Buxton (Qld)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 402 people in Buxton (Qld) of these 54.7% were male and 45.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Buxton (Qld) was 58 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 28.1% of the population.

Of people in Buxton (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 60.1% were married and 18.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Buxton (Qld) was 63 years and the median age of people never married was 41 years.

In Buxton (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Buxton (Qld) was 62 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 49 years.

In Buxton (Qld) 20.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.8% were in primary school, 12.5% in secondary school and 11.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Buxton (Qld) were Australian 33.6%, English 31.8%, Irish 6.7%, Scottish 6.1% and German 4.5%.

In Buxton (Qld), 76.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.7%, New Zealand 3.2%, Scotland 1.2%, Fiji 1.0% and Malta 0.7%.

In Buxton (Qld), 73.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Buxton (Qld) were Anglican 25.9%, No Religion 17.4%, Catholic 16.9%, Uniting Church 10.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.5%.

In Buxton (Qld) 87.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Romanian 2.2%, German 0.7% and Maltese 0.7%.

Employment

There were 119 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Buxton (Qld). Of these 47.1% were employed full time, 31.9% were employed part-time and 12.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Buxton (Qld), 5.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Buxton (Qld) was 50 years and for people who were employed part-time was 49 years.

The most common occupations in Buxton (Qld) included Labourers 21.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.1%, Sales Workers 13.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 13.3%, Managers 11.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.7% and Professionals 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Buxton (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar and Confectionery Manufacturing 8.7%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 4.8%, Fuel Retailing 4.8%, Pharmaceutical and Other Store-Based Retailing 4.8% and Hardware, Building and Garden Supplies Retailing 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Buxton (Qld) was $353.

In Buxton (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.7%, Car, as passenger 9.6%, Walked only 5.8%, Truck 2.9% and Other 2.9%. 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 67.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Buxton (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 62.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 12.3% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.5% 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 Buxton (Qld), 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Buxton (Qld), 22.6% were couple families with children, 69.4% were couple families without children and 4.8% were one parent families.

In Buxton (Qld) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Buxton (Qld), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,375 and those without children was $1,375.

Employment status of couple families

In Buxton (Qld), of couple families with children, 6.2% had both partners employed full-time, 6.2% had both employed part-time and 3.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Buxton (Qld), 57.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 42.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Buxton (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 Buxton (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 5.5% had 1 bedroom, 29.3% had 2 bedrooms and 48.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Buxton (Qld), 54.3% were owned outright, 24.7% were owned with a mortgage and 17.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Buxton (Qld), of all households, 74.1% were family households, 23.5% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

In Buxton (Qld), 44.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.8% 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 Buxton (Qld), 38.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Buxton (Qld), there were 11 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 54.5%) were male and 5 (or 45.5%) were female. The median age was 16 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 Buxton (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 $841.

In Buxton (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,181.