Brisbane City

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30381
People 9,460
Male 52%
Female 48%
Median age 29
Families 1,797
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.4
for all households (a) 0.2
All private dwellings 5,208
Average people per household 2
Median weekly household income $1,756
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $545
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 0.8

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

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 4,915 52.0 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 4,541 48.0 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 48 0.5 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 9,460 people in Brisbane City. Of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

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Age Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 29 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 227 2.4 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 121 1.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 94 1.0 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 644 6.8 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,811 19.2 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,849 19.6 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,288 13.6 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 645 6.8 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 495 5.2 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 437 4.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 426 4.5 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 420 4.4 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 375 4.0 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 277 2.9 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 152 1.6 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 110 1.2 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 49 0.5 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 36 0.4 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Brisbane City was 29 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 4.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 2,816 31.2 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 209 2.3 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 509 5.6 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 108 1.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 5,370 59.6 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Brisbane City aged 15 years and over, 31.2% were married and 8.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,038 28.7 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 945 13.3 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,125 58.0 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Brisbane City, of people aged 15 years and over, 28.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 39 1.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 88 2.2 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 21 0.5 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 15 0.4 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 55 1.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 24 0.6 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 62 1.6 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 331 8.4 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,788 45.2 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 517 13.1 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,017 25.7 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Brisbane City 41.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 3.2% were in primary school, 3.6% in secondary school and 53.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,793 42.2 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 728 8.1 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 145 1.6 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 386 4.3 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,087 23.2 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 156 1.7 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 273 3.0 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 135 1.5 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 40 0.4 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,069 11.9 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Brisbane City, 23.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 5.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 1,860 16.0 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Chinese 1,688 14.5 136,389 2.1 1,213,903 3.9
Australian 1,268 10.9 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Korean 792 6.8 21,863 0.3 123,017 0.4
Irish 736 6.3 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Brisbane City were English 16.0%, Chinese 14.5%, Australian 10.9%, Korean 6.8% and Irish 6.3%.

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 Brisbane City (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,022 32.2 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 839 8.9 47,114 1.0 509,555 2.2
Korea, Republic of (South) 781 8.3 18,327 0.4 98,776 0.4
England 344 3.7 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Taiwan 303 3.2 15,592 0.3 46,822 0.2
Brazil 267 2.8 6,608 0.1 27,630 0.1

In Brisbane City, 32.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8.9%, Korea, Republic of (South) 8.3%, England 3.7%, Taiwan 3.2% and Brazil 2.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 5,848 61.9 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 337 3.6 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 274 2.9 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,044 21.6 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Brisbane City, 21.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 61.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,330 24.7 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 991 10.5 64,856 1.4 704,658 3.0
Korea, Republic of (South) 806 8.5 20,795 0.4 116,045 0.5
England 412 4.4 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
India 318 3.4 67,903 1.4 616,939 2.6

In Brisbane City, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 24.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10.5%, Korea, Republic of (South) 8.5%, England 4.4% and India 3.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,392 25.5 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 989 10.5 64,863 1.4 699,074 3.0
Korea, Republic of (South) 813 8.7 21,733 0.5 120,878 0.5
England 373 4.0 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Taiwan 324 3.4 18,158 0.4 54,536 0.2

In Brisbane City, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 25.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10.5%, Korea, Republic of (South) 8.7%, England 4.0% and Taiwan 3.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 4,071 43.0 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,586 16.8 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 1,200 12.7 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 521 5.5 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Buddhism 492 5.2 70,789 1.5 563,674 2.4

