Birkdale

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30263
People 14,497
Male 49.1%
Female 50.9%
Median age 41
Families 4,019
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 5,372
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,673
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,961
Median weekly rent $400
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 7,116 49.1 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 7,387 50.9 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 265 1.8 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 14,497 people in Birkdale. Of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

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Age Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 836 5.8 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 968 6.7 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 927 6.4 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 938 6.5 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 874 6.0 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 755 5.2 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 817 5.6 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 866 6.0 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,013 7.0 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,049 7.2 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,008 6.9 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 942 6.5 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 919 6.3 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 832 5.7 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 618 4.3 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 436 3.0 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 298 2.1 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 413 2.8 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Birkdale was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 6,233 52.9 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 347 2.9 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 992 8.4 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 731 6.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,473 29.5 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Birkdale aged 15 years and over, 52.9% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 5,683 53.2 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,025 9.6 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,976 37.2 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Birkdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 171 4.1 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 738 17.8 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 324 7.8 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 211 5.1 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 536 12.9 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 196 4.7 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 268 6.5 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 212 5.1 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 563 13.6 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 58 1.4 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 862 20.8 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Birkdale 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.7% were in primary school, 24.1% in secondary school and 18.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,898 16.1 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,194 10.1 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 397 3.4 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 2,045 17.4 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,994 16.9 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 462 3.9 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,650 14.0 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 12 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 753 6.4 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 25 0.2 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,004 8.5 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Birkdale, 16.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 6,431 31.3 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 5,152 25.1 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,936 9.4 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,700 8.3 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 900 4.4 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Birkdale were English 31.3%, Australian 25.1%, Irish 9.4%, Scottish 8.3% and German 4.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Birkdale (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 10,620 73.5 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 777 5.4 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 719 5.0 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
South Africa 196 1.4 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Netherlands 114 0.8 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3
Scotland 110 0.8 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5

In Birkdale, 73.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.4%, New Zealand 5.0%, South Africa 1.4%, Netherlands 0.8% and Scotland 0.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,703 25.6 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,154 8.0 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 760 5.2 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 8,026 55.4 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Birkdale, 55.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 8,822 61.0 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 1,245 8.6 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 906 6.3 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 223 1.5 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
South Africa 217 1.5 46,102 1.0 190,816 0.8

In Birkdale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 61.0%, England 8.6%, New Zealand 6.3%, Scotland 1.5% and South Africa 1.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 9,236 63.9 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 1,091 7.5 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 869 6.0 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
South Africa 224 1.5 46,654 1.0 193,412 0.8
Scotland 191 1.3 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1

In Birkdale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.9%, England 7.5%, New Zealand 6.0%, South Africa 1.5% and Scotland 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 4,049 27.9 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,235 22.3 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 2,601 17.9 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,195 8.2 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 901 6.2 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Birkdale were No Religion, so described 27.9%, Catholic 22.3%, Anglican 17.9%, Not stated 8.2% and Uniting Church 6.2%. In Birkdale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 114 0.8 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Dutch 69 0.5 7,157 0.2 33,835 0.1
Italian 64 0.4 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
Afrikaans 58 0.4 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
Vietnamese 52 0.4 25,914 0.6 277,400 1.2
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English only spoken at home 12,653 87.3 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 549 10.8 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Birkdale 87.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.8%, Dutch 0.5%, Italian 0.4%, Afrikaans 0.4% and Vietnamese 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,524 60.2 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,251 29.9 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 317 4.2 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 429 5.7 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 7,521 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Birkdale. Of these 60.2% were employed full time, 29.9% were employed part-time and 5.7% were unemployed.

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

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 795 11.2 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 657 9.3 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 797 11.2 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,422 20.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,109 43.8 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Birkdale, 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,240 17.5 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,178 16.6 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,148 16.2 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 844 11.9 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 782 11.0 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 693 9.8 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 663 9.3 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 465 6.5 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Birkdale included Professionals 17.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.2%, Managers 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Labourers 9.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 262 3.8 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 203 2.9 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 179 2.6 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 160 2.3 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Takeaway Food Services 142 2.0 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Birkdale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%, Primary Education 2.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.3% and Takeaway Food Services 2.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 712 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,918 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,673 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Birkdale was $712.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,815 68.0 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 336 4.7 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 331 4.7 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Train 326 4.6 42,306 2.0 488,012 4.6
Walked only 83 1.2 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 551 7.8 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 5,316 74.9 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Birkdale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.0%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Worked at home 4.7%, Train 4.6% and Walked only 1.2%. On the day, 7.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 8,816 74.9 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,700 31.4 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,383 11.7 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,264 19.2 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Birkdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.4% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.2% 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
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,795 23.7 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,475 29.5 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,490 12.7 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,058 9.0 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Birkdale, 29.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

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Family composition

Family composition Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,540 38.3 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,897 47.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 540 13.4 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 46 1.1 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Birkdale, 47.2% were couple families with children, 38.3% were couple families without children and 13.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.7 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.3 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Birkdale, 21.7% of single parents were male and 78.3% 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
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 821 23.9 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 101 2.9 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 804 23.4 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 490 14.3 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 182 5.3 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 679 19.8 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 174 5.1 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 181 5.3 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Birkdale, of couple families with children, 23.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 23.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,939 94.1 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 307 5.9 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Birkdale, 94.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,243 85.9 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 465 9.4 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 161 3.3 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 66 1.3 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Birkdale, 85.9% were separate houses, 9.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.3% were flats or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 10 0.2 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 84 1.7 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 484 9.8 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,648 33.3 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,634 53.3 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 86 1.7 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Birkdale, of occupied private dwellings 1.7% had 1 bedroom, 9.8% had 2 bedrooms and 33.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,683 34.1 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,022 41.0 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,016 20.6 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 112 2.3 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 103 2.1 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Birkdale, 34.1% were owned outright, 41.0% were owned with a mortgage and 20.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 3,898 78.9 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 917 18.6 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 123 2.5 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Birkdale, of all households, 78.9% were family households, 18.6% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

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Household income Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.3 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 18.5 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Birkdale, 15.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.5% 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 Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 400 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.6 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.4 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

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

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Mortgage monthly repayments Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,961 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.2 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.8 -- 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 Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 170 3.4 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,385 28.1 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,031 41.2 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,222 24.8 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 123 2.5 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Birkdale, 28.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 449 9.1 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,393 88.9 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 98 2.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Birkdale, 88.9% 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.
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 124 47.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 136 52.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Birkdale, 47.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.3% were female. The median age was 20 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
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,483 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Birkdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,483.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Birkdale % Birkdale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 360 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,134 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Birkdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $360 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,134.

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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.