Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 5,082 people were usually resident in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City): of these 56.6% were male and 43.4% were female. Of the total population 1.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 3.1% of people usually resident in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City) were children aged 0-14 years, and 12.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 29 years.

In the 2006 Census, 62.7% of people usually resident in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City) were Australian citizens, 27.2% were born overseas and 7.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 16.2% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City) were married, 11.7% were either separated or divorced, 1.7% were widowed and 70.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 52.7% of people usually resident in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were New Zealand 4.5%, England 4.0%, Korea, Republic of 1.3%, China 1.1% and Japan 0.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City) were No Religion 24.1%, Catholic 21.8%, Anglican 11.7%, Buddhism 2.9% and Uniting Church 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City) were Cantonese 1.8%, Mandarin 1.7%, Korean 1.2%, Italian 0.9% and Japanese 0.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 65.1%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,162 people aged 15 years and over in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City) were in the labour force. Of these 71.1% worked full-time, 19.7% worked part-time, 3.1% were away from work, 1.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.9% were unemployed. 704 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City) were Professionals 33.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.8%, Managers 13.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Sales Workers 9.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.7%, Labourers 5.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.0%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.1%, Legal and Accounting Services 4.9%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.7%, Hospitals 3.8% and Computer System Design and Related Services 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $697, the median family income was $1,679 and the median household income was $1,154.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 781 families in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City): of these 70.4% were couple families without children, 14.1% were couple families with children, 7.0% were one parent families and 8.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 2,778 occupied private dwellings were counted in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City), 4.0% were separate houses, 1.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 91.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.2% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City), 4.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 13.9% were owned with a mortgage and 55.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 55.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 34.5% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City), the median weekly rent was $300. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,636. The average people per household was 1.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane City), 27.9% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 33.3% were single (or lone) person households and 15.5% were group households.