The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld)
People | 802 |
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Male | 433 |
Female | 369 |
Median age | 34 |
Families | 169 |
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Average children per family | 1.8 |
All private dwellings | 370 |
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Average people per household | 2.2 |
Median weekly household income | $1,562 |
Median monthly mortgage repayments | $1,842 |
Median weekly rent | $277 |
Average motor vehicles per dwelling | 1.5 |
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People
demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employmentDemographics & education
People | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Total | 802 | -- | 4,332,739 | -- | 21,507,717 | -- |
Male | 433 | 54.0 | 2,148,221 | 49.6 | 10,634,013 | 49.4 |
Female | 369 | 46.0 | 2,184,518 | 50.4 | 10,873,704 | 50.6 |
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people | 89 | 11.1 | 155,825 | 3.6 | 548,369 | 2.5 |
In the 2011 Census, there were 802 people in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) of these 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 11.1% of the population.
Age People | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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0-4 years | 47 | 5.9 | 297,893 | 6.9 | 1,421,050 | 6.6 |
5-9 years | 46 | 5.7 | 286,989 | 6.6 | 1,351,921 | 6.3 |
10-14 years | 51 | 6.4 | 290,982 | 6.7 | 1,371,054 | 6.4 |
15-19 years | 49 | 6.1 | 293,917 | 6.8 | 1,405,798 | 6.5 |
20-24 years | 65 | 8.1 | 293,845 | 6.8 | 1,460,673 | 6.8 |
25-29 years | 78 | 9.7 | 300,709 | 6.9 | 1,513,236 | 7.0 |
30-34 years | 81 | 10.1 | 286,697 | 6.6 | 1,453,775 | 6.8 |
35-39 years | 53 | 6.6 | 308,180 | 7.1 | 1,520,138 | 7.1 |
40-44 years | 60 | 7.5 | 312,567 | 7.2 | 1,542,879 | 7.2 |
45-49 years | 67 | 8.4 | 302,744 | 7.0 | 1,504,142 | 7.0 |
50-54 years | 54 | 6.7 | 288,140 | 6.7 | 1,447,404 | 6.7 |
55-59 years | 42 | 5.2 | 257,962 | 6.0 | 1,297,244 | 6.0 |
60-64 years | 32 | 4.0 | 243,125 | 5.6 | 1,206,116 | 5.6 |
65-69 years | 18 | 2.2 | 185,758 | 4.3 | 919,319 | 4.3 |
70-74 years | 21 | 2.6 | 136,885 | 3.2 | 708,090 | 3.3 |
75-79 years | 15 | 1.9 | 99,572 | 2.3 | 545,263 | 2.5 |
80-84 years | 16 | 2.0 | 76,971 | 1.8 | 436,936 | 2.0 |
85 years and over | 7 | 0.9 | 69,801 | 1.6 | 402,681 | 1.9 |
Median age | 34 | -- | 36 | -- | 37 | -- |
The median age of people in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.9% of the population.
Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Married | 220 | 33.6 | 1,655,245 | 47.9 | 8,461,114 | 48.7 |
Separated | 39 | 6.0 | 114,427 | 3.3 | 529,280 | 3.0 |
Divorced | 66 | 10.1 | 314,681 | 9.1 | 1,460,899 | 8.4 |
Widowed | 25 | 3.8 | 173,469 | 5.0 | 949,634 | 5.5 |
Never married | 304 | 46.5 | 1,199,054 | 34.7 | 5,962,769 | 34.3 |
Of people in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) aged 15 years and over, 33.6% were married and 15.7% were either divorced or separated.
Median age by registered marital status People aged 15 years and over | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Married | 46 | -- | 50 | -- | 50 | -- |
Separated | 52 | -- | 48 | -- | 49 | -- |
Divorced | 55 | -- | 54 | -- | 54 | -- |
Widowed | 82 | -- | 77 | -- | 78 | -- |
Never married | 29 | -- | 25 | -- | 25 | -- |
The median age of married people in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.
