Cootharaba (Noosa Shire)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 691 people were usually resident in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire): of these 53.5% were male and 46.5% were female. Of the total population 1.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 17.7% of people usually resident in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire) were children aged 0-14 years, and 27.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 43 years.

In the 2006 Census, 83.8% of people usually resident in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire) were Australian citizens, 15.2% were born overseas and 0.4% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 48.9% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire) were married, 17.8% were either separated or divorced, 5.5% were widowed and 27.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 73.1% of people usually resident in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 3.3%, United States of America 1.4%, Netherlands 1.0% and Italy 0.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire) were No Religion 29.7%, Anglican 18.2%, Catholic 12.9%, Uniting Church 6.5% and Buddhism 2.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire) were German 1.4%, French 0.9%, Mandarin 0.4%, Italian 0.4% and Dutch 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.3%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 321 people aged 15 years and over in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire) were in the labour force. Of these 48.6% worked full-time, 34.9% worked part-time, 3.4% were away from work, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.6% were unemployed. 184 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Cootharaba (Noosa Shire) were Managers 18.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.7%, Professionals 14.3%, Labourers 14.3%, Sales Workers 10.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire), the most common responses for industry of employment included Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 5.2%, Allied Health Services 4.5%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 4.5%, Residential Building Construction 3.8% and Local Government Administration 3.5%.

In the 2006 Census in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $372, the median family income was $884 and the median household income was $731.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 188 families in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire): of these 44.7% were couple families without children, 36.2% were couple families with children, 16.5% were one parent families and 2.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 295 occupied private dwellings were counted in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire), 86.1% were separate houses, 1.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 12.5% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire), 36.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 32.5% were owned with a mortgage and 13.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 20.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 60.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire), the median weekly rent was $135. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Cootharaba (Noosa Shire), 62.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.0% were single (or lone) person households and 2.7% were group households.