The most common responses for religion in Brisbane City were No Religion, so described 43.0%, Catholic 16.8%, Not stated 12.7%, Anglican 5.5% and Buddhism 5.2%. In Brisbane City, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (49.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 1,155 12.3 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Korean 726 7.7 19,620 0.4 108,997 0.5
Cantonese 336 3.6 24,900 0.5 280,943 1.2
Spanish 271 2.9 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
Portuguese 256 2.7 8,634 0.2 48,853 0.2
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English only spoken at home 4,118 43.7 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,889 41.8 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Brisbane City 43.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 12.3%, Korean 7.7%, Cantonese 3.6%, Spanish 2.9% and Portuguese 2.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,131 56.5 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,562 28.2 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 217 3.9 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 629 11.4 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 5,539 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Brisbane City. Of these 56.5% were employed full time, 28.2% were employed part-time and 11.4% 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
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 451 9.2 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 707 14.4 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 398 8.1 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 878 17.9 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,252 45.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Brisbane City, 9.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,617 32.9 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 783 15.9 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 586 11.9 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 531 10.8 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 479 9.7 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 381 7.7 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 375 7.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 75 1.5 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Brisbane City included Professionals 32.9%, Managers 15.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Labourers 9.7%, Sales Workers 7.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 462 9.6 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Computer System Design and Related Services 209 4.3 23,232 1.1 162,884 1.5
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 182 3.8 27,383 1.3 131,908 1.2
Legal Services 169 3.5 19,239 0.9 104,051 1.0
Accounting Services 155 3.2 22,749 1.1 127,263 1.2

Of the employed people in Brisbane City, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 9.6%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.3%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 3.8%, Legal Services 3.5% and Accounting Services 3.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 708 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 2,181 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,756 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Brisbane City was $708.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Walked only 2,095 42.9 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as driver 993 20.3 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 443 9.1 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
Worked at home 235 4.8 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Train 171 3.5 42,306 2.0 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 736 15.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,171 23.8 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Brisbane City, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 42.9%, Car, as driver 20.3%, Bus 9.1%, Worked at home 4.8% and Train 3.5%. On the day, 15.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 23.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 5,076 56.3 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 886 9.8 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 447 5.0 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,389 15.4 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Brisbane City, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 9.8% provided care for children and 5.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.4% 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
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,454 27.2 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,856 20.6 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 450 5.0 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 312 3.5 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Brisbane City, 20.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,168 65.0 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 382 21.3 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 138 7.7 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 108 6.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Brisbane City, 21.3% were couple families with children, 65.0% were couple families without children and 7.7% were one parent families.

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

In Brisbane City, 23.9% of single parents were male and 76.1% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 429 27.8 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 103 6.7 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 215 13.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 273 17.7 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 96 6.2 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 235 15.2 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 70 4.5 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 124 8.0 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Brisbane City, of couple families with children, 27.8% had both partners employed full-time, 6.7% had both employed part-time and 13.9% 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 Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 3,780 84.1 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 717 15.9 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Brisbane City, 84.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 10 0.3 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4 0.1 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 3,652 96.6 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 59 1.6 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Brisbane City, 0.3% were separate houses, 0.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 96.6% were flats or apartments and 1.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 50 1.3 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 902 23.8 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,921 50.7 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 731 19.3 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 49 1.3 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 133 3.5 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Brisbane City, of occupied private dwellings 23.8% had 1 bedroom, 50.7% had 2 bedrooms and 19.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2. The average household size was 2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 652 17.3 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 705 18.7 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,244 59.4 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 28 0.7 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 148 3.9 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Brisbane City, 17.3% were owned outright, 18.7% were owned with a mortgage and 59.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,787 47.2 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,323 35.0 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 674 17.8 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Brisbane City, of all households, 47.2% were family households, 35.0% were single person households and 17.8% were group households.

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Household income Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 19.7 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 22.9 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Brisbane City, 19.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.9% 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 Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 545 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 70.3 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 29.7 -- 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 Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.3 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.7 -- 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 Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 1,297 34.3 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,807 47.8 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 455 12.0 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 72 1.9 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 151 4.0 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Brisbane City, 47.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 12.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 1.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 275 7.3 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,351 88.8 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 148 3.9 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Brisbane City, 88.8% 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.
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 30 58.8 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 21 41.2 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Brisbane City, 58.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 41.2% were female. The median age was 26 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
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.6 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,625 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Brisbane City, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.6 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,625.

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
Brisbane City % Brisbane City Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 568 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Brisbane City, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $568 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.