The Dawn (Cooloola Shire)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 683 people were usually resident in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire): of these 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 24.5% of people usually resident in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire) were children aged 0-14 years, and 22.0% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.

In the 2006 Census, 92.4% of people usually resident in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire) were Australian citizens, 11.0% were born overseas and 1.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 64.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire) were married, 10.7% were either separated or divorced, 3.7% were widowed and 21.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 84.3% of people usually resident in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.4%, New Zealand 1.3%, Germany 1.2%, South Africa 0.7% and United States of America 0.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire) were No Religion 24.5%, Anglican 18.0%, Catholic 17.4%, Uniting Church 11.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire) were Italian 0.9%, German 0.7% and Tagalog 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 320 people aged 15 years and over in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire) were in the labour force. Of these 59.4% worked full-time, 29.4% worked part-time, 3.1% were away from work, 3.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.4% were unemployed. 177 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for The Dawn (Cooloola Shire) were Technicians and Trades Workers 19.6%, Managers 17.6%, Professionals 14.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.8%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Labourers 8.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.5%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 7.2%, Road Freight Transport 6.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%, State Government Administration 3.6% and Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 3.3%.

In the 2006 Census in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $422, the median family income was $1,111 and the median household income was $1,050.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 193 families in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire): of these 40.9% were couple families without children, 52.3% were couple families with children, 5.2% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 235 occupied private dwellings were counted in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire), 94.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.3% were flats, units or apartments and 4.7% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire), 43.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 45.5% were owned with a mortgage and 8.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 15.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 94.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire), the median weekly rent was $150. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $867. The average people per household was 2.9 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in The Dawn (Cooloola Shire), 82.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 15.3% were single (or lone) person households and 0.0% were group households.