Scenic Rim (R)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA36510
People 40,072
Male 49.3%
Female 50.7%
Median age 44
Families 10,901
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 16,746
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,222
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,670
Median weekly rent $290
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 19,761 49.3 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 20,308 50.7 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,225 3.1 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 40,072 people in Scenic Rim (R). Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

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Age Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 2,022 5.0 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,746 6.9 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 2,820 7.0 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 2,446 6.1 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,760 4.4 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,583 4.0 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,922 4.8 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,171 5.4 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 2,737 6.8 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 2,958 7.4 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 3,011 7.5 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,980 7.4 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 2,814 7.0 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 2,820 7.0 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 2,119 5.3 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 1,442 3.6 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 920 2.3 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 804 2.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Scenic Rim (R) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 16,982 52.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,252 3.9 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 3,363 10.3 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,758 5.4 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 9,146 28.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Scenic Rim (R) aged 15 years and over, 52.3% were married and 14.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 14,833 52.5 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 3,076 10.9 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 10,340 36.6 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Scenic Rim (R), of people aged 15 years and over, 52.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 377 3.2 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 2,747 23.4 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 496 4.2 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 319 2.7 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 2,053 17.5 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 123 1.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 458 3.9 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 567 4.8 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 818 7.0 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 221 1.9 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 3,573 30.4 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Scenic Rim (R) 29.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.3% were in primary school, 22.4% in secondary school and 11.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,004 12.3 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 2,782 8.6 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 934 2.9 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 5,261 16.2 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 4,646 14.3 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,415 4.4 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 4,908 15.1 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 23 0.1 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 3,263 10.0 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 72 0.2 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 4,261 13.1 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Scenic Rim (R), 14.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 16,571 29.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 16,111 29.1 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 4,841 8.7 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 4,433 8.0 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 4,001 7.2 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Scenic Rim (R) were English 29.9%, Australian 29.1%, Irish 8.7%, Scottish 8.0% and German 7.2%.

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 Scenic Rim (R) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 30,799 76.9 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,868 4.7 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 1,418 3.5 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Germany 226 0.6 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 183 0.5 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3
Scotland 175 0.4 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5

In Scenic Rim (R), 76.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 3.5%, Germany 0.6%, Netherlands 0.5% and Scotland 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 6,809 17.0 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 2,458 6.1 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,908 4.8 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 25,273 63.1 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Scenic Rim (R), 63.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 27,382 68.3 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 2,974 7.4 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 1,694 4.2 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 466 1.2 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 442 1.1 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7

In Scenic Rim (R), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.3%, England 7.4%, New Zealand 4.2%, Scotland 1.2% and Netherlands 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 27,961 69.8 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 2,838 7.1 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 1,722 4.3 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 409 1.0 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
Netherlands 383 1.0 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6

In Scenic Rim (R), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.8%, England 7.1%, New Zealand 4.3%, Scotland 1.0% and Netherlands 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 10,749 26.8 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 7,505 18.7 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 7,378 18.4 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 4,427 11.0 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 2,904 7.2 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Scenic Rim (R) were No Religion, so described 26.8%, Anglican 18.7%, Catholic 18.4%, Not stated 11.0% and Uniting Church 7.2%. In Scenic Rim (R), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 186 0.5 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Korean 88 0.2 19,620 0.4 108,997 0.5
Japanese 73 0.2 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
French 66 0.2 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Dutch 64 0.2 7,157 0.2 33,835 0.1
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English only spoken at home 35,640 89.0 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 734 4.8 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Scenic Rim (R) 89.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.5%, Korean 0.2%, Japanese 0.2%, French 0.2% and Dutch 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 10,032 55.7 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 5,891 32.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 1,007 5.6 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,074 6.0 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 18,004 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Scenic Rim (R). Of these 55.7% were employed full time, 32.7% were employed part-time and 6.0% 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
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,019 11.9 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 1,684 9.9 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 2,184 12.9 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 2,670 15.8 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 7,364 43.5 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Scenic Rim (R), 11.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,725 16.1 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 2,564 15.1 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 2,428 14.3 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 2,380 14.1 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,058 12.2 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,873 11.1 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 1,361 8.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,299 7.7 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Scenic Rim (R) included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.1%, Managers 15.1%, Professionals 14.3%, Labourers 14.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 8.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Primary Education 598 3.5 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 441 2.6 16,552 0.8 44,309 0.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 419 2.5 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 417 2.5 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 383 2.3 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Scenic Rim (R), the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 3.5%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 2.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.5% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 569 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,417 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,222 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Scenic Rim (R) was $569.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 11,028 65.2 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 1,600 9.5 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 750 4.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 584 3.5 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Truck 337 2.0 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 219 1.3 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 12,008 70.9 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Scenic Rim (R), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.2%, Worked at home 9.5%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Walked only 3.5% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 23,010 70.8 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 8,814 27.1 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 4,035 12.4 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 7,217 22.2 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Scenic Rim (R), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.1% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.2% 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
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 5,987 18.4 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 8,603 26.5 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 4,518 13.9 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 3,906 12.0 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Scenic Rim (R), 26.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 4,873 44.7 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 4,296 39.4 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,614 14.8 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 119 1.1 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Scenic Rim (R), 39.4% were couple families with children, 44.7% were couple families without children and 14.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.8 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.2 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Scenic Rim (R), 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% 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
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,707 18.6 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 422 4.6 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,959 21.4 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,233 13.4 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 565 6.2 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 2,249 24.5 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 506 5.5 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 533 5.8 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Scenic Rim (R), of couple families with children, 18.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 21.4% 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 Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 14,056 90.4 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,493 9.6 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Scenic Rim (R), 90.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 13,100 93.2 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 500 3.6 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 208 1.5 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 201 1.4 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Scenic Rim (R), 93.2% were separate houses, 3.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.5% were flats or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 95 0.7 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 430 3.1 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,887 13.4 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 6,055 43.1 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 5,259 37.5 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 311 2.2 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 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Scenic Rim (R), of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 13.4% had 2 bedrooms and 43.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 5,090 36.2 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 5,042 35.9 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 3,422 24.4 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 107 0.8 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 388 2.8 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Scenic Rim (R), 36.2% were owned outright, 35.9% were owned with a mortgage and 24.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 10,591 75.4 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 3,093 22.0 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 359 2.6 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Scenic Rim (R), of all households, 75.4% were family households, 22.0% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

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Household income Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.9 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.2 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Scenic Rim (R), 21.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.2% 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 Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 290 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.1 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.9 -- 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 Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,670 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.8 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.2 -- 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 Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 388 2.8 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 4,041 28.8 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 5,362 38.2 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 3,766 26.8 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 481 3.4 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Scenic Rim (R), 28.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 2,369 16.9 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 11,327 80.6 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 349 2.5 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Scenic Rim (R), 80.6% 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.
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 602 49.2 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 622 50.8 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Scenic Rim (R), 49.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.8% were female. The median age was 19 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
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,270 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Scenic Rim (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,270.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Scenic Rim (R) % Scenic Rim (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 290 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Scenic Rim (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $290 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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

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.