Comet

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30661
People 498
Male 60.4%
Female 39.6%
Median age 35
Families 96
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.3
for all households (a) 1.2
All private dwellings 168
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,937
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,124
Median weekly rent $0
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.8

(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
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 303 60.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 199 39.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 17 3.4 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 498 people in Comet. Of these 60.4% were male and 39.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.4% of the population.

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Age Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 38 8.0 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 42 8.8 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 36 7.5 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 26 5.5 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 25 5.2 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 20 4.2 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 54 11.3 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 43 9.0 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 34 7.1 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 51 10.7 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 38 8.0 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 17 3.6 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 10 2.1 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 23 4.8 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 9 1.9 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 11 2.3 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Comet was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 209 55.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 12 3.2 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 21 5.6 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 12 3.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 124 32.8 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Comet aged 15 years and over, 55.3% were married and 9.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 152 61.5 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 27 10.9 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 68 27.5 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Comet, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 11 6.2 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 40 22.6 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 9 5.1 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 7 4.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 8 4.5 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 6 3.4 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3 1.7 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3 1.7 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 1.7 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 87 49.2 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Comet 37.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.2% were in primary school, 13.8% in secondary school and 3.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 32 8.5 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 15 4.0 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 11 2.9 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 56 14.9 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 73 19.4 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 14 3.7 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 63 16.8 488,554 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 27 7.2 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 84 22.3 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Comet, 19.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 225 36.2 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 138 22.2 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 47 7.6 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 37 6.0 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1
Scottish 35 5.6 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Comet were Australian 36.2%, English 22.2%, Irish 7.6%, German 6.0% and Scottish 5.6%.

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

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Country of birth Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 370 75.8 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 11 2.3 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Philippines 9 1.8 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
United States of America 6 1.2 17,053 0.4 86,125 0.4
Tonga 3 0.6 1,716 0.0 9,963 0.0
Ireland 3 0.6 11,352 0.2 74,888 0.3

In Comet, 75.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.3%, Philippines 1.8%, United States of America 1.2%, Tonga 0.6% and Ireland 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 47 9.3 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 16 3.2 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 16 3.2 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 335 66.6 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Comet, 66.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 353 71.5 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 9 1.8 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Philippines 9 1.8 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2
New Zealand 7 1.4 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Tonga 7 1.4 5,249 0.1 27,546 0.1

In Comet, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.5%, England 1.8%, Philippines 1.8%, New Zealand 1.4% and Tonga 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 356 72.1 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 9 1.8 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Philippines 9 1.8 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
New Zealand 7 1.4 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Tonga 7 1.4 4,189 0.1 23,495 0.1

In Comet, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 72.1%, England 1.8%, Philippines 1.8%, New Zealand 1.4% and Tonga 1.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 111 22.7 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 97 19.8 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 91 18.6 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
No Religion, so described 72 14.7 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Uniting Church 52 10.6 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Comet were Catholic 22.7%, Anglican 19.8%, Not stated 18.6%, No Religion, so described 14.7% and Uniting Church 10.6%. In Comet, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (80.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Tongan 7 1.4 3,054 0.1 17,691 0.1
Tagalog 6 1.2 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Filipino 4 0.8 11,371 0.2 71,220 0.3
Afrikaans 3 0.6 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
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English only spoken at home 388 78.7 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 5 3.7 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Comet 78.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Tongan 1.4%, Tagalog 1.2%, Filipino 0.8% and Afrikaans 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 189 71.3 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 54 20.4 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 17 6.4 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 5 1.9 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 265 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Comet. Of these 71.3% were employed full time, 20.4% were employed part-time and 1.9% 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
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 23 9.2 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 13 5.2 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 22 8.8 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 19 7.6 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 163 64.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Comet, 9.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 64.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Managers 74 30.0 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 52 21.1 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Labourers 34 13.8 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 31 12.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 21 8.5 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 18 7.3 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 8 3.2 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 5 2.0 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8

The most common occupations in Comet included Managers 30.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 21.1%, Labourers 13.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.5%, Professionals 7.3%, Sales Workers 3.2% and Community and Personal Service Workers 2.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 76 35.3 16,552 0.8 44,309 0.4
Coal Mining 43 20.0 24,967 1.2 46,491 0.4
Other Grain Growing 10 4.7 2,572 0.1 19,053 0.2
Primary Education 10 4.7 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 7 3.3 1,482 0.1 15,056 0.1

Of the employed people in Comet, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 35.3%, Coal Mining 20.0%, Other Grain Growing 4.7%, Primary Education 4.7% and Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 3.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 1,031 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 2,113 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,937 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Comet was $1,031.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 129 50.8 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 56 22.0 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 12 4.7 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 11 4.3 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Other 11 4.3 15,689 0.7 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 10 3.9 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 143 57.2 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Comet, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 50.8%, Worked at home 22.0%, Walked only 4.7%, Car, as passenger 4.3% and Other 4.3%. On the day, 3.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 237 61.6 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 112 29.9 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 33 8.7 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 113 29.9 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Comet, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.9% provided care for children and 8.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.9% 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
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 69 17.7 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 91 23.4 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 31 8.0 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 50 12.9 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Comet, 23.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 34 32.7 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 64 61.5 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 6 5.8 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Comet, 61.5% were couple families with children, 32.7% were couple families without children and 5.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 100.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Comet, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% 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
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 29 29.6 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 5 5.1 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 28 28.6 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 16 16.3 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 3.1 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 3 3.1 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 4 4.1 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 10 10.2 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Comet, of couple families with children, 29.6% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 28.6% 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 Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 112 77.8 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 32 22.2 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Comet, 77.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 109 97.3 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 Comet, 97.3% 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
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 9 7.4 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 8 6.6 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 45 36.9 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 57 46.7 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 2.5 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Comet, of occupied private dwellings 7.4% had 1 bedroom, 6.6% had 2 bedrooms and 36.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 26 23.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 37 32.7 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 43 38.1 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 2.7 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 4 3.5 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Comet, 23.0% were owned outright, 32.7% were owned with a mortgage and 38.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 88 77.2 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 26 22.8 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Comet, of all households, 77.2% were family households, 22.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 5.4 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 22.6 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Comet, 5.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.6% 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 Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 0 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,124 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.7 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.3 -- 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 Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 3 2.6 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 11 9.4 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 49 41.9 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 54 46.2 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Comet, 9.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 46.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 15 12.8 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 98 83.8 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 4 3.4 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Comet, 83.8% 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.
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 6 50.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 6 50.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 8 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Comet, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 8 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
Comet % Comet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Comet, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

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

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.