Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 11,801 people were usually resident in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield: of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Of the total population 4.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 19.8% of people usually resident in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield were children aged 0-14 years, and 21.7% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.

In the 2006 Census, 86.0% of people usually resident in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield were Australian citizens, 18.7% were born overseas and 2.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 44.2% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield were married, 14.1% were either separated or divorced, 5.0% were widowed and 36.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 73.8% of people usually resident in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.8%, New Zealand 3.3%, Papua New Guinea 1.1%, Japan 1.0% and Germany 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield were No Religion 25.1%, Catholic 24.0%, Anglican 17.9%, Uniting Church 5.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield were Japanese 1.4%, German 0.8%, Italian 0.7%, Dutch 0.3% and French 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 6,621 people aged 15 years and over in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield were in the labour force. Of these 63.7% worked full-time, 26.6% worked part-time, 4.0% were away from work, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.5% were unemployed. 2,229 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield were Professionals 24.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Managers 12.9%, Sales Workers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Labourers 7.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.2%, Hospitals 4.9%, Accommodation 3.9%, Air and Space Transport 3.7% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3%.

In the 2006 Census in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $603, the median family income was $1,333 and the median household income was $1,143.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 3,172 families in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield: of these 41.0% were couple families without children, 40.9% were couple families with children, 16.6% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 4,820 occupied private dwellings were counted in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield, 75.3% were separate houses, 13.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield, 29.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 33.8% were owned with a mortgage and 28.7% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 58.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 35.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield, the median weekly rent was $200. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Cairns (C) - Mt Whitfield, 65.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.2% were single (or lone) person households and 5.5% were group households.