Social marital status People aged 15 years and over | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Registered marriage | 169 | 34.6 | 1,487,139 | 48.4 | 7,647,042 | 49.2 |
De facto marriage | 85 | 17.4 | 342,988 | 11.2 | 1,476,369 | 9.5 |
Not married | 234 | 48.0 | 1,239,440 | 40.4 | 6,413,399 | 41.3 |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 34.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.4% were in a de facto marriage.
Median age by social marital status People aged 15 years and over | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Registered marriage | 44 | -- | 50 | -- | 50 | -- |
De facto marriage | 34 | -- | 34 | -- | 35 | -- |
Not married | 39 | -- | 33 | -- | 33 | -- |
The median age of people in a registered marriage in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) was 44 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.
Education | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Pre-school | 3 | 1.1 | 50,615 | 3.9 | 332,844 | 5.1 |
Primary - Government | 35 | 12.6 | 258,616 | 20.2 | 1,181,787 | 18.2 |
Primary - Catholic | 13 | 4.7 | 72,713 | 5.7 | 359,062 | 5.5 |
Primary - Other Non Government | 3 | 1.1 | 48,450 | 3.8 | 214,359 | 3.3 |
Secondary - Government | 22 | 7.9 | 154,133 | 12.0 | 774,074 | 11.9 |
Secondary - Catholic | 10 | 3.6 | 51,966 | 4.1 | 307,142 | 4.7 |
Secondary - Other Non Government | 6 | 2.2 | 52,454 | 4.1 | 254,828 | 3.9 |
Technical or further education institution | 15 | 5.4 | 79,238 | 6.2 | 473,606 | 7.3 |
University or tertiary institution | 12 | 4.3 | 173,433 | 13.5 | 932,524 | 14.3 |
Other | 6 | 2.2 | 28,841 | 2.2 | 161,660 | 2.5 |
Not Stated | 152 | 54.9 | 311,791 | 24.3 | 1,511,694 | 23.2 |
Total | 277 | -- | 1,282,250 | -- | 6,503,580 | -- |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) 34.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.3% were in primary school, 13.7% in secondary school and 10.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.
Cultural & language diversity
Ancestry, top responses | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Australian | 274 | 26.6 | 1,587,992 | 27.4 | 7,098,486 | 25.4 |
English | 176 | 17.1 | 1,629,463 | 28.1 | 7,238,533 | 25.9 |
Irish | 70 | 6.8 | 484,929 | 8.4 | 2,087,758 | 7.5 |
Scottish | 59 | 5.7 | 421,004 | 7.3 | 1,792,622 | 6.4 |
German | 39 | 3.8 | 270,890 | 4.7 | 898,674 | 3.2 |
The most common ancestries in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) were Australian 26.6%, English 17.1%, Irish 6.8%, Scottish 5.7% and German 3.8%.
Country of birth | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Australia | 491 | 61.3 | 3,192,114 | 73.7 | 15,017,847 | 69.8 |
Other top responses: | null | null | null | null | null | null |
New Zealand | 65 | 8.1 | 192,036 | 4.4 | 483,398 | 2.2 |
Philippines | 23 | 2.9 | 29,463 | 0.7 | 171,234 | 0.8 |
Fiji | 11 | 1.4 | 11,402 | 0.3 | 56,978 | 0.3 |
England | 9 | 1.1 | 179,496 | 4.1 | 911,593 | 4.2 |
India | 7 | 0.9 | 30,260 | 0.7 | 295,362 | 1.4 |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), 61.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 8.1%, Philippines 2.9%, Fiji 1.4%, England 1.1% and India 0.9%.
