Moreton Island

1.7% of Moreton Island's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

11 family households lived in Moreton Island; 27.3% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.

27.3% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

Moreton Island had 180 residents at the 2021 Census.

38.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

14.4% were 55 or older. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

Separate houses made up 42.9% of occupied private dwellings in Moreton Island.

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

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

23.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.

0.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.

76.2% rented their home. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.

The average household in Moreton Island had 2.0 people.

One-person households made up 68.2% of occupied homes. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.

Two-person households represented 40.9%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.

6.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

7.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 62.7% walked or cycled.

35.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.

One-car households formed 17.6% of the total.

23.5% of households had two or more vehicles.

40.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 60.0% reported a different address.

24.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.

56.1% of residents used only English at home.

13.3% used a language other than English at home.

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

24.4% of Moreton Island's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 75.6% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 57.2%.

English ancestry accounted for 25.6% of ancestry responses in Moreton Island.

Australian ancestry made up 20.6% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

5.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Managers accounted for 14.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 5.5% of workers, and education and training employed 0.0%.

The labour-force participation rate was 63.6%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.

16.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 29.6% worked part time.

Unemployment was 1.8%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.

52.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.

3.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.2% reported asthma, 0.0% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

12.2% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 28.1%.

Median household income was $1,624 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $4,333.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $210 per week.

Working from home was 6.4% in Moreton Island, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.

Outright ownership was 23.8% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.

Renting accounted for 76.2% in Moreton Island, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.