Flinders (S) (Qld)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA33200
People 1,536
Male 50.7%
Female 49.3%
Median age 44
Families 408
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 909
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,109
Median monthly mortgage repayments $780
Median weekly rent $120
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(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
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 777 50.7 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 756 49.3 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 99 6.5 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,536 people in Flinders (S) (Qld). Of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.5% of the population.

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Age Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 115 7.4 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 90 5.8 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 68 4.4 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 70 4.5 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 103 6.6 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 90 5.8 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 92 5.9 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 64 4.1 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 94 6.1 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 118 7.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 110 7.1 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 119 7.7 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 99 6.4 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 111 7.2 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 97 6.3 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 56 3.6 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 26 1.7 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 28 1.8 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Flinders (S) (Qld) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 648 51.4 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 26 2.1 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 108 8.6 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 91 7.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 388 30.8 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Flinders (S) (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 51.4% were married and 10.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 544 51.8 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 129 12.3 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 377 35.9 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Flinders (S) (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 11 3.1 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 70 20.0 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 36 10.3 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 50 14.3 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 10 2.9 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 5 1.4 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 9 2.6 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 9 2.6 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 150 42.9 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Flinders (S) (Qld) 23.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.8% were in primary school, 15.1% in secondary school and 4.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 93 7.4 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 61 4.9 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 33 2.6 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 162 13.0 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 197 15.8 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 53 4.2 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 274 21.9 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 190 15.2 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 13 1.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 166 13.3 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Flinders (S) (Qld), 15.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 830 40.8 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 552 27.1 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 171 8.4 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 164 8.1 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 64 3.1 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Flinders (S) (Qld) were Australian 40.8%, English 27.1%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 8.1% and German 3.1%.

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

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Country of birth Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,303 84.8 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 33 2.1 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 10 0.7 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
United States of America 6 0.4 17,053 0.4 86,125 0.4
Papua New Guinea 5 0.3 16,120 0.3 28,800 0.1
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 4 0.3 10,755 0.2 86,886 0.4

In Flinders (S) (Qld), 84.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.1%, England 0.7%, United States of America 0.4%, Papua New Guinea 0.3% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 81 5.3 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 52 3.4 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 31 2.0 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,217 79.0 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Flinders (S) (Qld), 79.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,264 83.0 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 37 2.4 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
England 26 1.7 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Ireland 9 0.6 29,216 0.6 169,273 0.7
Netherlands 7 0.5 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7

In Flinders (S) (Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 83.0%, New Zealand 2.4%, England 1.7%, Ireland 0.6% and Netherlands 0.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,280 84.3 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 29 1.9 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 19 1.3 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 7 0.5 29,473 0.6 155,231 0.7
Ireland 7 0.5 24,312 0.5 147,423 0.6

In Flinders (S) (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 84.3%, New Zealand 1.9%, England 1.3%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.5% and Ireland 0.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Anglican 406 26.4 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 401 26.0 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 265 17.2 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 151 9.8 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 136 8.8 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Flinders (S) (Qld) were Anglican 26.4%, Catholic 26.0%, No Religion, so described 17.2%, Not stated 9.8% and Uniting Church 8.8%. In Flinders (S) (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (80.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 1,397 91.8 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 8 1.1 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Flinders (S) (Qld) 91.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 570 69.8 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 172 21.1 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 47 5.8 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 28 3.4 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 817 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Flinders (S) (Qld). Of these 69.8% were employed full time, 21.1% were employed part-time and 3.4% 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
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 66 8.3 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 47 5.9 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 67 8.4 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 94 11.8 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 476 59.7 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Flinders (S) (Qld), 8.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Managers 256 32.7 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 147 18.8 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 81 10.3 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 72 9.2 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 70 8.9 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 55 7.0 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 54 6.9 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 40 5.1 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Flinders (S) (Qld) included Managers 32.7%, Labourers 18.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.0%, Professionals 6.9% and Sales Workers 5.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 244 32.2 16,552 0.8 44,309 0.4
Local Government Administration 86 11.4 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 26 3.4 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Accommodation 21 2.8 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Rail Freight Transport 21 2.8 4,048 0.2 9,680 0.1

Of the employed people in Flinders (S) (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 32.2%, Local Government Administration 11.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4%, Accommodation 2.8% and Rail Freight Transport 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 600 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,331 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,109 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Flinders (S) (Qld) was $600.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 383 48.9 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 167 21.3 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 103 13.1 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 27 3.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Other 17 2.2 15,689 0.7 73,512 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
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 412 52.2 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Flinders (S) (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.9%, Worked at home 21.3%, Walked only 13.1%, Car, as passenger 3.4% and Other 2.2%. 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 52.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 839 66.0 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 290 22.9 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 112 8.8 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 359 28.3 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Flinders (S) (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.9% provided care for children and 8.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.3% 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
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 227 17.8 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 326 25.6 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 149 11.7 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 138 10.8 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Flinders (S) (Qld), 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 208 51.4 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 143 35.3 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 46 11.4 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 8 2.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Flinders (S) (Qld), 35.3% were couple families with children, 51.4% were couple families without children and 11.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 11.1 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 88.9 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Flinders (S) (Qld), 11.1% of single parents were male and 88.9% 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
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 123 35.4 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 14 4.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 66 19.0 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 41 11.8 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 12 3.5 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 42 12.1 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 12 3.5 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 37 10.7 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Flinders (S) (Qld), of couple families with children, 35.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 19.0% 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 Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 589 76.2 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 184 23.8 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Flinders (S) (Qld), 76.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 387 65.7 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 171 29.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 4 0.7 186,780 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 Flinders (S) (Qld), 65.7% were separate houses, 29.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.7% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 17 2.9 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 137 23.4 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 221 37.7 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 187 31.9 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 24 4.1 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Flinders (S) (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 2.9% had 1 bedroom, 23.4% had 2 bedrooms and 37.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 243 41.8 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 121 20.8 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 181 31.1 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 7 1.2 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 30 5.2 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Flinders (S) (Qld), 41.8% were owned outright, 20.8% were owned with a mortgage and 31.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 393 67.5 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 177 30.4 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 12 2.1 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Flinders (S) (Qld), of all households, 67.5% were family households, 30.4% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

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Household income Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.3 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.0 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Flinders (S) (Qld), 27.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.0% 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 Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 120 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.7 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.3 -- 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 Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 780 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 98.7 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 1.3 -- 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 Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 25 4.3 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 173 29.4 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 189 32.1 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 163 27.7 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 38 6.5 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Flinders (S) (Qld), 29.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 142 24.1 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 419 71.1 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 28 4.8 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Flinders (S) (Qld), 71.1% 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.
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 48 50.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 48 50.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 34 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Flinders (S) (Qld), 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 34 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
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 949 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Flinders (S) (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $949.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Flinders (S) (Qld) % Flinders (S) (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 509 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Flinders (S) (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $509.

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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.