Bingil Bay

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30258
People 427
Male 51.2%
Female 48.8%
Median age 47
Families 119
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 234
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $943
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,387
Median weekly rent $280
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
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 221 51.2 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 211 48.8 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 23 5.4 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 427 people in Bingil Bay. Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.4% of the population.

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Age Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 47 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 27 6.2 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 29 6.7 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 25 5.8 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 20 4.6 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 10 2.3 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 21 4.8 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 13 3.0 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 28 6.5 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 26 6.0 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 34 7.8 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 39 9.0 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 42 9.7 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 48 11.1 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 29 6.7 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 24 5.5 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 8 1.8 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3 0.7 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 8 1.8 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bingil Bay was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 126 37.0 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 19 5.6 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 54 15.8 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 7 2.1 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 135 39.6 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bingil Bay aged 15 years and over, 37.0% were married and 20.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 111 37.4 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 59 19.9 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 127 42.8 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Bingil Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 2.8 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 40 36.7 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 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 19 17.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 5 4.6 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 4 3.7 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 2.8 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 4 3.7 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 31 28.4 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Bingil Bay 25.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.7% were in primary school, 15.9% in secondary school and 6.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 53 15.2 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 33 9.5 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 19 5.4 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 64 18.3 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 46 13.2 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 19 5.4 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 34 9.7 488,554 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 15 4.3 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 51 14.6 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bingil Bay, 13.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 175 28.8 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 154 25.3 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 70 11.5 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 53 8.7 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 31 5.1 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Bingil Bay were English 28.8%, Australian 25.3%, Irish 11.5%, Scottish 8.7% 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 Bingil Bay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 309 73.4 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 28 6.7 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 15 3.6 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Scotland 4 1.0 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5
Wales 4 1.0 5,647 0.1 28,046 0.1
Ireland 4 1.0 11,352 0.2 74,888 0.3

In Bingil Bay, 73.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.7%, New Zealand 3.6%, Scotland 1.0%, Wales 1.0% and Ireland 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 95 22.3 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 22 5.2 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 34 8.0 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 241 56.6 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Bingil Bay, 56.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 274 68.2 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 28 7.0 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 16 4.0 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 6 1.5 33,883 0.7 177,536 0.8
Scotland 6 1.5 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In Bingil Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.2%, England 7.0%, New Zealand 4.0%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.5% and Scotland 1.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 268 63.5 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 40 9.5 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 28 6.6 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 9 2.1 29,473 0.6 155,231 0.7
Ireland 8 1.9 24,312 0.5 147,423 0.6

In Bingil Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.5%, England 9.5%, New Zealand 6.6%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.1% and Ireland 1.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 183 42.6 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 64 14.9 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 62 14.4 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 47 10.9 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Presbyterian and Reformed 15 3.5 138,614 2.9 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Bingil Bay were No Religion, so described 42.6%, Catholic 14.9%, Not stated 14.4%, Anglican 10.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.5%. In Bingil Bay, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (50.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Tokelauan 6 1.4 402 0.0 953 0.0
German 3 0.7 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 381 89.4 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 15 7.7 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Bingil Bay 89.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Tokelauan 1.4% and German 0.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 88 47.3 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 68 36.6 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 9 4.8 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 21 11.3 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 186 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bingil Bay. Of these 47.3% were employed full time, 36.6% were employed part-time and 11.3% 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
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 14 8.9 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 19 12.0 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 32 20.3 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 23 14.6 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 64 40.5 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bingil Bay, 8.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 28 17.1 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 27 16.5 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 24 14.6 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 20 12.2 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 20 12.2 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 17 10.4 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 16 9.8 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 9 5.5 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Bingil Bay included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.1%, Professionals 16.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Labourers 12.2%, Managers 10.4%, Sales Workers 9.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Sugar Manufacturing 11 9.0 4,026 0.2 4,560 0.0
Cafes and Restaurants 11 9.0 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Accommodation 8 6.6 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Aged Care Residential Services 8 6.6 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6 4.9 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Bingil Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Manufacturing 9.0%, Cafes and Restaurants 9.0%, Accommodation 6.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 6.6% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 554 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,093 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 943 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bingil Bay was $554.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 99 65.1 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 21 13.8 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 8 5.3 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 6 3.9 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Bus 3 2.0 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 1.9 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 112 69.6 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Bingil Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.1%, Worked at home 13.8%, Walked only 5.3%, Car, as passenger 3.9% and Bus 2.0%. On the day, 1.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 253 72.3 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 77 21.8 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 32 9.4 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 65 18.9 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Bingil Bay, 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, 21.8% provided care for children and 9.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.9% 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
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 44 12.8 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 102 29.7 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 46 13.4 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 54 15.7 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bingil Bay, 29.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 68 54.8 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 28 22.6 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 28 22.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bingil Bay, 22.6% were couple families with children, 54.8% were couple families without children and 22.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 34.6 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 65.4 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Bingil Bay, 34.6% of single parents were male and 65.4% 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
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 13 14.6 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 9 10.1 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 15 16.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 5 5.6 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 7 7.9 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 22 24.7 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 6 6.7 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 12 13.5 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Bingil Bay, of couple families with children, 14.6% had both partners employed full-time, 10.1% had both employed part-time and 16.9% 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 Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 172 81.5 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 39 18.5 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Bingil Bay, 81.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 159 92.4 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7 4.1 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 6 3.5 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bingil Bay, 92.4% were separate houses, 4.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 1.8 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 24 14.0 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 48 28.1 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 62 36.3 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 29 17.0 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 5 2.9 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.6 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bingil Bay, of occupied private dwellings 14.0% had 1 bedroom, 28.1% had 2 bedrooms and 36.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 65 37.4 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 50 28.7 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 54 31.0 566,478 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 5 2.9 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bingil Bay, 37.4% were owned outright, 28.7% were owned with a mortgage and 31.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 116 66.7 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 40 23.0 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 18 10.3 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Bingil Bay, of all households, 66.7% were family households, 23.0% were single person households and 10.3% were group households.

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Household income Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 33.1 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.4 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Bingil Bay, 33.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.4% 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 Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 280 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.1 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.9 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,387 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.7 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.3 -- 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 Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 9 5.1 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 67 38.1 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 69 39.2 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 23 13.1 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 4.5 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Bingil Bay, 38.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 35 20.5 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 129 75.4 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 7 4.1 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Bingil Bay, 75.4% 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.
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 8 34.8 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 15 65.2 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Bingil Bay, 34.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 65.2% 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
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 774 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Bingil Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $774.

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
Bingil Bay % Bingil Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 260 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Bingil Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $260 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.