Bemerside

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30230
People 241
Male 53.8%
Female 46.2%
Median age 45
Families 72
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 113
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,238
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,324
Median weekly rent $150
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 133 53.8 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 114 46.2 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 11 4.5 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 241 people in Bemerside. Of these 53.8% were male and 46.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.5% of the population.

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Age Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 45 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 10 4.2 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 18 7.6 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 18 7.6 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 17 7.1 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 5 2.1 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 11 4.6 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 5 2.1 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 15 6.3 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 20 8.4 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 19 8.0 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 27 11.3 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 13 5.5 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 16 6.7 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 12 5.0 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 20 8.4 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 9 3.8 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3 1.3 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bemerside was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 122 63.9 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 5 2.6 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 4 2.1 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 4 2.1 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 56 29.3 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bemerside aged 15 years and over, 63.9% were married and 8.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 108 61.4 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 19 10.8 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 49 27.8 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Bemerside, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 4.5 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 17 25.8 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 3 4.5 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 14 21.2 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 4 6.1 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3 4.5 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 4.5 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 19 28.8 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Bemerside 30.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.4% were in primary school, 39.4% in secondary school and 9.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 19 10.6 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 10 5.6 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 5 2.8 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 34 19.0 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 30 16.8 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 7 3.9 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 33 18.4 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 25 14.0 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 14 7.8 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bemerside, 16.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 90 26.2 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 89 25.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Italian 66 19.2 131,687 2.0 1,000,006 3.2
Scottish 29 8.5 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 20 5.8 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Bemerside were Australian 26.2%, English 25.9%, Italian 19.2%, Scottish 8.5% and German 5.8%.

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

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Country of birth Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 205 88.0 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 4 1.7 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Italy 3 1.3 12,995 0.3 174,042 0.7

In Bemerside, 88.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.7% and Italy 1.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 33 13.3 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 12 4.8 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 14 5.6 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 164 65.9 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Bemerside, 65.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 179 75.5 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
Italy 27 11.4 42,085 0.9 470,138 2.0
England 7 3.0 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 6 2.5 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6

In Bemerside, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 75.5%, Italy 11.4%, England 3.0% and New Zealand 2.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 183 78.2 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
Italy 19 8.1 31,865 0.7 395,775 1.7
New Zealand 9 3.8 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3 1.3 29,473 0.6 155,231 0.7
England 3 1.3 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6

In Bemerside, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.2%, Italy 8.1%, New Zealand 3.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.3% and England 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 117 49.2 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 40 16.8 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 32 13.4 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 17 7.1 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7
Not stated 16 6.7 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Bemerside were Catholic 49.2%, No Religion, so described 16.8%, Anglican 13.4%, Uniting Church 7.1% and Not stated 6.7%. In Bemerside, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (82.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Italian 5 2.1 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 218 90.8 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 7 7.1 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Bemerside 90.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 2.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 67 62.0 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 26 24.1 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 9 8.3 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 6 5.6 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 108 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bemerside. Of these 62.0% were employed full time, 24.1% were employed part-time and 5.6% 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
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 16 15.2 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 5 4.8 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 11 10.5 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 20 19.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 45 42.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bemerside, 15.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Managers 23 20.0 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 16 13.9 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 15 13.0 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 15 13.0 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 15 13.0 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 13 11.3 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 10 8.7 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 8 7.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Bemerside included Managers 20.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.9%, Professionals 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Labourers 13.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7% and Sales Workers 7.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Sugar Cane Growing 15 18.3 4,546 0.2 4,936 0.0
Sugar Manufacturing 11 13.4 4,026 0.2 4,560 0.0
Local Government Administration 8 9.8 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 6 7.3 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Gardening Services 4 4.9 7,477 0.3 36,893 0.3

Of the employed people in Bemerside, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 18.3%, Sugar Manufacturing 13.4%, Local Government Administration 9.8%, Primary Education 7.3% and Gardening Services 4.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 630 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,357 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,238 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bemerside was $630.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 72 70.6 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 15 14.7 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Truck 3 2.9 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 71 67.6 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Bemerside, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 70.6%, Worked at home 14.7% and Truck 2.9%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 146 72.3 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 58 29.7 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 25 12.4 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 60 31.1 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Bemerside, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.7% 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, 31.1% 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
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 29 14.7 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 43 21.8 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 32 16.2 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 37 18.8 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bemerside, 21.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 35 48.6 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 31 43.1 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 3 4.2 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 4.2 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bemerside, 43.1% were couple families with children, 48.6% were couple families without children and 4.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 100.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 0.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Bemerside, 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% 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
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 12 17.6 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 15 22.1 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 9 13.2 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 6 8.8 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 17 25.0 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 3 4.4 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 6 8.8 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Bemerside, of couple families with children, 17.6% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 22.1% 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 Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 89 86.4 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 14 13.6 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Bemerside, 86.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 83 93.3 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 3.4 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bemerside, 93.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 7 8.0 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 11 12.6 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 47 54.0 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 22 25.3 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 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 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bemerside, of occupied private dwellings 8.0% had 1 bedroom, 12.6% had 2 bedrooms and 54.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 49 56.3 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 31 35.6 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 7 8.0 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bemerside, 56.3% were owned outright, 35.6% were owned with a mortgage and 8.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 75 77.3 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 19 19.6 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 3.1 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Bemerside, of all households, 77.3% were family households, 19.6% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

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Household income Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 19.3 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.0 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Bemerside, 19.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 150 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,324 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 14 16.1 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 44 50.6 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 29 33.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Bemerside, 16.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 50.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 20 22.0 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 68 74.7 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 3 3.3 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Bemerside, 74.7% 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.
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 3 30.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 7 70.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 12 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Bemerside, 30.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 70.0% were female. The median age was 12 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
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,875 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Bemerside, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,875.

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
Bemerside % Bemerside Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Bemerside, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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.