Carpentaria (S)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA32250
People 1,958
Male 51.4%
Female 48.6%
Median age 38
Families 473
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 1,320
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,347
Median monthly mortgage repayments $999
Median weekly rent $150
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
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,003 51.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 947 48.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 808 41.2 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,958 people in Carpentaria (S). Of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 41.2% of the population.

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Age Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 132 6.8 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 142 7.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 128 6.5 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 97 5.0 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 135 6.9 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 134 6.9 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 123 6.3 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 121 6.2 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 116 5.9 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 123 6.3 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 170 8.7 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 158 8.1 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 106 5.4 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 112 5.7 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 80 4.1 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 46 2.4 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 22 1.1 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 10 0.5 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Carpentaria (S) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 567 36.8 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 52 3.4 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 150 9.7 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 54 3.5 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 719 46.6 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Carpentaria (S) aged 15 years and over, 36.8% were married and 12.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 416 33.3 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 260 20.8 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 572 45.8 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Carpentaria (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 33.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 28 5.2 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 118 22.1 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 19 3.6 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 38 7.1 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 38 7.1 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 8 1.5 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 12 2.2 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 19 3.6 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 19 3.6 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 0.6 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 233 43.6 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Carpentaria (S) 27.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.7% were in primary school, 10.8% in secondary school and 7.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 112 7.3 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 83 5.4 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 40 2.6 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 215 14.0 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 156 10.2 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 75 4.9 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 316 20.6 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 7 0.5 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 211 13.8 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 18 1.2 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 277 18.1 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Carpentaria (S), 10.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 1,138 46.1 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 564 22.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 150 6.1 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 94 3.8 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Australian Aboriginal 72 2.9 36,971 0.6 144,173 0.5

The most common ancestries in Carpentaria (S) were Australian 46.1%, English 22.9%, Irish 6.1%, Scottish 3.8% and Australian Aboriginal 2.9%.

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 Carpentaria (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,592 81.8 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 25 1.3 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Philippines 20 1.0 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
New Zealand 17 0.9 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 10 0.5 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3
India 10 0.5 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9

In Carpentaria (S), 81.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.3%, Philippines 1.0%, New Zealand 0.9%, Netherlands 0.5% and India 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 152 7.8 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 41 2.1 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 48 2.4 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,495 76.2 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Carpentaria (S), 76.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,561 80.7 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 37 1.9 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Philippines 17 0.9 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2
New Zealand 14 0.7 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Germany 13 0.7 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7

In Carpentaria (S), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.7%, England 1.9%, Philippines 0.9%, New Zealand 0.7% and Germany 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,564 80.9 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 47 2.4 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Philippines 28 1.4 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
New Zealand 20 1.0 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 10 0.5 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6

In Carpentaria (S), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.9%, England 2.4%, Philippines 1.4%, New Zealand 1.0% and Netherlands 0.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 639 32.7 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 361 18.5 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 359 18.4 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 227 11.6 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 95 4.9 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Carpentaria (S) were No Religion, so described 32.7%, Catholic 18.5%, Anglican 18.4%, Not stated 11.6% and Uniting Church 4.9%. In Carpentaria (S), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Tagalog 9 0.5 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Thai 4 0.2 8,126 0.2 55,444 0.2
Indonesian 4 0.2 5,551 0.1 67,891 0.3
Filipino 4 0.2 11,371 0.2 71,220 0.3
Solomon Islands Pijin 4 0.2 142 0.0 294 0.0
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English only spoken at home 1,714 88.4 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 45 3.7 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Carpentaria (S) 88.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 0.5%, Thai 0.2%, Indonesian 0.2%, Filipino 0.2% and Solomon Islands Pijin 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 595 67.2 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 152 17.2 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 61 6.9 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 77 8.7 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 885 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Carpentaria (S). Of these 67.2% were employed full time, 17.2% were employed part-time and 8.7% 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
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 55 6.7 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 30 3.7 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 74 9.0 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 137 16.7 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 463 56.4 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Carpentaria (S), 6.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 56.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 165 20.4 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 122 15.1 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 113 14.0 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 112 13.8 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 99 12.2 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 89 11.0 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 56 6.9 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 25 3.1 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Carpentaria (S) included Labourers 20.4%, Managers 15.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.8%, Professionals 12.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.9% and Sales Workers 3.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 119 15.5 16,552 0.8 44,309 0.4
Local Government Administration 84 11.0 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 44 5.7 26,748 1.3 122,286 1.1
Accommodation 41 5.3 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 27 3.5 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Carpentaria (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 15.5%, Local Government Administration 11.0%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 5.7%, Accommodation 5.3% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 677 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,544 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,347 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Carpentaria (S) was $677.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 348 43.6 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 200 25.1 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 67 8.4 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 60 7.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Other 40 5.0 15,689 0.7 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 408 50.7 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Carpentaria (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 43.6%, Walked only 25.1%, Worked at home 8.4%, Car, as passenger 7.5% and Other 5.0%. 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 50.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 819 52.9 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 303 19.7 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 92 6.0 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 282 18.2 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Carpentaria (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 52.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.7% provided care for children and 6.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.2% 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
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 258 16.7 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 326 21.1 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 123 8.0 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 107 6.9 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Carpentaria (S), 21.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 215 45.7 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 138 29.4 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 106 22.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 11 2.3 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Carpentaria (S), 29.4% were couple families with children, 45.7% were couple families without children and 22.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.1 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.9 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Carpentaria (S), 18.1% of single parents were male and 81.9% 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
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 116 32.1 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 10 2.8 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 49 13.6 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 32 8.9 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 18 5.0 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 72 19.9 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 15 4.2 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 49 13.6 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Carpentaria (S), of couple families with children, 32.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 13.6% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 653 85.0 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 115 15.0 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Carpentaria (S), 85.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 523 80.1 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6 0.9 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 26 4.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 73 11.2 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Carpentaria (S), 80.1% were separate houses, 0.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.0% were flats or apartments and 11.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 27 4.2 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 91 14.1 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 147 22.7 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 259 40.0 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 89 13.8 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 34 5.3 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Carpentaria (S), of occupied private dwellings 14.1% had 1 bedroom, 22.7% had 2 bedrooms and 40.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 185 28.2 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 71 10.8 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 338 51.6 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 17 2.6 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 44 6.7 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Carpentaria (S), 28.2% were owned outright, 10.8% were owned with a mortgage and 51.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 444 67.5 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 191 29.0 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 23 3.5 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Carpentaria (S), of all households, 67.5% were family households, 29.0% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

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Household income Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 23.9 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.6 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Carpentaria (S), 23.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.6% 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 Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 150 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.0 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.0 -- 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 Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 999 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 98.6 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 1.4 -- 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 Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 63 9.6 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 246 37.6 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 185 28.2 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 108 16.5 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 53 8.1 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Carpentaria (S), 37.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 222 34.0 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 397 60.9 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 33 5.1 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Carpentaria (S), 60.9% 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.
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 381 47.2 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 426 52.8 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Carpentaria (S), 47.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.8% were female. The median age was 27 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
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,356 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Carpentaria (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,356.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Carpentaria (S) % Carpentaria (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 163 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 997 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Carpentaria (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $163 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $997.

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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.