Birthplace of parents, stated responses | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Both parents born overseas | 212 | 32.7 | 1,057,879 | 26.3 | 6,876,586 | 34.3 |
Father only born overseas | 37 | 5.7 | 282,588 | 7.0 | 1,407,270 | 7.0 |
Mother only born overseas | 32 | 4.9 | 210,570 | 5.2 | 989,220 | 4.9 |
Both parents born in Australia | 368 | 56.7 | 2,471,958 | 61.4 | 10,757,087 | 53.7 |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), 56.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 32.7% of people had both parents born overseas.
Religious affiliation, top responses | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Catholic | 215 | 26.8 | 1,032,928 | 23.8 | 5,439,268 | 25.3 |
No Religion | 152 | 19.0 | 955,783 | 22.1 | 4,796,787 | 22.3 |
Anglican | 77 | 9.6 | 817,834 | 18.9 | 3,679,907 | 17.1 |
Uniting Church | 43 | 5.4 | 276,316 | 6.4 | 1,065,795 | 5.0 |
Lutheran | 20 | 2.5 | 79,181 | 1.8 | 251,931 | 1.2 |
The most common responses for religion in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) were Catholic 26.8%, No Religion 19.0%, Anglican 9.6%, Uniting Church 5.4% and Lutheran 2.5%.
Language, top responses (other than English) | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Filipino | 14 | 1.7 | 8,696 | 0.2 | 55,400 | 0.3 |
Finnish | 6 | 0.7 | 2,170 | 0.1 | 5,972 | 0.0 |
Fijian | 6 | 0.7 | 1,464 | 0.0 | 6,827 | 0.0 |
Samoan | 6 | 0.7 | 12,809 | 0.3 | 36,572 | 0.2 |
Tagalog | 5 | 0.6 | 12,410 | 0.3 | 81,457 | 0.4 |
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English only spoken at home | 565 | 70.4 | 3,675,957 | 84.8 | 16,509,291 | 76.8 |
Households where two or more languages are spoken | 46 | 16.8 | 183,987 | 11.9 | 1,579,949 | 20.4 |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) 70.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Filipino 1.7%, Finnish 0.7%, Fijian 0.7%, Samoan 0.7% and Tagalog 0.6%.
Employment
Employment People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Worked full-time | 329 | 76.5 | 1,302,955 | 60.0 | 6,367,554 | 59.7 |
Worked part-time | 68 | 15.8 | 611,296 | 28.2 | 3,062,976 | 28.7 |
Away from work | 15 | 3.5 | 125,025 | 5.8 | 627,797 | 5.9 |
Unemployed | 18 | 4.2 | 131,798 | 6.1 | 600,133 | 5.6 |
Total in labour force | 430 | -- | 2,171,074 | -- | 10,658,460 | -- |
There were 430 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld). Of these 76.5% were employed full time, 15.8% were employed part-time and 4.2% were unemployed.
View the labour force fact sheet Employment - hours worked Labour force, people aged 15 years and over | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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1-15 hours per week | 24 | 5.8 | 211,872 | 10.4 | 1,087,799 | 10.8 |
16-24 hours per week | 16 | 3.9 | 179,614 | 8.8 | 947,792 | 9.4 |
25-34 hours per week | 36 | 8.7 | 219,806 | 10.8 | 1,027,380 | 10.2 |
35-39 hours per week | 61 | 14.7 | 369,264 | 18.1 | 1,808,879 | 18.0 |
40 hours or more per week | 265 | 64.0 | 933,696 | 45.8 | 4,558,678 | 45.3 |
Of employed people in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), 5.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 64.0% worked 40 hours or more.
Median age by employment status Labour force, people aged 15 years and over | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Employed full-time | 37 | -- | 40 | -- | 40 | -- |
Employed part-time | 43 | -- | 39 | -- | 40 | -- |
The median age of people employed full-time in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) was 37 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.
