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Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Morton Vale QLD 4343.

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

12.3% of Morton Vale's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

31 family households lived in Morton Vale; 51.6% were couple families and 9.7% were one-parent families.

25.8% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.

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

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

Morton Vale had 114 residents at the 2021 Census.

12.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

39.5% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

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

Separate houses made up 114.0% of occupied private dwellings in Morton Vale.

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 Morton Vale?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

51.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.

29.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.

19.5% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

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

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

The average household in Morton Vale had 2.1 people.

One-person households made up 26.5% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.

Two-person households represented 34.7%, while 6.1% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

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

25.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.

55.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.

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

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Morton Vale?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 Brisbane rate.

One-car households formed 31.8% of the total.

84.1% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

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

76.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 24.0% reported a different address.

13.2% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

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

80.7% of residents used only English at home.

4.4% 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 Morton Vale residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

13.2% of Morton Vale's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.8% 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 85.1%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

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

English ancestry accounted for 36.8% of ancestry responses in Morton Vale.

Australian ancestry made up 43.0% 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 Morton Vale?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

0.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.

Managers accounted for 17.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.0%.

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

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

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

The labour-force participation rate was 41.6%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.

24.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 12.9% worked part time.

Unemployment was 7.1%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

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

38.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.

10.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

10.5% reported asthma, 16.7% arthritis and 11.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

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

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

7.5% 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 18.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 49.1%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

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

Median household income was $850 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,192.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.

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

How does Morton Vale compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 25.0% in Morton Vale, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.

Outright ownership was 51.2% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is about twice the Greater Brisbane rate.

Renting accounted for 19.5% in Morton Vale, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.

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

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