Rainbow Beach

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,103 people in Rainbow Beach of these 52.7% were male and 47.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Rainbow Beach was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.9% of the population.

Of people in Rainbow Beach aged 15 years and over, 54.2% were married and 17.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Rainbow Beach was 60 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Rainbow Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Rainbow Beach was 60 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Rainbow Beach 21.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.1% were in primary school, 19.8% in secondary school and 9.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Rainbow Beach were Australian 30.6%, English 30.3%, Irish 10.8%, Scottish 7.1% and German 5.9%.

In Rainbow Beach, 80.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.6%, New Zealand 2.5%, South Africa 1.0%, Germany 0.9% and Canada 0.6%.

In Rainbow Beach, 72.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Rainbow Beach were Anglican 24.1%, No Religion 21.9%, Catholic 20.5%, Uniting Church 8.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.1%.

In Rainbow Beach 91.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.0%, French 0.5%, Mandarin 0.5%, Italian 0.3% and Polish 0.3%.

Employment

There were 481 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rainbow Beach. Of these 47.0% were employed full time, 35.6% were employed part-time and 9.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Rainbow Beach, 15.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Rainbow Beach was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Rainbow Beach included Managers 19.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.3%, Labourers 13.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.1%, Professionals 11.4%, Sales Workers 10.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.6% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.9%.

Of the employed people in Rainbow Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 15.3%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.1%, School Education 5.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1% and Clubs (Hospitality) 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rainbow Beach was $456.

In Rainbow Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 45.8%, Walked only 21.3%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Other 2.3% and Truck 1.6%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 51.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rainbow Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.5% provided care for children and 9.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.4% 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 Rainbow Beach, 24.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rainbow Beach, 26.2% were couple families with children, 61.4% were couple families without children and 12.4% were one parent families.

In Rainbow Beach 21.2% of single parents were male and 78.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Rainbow Beach, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,312 and those without children was $1,571.

Employment status of couple families

In Rainbow Beach, of couple families with children, 13.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 13.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Rainbow Beach, 51.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 48.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Rainbow Beach, 65.6% were separate houses, 10.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.6% were flats, units or apartments and 10.9% were other dwellings.

In Rainbow Beach, of occupied private dwellings 4.0% had 1 bedroom, 17.9% had 2 bedrooms and 50.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Rainbow Beach, 39.8% were owned outright, 17.8% were owned with a mortgage and 38.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Rainbow Beach, of all households, 64.4% were family households, 31.6% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

In Rainbow Beach, 39.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.3% 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 Rainbow Beach, 38.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Rainbow Beach, there were 16 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 7 (or 43.8%) were male and 9 (or 56.2%) were female. The median age was 28 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 Rainbow Beach, 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 $633.

In Rainbow Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.