Avoca (Qld)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30107
People 4,904
Male 46.3%
Female 53.7%
Median age 45
Families 1,334
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 2,272
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,000
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,485
Median weekly rent $290
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 2,271 46.3 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,629 53.7 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 226 4.6 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,904 people in Avoca (Qld). Of these 46.3% were male and 53.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.6% of the population.

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Age Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 45 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 276 5.6 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 320 6.5 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 305 6.2 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 271 5.5 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 240 4.9 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 247 5.0 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 235 4.8 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 285 5.8 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 250 5.1 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 274 5.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 275 5.6 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 282 5.8 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 272 5.6 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 272 5.6 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 278 5.7 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 293 6.0 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 260 5.3 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 260 5.3 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Avoca (Qld) was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 27.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 2,064 51.6 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 110 2.8 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 317 7.9 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 449 11.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,057 26.4 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Avoca (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 51.6% were married and 10.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,809 51.2 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 356 10.1 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,366 38.7 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Avoca (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 60 4.4 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 304 22.2 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 73 5.3 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 24 1.8 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 198 14.5 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 69 5.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 31 2.3 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 64 4.7 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 101 7.4 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 21 1.5 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 422 30.9 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Avoca (Qld) 28.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.3% were in primary school, 22.0% in secondary school and 12.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 359 9.0 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 248 6.2 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 115 2.9 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 634 15.9 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 574 14.4 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 164 4.1 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 707 17.7 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 9 0.2 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 536 13.4 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 9 0.2 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 553 13.8 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Avoca (Qld), 14.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 2,072 30.6 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 2,051 30.3 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 578 8.5 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 502 7.4 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 454 6.7 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Avoca (Qld) were Australian 30.6%, English 30.3%, Scottish 8.5%, Irish 7.4% and German 6.7%.

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

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Country of birth Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,032 82.7 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 131 2.7 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 68 1.4 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Philippines 27 0.6 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
India 21 0.4 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9
Scotland 16 0.3 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5

In Avoca (Qld), 82.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.4%, Philippines 0.6%, India 0.4% and Scotland 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 522 10.7 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 244 5.0 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 205 4.2 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,497 71.4 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Avoca (Qld), 71.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,728 76.2 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 218 4.5 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 87 1.8 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Italy 54 1.1 42,085 0.9 470,138 2.0
Scotland 51 1.0 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In Avoca (Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.2%, England 4.5%, New Zealand 1.8%, Italy 1.1% and Scotland 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,764 77.0 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 212 4.3 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 76 1.6 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Philippines 53 1.1 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
Scotland 50 1.0 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1

In Avoca (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.0%, England 4.3%, New Zealand 1.6%, Philippines 1.1% and Scotland 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,134 23.1 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,002 20.4 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 922 18.8 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 515 10.5 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 463 9.4 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Avoca (Qld) were No Religion, so described 23.1%, Catholic 20.4%, Anglican 18.8%, Not stated 10.5% and Uniting Church 9.4%. In Avoca (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Italian 19 0.4 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
Vietnamese 14 0.3 25,914 0.6 277,400 1.2
Mandarin 13 0.3 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Thai 11 0.2 8,126 0.2 55,444 0.2
Hindi 10 0.2 18,163 0.4 159,652 0.7
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English only spoken at home 4,338 88.7 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 89 4.2 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Avoca (Qld) 88.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.4%, Vietnamese 0.3%, Mandarin 0.3%, Thai 0.2% and Hindi 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,071 54.8 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 639 32.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 85 4.3 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 161 8.2 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,956 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Avoca (Qld). Of these 54.8% were employed full time, 32.7% were employed part-time and 8.2% 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
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 223 12.4 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 195 10.8 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 227 12.6 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 391 21.7 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 680 37.8 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Avoca (Qld), 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 267 14.8 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 266 14.8 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 245 13.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 236 13.1 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 232 12.9 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 204 11.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 185 10.3 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 131 7.3 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Avoca (Qld) included Professionals 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.6%, Sales Workers 13.1%, Labourers 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Managers 10.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 130 7.6 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 65 3.8 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 60 3.5 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Secondary Education 56 3.3 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7
Aged Care Residential Services 56 3.3 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Avoca (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%, Primary Education 3.5%, Secondary Education 3.3% and Aged Care Residential Services 3.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 526 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,265 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,000 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Avoca (Qld) was $526.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,326 74.2 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 123 6.9 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 60 3.4 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 24 1.3 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Motorbike/scooter 18 1.0 19,630 0.9 64,580 0.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 19 1.1 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,463 81.3 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Avoca (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.2%, Car, as passenger 6.9%, Worked at home 3.4%, Walked only 1.3% and Motorbike/scooter 1.0%. On the day, 1.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 81.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,702 67.5 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 996 24.9 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 486 12.2 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 681 17.0 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Avoca (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.9% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.0% 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
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 669 16.7 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,020 25.5 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 546 13.7 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 463 11.6 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Avoca (Qld), 25.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 635 47.5 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 475 35.5 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 211 15.8 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 17 1.3 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Avoca (Qld), 35.5% were couple families with children, 47.5% were couple families without children and 15.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 12.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 88.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Avoca (Qld), 12.0% of single parents were male and 88.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 201 18.2 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 36 3.3 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 209 18.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 102 9.2 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 65 5.9 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 375 33.9 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 46 4.2 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 71 6.4 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Avoca (Qld), of couple families with children, 18.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 18.9% 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 Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,926 92.2 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 163 7.8 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Avoca (Qld), 92.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,842 95.6 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 57 3.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 5 0.3 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 18 0.9 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Avoca (Qld), 95.6% were separate houses, 3.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.3% were flats or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 5 0.3 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 54 2.8 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 274 14.2 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 938 48.8 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 597 31.0 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 56 2.9 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 Avoca (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 14.2% had 2 bedrooms and 48.8% 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
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 780 40.5 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 510 26.5 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 445 23.1 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 112 5.8 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 77 4.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Avoca (Qld), 40.5% were owned outright, 26.5% were owned with a mortgage and 23.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,319 68.8 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 539 28.1 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 60 3.1 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Avoca (Qld), of all households, 68.8% were family households, 28.1% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

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Household income Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.7 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Avoca (Qld), 27.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.7% 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 Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 290 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.7 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.3 -- 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 Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,485 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.9 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.1 -- 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 Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 159 8.3 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 750 39.1 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 676 35.2 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 245 12.8 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 90 4.7 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Avoca (Qld), 39.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 461 24.0 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,397 72.7 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 64 3.3 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Avoca (Qld), 72.7% 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.
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 116 50.9 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 112 49.1 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 18 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Avoca (Qld), 50.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.1% were female. The median age was 18 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
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) 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 --
Median weekly household income 1,125 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Avoca (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Avoca (Qld) % Avoca (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 285 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,666 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Avoca (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $285 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,666.

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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.