Occupation Employed people aged 15 years and over | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Machinery Operators And Drivers | 83 | 20.0 | 149,322 | 7.3 | 659,551 | 6.6 |
Technicians and Trades Workers | 82 | 19.8 | 304,563 | 14.9 | 1,425,146 | 14.2 |
Professionals | 59 | 14.3 | 385,581 | 18.9 | 2,145,442 | 21.3 |
Labourers | 49 | 11.8 | 215,235 | 10.6 | 947,608 | 9.4 |
Community and Personal Service Workers | 40 | 9.7 | 202,978 | 10.0 | 971,897 | 9.7 |
Clerical and Administrative Workers | 36 | 8.7 | 299,326 | 14.7 | 1,483,558 | 14.7 |
Sales Workers | 30 | 7.2 | 199,634 | 9.8 | 942,140 | 9.4 |
Managers | 24 | 5.8 | 245,606 | 12.0 | 1,293,970 | 12.9 |
The most common occupations in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) included Machinery Operators And Drivers 20.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.8%, Professionals 14.3%, Labourers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.7%, Sales Workers 7.2% and Managers 5.8%.
Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Metal Ore Mining | 107 | 25.8 | 9,983 | 0.5 | 60,783 | 0.6 |
School Education | 15 | 3.6 | 101,926 | 5.0 | 467,373 | 4.6 |
Supermarket and Grocery Stores | 14 | 3.4 | 49,388 | 2.4 | 235,773 | 2.3 |
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services | 14 | 3.4 | 84,805 | 4.2 | 412,804 | 4.1 |
Building Installation Services | 12 | 2.9 | 36,965 | 1.8 | 177,159 | 1.8 |
Of the employed people in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 25.8%, School Education 3.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.4% and Building Installation Services 2.9%.
Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Personal | 842 | -- | 587 | -- | 577 | -- |
Family | 1,974 | -- | 1,453 | -- | 1,481 | -- |
Household | 1,562 | -- | 1,235 | -- | 1,234 | -- |
The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) was $842.
View the income fact sheet Travel to work, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Car, as driver | 247 | 59.7 | 1,248,542 | 61.2 | 6,059,972 | 60.2 |
Car, as passenger | 45 | 10.9 | 125,269 | 6.1 | 537,638 | 5.3 |
Walked only | 39 | 9.4 | 75,560 | 3.7 | 377,043 | 3.7 |
Motorbike/scooter | 11 | 2.7 | 19,100 | 0.9 | 64,342 | 0.6 |
Bicycle | 11 | 2.7 | 21,575 | 1.1 | 103,914 | 1.0 |
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People who travelled to work by public transport | 4 | 1.0 | 154,773 | 7.6 | 1,046,721 | 10.4 |
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger | 290 | 70.2 | 1,378,983 | 67.6 | 6,620,840 | 65.8 |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.7%, Car, as passenger 10.9%, Walked only 9.4%, Motorbike/scooter 2.7% and Bicycle 2.7%. On the day, 1.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).
Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Did unpaid domestic work (last week) | 391 | 59.6 | 2,474,102 | 71.6 | 12,149,347 | 70.0 |
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) | 151 | 23.1 | 986,298 | 28.5 | 4,827,808 | 27.8 |
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) | 51 | 7.8 | 353,373 | 10.2 | 1,896,957 | 10.9 |
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) | 91 | 13.9 | 645,543 | 18.7 | 3,090,874 | 17.8 |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 59.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.1% provided care for children and 7.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.
Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Less than 5 hours per week | 122 | 18.6 | 772,078 | 22.3 | 3,883,357 | 22.4 |
5 to 14 hours per week | 152 | 23.2 | 915,272 | 26.5 | 4,444,640 | 25.6 |
15 to 29 hours per week | 71 | 10.8 | 425,045 | 12.3 | 2,075,154 | 12.0 |
30 hours or more per week | 47 | 7.2 | 361,710 | 10.5 | 1,746,196 | 10.1 |
Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), 23.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.2% worked 30 hours or more.
