Tablelands (R)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA36820
People 24,827
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 47
Families 6,594
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 12,196
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $977
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,352
Median weekly rent $240
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 12,214 49.2 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 12,617 50.8 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,823 7.3 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 24,827 people in Tablelands (R). Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.3% of the population.

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Age Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 47 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,327 5.3 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,589 6.4 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,591 6.4 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,413 5.7 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,025 4.1 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,004 4.0 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,072 4.3 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,095 4.4 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,414 5.7 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,636 6.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,787 7.2 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 2,008 8.1 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,979 8.0 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 1,964 7.9 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 1,546 6.2 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 1,066 4.3 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 685 2.8 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 622 2.5 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Tablelands (R) was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 9,855 48.5 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 709 3.5 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 2,251 11.1 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,410 6.9 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 6,087 30.0 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Tablelands (R) aged 15 years and over, 48.5% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 8,354 48.3 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,077 12.0 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 6,851 39.6 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Tablelands (R), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 205 3.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,579 23.2 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 347 5.1 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 103 1.5 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,168 17.2 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 254 3.7 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 57 0.8 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 245 3.6 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 327 4.8 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 135 2.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 2,373 34.9 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Tablelands (R) 27.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.8% were in primary school, 21.8% in secondary school and 8.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 2,377 11.7 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,570 7.7 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 475 2.3 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 3,530 17.4 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,580 12.7 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 873 4.3 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 3,299 16.2 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 19 0.1 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 2,086 10.3 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 69 0.3 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 2,935 14.5 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Tablelands (R), 12.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 10,219 29.6 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 9,578 27.7 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 3,195 9.3 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 2,748 8.0 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 1,505 4.4 131,687 2.0 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Tablelands (R) were Australian 29.6%, English 27.7%, Irish 9.3%, Scottish 8.0% and Italian 4.4%.

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

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Country of birth Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 19,204 77.4 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 857 3.5 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 502 2.0 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Germany 203 0.8 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Italy 160 0.6 12,995 0.3 174,042 0.7
Philippines 126 0.5 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0

In Tablelands (R), 77.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 2.0%, Germany 0.8%, Italy 0.6% and Philippines 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,887 15.7 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,492 6.0 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,136 4.6 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 15,941 64.2 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Tablelands (R), 64.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 17,227 69.4 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 1,439 5.8 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 616 2.5 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Italy 533 2.1 42,085 0.9 470,138 2.0
Germany 322 1.3 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7

In Tablelands (R), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.4%, England 5.8%, New Zealand 2.5%, Italy 2.1% and Germany 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 17,597 70.8 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 1,357 5.5 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 644 2.6 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Italy 415 1.7 31,865 0.7 395,775 1.7
Germany 314 1.3 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7

In Tablelands (R), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.8%, England 5.5%, New Zealand 2.6%, Italy 1.7% and Germany 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 7,312 29.4 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 5,431 21.9 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 3,834 15.4 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 2,882 11.6 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 1,483 6.0 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Tablelands (R) were No Religion, so described 29.4%, Catholic 21.9%, Anglican 15.4%, Not stated 11.6% and Uniting Church 6.0%. In Tablelands (R), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Italian 223 0.9 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
German 158 0.6 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Dutch 57 0.2 7,157 0.2 33,835 0.1
Japanese 44 0.2 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
French 36 0.1 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 21,661 87.4 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 623 5.9 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Tablelands (R) 87.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.9%, German 0.6%, Dutch 0.2%, Japanese 0.2% and French 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,454 52.2 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 3,553 34.0 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 646 6.2 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 803 7.7 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 10,456 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tablelands (R). Of these 52.2% were employed full time, 34.0% were employed part-time and 7.7% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,300 13.5 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 965 10.0 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,287 13.3 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,528 15.8 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,926 40.7 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Tablelands (R), 13.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Managers 1,513 15.7 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 1,486 15.4 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 1,326 13.7 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,324 13.7 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,148 11.9 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,084 11.2 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 899 9.3 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 727 7.5 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Tablelands (R) included Managers 15.7%, Professionals 15.4%, Labourers 13.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Sales Workers 9.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 372 3.9 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 326 3.4 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Secondary Education 317 3.3 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 313 3.3 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 308 3.2 16,552 0.8 44,309 0.4

Of the employed people in Tablelands (R), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%, Primary Education 3.4%, Secondary Education 3.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.3% and Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 3.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 517 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,218 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 977 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Tablelands (R) was $517.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 6,077 63.0 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 857 8.9 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 535 5.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 467 4.8 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Truck 137 1.4 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 117 1.2 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 6,668 69.1 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Tablelands (R), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.0%, Worked at home 8.9%, Car, as passenger 5.5%, Walked only 4.8% and Truck 1.4%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 13,980 68.8 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 4,866 23.9 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 2,458 12.1 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 4,904 24.1 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Tablelands (R), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.9% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.1% 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
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,366 16.6 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 5,124 25.2 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 2,802 13.8 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 2,693 13.3 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Tablelands (R), 25.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 3,216 48.7 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,192 33.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 1,092 16.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 97 1.5 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Tablelands (R), 33.2% were couple families with children, 48.7% were couple families without children and 16.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.5 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.5 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Tablelands (R), 19.5% of single parents were male and 80.5% 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
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 902 16.7 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 274 5.1 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 973 18.0 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 581 10.7 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 398 7.4 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 1,499 27.7 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 311 5.7 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 476 8.8 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Tablelands (R), of couple families with children, 16.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 18.0% 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 Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 9,399 85.7 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,573 14.3 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Tablelands (R), 85.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 8,462 90.0 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 257 2.7 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 407 4.3 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 227 2.4 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Tablelands (R), 90.0% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.3% were flats or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 120 1.3 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 569 6.1 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,824 19.4 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 4,159 44.2 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,450 26.1 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 279 3.0 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Tablelands (R), of occupied private dwellings 6.1% had 1 bedroom, 19.4% had 2 bedrooms and 44.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4,018 42.7 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,439 25.9 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,574 27.4 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 83 0.9 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 292 3.1 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Tablelands (R), 42.7% were owned outright, 25.9% were owned with a mortgage and 27.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 6,468 68.8 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,671 28.4 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 258 2.7 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Tablelands (R), of all households, 68.8% were family households, 28.4% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

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Household income Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 29.1 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.9 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Tablelands (R), 29.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.9% 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 Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 240 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.6 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.4 -- 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 Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,352 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.6 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.4 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 427 4.5 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 3,292 35.0 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 3,446 36.7 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,826 19.4 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 410 4.4 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Tablelands (R), 35.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,982 21.1 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 7,105 75.6 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 309 3.3 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Tablelands (R), 75.6% 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.
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 864 47.3 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 961 52.7 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Tablelands (R), 47.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.7% 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
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (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 945 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Tablelands (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 $945.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 238 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,417 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Tablelands (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $238 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,417.

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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.