Burpengary East

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30455
People 6,433
Male 49.7%
Female 50.3%
Median age 45
Families 1,839
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 2,554
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,378
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $400
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

(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
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 3,196 49.7 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,234 50.3 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 152 2.4 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,433 people in Burpengary East. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population.

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Age Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 45 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 295 4.6 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 338 5.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 425 6.6 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 401 6.2 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 398 6.2 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 287 4.5 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 280 4.4 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 303 4.7 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 434 6.7 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 492 7.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 466 7.2 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 401 6.2 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 379 5.9 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 453 7.0 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 419 6.5 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 305 4.7 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 208 3.2 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 151 2.3 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Burpengary East was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 3,048 56.7 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 141 2.6 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 420 7.8 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 362 6.7 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,403 26.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Burpengary East aged 15 years and over, 56.7% were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,758 55.6 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 489 9.9 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,716 34.6 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Burpengary East, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 52 3.2 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 279 17.3 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 124 7.7 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 80 5.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 247 15.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 108 6.7 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 87 5.4 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 81 5.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 160 9.9 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 48 3.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 343 21.3 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Burpengary East 25.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.0% were in primary school, 27.1% in secondary school and 14.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 466 8.7 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 442 8.2 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 170 3.2 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,089 20.3 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 815 15.2 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 230 4.3 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 909 16.9 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 5 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 594 11.1 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 38 0.7 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 466 8.7 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Burpengary East, 15.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 2,880 32.7 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,719 30.8 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 737 8.4 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 713 8.1 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 430 4.9 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Burpengary East were English 32.7%, Australian 30.8%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 8.1% 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 Burpengary East (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 5,044 78.5 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 381 5.9 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 250 3.9 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Scotland 41 0.6 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5
Philippines 37 0.6 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Germany 36 0.6 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Burpengary East, 78.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.9%, New Zealand 3.9%, Scotland 0.6%, Philippines 0.6% and Germany 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,269 19.7 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 436 6.8 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 309 4.8 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,102 63.7 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Burpengary East, 63.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,431 69.0 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 574 8.9 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 291 4.5 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 98 1.5 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 63 1.0 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7

In Burpengary East, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.0%, England 8.9%, New Zealand 4.5%, Scotland 1.5% and Netherlands 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,557 71.0 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 508 7.9 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 321 5.0 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 96 1.5 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
Philippines 54 0.8 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4

In Burpengary East, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.0%, England 7.9%, New Zealand 5.0%, Scotland 1.5% and Philippines 0.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,672 26.0 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,453 22.6 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,420 22.1 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 449 7.0 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 421 6.6 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Burpengary East were No Religion, so described 26.0%, Catholic 22.6%, Anglican 22.1%, Not stated 7.0% and Uniting Church 6.6%. In Burpengary East, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 23 0.4 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
German 20 0.3 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Korean 16 0.2 19,620 0.4 108,997 0.5
Samoan 15 0.2 14,969 0.3 44,869 0.2
Hungarian 11 0.2 3,478 0.1 19,895 0.1
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English only spoken at home 5,907 92.2 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 117 4.9 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Burpengary East 92.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.4%, German 0.3%, Korean 0.2%, Samoan 0.2% and Hungarian 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,809 59.4 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 885 29.1 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 179 5.9 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 171 5.6 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 3,044 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Burpengary East. Of these 59.4% were employed full time, 29.1% were employed part-time and 5.6% 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
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 325 11.3 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 239 8.3 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 322 11.2 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 565 19.7 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,248 43.4 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Burpengary East, 11.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 534 18.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 501 17.4 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 353 12.3 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 327 11.4 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 301 10.5 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 289 10.1 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 288 10.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 234 8.1 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Burpengary East included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.4%, Professionals 12.3%, Labourers 11.4%, Managers 10.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.1%, Sales Workers 10.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 106 3.9 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 101 3.7 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8
Road Freight Transport 78 2.9 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2
Primary Education 74 2.7 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 63 2.3 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Burpengary East, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%, Takeaway Food Services 3.7%, Road Freight Transport 2.9%, Primary Education 2.7% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 594 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,713 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,378 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Burpengary East was $594.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,916 66.9 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 168 5.9 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 165 5.8 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 90 3.1 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
Train 63 2.2 42,306 2.0 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 129 4.5 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,134 74.2 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Burpengary East, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.9%, Worked at home 5.9%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Truck 3.1% and Train 2.2%. On the day, 4.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,843 71.5 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,492 27.7 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 616 11.5 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 813 15.1 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Burpengary East, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.7% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.1% 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
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,105 20.6 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,415 26.4 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 719 13.4 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 596 11.1 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Burpengary East, 26.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 845 45.8 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 818 44.4 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 161 8.7 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 19 1.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Burpengary East, 44.4% were couple families with children, 45.8% were couple families without children and 8.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 22.4 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 77.6 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Burpengary East, 22.4% of single parents were male and 77.6% 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
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 366 22.0 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 56 3.4 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 303 18.2 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 210 12.6 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 72 4.3 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 472 28.4 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 92 5.5 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 91 5.5 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Burpengary East, of couple families with children, 22.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 18.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,292 93.7 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 153 6.3 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Burpengary East, 93.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,285 99.7 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4 0.2 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 3 0.1 186,780 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 Burpengary East, 99.7% were separate houses, 0.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.1% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 42 1.8 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 507 22.1 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 457 20.0 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,240 54.1 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 44 1.9 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Burpengary East, of occupied private dwellings 1.8% had 1 bedroom, 22.1% had 2 bedrooms and 20.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,102 48.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 889 38.7 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 243 10.6 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 11 0.5 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 50 2.2 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Burpengary East, 48.0% were owned outright, 38.7% were owned with a mortgage and 10.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,752 76.5 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 492 21.5 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 45 2.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Burpengary East, of all households, 76.5% were family households, 21.5% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

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Household income Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.5 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 15.1 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Burpengary East, 21.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.1% 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 Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 400 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.6 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.4 -- 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 Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.4 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.6 -- 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 Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 92 4.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 654 28.6 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 684 29.9 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 798 34.9 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 60 2.6 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Burpengary East, 28.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 368 16.1 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,879 82.0 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 44 1.9 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Burpengary East, 82.0% 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.
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 70 47.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 79 53.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 30 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Burpengary East, 47.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.0% were female. The median age was 30 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,027 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Burpengary East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,027.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Burpengary East % Burpengary East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 450 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,100 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Burpengary East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $450 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,100.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.