Chelmer (Brisbane City)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,560 people were usually resident in Chelmer (Brisbane City): of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.1% of people usually resident in Chelmer (Brisbane City) were children aged 0-14 years, and 26.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.

In the 2006 Census, 88.1% of people usually resident in Chelmer (Brisbane City) were Australian citizens, 15.9% were born overseas and 1.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 52.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Chelmer (Brisbane City) were married, 8.1% were either separated or divorced, 6.9% were widowed and 32.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 78.1% of people usually resident in Chelmer (Brisbane City), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.3%, New Zealand 1.9%, United States of America 0.9%, India 0.7% and South Africa 0.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Chelmer (Brisbane City) were Anglican 25.0%, Catholic 23.1%, No Religion 19.7%, Uniting Church 8.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Chelmer (Brisbane City) were Mandarin 0.9%, Vietnamese 0.8%, Hindi 0.5%, Indonesian 0.5% and Japanese 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,317 people aged 15 years and over in Chelmer (Brisbane City) were in the labour force. Of these 61.4% worked full-time, 30.6% worked part-time, 3.3% were away from work, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.9% were unemployed. 598 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Chelmer (Brisbane City) were Professionals 40.2%, Managers 16.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Sales Workers 8.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.3%, Labourers 3.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Chelmer (Brisbane City), the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 5.6%, Tertiary Education 5.2%, School Education 4.6%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.5% and Hospitals 3.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Chelmer (Brisbane City), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $702, the median family income was $2,144 and the median household income was $1,706.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 657 families in Chelmer (Brisbane City): of these 34.6% were couple families without children, 51.1% were couple families with children, 12.0% were one parent families and 2.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 894 occupied private dwellings were counted in Chelmer (Brisbane City).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Chelmer (Brisbane City), 93.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Chelmer (Brisbane City), 41.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 35.1% were owned with a mortgage and 19.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Chelmer (Brisbane City), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 57.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 41.3% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Chelmer (Brisbane City), the median weekly rent was $250. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,800. The average people per household was 2.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Chelmer (Brisbane City), 73.9% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.1% were single (or lone) person households and 4.5% were group households.