Cassowary Coast (R)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA32260
People 28,726
Male 51.4%
Female 48.6%
Median age 44
Families 7,385
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 14,393
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,068
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $230
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
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 14,769 51.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 13,961 48.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,799 9.7 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 28,726 people in Cassowary Coast (R). Of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 9.7% of the population.

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Age Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,622 5.6 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,862 6.5 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,780 6.2 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,562 5.4 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,435 5.0 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,572 5.5 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,591 5.5 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,447 5.0 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,699 5.9 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,904 6.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 2,144 7.5 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,333 8.1 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 2,149 7.5 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,858 6.5 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,403 4.9 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 1,012 3.5 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 696 2.4 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 647 2.3 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Cassowary Coast (R) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 11,091 47.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 849 3.6 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 2,295 9.8 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,445 6.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 7,774 33.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Cassowary Coast (R) aged 15 years and over, 47.3% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 9,341 47.1 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,539 12.8 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 7,967 40.1 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Cassowary Coast (R), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 213 2.7 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,610 20.1 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 548 6.8 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 54 0.7 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,211 15.1 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 426 5.3 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 27 0.3 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 299 3.7 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 353 4.4 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 143 1.8 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 3,135 39.1 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Cassowary Coast (R) 27.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.6% were in primary school, 20.7% in secondary school and 8.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,040 8.7 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,451 6.2 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 520 2.2 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 4,229 18.0 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 3,344 14.2 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,175 5.0 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 3,883 16.5 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 18 0.1 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,585 11.0 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 150 0.6 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 3,540 15.1 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Cassowary Coast (R), 14.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 10,573 26.6 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 9,181 23.1 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 3,360 8.4 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Italian 3,142 7.9 131,687 2.0 1,000,006 3.2
Scottish 2,568 6.5 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Cassowary Coast (R) were Australian 26.6%, English 23.1%, Irish 8.4%, Italian 7.9% and Scottish 6.5%.

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 Cassowary Coast (R) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 21,608 75.2 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 669 2.3 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
India 597 2.1 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 537 1.9 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Italy 311 1.1 12,995 0.3 174,042 0.7
Philippines 289 1.0 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0

In Cassowary Coast (R), 75.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.3%, India 2.1%, New Zealand 1.9%, Italy 1.1% and Philippines 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 5,553 19.3 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,661 5.8 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,297 4.5 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 17,296 60.2 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Cassowary Coast (R), 60.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 18,723 65.3 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
Italy 1,244 4.3 42,085 0.9 470,138 2.0
England 1,149 4.0 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
India 779 2.7 67,903 1.4 616,939 2.6
New Zealand 637 2.2 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6

In Cassowary Coast (R), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.3%, Italy 4.3%, England 4.0%, India 2.7% and New Zealand 2.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 19,104 66.6 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 1,058 3.7 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Italy 1,009 3.5 31,865 0.7 395,775 1.7
India 767 2.7 65,921 1.4 605,777 2.6
New Zealand 666 2.3 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6

