Buccan

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30406
People 1,818
Male 51.2%
Female 48.8%
Median age 40
Families 486
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 586
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,981
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,061
Median weekly rent $420
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.9

(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
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 931 51.2 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 888 48.8 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 27 1.5 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,818 people in Buccan. Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

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Age Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 78 4.3 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 113 6.2 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 150 8.2 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 154 8.5 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 116 6.4 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 99 5.4 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 83 4.6 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 101 5.5 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 149 8.2 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 168 9.2 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 157 8.6 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 140 7.7 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 121 6.6 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 91 5.0 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 61 3.3 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 18 1.0 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 12 0.7 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 11 0.6 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Buccan was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 770 51.8 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 65 4.4 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 112 7.5 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 49 3.3 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 490 33.0 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Buccan aged 15 years and over, 51.8% were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 691 51.8 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 157 11.8 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 487 36.5 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Buccan, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 12 2.2 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 90 16.8 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 22 4.1 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 44 8.2 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 46 8.6 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 56 10.5 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 58 10.8 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 25 4.7 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 42 7.9 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 9 1.7 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 131 24.5 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Buccan 30.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.8% were in primary school, 30.7% in secondary school and 12.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 151 10.3 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 118 8.0 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 45 3.1 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 338 23.0 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 235 16.0 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 66 4.5 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 235 16.0 488,554 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 94 6.4 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 4 0.3 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 141 9.6 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Buccan, 16.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 26.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 776 30.8 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 740 29.4 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 198 7.9 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 171 6.8 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 148 5.9 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Buccan were English 30.8%, Australian 29.4%, Irish 7.9%, Scottish 6.8% and German 5.9%.

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

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Country of birth Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,386 76.7 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 87 4.8 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 85 4.7 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Scotland 11 0.6 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5
Cambodia 11 0.6 2,032 0.0 33,149 0.1
South Africa 10 0.6 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7

In Buccan, 76.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.8%, New Zealand 4.7%, Scotland 0.6%, Cambodia 0.6% and South Africa 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 382 21.0 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 149 8.2 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 114 6.3 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,049 57.7 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Buccan, 57.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,174 64.9 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 167 9.2 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 115 6.4 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 24 1.3 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7
Germany 20 1.1 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7

In Buccan, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 64.9%, England 9.2%, New Zealand 6.4%, Netherlands 1.3% and Germany 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,204 66.7 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 147 8.1 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 115 6.4 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 23 1.3 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
Ireland 20 1.1 24,312 0.5 147,423 0.6

In Buccan, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 66.7%, England 8.1%, New Zealand 6.4%, Scotland 1.3% and Ireland 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 551 30.3 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 363 20.0 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 346 19.1 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 160 8.8 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 87 4.8 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Buccan were No Religion, so described 30.3%, Catholic 20.0%, Anglican 19.1%, Not stated 8.8% and Uniting Church 4.8%. In Buccan, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 14 0.8 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Russian 10 0.6 6,005 0.1 50,314 0.2
Khmer 10 0.6 2,545 0.1 35,428 0.2
German 8 0.4 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Japanese 7 0.4 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
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English only spoken at home 1,626 90.1 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 43 7.7 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Buccan 90.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.8%, Russian 0.6%, Khmer 0.6%, German 0.4% and Japanese 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 588 59.5 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 292 29.5 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 59 6.0 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 50 5.1 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 989 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Buccan. Of these 59.5% were employed full time, 29.5% were employed part-time and 5.1% 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
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 98 10.5 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 73 7.8 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 118 12.6 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 156 16.7 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 439 46.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Buccan, 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 195 20.8 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 136 14.5 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 113 12.1 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 109 11.6 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 99 10.6 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 91 9.7 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 90 9.6 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 89 9.5 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Buccan included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.5%, Professionals 12.1%, Labourers 11.6%, Managers 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.6% and Sales Workers 9.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Road Freight Transport 33 4.1 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2
Primary Education 27 3.4 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Takeaway Food Services 25 3.1 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 24 3.0 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 24 3.0 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Buccan, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 4.1%, Primary Education 3.4%, Takeaway Food Services 3.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 695 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 2,003 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,981 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Buccan was $695.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 636 68.2 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 60 6.4 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Truck 50 5.4 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
Car, as passenger 42 4.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Train, car as driver 11 1.2 11,835 0.6 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 26 2.8 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 693 74.3 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Buccan, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.2%, Worked at home 6.4%, Truck 5.4%, Car, as passenger 4.5% and Train, car as driver 1.2%. On the day, 2.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,087 73.4 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 447 30.4 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 164 11.1 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 228 15.4 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Buccan, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.4% provided care for children and 11.1% 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
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 322 21.7 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 419 28.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 182 12.3 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 167 11.3 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Buccan, 28.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 157 32.6 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 274 56.8 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 45 9.3 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 6 1.2 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Buccan, 56.8% were couple families with children, 32.6% were couple families without children and 9.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 13.3 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 86.7 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Buccan, 13.3% of single parents were male and 86.7% 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
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 104 24.8 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 14 3.3 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 107 25.5 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 68 16.2 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 22 5.2 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 65 15.5 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 25 6.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 15 3.6 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Buccan, of couple families with children, 24.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 25.5% 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 Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 530 95.7 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 24 4.3 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Buccan, 95.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 530 100.0 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Buccan, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 15 2.8 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 175 33.1 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 325 61.6 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 13 2.5 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.9 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Buccan, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 2.8% had 2 bedrooms and 33.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.9. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 174 32.8 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 281 52.9 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 57 10.7 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.6 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 16 3.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Buccan, 32.8% were owned outright, 52.9% were owned with a mortgage and 10.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 449 85.4 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 59 11.2 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 18 3.4 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Buccan, of all households, 85.4% were family households, 11.2% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

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Household income Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 11.4 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 22.4 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Buccan, 11.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.4% 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 Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 420 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.2 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.8 -- 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 Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,061 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.1 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.9 -- 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 Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 62 11.8 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 164 31.2 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 284 54.1 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 15 2.9 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Buccan, 11.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 54.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 51 9.6 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 470 88.3 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 11 2.1 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Buccan, 88.3% 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.

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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.
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 11 40.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 16 59.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 46 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Buccan, 40.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 59.3% were female. The median age was 46 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
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,250 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Buccan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,250.

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
Buccan % Buccan Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 435 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,384 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Buccan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $435 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,384.

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.