Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S.

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 20,139 people were usually resident in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S.: of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Of the total population 1.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 15.9% of people usually resident in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S. were children aged 0-14 years, and 39.7% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 46 years.

In the 2006 Census, 86.5% of people usually resident in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S. were Australian citizens, 19.0% were born overseas and 3.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 54.0% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S. were married, 14.5% were either separated or divorced, 8.4% were widowed and 23.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 75.0% of people usually resident in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S., stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 6.7%, New Zealand 4.6%, Scotland 0.9%, Germany 0.7% and Netherlands 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S. were Anglican 25.4%, Catholic 20.5%, No Religion 17.1%, Uniting Church 8.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S. were German 0.6%, Italian 0.4%, Dutch 0.3%, Spanish 0.2% and French 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 8,250 people aged 15 years and over in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S. were in the labour force. Of these 55.3% worked full-time, 32.5% worked part-time, 3.6% were away from work, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.1% were unemployed. 7,614 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S. were Technicians and Trades Workers 17.2%, Professionals 14.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Sales Workers 12.5%, Labourers 12.2%, Managers 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S., the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.2%, Residential Building Construction 3.7%, Accommodation 3.1% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S., the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $392, the median family income was $959 and the median household income was $728.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 5,785 families in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S.: of these 53.9% were couple families without children, 29.8% were couple families with children, 15.2% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 9,715 occupied private dwellings were counted in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S..

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S., 53.5% were separate houses, 10.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 31.9% were flats, units or apartments and 3.8% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S., 37.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.6% were owned with a mortgage and 34.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S., of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 56.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 7.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 32.9% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S., the median weekly rent was $225. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,430. The average people per household was 2.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Caloundra (C) - Caloundra S., 58.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.5% were single (or lone) person households and 2.8% were group households.