Bundaberg

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code 3002
People 69,061
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 43
Families 18,643
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 32,167
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $993
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,387
Median weekly rent $265
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 33,476 48.5 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 35,584 51.5 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,952 4.3 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 69,061 people in Bundaberg. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.3% of the population.

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Age Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 3,782 5.5 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 4,414 6.4 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 4,273 6.2 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 4,221 6.1 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 3,758 5.4 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 3,787 5.5 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 3,696 5.4 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 3,503 5.1 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 3,971 5.8 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 4,124 6.0 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 4,455 6.5 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 4,558 6.6 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 4,566 6.6 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 4,632 6.7 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 4,022 5.8 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 3,158 4.6 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 2,122 3.1 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 2,012 2.9 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bundaberg was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 27,081 47.8 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 2,350 4.2 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 5,828 10.3 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 4,290 7.6 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 17,052 30.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bundaberg aged 15 years and over, 47.8% were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 23,767 47.9 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 5,192 10.5 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 20,681 41.7 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Bundaberg, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 690 3.7 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 4,173 22.4 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 877 4.7 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 697 3.7 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 2,673 14.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,036 5.6 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 593 3.2 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 947 5.1 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,603 8.6 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 444 2.4 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 4,874 26.2 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Bundaberg 27.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.9% were in primary school, 23.2% in secondary school and 13.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 6,024 10.6 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3,635 6.4 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,574 2.8 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 9,623 17.0 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 7,779 13.7 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,722 4.8 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 10,120 17.9 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 75 0.1 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 7 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 6,967 12.3 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 216 0.4 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 6,468 11.4 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bundaberg, 13.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 29,165 30.7 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 28,520 30.0 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 7,472 7.9 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 7,328 7.7 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 6,253 6.6 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Bundaberg were English 30.7%, Australian 30.0%, Irish 7.9%, Scottish 7.7% and German 6.6%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Bundaberg (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 56,033 81.2 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 2,218 3.2 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 1,272 1.8 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Philippines 473 0.7 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
South Africa 318 0.5 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Scotland 284 0.4 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5

In Bundaberg, 81.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, New Zealand 1.8%, Philippines 0.7%, South Africa 0.5% and Scotland 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 9,730 14.1 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 3,838 5.6 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 2,651 3.8 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 47,768 69.2 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Bundaberg, 69.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 50,725 73.4 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 3,697 5.4 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 1,633 2.4 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 714 1.0 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Italy 639 0.9 42,085 0.9 470,138 2.0

In Bundaberg, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 73.4%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 2.4%, Scotland 1.0% and Italy 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 51,993 75.3 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 3,350 4.9 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 1,584 2.3 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Philippines 715 1.0 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
Scotland 609 0.9 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1

In Bundaberg, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.3%, England 4.9%, New Zealand 2.3%, Philippines 1.0% and Scotland 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 18,137 26.3 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 12,914 18.7 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 12,853 18.6 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 6,187 9.0 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 5,628 8.2 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Bundaberg were No Religion, so described 26.3%, Catholic 18.7%, Anglican 18.6%, Not stated 9.0% and Uniting Church 8.2%. In Bundaberg, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 328 0.5 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Italian 275 0.4 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
German 194 0.3 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Afrikaans 156 0.2 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
Tagalog 153 0.2 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 61,372 88.9 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,817 6.3 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Bundaberg 88.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.5%, Italian 0.4%, German 0.3%, Afrikaans 0.2% and Tagalog 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 15,172 52.8 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 9,171 31.9 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 1,364 4.7 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 3,018 10.5 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 28,725 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bundaberg. Of these 52.8% were employed full time, 31.9% were employed part-time and 10.5% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,984 11.6 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 2,515 9.8 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 3,674 14.3 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 5,138 20.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 10,037 39.0 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bundaberg, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 4,229 16.5 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 3,751 14.6 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 3,658 14.2 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 3,175 12.4 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3,137 12.2 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 2,849 11.1 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 2,607 10.1 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,911 7.4 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Bundaberg included Professionals 16.5%, Labourers 14.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Sales Workers 11.1%, Managers 10.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,512 5.9 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 879 3.4 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 782 3.0 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 776 3.0 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Secondary Education 760 3.0 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Bundaberg, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.9%, Primary Education 3.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0% and Secondary Education 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 507 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,226 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 993 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bundaberg was $507.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 18,283 71.1 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 1,903 7.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 909 3.5 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 595 2.3 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Motorbike/scooter 276 1.1 19,630 0.9 64,580 0.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 310 1.2 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 20,366 79.2 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Bundaberg, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.1%, Car, as passenger 7.4%, Worked at home 3.5%, Walked only 2.3% and Motorbike/scooter 1.1%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 79.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 38,299 67.7 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 14,015 24.8 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 7,185 12.7 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 10,477 18.5 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Bundaberg, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.8% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 10,119 17.9 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 14,324 25.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 7,328 12.9 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 6,529 11.5 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bundaberg, 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 8,565 46.0 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 6,315 33.9 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 3,482 18.7 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 276 1.5 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bundaberg, 33.9% were couple families with children, 46.0% were couple families without children and 18.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.4 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.6 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Bundaberg, 17.4% of single parents were male and 82.6% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 2,478 16.7 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 518 3.5 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,631 17.7 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,800 12.1 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 999 6.7 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 4,824 32.4 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 610 4.1 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,015 6.8 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Bundaberg, of couple families with children, 16.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 17.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 26,554 88.7 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 3,385 11.3 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Bundaberg, 88.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 22,018 82.9 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 2,228 8.4 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,745 6.6 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 466 1.8 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bundaberg, 82.9% were separate houses, 8.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.6% were flats or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 142 0.5 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,081 4.1 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 4,532 17.1 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 12,193 45.9 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 7,867 29.6 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 738 2.8 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bundaberg, of occupied private dwellings 4.1% had 1 bedroom, 17.1% had 2 bedrooms and 45.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 9,446 35.6 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 7,296 27.5 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 8,621 32.5 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 376 1.4 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 817 3.1 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bundaberg, 35.6% were owned outright, 27.5% were owned with a mortgage and 32.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 18,319 69.0 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 7,317 27.6 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 916 3.4 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Bundaberg, of all households, 69.0% were family households, 27.6% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

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Household income Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.6 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.6 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Bundaberg, 27.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 265 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.8 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.2 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,387 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.3 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.7 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 1,901 7.2 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 10,332 38.9 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 9,226 34.7 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 3,978 15.0 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,128 4.2 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Bundaberg, 38.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 5,506 20.7 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 20,234 76.2 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 819 3.1 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Bundaberg, 76.2% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,447 49.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 1,504 51.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Bundaberg, 49.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.0% were female. The median age was 20 years.

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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
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 960 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Bundaberg, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $960.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bundaberg % Bundaberg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 265 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,487 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Bundaberg, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $265 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,487.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.