Chuwar

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30613
People 2,244
Male 48.3%
Female 51.7%
Median age 34
Families 635
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 770
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,943
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,900
Median weekly rent $330
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
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,085 48.3 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,162 51.7 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 42 1.9 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,244 people in Chuwar. Of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

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Age Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 145 6.4 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 178 7.9 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 190 8.4 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 192 8.5 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 154 6.8 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 152 6.8 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 128 5.7 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 131 5.8 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 156 6.9 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 178 7.9 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 190 8.4 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 155 6.9 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 116 5.2 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 89 4.0 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 45 2.0 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 34 1.5 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 9 0.4 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 9 0.4 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Chuwar was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 928 53.6 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 45 2.6 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 133 7.7 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 34 2.0 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 591 34.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Chuwar aged 15 years and over, 53.6% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 857 54.1 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 186 11.7 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 541 34.2 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Chuwar, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 36 4.5 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 158 19.8 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 36 4.5 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 43 5.4 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 63 7.9 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 50 6.3 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 76 9.5 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 49 6.1 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 146 18.3 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 25 3.1 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 117 14.6 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Chuwar 35.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.9% were in primary school, 24.2% in secondary school and 24.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 346 20.1 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 164 9.5 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 59 3.4 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 308 17.9 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 301 17.5 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 98 5.7 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 199 11.5 488,554 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 102 5.9 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 117 6.8 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Chuwar, 17.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 973 30.8 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 938 29.7 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 252 8.0 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 246 7.8 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 221 7.0 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Chuwar were Australian 30.8%, English 29.7%, Irish 8.0%, Scottish 7.8% and German 7.0%.

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

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Country of birth Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,775 79.9 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 113 5.1 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 63 2.8 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
South Africa 30 1.4 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Germany 11 0.5 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 11 0.5 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3

In Chuwar, 79.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.1%, New Zealand 2.8%, South Africa 1.4%, Germany 0.5% and Netherlands 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 397 17.7 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 183 8.1 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 137 6.1 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,394 62.0 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Chuwar, 62.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,535 69.0 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 181 8.1 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 81 3.6 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
South Africa 37 1.7 46,102 1.0 190,816 0.8
Netherlands 26 1.2 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7

In Chuwar, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.0%, England 8.1%, New Zealand 3.6%, South Africa 1.7% and Netherlands 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,587 71.4 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 156 7.0 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 86 3.9 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
South Africa 37 1.7 46,654 1.0 193,412 0.8
Scotland 28 1.3 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1

In Chuwar, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.4%, England 7.0%, New Zealand 3.9%, South Africa 1.7% and Scotland 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 727 32.6 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 450 20.2 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 353 15.8 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 186 8.3 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 120 5.4 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Chuwar were No Religion, so described 32.6%, Catholic 20.2%, Anglican 15.8%, Not stated 8.3% and Uniting Church 5.4%. In Chuwar, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 14 0.6 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
German 9 0.4 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Hungarian 7 0.3 3,478 0.1 19,895 0.1
Tagalog 7 0.3 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
French 6 0.3 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 2,036 91.3 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 47 6.4 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Chuwar 91.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.6%, German 0.4%, Hungarian 0.3%, Tagalog 0.3% and French 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 739 59.7 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 383 31.0 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 58 4.7 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 57 4.6 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,237 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Chuwar. Of these 59.7% were employed full time, 31.0% were employed part-time and 4.6% 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
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 142 12.0 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 113 9.5 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 129 10.9 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 233 19.6 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 513 43.2 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Chuwar, 12.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 248 21.3 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 200 17.1 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 185 15.9 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 134 11.5 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 129 11.1 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 121 10.4 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 82 7.0 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 58 5.0 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Chuwar included Professionals 21.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Managers 11.1%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Labourers 7.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 61 5.7 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 43 4.0 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 39 3.6 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
State Government Administration 29 2.7 36,185 1.7 158,980 1.5
General Practice Medical Services 28 2.6 19,256 0.9 96,014 0.9

Of the employed people in Chuwar, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.7%, Primary Education 4.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6%, State Government Administration 2.7% and General Practice Medical Services 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 776 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 2,057 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,943 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Chuwar was $776.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 866 74.3 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 55 4.7 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 46 3.9 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Train, car as driver 27 2.3 11,835 0.6 86,003 0.8
Train 19 1.6 42,306 2.0 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 61 5.2 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 962 81.5 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Chuwar, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.3%, Worked at home 4.7%, Car, as passenger 3.9%, Train, car as driver 2.3% and Train 1.6%. On the day, 5.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 81.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,403 81.1 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 602 34.7 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 198 11.4 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 399 23.1 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Chuwar, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.7% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.1% 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
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 459 26.4 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 535 30.8 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 240 13.8 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 174 10.0 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Chuwar, 30.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 230 36.3 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 305 48.1 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 96 15.1 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 0.5 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Chuwar, 48.1% were couple families with children, 36.3% were couple families without children and 15.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.2 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.8 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Chuwar, 21.2% of single parents were male and 78.8% 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
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 155 29.0 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 16 3.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 142 26.6 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 63 11.8 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 29 5.4 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 64 12.0 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 31 5.8 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 34 6.4 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Chuwar, of couple families with children, 29.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.0% had both employed part-time and 26.6% 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 Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 698 95.9 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 30 4.1 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Chuwar, 95.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 678 97.1 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 11 1.6 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 6 0.9 186,780 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 Chuwar, 97.1% were separate houses, 1.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.9% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 0.4 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 26 3.7 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 205 28.8 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 466 65.5 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 11 1.5 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.8 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Chuwar, of occupied private dwellings 0.4% had 1 bedroom, 3.7% had 2 bedrooms and 28.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 176 25.2 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 336 48.1 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 177 25.3 566,478 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 10 1.4 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Chuwar, 25.2% were owned outright, 48.1% were owned with a mortgage and 25.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 618 88.3 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 77 11.0 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 5 0.7 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Chuwar, of all households, 88.3% were family households, 11.0% were single person households and 0.7% were group households.

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Household income Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 10.9 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 23.3 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Chuwar, 10.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 23.3% 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 Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 330 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.8 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.2 -- 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 Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,900 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.6 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.4 -- 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 Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 5 0.7 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 145 20.8 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 282 40.4 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 255 36.5 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 11 1.6 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Chuwar, 20.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 52 7.3 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 649 91.2 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 11 1.5 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Chuwar, 91.2% 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.
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 17 40.5 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 25 59.5 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 12 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Chuwar, 40.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 59.5% were female. The median age was 12 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
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,312 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Chuwar, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,312.

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
Chuwar % Chuwar Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 370 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Chuwar, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $370 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

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.