901,637	15.9
Other family	59	1.0	26,027	1.8	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), 38.6% were couple families with children, 42.5% were couple families without children and 17.9% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	16.2	--	17.2	--	17.6
Female	--	83.8	--	82.8	--	82.4

In Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs) 16.2% of single parents were male and 83.8% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Families without children	2,080	--	2,046	--	2,081	--
Families with children	2,116	--	2,242	--	2,310	--
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In Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,116 and those without children was $2,080.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	809	16.4	245,136	21.0	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	191	3.9	44,125	3.8	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	1,161	23.5	262,686	22.5	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	698	14.1	191,291	16.4	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	253	5.1	64,087	5.5	251,191	5.4
Both not working	1,264	25.5	222,472	19.0	899,598	19.2
Other	288	5.8	71,967	6.2	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	284	5.7	67,841	5.8	314,529	6.7

In Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), of couple families, 16.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 23.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	8,957	87.9	1,944,690	88.7	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	1,236	12.1	246,742	11.3	934,470	10.7

In Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), 87.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.1% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	6,356	71.0	1,495,970	76.9	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	1,654	18.5	185,737	9.6	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	817	9.1	250,493	12.9	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	125	1.4	11,692	0.6	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), 71.0% were separate houses, 18.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.1% were flats, units or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	14	0.2	8,768	0.5	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	252	2.8	89,807	4.6	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	1,893	21.1	370,995	19.1	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	4,414	49.3	917,911	47.2	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	2,219	24.8	521,664	26.8	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	163	1.8	35,543	1.8	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.3	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 21.1% had 2 bedrooms and 49.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	3,254	36.3	665,416	34.2	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	3,155	35.2	697,533	35.9	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	2,236	25.0	515,586	26.5	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	57	0.6	14,619	0.8	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	253	2.8	51,535	2.7	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), 36.3% were owned outright, 35.2% were owned with a mortgage and 25.0% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Family households	6,018	67.2	1,385,188	71.2	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	2,666	29.8	476,869	24.5	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	271	3.0	82,630	4.2	321,007	4.1

In Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), of all households, 67.2% were family households, 29.8% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

Household income	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	27.4	--	23.8	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	6.7	--	10.4	--	11.2
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In Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), 27.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Median rent	280	--	277	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	90.7	--	90.9	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	9.3	--	9.1	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	1,738	--	1,700	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	89.9	--	89.9	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	10.1	--	10.1	--	9.9
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
None	607	6.8	164,030	8.4	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	3,483	38.9	673,937	34.7	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	3,410	38.1	720,287	37.0	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	1,155	12.9	327,268	16.8	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	299	3.3	59,167	3.0	234,292	3.0

In Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), 38.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	123	--	37,990	--	548,368	--
Male	57	46.3	18,675	49.2	270,331	49.3
Female	66	53.7	19,315	50.8	278,037	50.7
Median age	24	--	22	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), there were 123 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 57 (or 46.3%) were male and 66 (or 53.7%) were female. The median age was 24 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	3.4	--	3	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.1	--	1.2	--	1.2	--
Median household income	825	--	962	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $825.

Mortgage and rent	Mornington (Vic.)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	215	--	200	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,367	--	1,500	--	1,647	--

In Mornington (Vic.) (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $215 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,367.