Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,899 people were usually resident in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City): of these 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 25.5% of people usually resident in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City) were children aged 0-14 years, and 13.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 33 years.

In the 2006 Census, 87.0% of people usually resident in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City) were Australian citizens, 25.3% were born overseas and 1.3% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 59.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City) were married, 11.0% were either separated or divorced, 1.8% were widowed and 27.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 70.4% of people usually resident in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.2%, New Zealand 3.8%, South Africa 2.0%, Viet Nam 1.2% and Malaysia 1.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City) were Catholic 28.0%, Anglican 18.5%, No Religion 16.8%, Uniting Church 6.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City) were Vietnamese 1.8%, Mandarin 1.0%, Hindi 1.0%, Cantonese 0.9% and Sinhalese 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 83.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,679 people aged 15 years and over in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City) were in the labour force. Of these 68.0% worked full-time, 25.1% worked part-time, 2.9% were away from work, 1.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.3% were unemployed. 409 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City) were Professionals 28.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.2%, Managers 13.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Sales Workers 8.2%, Labourers 5.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.5%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.7%, Hospitals 3.7%, State Government Administration 3.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.2% and Tertiary Education 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $735, the median family income was $1,743 and the median household income was $1,615.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 835 families in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City): of these 34.6% were couple families without children, 51.7% were couple families with children, 13.2% were one parent families and 0.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 1,015 occupied private dwellings were counted in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City), 92.5% were separate houses, 7.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City), 21.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 54.9% were owned with a mortgage and 20.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 58.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 36.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City), the median weekly rent was $250. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,560. 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 Seventeen Mile Rocks (Brisbane City), 81.3% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 13.5% were single (or lone) person households and 3.0% were group households.