Bloomsbury

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30291
People 598
Male 54.4%
Female 45.6%
Median age 45
Families 150
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 322
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $819
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,423
Median weekly rent $155
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
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 326 54.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 273 45.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 37 6.2 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 598 people in Bloomsbury. Of these 54.4% were male and 45.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.2% of the population.

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Age Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 45 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 25 4.2 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 45 7.5 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 55 9.1 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 43 7.1 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 15 2.5 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 12 2.0 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 21 3.5 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 28 4.7 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 54 9.0 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 56 9.3 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 47 7.8 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 34 5.6 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 64 10.6 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 49 8.1 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 29 4.8 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 17 2.8 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 8 1.3 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bloomsbury was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 230 48.5 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 17 3.6 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 67 14.1 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 19 4.0 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 141 29.7 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bloomsbury aged 15 years and over, 48.5% were married and 18.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 198 50.1 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 37 9.4 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 160 40.5 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Bloomsbury, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 1.8 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 51 30.4 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 4 2.4 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 37 22.0 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 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 1.8 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 5 3.0 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 4 2.4 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 61 36.3 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Bloomsbury 29.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.3% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 4.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 29 6.1 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 30 6.3 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 11 2.3 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 78 16.4 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 60 12.6 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 17 3.6 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 101 21.2 488,554 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 47 9.9 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.6 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 77 16.2 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bloomsbury, 12.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 258 32.1 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 219 27.3 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 69 8.6 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 55 6.8 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 39 4.9 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Bloomsbury were Australian 32.1%, English 27.3%, Scottish 8.6%, Irish 6.8% and German 4.9%.

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

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Country of birth Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 464 77.5 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 16 2.7 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 16 2.7 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Germany 8 1.3 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
South Africa 8 1.3 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Zimbabwe 4 0.7 8,881 0.2 34,787 0.1

In Bloomsbury, 77.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.7%, England 2.7%, Germany 1.3%, South Africa 1.3% and Zimbabwe 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 82 13.6 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 22 3.7 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 22 3.7 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 413 68.7 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Bloomsbury, 68.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 436 74.1 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 29 4.9 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 28 4.8 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Germany 11 1.9 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7
South Africa 8 1.4 46,102 1.0 190,816 0.8

In Bloomsbury, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.1%, England 4.9%, New Zealand 4.8%, Germany 1.9% and South Africa 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 434 73.1 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 29 4.9 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 16 2.7 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
South Africa 11 1.9 46,654 1.0 193,412 0.8
Philippines 8 1.3 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4

In Bloomsbury, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.1%, England 4.9%, New Zealand 2.7%, South Africa 1.9% and Philippines 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 138 24.0 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 128 22.2 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 119 20.7 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 64 11.1 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 59 10.2 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Bloomsbury were No Religion, so described 24.0%, Anglican 22.2%, Catholic 20.7%, Not stated 11.1% and Uniting Church 10.2%. In Bloomsbury, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 7 1.2 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Spanish 3 0.5 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
Maltese 3 0.5 1,357 0.0 31,987 0.1
Tagalog 3 0.5 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 520 87.2 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 9 3.2 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Bloomsbury 87.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.2%, Spanish 0.5%, Maltese 0.5% and Tagalog 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 136 57.9 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 66 28.1 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 14 6.0 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 19 8.1 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 235 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bloomsbury. Of these 57.9% were employed full time, 28.1% were employed part-time and 8.1% 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
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 22 10.3 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 12 5.6 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 33 15.4 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 20 9.3 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 111 51.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bloomsbury, 10.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Managers 48 21.1 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 44 19.3 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 36 15.8 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 32 14.0 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 21 9.2 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 19 8.3 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 15 6.6 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 10 4.4 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8

The most common occupations in Bloomsbury included Managers 21.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 19.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Labourers 14.0%, Professionals 9.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.3%, Sales Workers 6.6% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Sugar Cane Growing 27 15.7 4,546 0.2 4,936 0.0
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 19 11.0 16,552 0.8 44,309 0.4
Coal Mining 17 9.9 24,967 1.2 46,491 0.4
Fuel Retailing 12 7.0 7,532 0.4 30,876 0.3
Primary Education 10 5.8 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Bloomsbury, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Cane Growing 15.7%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 11.0%, Coal Mining 9.9%, Fuel Retailing 7.0% and Primary Education 5.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 452 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,062 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 819 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bloomsbury was $452.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 129 58.4 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 36 16.3 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 12 5.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Bus 8 3.6 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
Walked only 4 1.8 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 16 7.2 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 140 63.1 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Bloomsbury, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.4%, Worked at home 16.3%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Bus 3.6% and Walked only 1.8%. On the day, 7.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 320 67.4 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 113 23.6 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 66 13.8 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 70 14.6 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Bloomsbury, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.6% provided care for children and 13.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.6% 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
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 75 15.7 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 117 24.5 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 64 13.4 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 66 13.8 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bloomsbury, 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 69 45.4 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 57 37.5 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 26 17.1 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bloomsbury, 37.5% were couple families with children, 45.4% were couple families without children and 17.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.4 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.6 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Bloomsbury, 15.4% of single parents were male and 84.6% 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
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 21 16.2 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 3 2.3 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 17 13.1 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 21 16.2 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 13 10.0 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 30 23.1 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 13 10.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 12 9.2 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Bloomsbury, of couple families with children, 16.2% had both partners employed full-time, 2.3% 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 Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 219 84.9 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 39 15.1 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Bloomsbury, 84.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 189 86.3 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 5 2.3 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 25 11.4 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bloomsbury, 86.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.3% were flats or apartments and 11.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 10 4.4 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 21 9.2 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 50 21.8 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 90 39.3 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 49 21.4 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 9 3.9 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bloomsbury, of occupied private dwellings 9.2% had 1 bedroom, 21.8% had 2 bedrooms and 39.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 84 38.7 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 88 40.6 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 35 16.1 566,478 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 10 4.6 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bloomsbury, 38.7% were owned outright, 40.6% were owned with a mortgage and 16.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 141 65.0 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 73 33.6 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 1.4 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Bloomsbury, of all households, 65.0% were family households, 33.6% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

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Household income Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 39.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.7 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Bloomsbury, 39.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 155 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.1 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.9 -- 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 Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,423 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.5 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.5 -- 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 Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 3 1.4 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 70 31.8 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 77 35.0 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 57 25.9 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 13 5.9 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Bloomsbury, 31.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 49 22.9 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 159 74.3 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 6 2.8 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Bloomsbury, 74.3% 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.
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 18 47.4 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 20 52.6 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Bloomsbury, 47.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.6% were female. The median age was 20 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
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 725 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Bloomsbury, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $725.

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
Bloomsbury % Bloomsbury Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 215 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Bloomsbury, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $215 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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.