Beachmere

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30191
People 4,112
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 50
Families 1,156
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 1,893
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,039
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $300
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
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 2,031 49.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,079 50.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 117 2.9 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,112 people in Beachmere. Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.9% of the population.

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Age Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 50 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 185 4.5 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 257 6.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 219 5.3 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 188 4.6 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 127 3.1 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 154 3.7 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 201 4.9 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 209 5.1 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 236 5.7 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 231 5.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 271 6.6 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 319 7.8 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 360 8.8 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 378 9.2 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 339 8.3 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 243 5.9 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 111 2.7 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 80 1.9 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Beachmere was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 28.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,735 50.4 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 175 5.1 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 452 13.1 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 217 6.3 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 862 25.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Beachmere aged 15 years and over, 50.4% were married and 18.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,497 48.7 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 367 11.9 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,211 39.4 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Beachmere, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 35 3.4 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 230 22.5 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 25 2.4 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 59 5.8 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 146 14.3 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 36 3.5 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 26 2.5 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 58 5.7 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 83 8.1 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 28 2.7 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 295 28.9 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Beachmere 24.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.7% were in primary school, 20.3% in secondary school and 13.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 312 9.1 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 307 8.9 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 113 3.3 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 628 18.2 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 413 12.0 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 156 4.5 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 642 18.6 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 391 11.3 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 8 0.2 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 373 10.8 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Beachmere, 12.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 1,813 32.1 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,645 29.1 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 486 8.6 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 454 8.0 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 290 5.1 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Beachmere were English 32.1%, Australian 29.1%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 8.0% and German 5.1%.

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 Beachmere (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,135 76.8 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 268 6.6 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 160 3.9 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Philippines 29 0.7 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Germany 26 0.6 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Scotland 24 0.6 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5

In Beachmere, 76.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.6%, New Zealand 3.9%, Philippines 0.7%, Germany 0.6% and Scotland 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 811 19.7 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 273 6.6 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 248 6.0 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,515 61.2 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Beachmere, 61.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,778 67.3 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 386 9.4 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 184 4.5 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 61 1.5 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 46 1.1 33,883 0.7 177,536 0.8

In Beachmere, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.3%, England 9.4%, New Zealand 4.5%, Scotland 1.5% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,801 68.3 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 368 9.0 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 209 5.1 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 56 1.4 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 41 1.0 29,473 0.6 155,231 0.7

In Beachmere, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.3%, England 9.0%, New Zealand 5.1%, Scotland 1.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,225 29.7 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 796 19.3 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 780 18.9 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 372 9.0 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 311 7.5 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Beachmere were No Religion, so described 29.7%, Anglican 19.3%, Catholic 18.9%, Not stated 9.0% and Uniting Church 7.5%. In Beachmere, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Italian 11 0.3 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
German 10 0.2 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Spanish 8 0.2 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
Tagalog 8 0.2 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Japanese 8 0.2 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
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English only spoken at home 3,755 91.9 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 75 4.4 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Beachmere 91.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.3%, German 0.2%, Spanish 0.2%, Tagalog 0.2% and Japanese 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 828 53.6 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 479 31.0 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 91 5.9 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 148 9.6 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,546 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Beachmere. Of these 53.6% were employed full time, 31.0% were employed part-time and 9.6% were unemployed.

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

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 155 11.1 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 138 9.9 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 177 12.7 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 281 20.2 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 545 39.2 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Beachmere, 11.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 221 15.9 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 197 14.2 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 182 13.1 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 171 12.3 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 163 11.7 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 153 11.0 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 147 10.6 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 135 9.7 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Beachmere included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Labourers 14.2%, Professionals 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Sales Workers 11.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6% and Managers 9.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 59 4.5 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 44 3.4 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Road Freight Transport 37 2.9 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2
Primary Education 33 2.5 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 32 2.5 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Beachmere, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.4%, Road Freight Transport 2.9%, Primary Education 2.5% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 501 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,225 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,039 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Beachmere was $501.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 946 68.2 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 74 5.3 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 62 4.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 26 1.9 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Train 23 1.7 42,306 2.0 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 54 3.9 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,035 74.1 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Beachmere, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.2%, Worked at home 5.3%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Walked only 1.9% and Train 1.7%. On the day, 3.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,378 68.9 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 848 24.6 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 495 14.4 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 608 17.6 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Beachmere, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.6% provided care for children and 14.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.6% 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
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 617 17.9 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 844 24.4 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 485 14.0 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 436 12.6 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Beachmere, 24.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 583 50.2 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 370 31.9 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 189 16.3 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 19 1.6 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Beachmere, 31.9% were couple families with children, 50.2% were couple families without children and 16.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 23.9 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 76.1 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Beachmere, 23.9% of single parents were male and 76.1% 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
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 118 12.3 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 32 3.3 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 125 13.1 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 151 15.8 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 49 5.1 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 376 39.3 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 45 4.7 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 60 6.3 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Beachmere, of couple families with children, 12.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 13.1% 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 Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,600 89.6 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 185 10.4 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Beachmere, 89.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,300 81.2 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 209 13.1 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 55 3.4 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 29 1.8 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Beachmere, 81.2% were separate houses, 13.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.4% were flats or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 16 1.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 85 5.3 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 244 15.2 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 758 47.3 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 467 29.2 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 32 2.0 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Beachmere, of occupied private dwellings 5.3% had 1 bedroom, 15.2% had 2 bedrooms and 47.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 564 35.1 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 423 26.4 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 515 32.1 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 56 3.5 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 47 2.9 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Beachmere, 35.1% were owned outright, 26.4% were owned with a mortgage and 32.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,128 70.4 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 404 25.2 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 70 4.4 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Beachmere, of all households, 70.4% were family households, 25.2% were single person households and 4.4% were group households.

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Household income Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 26.0 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.2 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Beachmere, 26.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.2% 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 Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.0 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.0 -- 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 Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.5 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.5 -- 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 Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 68 4.3 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 619 38.7 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 566 35.4 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 294 18.4 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 51 3.2 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Beachmere, 38.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 292 18.3 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,270 79.5 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 35 2.2 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Beachmere, 79.5% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 59 47.6 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 65 52.4 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Beachmere, 47.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.4% were female. The median age was 24 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,025 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Beachmere, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,025.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Beachmere % Beachmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 310 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,184 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Beachmere, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $310 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,184.

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.