Families
family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple familiesFamily composition
Family composition | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Couple family without children | 63 | 37.3 | 453,102 | 39.5 | 2,150,301 | 37.8 |
Couple family with children | 69 | 40.8 | 491,200 | 42.8 | 2,534,399 | 44.6 |
One parent family | 34 | 20.1 | 184,547 | 16.1 | 901,637 | 15.9 |
Other family | 3 | 1.8 | 19,330 | 1.7 | 97,722 | 1.7 |
Of the families in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), 40.8% were couple families with children, 37.3% were couple families without children and 20.1% were one parent families.
Single (or lone) parents Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Male | -- | 30.3 | -- | 17.9 | -- | 17.6 |
Female | -- | 69.7 | -- | 82.1 | -- | 82.4 |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) 30.3% of single parents were male and 69.7% were female.
Weekly incomes
Median family income, couple families with two incomes | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Families without children | 2,594 | -- | 2,011 | -- | 2,081 | -- |
Families with children | 2,395 | -- | 2,256 | -- | 2,310 | -- |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,395 and those without children was $2,594.
View the income fact sheetEmployment status of couple families
Employment status of couple families Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Both employed, worked full-time | 58 | 44.3 | 216,006 | 22.9 | 1,015,165 | 21.7 |
Both employed, worked part-time | 3 | 2.3 | 34,300 | 3.6 | 174,795 | 3.7 |
One employed full-time, one part-time | 24 | 18.3 | 197,353 | 20.9 | 1,001,907 | 21.4 |
One employed full-time, other not working | 18 | 13.7 | 144,966 | 15.4 | 736,322 | 15.7 |
One employed part-time, other not working | 3 | 2.3 | 47,188 | 5.0 | 251,191 | 5.4 |
Both not working | 10 | 7.6 | 174,355 | 18.5 | 899,598 | 19.2 |
Other | 7 | 5.3 | 58,603 | 6.2 | 291,196 | 6.2 |
Labour force status not stated | 8 | 6.1 | 71,530 | 7.6 | 314,529 | 6.7 |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), of couple families with children, 44.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.3% had both employed part-time and 18.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.
Dwellings
dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehiclesDwelling structure
Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households
Dwelling type | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Occupied private dwellings | 276 | 89.9 | 1,547,303 | 89.7 | 7,760,320 | 89.3 |
Unoccupied private dwellings | 31 | 10.1 | 177,911 | 10.3 | 934,470 | 10.7 |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), 89.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.1% were unoccupied.
Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Separate house | 154 | 55.8 | 1,215,302 | 78.5 | 5,864,574 | 75.6 |
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc | 0 | 0.0 | 129,429 | 8.4 | 765,980 | 9.9 |
Flat, unit or apartment | 119 | 43.1 | 181,717 | 11.7 | 1,056,237 | 13.6 |
Other dwelling | 3 | 1.1 | 19,575 | 1.3 | 66,666 | 0.9 |
Of occupied private dwellings in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), 55.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 43.1% were flats, units or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.
Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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None (includes bedsitters) | 4 | 1.4 | 8,676 | 0.6 | 42,160 | 0.5 |
1 bedroom | 34 | 12.3 | 64,983 | 4.2 | 363,129 | 4.7 |
2 bedrooms | 91 | 33.0 | 260,607 | 16.8 | 1,481,577 | 19.1 |
3 bedrooms | 84 | 30.4 | 651,208 | 42.1 | 3,379,930 | 43.6 |
4 or more bedrooms | 45 | 16.3 | 532,756 | 34.4 | 2,350,132 | 30.3 |
Number of bedrooms not stated | 18 | 6.5 | 29,075 | 1.9 | 143,394 | 1.8 |
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling | 2.5 | -- | 3.2 | -- | 3.1 | -- |
Average number of people per household | 2.2 | -- | 2.6 | -- | 2.6 | -- |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), of occupied private dwellings 12.3% had 1 bedroom, 33.0% had 2 bedrooms and 30.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.2 people.
