Brisbane Central

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 51,292 people in Brisbane Central of these 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Brisbane Central was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.0% of the population.

Of people in Brisbane Central aged 15 years and over, 29.0% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Brisbane Central was 43 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Brisbane Central, of people aged 15 years and over, 29.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Brisbane Central was 43 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

In Brisbane Central 32.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 9.2% were in primary school, 6.9% in secondary school and 43.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Brisbane Central were English 23.0%, Australian 17.9%, Irish 10.6%, Scottish 7.3% and Chinese 4.5%.

In Brisbane Central, 56.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 3.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.1%, Korea, Republic of (South) 1.9% and India 1.9%.

In Brisbane Central, 45.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 42.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Brisbane Central were No Religion 30.0%, Catholic 24.5%, Anglican 11.4%, Buddhism 3.2% and Uniting Church 3.1%.

In Brisbane Central 69.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 2.8%, Korean 1.8%, Cantonese 1.6%, Italian 1.5% and Spanish 1.4%.

Employment

There were 32,058 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Brisbane Central. Of these 67.2% were employed full time, 23.1% were employed part-time and 5.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Brisbane Central, 8.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Brisbane Central was 33 years and for people who were employed part-time was 29 years.

The most common occupations in Brisbane Central included Professionals 37.2%, Managers 14.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.9%, Sales Workers 7.8%, Labourers 5.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.7%.

Of the employed people in Brisbane Central, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 5.9%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 5.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.6%, Legal and Accounting Services 4.9% and State Government Administration 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Brisbane Central was $873.

In Brisbane Central, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 34.4%, Walked only 22.1%, Bus 12.9%, Train 4.5% and Car, as passenger 4.1%. On the day, 20.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 38.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Brisbane Central, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 14.3% provided care for children and 6.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Brisbane Central, 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Brisbane Central, 26.8% were couple families with children, 58.6% were couple families without children and 9.4% were one parent families.

In Brisbane Central 18.1% of single parents were male and 81.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Brisbane Central, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,115 and those without children was $2,634.

Employment status of couple families

In Brisbane Central, of couple families with children, 35.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.3% had both employed part-time and 18.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Brisbane Central, 89.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Brisbane Central, 21.0% were separate houses, 6.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 72.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

In Brisbane Central, of occupied private dwellings 20.5% had 1 bedroom, 42.2% had 2 bedrooms and 22.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.2. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Brisbane Central, 15.6% were owned outright, 22.7% were owned with a mortgage and 58.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Brisbane Central, of all households, 48.0% were family households, 36.9% were single person households and 15.1% were group households.

In Brisbane Central, 18.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 18.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Brisbane Central, 46.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Brisbane Central, there were 491 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 276 (or 56.2%) were male and 215 (or 43.8%) were female. The median age was 31 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Brisbane Central, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.1, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,215.

In Brisbane Central, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $330 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.