Carters Ridge

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30559
People 469
Male 50.4%
Female 49.6%
Median age 44
Families 124
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 202
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,233
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,569
Median weekly rent $260
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.4

(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
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 234 50.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 230 49.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 16 3.5 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 469 people in Carters Ridge. Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.5% of the population.

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Age Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 26 5.6 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 34 7.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 25 5.3 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 36 7.7 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 14 3.0 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 9 1.9 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 26 5.6 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 31 6.6 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 33 7.1 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 43 9.2 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 42 9.0 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 46 9.8 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 33 7.1 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 32 6.8 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 15 3.2 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 12 2.6 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3 0.6 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 8 1.7 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Carters Ridge was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 188 47.7 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 17 4.3 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 39 9.9 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 13 3.3 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 137 34.8 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Carters Ridge aged 15 years and over, 47.7% were married and 14.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 158 46.2 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 54 15.8 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 130 38.0 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Carters Ridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 7 4.9 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 34 23.6 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 3 2.1 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 2.1 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 37 25.7 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 4 2.8 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 10 6.9 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7 4.9 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 39 27.1 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Carters Ridge 29.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.7% were in primary school, 29.3% in secondary school and 12.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 47 12.4 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 43 11.4 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 10 2.6 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 74 19.6 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 44 11.6 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 24 6.3 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 60 15.9 488,554 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 25 6.6 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 46 12.2 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Carters Ridge, 11.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 233 35.8 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 179 27.5 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 70 10.8 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 43 6.6 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 35 5.4 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Carters Ridge were English 35.8%, Australian 27.5%, Scottish 10.8%, Irish 6.6% and German 5.4%.

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 Carters Ridge (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 355 80.0 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 26 5.9 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 14 3.2 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
South Africa 5 1.1 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Switzerland 3 0.7 2,770 0.1 12,128 0.1
United States of America 3 0.7 17,053 0.4 86,125 0.4

In Carters Ridge, 80.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.9%, New Zealand 3.2%, South Africa 1.1%, Switzerland 0.7% and United States of America 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 91 19.2 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 30 6.3 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 33 6.9 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 279 58.7 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Carters Ridge, 58.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 314 67.8 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 48 10.4 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 15 3.2 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
South Africa 9 1.9 46,102 1.0 190,816 0.8
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 6 1.3 33,883 0.7 177,536 0.8

In Carters Ridge, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.8%, England 10.4%, New Zealand 3.2%, South Africa 1.9% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 305 66.7 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 58 12.7 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 20 4.4 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
South Africa 8 1.8 46,654 1.0 193,412 0.8
Germany 7 1.5 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7

In Carters Ridge, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 66.7%, England 12.7%, New Zealand 4.4%, South Africa 1.8% and Germany 1.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 201 42.1 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 72 15.1 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 57 11.9 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 53 11.1 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Baptist 23 4.8 87,640 1.9 345,142 1.5

The most common responses for religion in Carters Ridge were No Religion, so described 42.1%, Anglican 15.1%, Catholic 11.9%, Not stated 11.1% and Baptist 4.8%. In Carters Ridge, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (49.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 3 0.6 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
French 3 0.6 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 425 90.8 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 6 3.2 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Carters Ridge 90.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.6% and French 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 111 50.5 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 78 35.5 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 18 8.2 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 13 5.9 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 220 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Carters Ridge. Of these 50.5% were employed full time, 35.5% were employed part-time and 5.9% 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
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 18 8.9 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 19 9.4 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 39 19.2 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 34 16.7 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 77 37.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Carters Ridge, 8.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 35 17.1 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 34 16.6 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 33 16.1 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 24 11.7 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 23 11.2 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 21 10.2 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 18 8.8 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 17 8.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8

The most common occupations in Carters Ridge included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.1%, Professionals 16.6%, Labourers 16.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Managers 11.2%, Sales Workers 10.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 11 8.5 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 8 6.2 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Takeaway Food Services 7 5.4 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 6 4.7 27,383 1.3 131,908 1.2
Coal Mining 5 3.9 24,967 1.2 46,491 0.4

Of the employed people in Carters Ridge, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 6.2%, Takeaway Food Services 5.4%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 4.7% and Coal Mining 3.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 596 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,444 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,233 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Carters Ridge was $596.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 152 73.8 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 19 9.2 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 8 3.9 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 6 2.9 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
Motorbike/scooter 3 1.5 19,630 0.9 64,580 0.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 164 77.7 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Carters Ridge, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 73.8%, Worked at home 9.2%, Car, as passenger 3.9%, Truck 2.9% and Motorbike/scooter 1.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 280 74.7 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 116 29.7 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 47 12.4 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 68 17.9 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Carters Ridge, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.7% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.9% 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
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 68 17.8 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 78 20.5 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 72 18.9 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 68 17.8 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Carters Ridge, 20.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 52 41.6 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 56 44.8 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 17 13.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Carters Ridge, 44.8% were couple families with children, 41.6% were couple families without children and 13.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.8 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.2 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Carters Ridge, 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% 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
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 24 20.9 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 11 9.6 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 21 18.3 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 15 13.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 7 6.1 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 24 20.9 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 6 5.2 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 7 6.1 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Carters Ridge, of couple families with children, 20.9% had both partners employed full-time, 9.6% had both employed part-time and 18.3% 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 Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 162 91.5 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 15 8.5 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Carters Ridge, 91.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 162 100.0 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 Carters Ridge, 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
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 1.8 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 1.8 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 32 19.3 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 67 40.4 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 56 33.7 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 5 3.0 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Carters Ridge, of occupied private dwellings 1.8% had 1 bedroom, 19.3% had 2 bedrooms and 40.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 46 27.2 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 97 57.4 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 18 10.7 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 8 4.7 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Carters Ridge, 27.2% were owned outright, 57.4% were owned with a mortgage and 10.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 122 77.2 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 32 20.3 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 4 2.5 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Carters Ridge, of all households, 77.2% were family households, 20.3% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

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Household income Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 18.4 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.9 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Carters Ridge, 18.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.9% 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 Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 260 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.7 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.3 -- 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 Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,569 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 81.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 19.0 -- 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 Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 35 20.7 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 61 36.1 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 62 36.7 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 11 6.5 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Carters Ridge, 20.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 16 9.6 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 145 87.3 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 5 3.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Carters Ridge, 87.3% 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.
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 7 50.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 7 50.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Carters Ridge, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 23 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
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 5 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.4 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,875 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Carters Ridge, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,875.

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
Carters Ridge % Carters Ridge Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,365 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Carters Ridge, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,365.

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.