Tenure Occupied private dwellings | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Owned outright | 43 | 15.6 | 448,615 | 29.0 | 2,488,149 | 32.1 |
Owned with a mortgage | 61 | 22.2 | 533,870 | 34.5 | 2,709,433 | 34.9 |
Rented | 153 | 55.6 | 513,413 | 33.2 | 2,297,458 | 29.6 |
Other tenure type | 3 | 1.1 | 14,306 | 0.9 | 70,069 | 0.9 |
Tenure type not stated | 15 | 5.5 | 37,100 | 2.4 | 195,213 | 2.5 |
Of occupied private dwellings in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), 15.6% were owned outright, 22.2% were owned with a mortgage and 55.6% were rented.
Household composition
Household composition | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Family households | 161 | 58.3 | 1,120,828 | 72.4 | 5,550,614 | 71.5 |
Single (or lone) person households | 97 | 35.1 | 353,509 | 22.8 | 1,888,698 | 24.3 |
Group households | 18 | 6.5 | 72,967 | 4.7 | 321,007 | 4.1 |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), of all households, 58.3% were family households, 35.1% were single person households and 6.5% were group households.
Household income | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Less than $600 gross weekly income | -- | 19.8 | -- | 22.8 | -- | 23.7 |
More than $3,000 gross weekly income | -- | 14.4 | -- | 10.2 | -- | 11.2 |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), 19.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 14.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.
View the income fact sheetMortgage & rent
Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.
Rent weekly payments | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Median rent | 277 | -- | 300 | -- | 285 | -- |
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income | -- | 87.6 | -- | 88.1 | -- | 89.6 |
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income | -- | 12.4 | -- | 11.9 | -- | 10.4 |
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.
View the income fact sheetMortgage monthly repayments | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Median mortgage repayments | 1,842 | -- | 1,850 | -- | 1,800 | -- |
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income | -- | 95.7 | -- | 90.3 | -- | 90.1 |
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income | -- | 4.3 | -- | 9.7 | -- | 9.9 |
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.
View the income fact sheetNumber of motor vehicles
Number of registered motor vehicles | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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None | 38 | 13.8 | 110,842 | 7.2 | 665,852 | 8.6 |
1 motor vehicle | 115 | 41.7 | 547,575 | 35.4 | 2,778,576 | 35.8 |
2 motor vehicles | 79 | 28.6 | 575,735 | 37.2 | 2,802,468 | 36.1 |
3 or more vehicles | 36 | 13.0 | 267,081 | 17.3 | 1,279,134 | 16.5 |
Number of motor vehicles not stated | 8 | 2.9 | 46,071 | 3.0 | 234,292 | 3.0 |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), 41.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
selected people & dwelling characteristicsPeople characteristics
People characteristics | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | 88 | -- | 155,825 | -- | 548,368 | -- |
null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Male | 45 | 51.1 | 76,744 | 49.3 | 270,331 | 49.3 |
Female | 43 | 48.9 | 79,081 | 50.7 | 278,037 | 50.7 |
null | null | null | null | null | null | null |
Median age | 21 | -- | 20 | -- | 21 | -- |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), there were 88 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 45 (or 51.1%) were male and 43 (or 48.9%) were female. The median age was 21 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.
Dwelling characteristics | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Average number of people per household | 2.5 | -- | 3.4 | -- | 3.3 | -- |
Average number of people per bedroom | 1.3 | -- | 1.3 | -- | 1.2 | -- |
Median household income | 825 | -- | 1,066 | -- | 991 | -- |
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $825.
Mortgage and rent | The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) | Queensland | % Queensland | Australia | % Australia |
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Median weekly rent | 210 | -- | 220 | -- | 195 | -- |
Median monthly mortgage repayments | 2,600 | -- | 1,733 | -- | 1,647 | -- |
In The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $210 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.
Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.