Cherbourg (S)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA32330
People 1,269
Male 49.7%
Female 50.3%
Median age 21
Families 266
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.6
for all households (a) 1.7
All private dwellings 305
Average people per household 3.9
Median weekly household income $775
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $100
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 0.8

(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
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 628 49.7 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 635 50.3 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,249 98.7 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,269 people in Cherbourg (S). Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 98.7% of the population.

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Age Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 21 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 175 14.0 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 146 11.7 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 141 11.3 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 134 10.7 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 122 9.7 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 85 6.8 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 61 4.9 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 72 5.8 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 69 5.5 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 67 5.4 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 52 4.2 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 59 4.7 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 23 1.8 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 24 1.9 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 10 0.8 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 4 0.3 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3 0.2 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 5 0.4 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Cherbourg (S) was 21 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 36.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 64 8.0 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3 0.4 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 11 1.4 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 25 3.1 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 702 87.2 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Cherbourg (S) aged 15 years and over, 8.0% were married and 2.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 6.4 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 184 25.2 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 498 68.3 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Cherbourg (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 6.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 25.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 14 3.3 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 177 41.9 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 18 4.3 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 5 1.2 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 101 23.9 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 9 2.1 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3 0.7 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 11 2.6 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 19 4.5 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 65 15.4 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Cherbourg (S) 33.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 49.6% were in primary school, 28.2% in secondary school and 2.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 5 0.6 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 37 4.6 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 17 2.1 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 62 7.7 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 78 9.7 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 105 13.0 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 207 25.7 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.5 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 173 21.5 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 16 2.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 89 11.0 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Cherbourg (S), 9.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 1,165 90.5 36,971 0.6 144,173 0.5
Australian 44 3.4 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Torres Strait Islander 16 1.2 13,227 0.2 15,243 0.0
English 9 0.7 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Papua New Guinean 8 0.6 12,765 0.2 18,801 0.1

The most common ancestries in Cherbourg (S) were Australian Aboriginal 90.5%, Australian 3.4%, Torres Strait Islander 1.2%, English 0.7% and Papua New Guinean 0.6%.

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

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Country of birth Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,247 98.6 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Papua New Guinea 8 0.6 16,120 0.3 28,800 0.1

In Cherbourg (S), 98.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Papua New Guinea 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 5 0.4 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 3 0.2 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 0 0.0 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,206 95.3 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Cherbourg (S), 95.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 0.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,221 96.1 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
Papua New Guinea 8 0.6 16,296 0.3 28,460 0.1

In Cherbourg (S), the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 96.1% and Papua New Guinea 0.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,208 95.3 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
Papua New Guinea 8 0.6 20,050 0.4 34,128 0.1

In Cherbourg (S), the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 95.3% and Papua New Guinea 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 362 28.5 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Baptist 239 18.8 87,640 1.9 345,142 1.5
Catholic 179 14.1 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Other Protestant 178 14.0 23,978 0.5 108,307 0.5
Anglican 161 12.7 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3

The most common responses for religion in Cherbourg (S) were No Religion, so described 28.5%, Baptist 18.8%, Catholic 14.1%, Other Protestant 14.0% and Anglican 12.7%. In Cherbourg (S), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal English, so described 8 0.6 188 0.0 651 0.0
Motu (HiriMotu) 4 0.3 543 0.0 693 0.0
Guugu Yimidhirr 3 0.2 765 0.0 775 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 1,171 92.6 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 9 3.1 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Cherbourg (S) 92.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Aboriginal English, so described 0.6%, Motu (HiriMotu) 0.3% and Guugu Yimidhirr 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 77 29.6 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 46 17.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 8 3.1 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 129 49.6 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 260 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cherbourg (S). Of these 29.6% were employed full time, 17.7% were employed part-time and 49.6% 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
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 19 14.5 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 4 3.1 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 18 13.7 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 47 35.9 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 32 24.4 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Cherbourg (S), 14.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 24.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 47 35.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 26 19.5 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 20 15.0 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 14 10.5 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 9 6.8 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 8 6.0 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 6 4.5 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The only other responses for occupation in Cherbourg (S) were Community and Personal Service Workers 35.3%, Labourers 19.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.0%, Professionals 10.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.8%, Managers 6.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 41 35.7 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 10 8.7 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 8 7.0 26,748 1.3 122,286 1.1
Child Care Services 5 4.3 26,152 1.2 118,234 1.1
Aged Care Residential Services 4 3.5 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Cherbourg (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 35.7%, Primary Education 8.7%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 7.0%, Child Care Services 4.3% and Aged Care Residential Services 3.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 315 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 766 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 775 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cherbourg (S) was $315.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 65 55.1 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 39 33.1 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 14 11.9 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
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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 87 65.4 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Cherbourg (S), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 55.1%, Walked only 33.1% and Car, as passenger 11.9%. 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 65.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 471 58.4 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 202 25.2 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 65 8.1 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 67 8.4 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Cherbourg (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 58.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.2% provided care for children and 8.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.4% 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
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 208 25.6 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 214 26.4 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 39 4.8 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 15 1.8 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cherbourg (S), 26.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 1.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 35 13.3 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 79 29.9 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 131 49.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 19 7.2 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Cherbourg (S), 29.9% were couple families with children, 13.3% were couple families without children and 49.6% were one parent families.

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

In Cherbourg (S), 18.2% of single parents were male and 81.8% 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
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 10 7.9 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 4 3.1 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 11 8.7 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 10 7.9 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 8 6.3 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 71 55.9 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 5 3.9 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 8 6.3 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Cherbourg (S), of couple families with children, 7.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 8.7% 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 Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 279 94.9 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 15 5.1 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Cherbourg (S), 94.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 263 94.3 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 8 2.9 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 8 2.9 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Cherbourg (S), 94.3% were separate houses, 2.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.9% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 5 1.8 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 57 20.3 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 85 30.2 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 134 47.7 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Cherbourg (S), of occupied private dwellings 1.8% had 1 bedroom, 20.3% had 2 bedrooms and 30.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 281 100.0 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Cherbourg (S), 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 229 82.1 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 46 16.5 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 4 1.4 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Cherbourg (S), of all households, 82.1% were family households, 16.5% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

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Household income Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 41.6 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 1.1 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Cherbourg (S), 41.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 1.1% 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 Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 100 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.9 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 16.1 -- 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 Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 128 45.7 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 98 35.0 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 36 12.9 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 18 6.4 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Cherbourg (S), 35.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 12.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 182 64.8 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 99 35.2 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Cherbourg (S), 35.2% 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.
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 619 49.6 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 630 50.4 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Cherbourg (S), 49.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.4% were female. The median age was 21 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
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.9 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 778 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Cherbourg (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.9 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $778.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cherbourg (S) % Cherbourg (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 100 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Cherbourg (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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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.