In Cassowary Coast (R), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 66.6%, England 3.7%, Italy 3.5%, India 2.7% and New Zealand 2.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 8,334 29.0 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 6,828 23.8 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 4,061 14.1 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 3,443 12.0 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 1,394 4.9 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Cassowary Coast (R) were Catholic 29.0%, No Religion, so described 23.8%, Anglican 14.1%, Not stated 12.0% and Uniting Church 4.9%. In Cassowary Coast (R), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Punjabi 647 2.3 17,991 0.4 132,496 0.6
Italian 519 1.8 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
Tagalog 117 0.4 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Hmong 91 0.3 1,667 0.0 2,449 0.0
Mon-Khmer, nec 91 0.3 462 0.0 655 0.0
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English only spoken at home 23,271 81.0 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,351 10.7 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Cassowary Coast (R) 81.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 2.3%, Italian 1.8%, Tagalog 0.4%, Hmong 0.3% and Mon-Khmer, nec 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 7,328 55.9 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 4,013 30.6 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 742 5.7 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,021 7.8 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 13,104 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cassowary Coast (R). Of these 55.9% were employed full time, 30.6% were employed part-time and 7.8% 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
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,215 10.1 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,169 9.7 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,633 13.5 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 2,270 18.8 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 5,056 41.8 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Cassowary Coast (R), 10.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 2,499 20.7 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 1,847 15.3 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,680 13.9 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 1,317 10.9 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,220 10.1 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,176 9.7 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,140 9.4 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 989 8.2 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Cassowary Coast (R) included Labourers 20.7%, Managers 15.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.9%, Professionals 10.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.4% and Sales Workers 8.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 1,463 12.2 3,830 0.2 6,413 0.1
Sugar Manufacturing 474 3.9 4,026 0.2 4,560 0.0
Primary Education 451 3.8 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Sugar Cane Growing 440 3.7 4,546 0.2 4,936 0.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 375 3.1 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Cassowary Coast (R), the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 12.2%, Sugar Manufacturing 3.9%, Primary Education 3.8%, Sugar Cane Growing 3.7% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 567 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,305 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,068 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cassowary Coast (R) was $567.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 7,565 62.8 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 968 8.0 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 756 6.3 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 584 4.8 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Bus 406 3.4 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 458 3.8 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 8,641 71.6 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Cassowary Coast (R), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.8%, Car, as passenger 8.0%, Worked at home 6.3%, Walked only 4.8% and Bus 3.4%. On the day, 3.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 15,462 65.9 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 5,496 23.4 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 2,658 11.3 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 4,601 19.6 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Cassowary Coast (R), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.4% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.6% 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
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 4,050 17.3 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 5,748 24.5 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 2,950 12.6 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 2,723 11.6 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cassowary Coast (R), 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,450 46.7 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,646 35.8 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,176 15.9 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 114 1.5 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Cassowary Coast (R), 35.8% were couple families with children, 46.7% were couple families without children and 15.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 22.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Cassowary Coast (R), 22.0% of single parents were male and 78.0% 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
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,217 20.0 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 278 4.6 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,263 20.7 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 734 12.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 423 6.9 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,447 23.8 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 345 5.7 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 385 6.3 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Cassowary Coast (R), of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 20.7% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 10,637 85.8 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,767 14.2 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Cassowary Coast (R), 85.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 9,198 86.5 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 232 2.2 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 736 6.9 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 384 3.6 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Cassowary Coast (R), 86.5% were separate houses, 2.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.9% were flats or apartments and 3.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 115 1.1 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 560 5.3 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 2,175 20.5 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 5,057 47.6 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,368 22.3 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 345 3.2 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Cassowary Coast (R), of occupied private dwellings 5.3% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 47.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4,046 38.1 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,727 25.7 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 3,407 32.1 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 76 0.7 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 364 3.4 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Cassowary Coast (R), 38.1% were owned outright, 25.7% were owned with a mortgage and 32.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 7,245 68.2 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 3,008 28.3 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 369 3.5 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Cassowary Coast (R), of all households, 68.2% were family households, 28.3% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

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Household income Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 25.5 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.4 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Cassowary Coast (R), 25.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.4% 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 Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 230 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.1 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.9 -- 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 Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.8 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.2 -- 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 Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 661 6.2 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 3,803 35.8 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 3,911 36.8 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,734 16.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 506 4.8 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Cassowary Coast (R), 35.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 2,432 22.9 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 7,819 73.6 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 369 3.5 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Cassowary Coast (R), 73.6% 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.
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,349 48.1 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 1,457 51.9 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Cassowary Coast (R), 48.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.9% were female. The median age was 22 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
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) 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 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,022 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Cassowary Coast (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,022.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cassowary Coast (R) % Cassowary Coast (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 230 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,296 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Cassowary Coast (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,296.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

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.