Broadwater (Qld)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 353 people in Broadwater (Qld) of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Broadwater (Qld) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.4% of the population.

Of people in Broadwater (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 59.1% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Broadwater (Qld) was 60 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Broadwater (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 61.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Broadwater (Qld) was 59 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In Broadwater (Qld) 23.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.0% were in primary school, 36.1% in secondary school and 14.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Broadwater (Qld) were English 32.0%, Australian 29.7%, Irish 10.4%, German 8.6% and Scottish 7.3%.

In Broadwater (Qld), 89.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, Germany 1.1%, Chile 0.9%, Fiji 0.9% and Netherlands 0.9%.

In Broadwater (Qld), 74.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Broadwater (Qld) were Catholic 25.1%, Anglican 20.6%, No Religion 19.7%, Uniting Church 11.1% and Christian, nfd 4.9%.

In Broadwater (Qld) 96.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.1%, Italian 0.9% and Croatian 0.9%.

Employment

There were 166 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Broadwater (Qld). Of these 54.2% were employed full time, 34.3% were employed part-time and 1.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Broadwater (Qld), 14.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Broadwater (Qld) was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Broadwater (Qld) included Labourers 21.1%, Managers 18.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.1%, Professionals 7.5% and Sales Workers 5.0%.

Of the employed people in Broadwater (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 12.4%, School Education 7.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.8%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.6% and Residential Care Services 5.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Broadwater (Qld) was $416.

In Broadwater (Qld), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 55.0%, Car, as passenger 8.8%, Truck 2.5% and Walked only 2.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Broadwater (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 80.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 14.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.3% 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 Broadwater (Qld), 25.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Broadwater (Qld), 33.3% were couple families with children, 52.8% were couple families without children and 13.9% were one parent families.

In Broadwater (Qld) 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Broadwater (Qld), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,125.

Employment status of couple families

In Broadwater (Qld), of couple families with children, 20.7% had both partners employed full-time, 8.7% had both employed part-time and 12.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Broadwater (Qld), 89.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Broadwater (Qld), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Broadwater (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 11.6% had 2 bedrooms and 52.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Broadwater (Qld), 45.8% were owned outright, 33.6% were owned with a mortgage and 18.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Broadwater (Qld), of all households, 84.5% were family households, 15.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Broadwater (Qld), 29.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.6% 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 Broadwater (Qld), 29.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Broadwater (Qld), there were 4 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 4 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 9 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 Broadwater (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $700.

In Broadwater (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.