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A closer look at the Census

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Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Monegeetta VIC 3433.

Is Monegeetta family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

18.8% of Monegeetta's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.

59 family households lived in Monegeetta; 47.5% were couple families and 18.6% were one-parent families.

33.9% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Monegeetta?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Monegeetta had 207 residents at the 2021 Census.

20.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

28.5% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Monegeetta?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 107.8% of occupied private dwellings in Monegeetta.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Monegeetta?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

36.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.

57.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.

6.1% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Monegeetta?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Monegeetta had 2.9 people.

One-person households made up 11.6% of occupied homes. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.

Two-person households represented 37.7%, while 30.4% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Monegeetta?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

32.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.

48.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 8.3% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Monegeetta?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.

One-car households formed 11.6% of the total.

82.6% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Monegeetta, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

73.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 26.6% reported a different address.

10.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Monegeetta?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

94.2% of residents used only English at home.

0.0% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Monegeetta residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

10.6% of Monegeetta's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 89.4% was born in Australia.

1.4% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 93.7%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Monegeetta?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 33.3% of ancestry responses in Monegeetta.

Australian ancestry made up 50.7% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Monegeetta?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

16.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.

Managers accounted for 20.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 12.8% of workers, and education and training employed 4.6%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Monegeetta?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 63.8%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.

31.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 25.3% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.6%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Monegeetta show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

57.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.

10.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

12.1% reported asthma, 6.3% arthritis and 5.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Monegeetta?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

20.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 9.1% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 38.2%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Monegeetta?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $2,222 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,268.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $190 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Monegeetta compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 32.1% in Monegeetta, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.

Outright ownership was 36.4% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.

Renting accounted for 6.1% in Monegeetta, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

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