Bundaberg West

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30427
People 2,500
Male 48%
Female 52%
Median age 39
Families 527
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 1,360
Average people per household 2
Median weekly household income $788
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,222
Median weekly rent $225
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3

(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
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,200 48.0 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,299 52.0 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 110 4.4 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,500 people in Bundaberg West. Of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population.

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Age Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 139 5.6 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 123 4.9 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 119 4.8 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 166 6.7 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 192 7.7 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 207 8.3 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 174 7.0 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 145 5.8 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 139 5.6 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 130 5.2 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 156 6.3 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 156 6.3 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 167 6.7 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 134 5.4 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 122 4.9 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 98 3.9 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 57 2.3 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 67 2.7 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bundaberg West was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 682 32.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 129 6.1 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 303 14.4 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 159 7.5 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 837 39.7 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bundaberg West aged 15 years and over, 32.3% were married and 20.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 573 32.8 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 159 9.1 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,016 58.1 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Bundaberg West, of people aged 15 years and over, 32.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 15 2.1 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 106 15.0 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 47 6.7 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 9 1.3 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 66 9.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 33 4.7 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 10 1.4 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 38 5.4 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 91 12.9 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 16 2.3 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 274 38.9 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Bundaberg West 28.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.8% were in primary school, 15.7% in secondary school and 18.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 303 14.3 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 117 5.5 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 57 2.7 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 273 12.9 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 315 14.9 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 91 4.3 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 319 15.0 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 240 11.3 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 13 0.6 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 333 15.7 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bundaberg West, 14.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 905 27.3 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 866 26.1 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 235 7.1 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 222 6.7 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 200 6.0 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Bundaberg West were English 27.3%, Australian 26.1%, Irish 7.1%, Scottish 6.7% and German 6.0%.

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 Bundaberg West (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,747 70.4 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 67 2.7 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9
England 66 2.7 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Philippines 42 1.7 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
New Zealand 40 1.6 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Taiwan 27 1.1 15,592 0.3 46,822 0.2

In Bundaberg West, 70.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 2.7%, England 2.7%, Philippines 1.7%, New Zealand 1.6% and Taiwan 1.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 564 22.6 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 127 5.1 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 89 3.6 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,438 57.5 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Bundaberg West, 57.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,536 61.5 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 130 5.2 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
India 95 3.8 67,903 1.4 616,939 2.6
New Zealand 53 2.1 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Philippines 44 1.8 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2

In Bundaberg West, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 61.5%, England 5.2%, India 3.8%, New Zealand 2.1% and Philippines 1.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,580 63.6 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 106 4.3 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
India 93 3.7 65,921 1.4 605,777 2.6
Philippines 56 2.3 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
New Zealand 50 2.0 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6

In Bundaberg West, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.6%, England 4.3%, India 3.7%, Philippines 2.3% and New Zealand 2.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 769 30.7 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 430 17.2 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 364 14.5 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 302 12.0 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 137 5.5 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Bundaberg West were No Religion, so described 30.7%, Catholic 17.2%, Anglican 14.5%, Not stated 12.0% and Uniting Church 5.5%. In Bundaberg West, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Malayalam 55 2.2 7,614 0.2 53,206 0.2
Mandarin 48 1.9 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 22 0.9 24,900 0.5 280,943 1.2
Vietnamese 16 0.6 25,914 0.6 277,400 1.2
Japanese 15 0.6 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
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English only spoken at home 1,909 76.6 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 163 13.7 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Bundaberg West 76.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Malayalam 2.2%, Mandarin 1.9%, Cantonese 0.9%, Vietnamese 0.6% and Japanese 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 532 51.4 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 306 29.6 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 44 4.3 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 153 14.8 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,035 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bundaberg West. Of these 51.4% were employed full time, 29.6% were employed part-time and 14.8% 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
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 98 11.1 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 84 9.5 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 122 13.8 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 200 22.7 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 329 37.3 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bundaberg West, 11.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 209 23.7 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 171 19.4 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 112 12.7 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 94 10.7 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 92 10.4 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 88 10.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 68 7.7 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 35 4.0 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Bundaberg West included Professionals 23.7%, Labourers 19.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.7%, Managers 10.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.4%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 106 13.2 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 33 4.1 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 32 4.0 4,248 0.2 14,911 0.1
Aged Care Residential Services 29 3.6 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Accommodation 27 3.4 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1

Of the employed people in Bundaberg West, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 13.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1%, Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 4.0%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.6% and Accommodation 3.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 481 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,183 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 788 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bundaberg West was $481.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 533 60.0 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 104 11.7 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 74 8.3 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 39 4.4 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 15 1.7 21,679 1.0 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 9 1.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 644 72.7 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Bundaberg West, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.0%, Car, as passenger 11.7%, Walked only 8.3%, Worked at home 4.4% and Bicycle 1.7%. On the day, 1.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,274 60.3 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 436 20.6 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 231 10.9 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 335 15.8 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Bundaberg West, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.6% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.8% 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
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 370 17.5 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 517 24.4 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 192 9.1 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 202 9.5 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bundaberg West, 24.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 219 41.2 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 157 29.5 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 141 26.5 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 15 2.8 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bundaberg West, 29.5% were couple families with children, 41.2% were couple families without children and 26.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.7 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.3 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Bundaberg West, 19.7% of single parents were male and 80.3% 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
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 69 18.4 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 14 3.7 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 49 13.0 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 75 19.9 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 27 7.2 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 99 26.3 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 18 4.8 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 25 6.6 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Bundaberg West, of couple families with children, 18.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 13.0% 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 Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,062 85.6 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 178 14.4 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Bundaberg West, 85.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 486 45.8 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 424 39.9 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 134 12.6 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.3 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bundaberg West, 45.8% were separate houses, 39.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.6% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 15 1.4 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 120 11.2 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 408 38.2 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 355 33.2 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 130 12.2 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 41 3.8 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bundaberg West, of occupied private dwellings 11.2% had 1 bedroom, 38.2% had 2 bedrooms and 33.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 199 18.8 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 149 14.1 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 661 62.4 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 9 0.8 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 42 4.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bundaberg West, 18.8% were owned outright, 14.1% were owned with a mortgage and 62.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 521 48.7 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 467 43.7 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 81 7.6 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Bundaberg West, of all households, 48.7% were family households, 43.7% were single person households and 7.6% were group households.

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Household income Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 40.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.5 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Bundaberg West, 40.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.5% 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 Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 225 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 71.6 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 28.4 -- 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 Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,222 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.8 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.2 -- 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 Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 190 17.8 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 487 45.6 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 234 21.9 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 94 8.8 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 64 6.0 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Bundaberg West, 45.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 279 26.3 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 742 69.9 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 41 3.9 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Bundaberg West, 69.9% 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.
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 58 51.3 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 55 48.7 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Bundaberg West, 51.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.7% 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
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 725 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Bundaberg West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3 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
Bundaberg West % Bundaberg West Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 210 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,123 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Bundaberg West, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $210 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,123.

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.