Cooloola Cove

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30689
People 2,633
Male 50.9%
Female 49.1%
Median age 57
Families 789
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 1,379
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $747
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,133
Median weekly rent $275
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,339 50.9 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,290 49.1 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 120 4.6 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,633 people in Cooloola Cove. Of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.6% of the population.

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Age Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 57 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 99 3.8 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 127 4.8 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 141 5.3 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 96 3.6 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 83 3.1 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 62 2.3 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 90 3.4 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 98 3.7 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 115 4.4 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 146 5.5 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 160 6.1 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 192 7.3 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 308 11.7 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 361 13.7 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 315 11.9 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 144 5.5 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 70 2.7 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 32 1.2 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Cooloola Cove was 57 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 34.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,226 54.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 124 5.5 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 313 13.9 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 125 5.5 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 471 20.8 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Cooloola Cove aged 15 years and over, 54.3% were married and 19.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,062 53.4 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 219 11.0 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 707 35.6 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Cooloola Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 22 3.7 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 138 23.1 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 5 0.8 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 27 4.5 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 96 16.1 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 15 2.5 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 13 2.2 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 27 4.5 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 22 3.7 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 20 3.4 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 212 35.5 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Cooloola Cove 22.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.0% were in primary school, 20.6% in secondary school and 8.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 95 4.2 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 151 6.6 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 72 3.2 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 441 19.4 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 242 10.6 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 112 4.9 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 468 20.6 488,554 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 334 14.7 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.1 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 273 12.0 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Cooloola Cove, 10.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 1,174 32.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,036 29.1 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 320 9.0 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 289 8.1 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 185 5.2 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Cooloola Cove were English 32.9%, Australian 29.1%, Irish 9.0%, Scottish 8.1% and German 5.2%.

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 Cooloola Cove (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,991 75.7 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 168 6.4 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 79 3.0 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 22 0.8 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3
South Africa 18 0.7 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Germany 17 0.6 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Cooloola Cove, 75.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.4%, New Zealand 3.0%, Netherlands 0.8%, South Africa 0.7% and Germany 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 502 19.1 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 143 5.4 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 101 3.8 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,693 64.4 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Cooloola Cove, 64.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,814 69.1 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 238 9.1 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 102 3.9 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 35 1.3 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 35 1.3 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7

In Cooloola Cove, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.1%, England 9.1%, New Zealand 3.9%, Scotland 1.3% and Netherlands 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,852 71.0 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 223 8.6 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 98 3.8 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 29 1.1 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6
Scotland 26 1.0 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1

In Cooloola Cove, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.0%, England 8.6%, New Zealand 3.8%, Netherlands 1.1% and Scotland 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 702 26.6 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 609 23.0 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 436 16.5 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 252 9.5 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 177 6.7 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Cooloola Cove were No Religion, so described 26.6%, Anglican 23.0%, Catholic 16.5%, Not stated 9.5% and Uniting Church 6.7%. In Cooloola Cove, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 14 0.5 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Italian 6 0.2 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
French 4 0.2 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Gujarati 4 0.2 6,065 0.1 52,888 0.2
Dutch 3 0.1 7,157 0.2 33,835 0.1
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English only spoken at home 2,396 91.8 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 51 4.4 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Cooloola Cove 91.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.5%, Italian 0.2%, French 0.2%, Gujarati 0.2% and Dutch 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 277 40.9 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 265 39.1 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 37 5.5 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 98 14.5 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 677 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cooloola Cove. Of these 40.9% were employed full time, 39.1% were employed part-time and 14.5% 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
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 92 15.6 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 78 13.3 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 98 16.7 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 89 15.1 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 193 32.8 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Cooloola Cove, 15.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 102 17.8 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 101 17.7 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 78 13.6 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 72 12.6 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 64 11.2 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 57 10.0 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Professionals 52 9.1 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 37 6.5 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Cooloola Cove included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.8%, Labourers 17.7%, Sales Workers 13.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.0%, Professionals 9.1% and Managers 6.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 51 9.6 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Accommodation 18 3.4 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Clubs (Hospitality) 16 3.0 9,471 0.4 46,915 0.4
Road Freight Transport 16 3.0 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2
Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing 14 2.6 322 0.0 1,915 0.0

Of the employed people in Cooloola Cove, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 9.6%, Accommodation 3.4%, Clubs (Hospitality) 3.0%, Road Freight Transport 3.0% and Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 403 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 794 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 747 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cooloola Cove was $403.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 381 66.7 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 41 7.2 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 39 6.8 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 9 1.6 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Other 8 1.4 15,689 0.7 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 8 1.4 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 426 73.4 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Cooloola Cove, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.7%, Car, as passenger 7.2%, Worked at home 6.8%, Walked only 1.6% and Other 1.4%. On the day, 1.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,516 66.9 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 354 15.6 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 329 14.5 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 372 16.4 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Cooloola Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.6% provided care for children and 14.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.4% 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
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 298 13.1 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 515 22.7 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 332 14.6 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 377 16.6 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cooloola Cove, 22.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 503 64.1 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 155 19.7 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 120 15.3 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 7 0.9 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Cooloola Cove, 19.7% were couple families with children, 64.1% were couple families without children and 15.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 22.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Cooloola Cove, 22.0% of single parents were male and 78.0% 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
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 42 6.4 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 20 3.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 55 8.3 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 38 5.8 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 44 6.7 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 395 59.8 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 15 2.3 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 51 7.7 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Cooloola Cove, of couple families with children, 6.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.0% had both employed part-time and 8.3% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,099 83.7 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 214 16.3 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Cooloola Cove, 83.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,069 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 4 0.4 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 26 2.4 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Cooloola Cove, 97.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.4% were flats or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 6 0.5 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 45 4.1 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 125 11.3 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 574 52.1 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 324 29.4 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 28 2.5 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Cooloola Cove, of occupied private dwellings 4.1% had 1 bedroom, 11.3% had 2 bedrooms and 52.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 531 48.2 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 283 25.7 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 243 22.1 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 0.4 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 41 3.7 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Cooloola Cove, 48.2% were owned outright, 25.7% were owned with a mortgage and 22.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 776 70.6 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 284 25.8 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 39 3.5 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Cooloola Cove, of all households, 70.6% were family households, 25.8% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

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Household income Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 35.5 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 1.6 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Cooloola Cove, 35.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 1.6% 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 Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 275 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.2 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.8 -- 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 Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,133 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.3 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.7 -- 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 Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 29 2.6 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 455 41.3 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 409 37.1 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 165 15.0 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 45 4.1 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Cooloola Cove, 41.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 194 17.6 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 875 79.5 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 31 2.8 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Cooloola Cove, 79.5% 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.
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 66 53.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 57 46.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Cooloola Cove, 53.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.3% were female. The median age was 21 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
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 782 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Cooloola Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $782.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cooloola Cove % Cooloola Cove Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 280 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,624 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Cooloola Cove, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $280 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,624.

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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.