Cooya Beach

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30717
People 546
Male 51.4%
Female 48.6%
Median age 43
Families 141
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 266
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $953
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,322
Median weekly rent $230
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 281 51.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 266 48.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 103 18.8 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 546 people in Cooya Beach. Of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 18.8% of the population.

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Age Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 34 6.2 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 32 5.9 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 28 5.1 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 36 6.6 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 24 4.4 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 22 4.0 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 32 5.9 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 42 7.7 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 41 7.5 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 39 7.2 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 49 9.0 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 43 7.9 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 43 7.9 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 38 7.0 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 24 4.4 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 13 2.4 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 5 0.9 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Cooya Beach was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 127 28.0 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 23 5.1 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 55 12.1 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 21 4.6 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 227 50.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Cooya Beach aged 15 years and over, 28.0% were married and 16.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 114 30.6 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 92 24.7 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 167 44.8 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Cooya Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 30.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 24.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 4 2.4 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 28 16.5 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 5 2.9 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 29 17.1 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 5 2.9 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3 1.8 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 10 5.9 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7 4.1 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 1.8 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 76 44.7 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Cooya Beach 30.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.2% were in primary school, 18.4% in secondary school and 10.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 46 10.1 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 39 8.5 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 14 3.1 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 83 18.2 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 60 13.1 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 29 6.3 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 59 12.9 488,554 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 34 7.4 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 84 18.4 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Cooya Beach, 13.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 214 30.0 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 206 28.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 52 7.3 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 48 6.7 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 32 4.5 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Cooya Beach were Australian 30.0%, English 28.9%, Irish 7.3%, Scottish 6.7% and German 4.5%.

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 Cooya Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 383 72.1 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 21 4.0 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Germany 8 1.5 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
United States of America 7 1.3 17,053 0.4 86,125 0.4
New Zealand 6 1.1 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 4 0.8 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3

In Cooya Beach, 72.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.0%, Germany 1.5%, United States of America 1.3%, New Zealand 1.1% and Netherlands 0.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 96 17.6 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 32 5.9 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 30 5.5 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 316 57.9 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Cooya Beach, 57.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 350 65.8 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 30 5.6 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Germany 14 2.6 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7
United States of America 13 2.4 23,061 0.5 104,101 0.4
New Zealand 12 2.3 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6

In Cooya Beach, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.8%, England 5.6%, Germany 2.6%, United States of America 2.4% and New Zealand 2.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 357 67.5 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 34 6.4 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Germany 13 2.5 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7
New Zealand 12 2.3 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 8 1.5 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6

In Cooya Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.5%, England 6.4%, Germany 2.5%, New Zealand 2.3% and Netherlands 1.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 207 38.0 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 106 19.4 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 86 15.8 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 53 9.7 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 21 3.9 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Cooya Beach were No Religion, so described 38.0%, Catholic 19.4%, Not stated 15.8%, Anglican 9.7% and Uniting Church 3.9%. In Cooya Beach, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Japanese 10 1.8 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
German 8 1.5 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Hungarian 4 0.7 3,478 0.1 19,895 0.1
Russian 4 0.7 6,005 0.1 50,314 0.2
Dutch 3 0.6 7,157 0.2 33,835 0.1
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English only spoken at home 441 81.1 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 19 8.3 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Cooya Beach 81.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Japanese 1.8%, German 1.5%, Hungarian 0.7%, Russian 0.7% and Dutch 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 141 52.4 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 103 38.3 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 15 5.6 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 10 3.7 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 269 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cooya Beach. Of these 52.4% were employed full time, 38.3% were employed part-time and 3.7% 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
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 30 11.8 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 29 11.4 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 42 16.5 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 54 21.2 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 84 32.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Cooya Beach, 11.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 47 18.8 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 44 17.6 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 38 15.2 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 29 11.6 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 25 10.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Professionals 23 9.2 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 21 8.4 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 18 7.2 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Cooya Beach included Community and Personal Service Workers 18.8%, Labourers 17.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.6%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Professionals 9.2%, Managers 8.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Accommodation 28 13.0 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Cafes and Restaurants 16 7.4 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services 11 5.1 8,378 0.4 34,644 0.3
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 10 4.7 27,383 1.3 131,908 1.2
Local Government Administration 10 4.7 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3

Of the employed people in Cooya Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 13.0%, Cafes and Restaurants 7.4%, Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services 5.1%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 4.7% and Local Government Administration 4.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 608 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,301 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 953 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cooya Beach was $608.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 186 73.5 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 13 5.1 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 10 4.0 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 5 2.0 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Truck 3 1.2 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
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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 198 78.6 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Cooya Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 73.5%, Car, as passenger 5.1%, Worked at home 4.0%, Walked only 2.0% and Truck 1.2%. 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 78.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 301 66.2 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 106 23.8 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 31 6.8 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 79 17.2 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Cooya Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.8% provided care for children and 6.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.2% 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
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 90 19.8 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 114 25.1 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 53 11.6 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 44 9.7 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cooya Beach, 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 59 42.1 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 48 34.3 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 33 23.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Cooya Beach, 34.3% were couple families with children, 42.1% were couple families without children and 23.6% were one parent families.

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

In Cooya Beach, 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
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 21 21.0 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 30 30.0 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 9 9.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 5 5.0 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 18 18.0 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 6 6.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 11 11.0 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Cooya Beach, of couple families with children, 21.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 30.0% 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 Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 205 87.2 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 30 12.8 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Cooya Beach, 87.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 170 82.9 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 17 8.3 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 18 8.8 186,780 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 Cooya Beach, 82.9% were separate houses, 8.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.8% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 1.5 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 53 25.9 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 122 59.5 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 24 11.7 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 1.5 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Cooya Beach, of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 25.9% had 2 bedrooms and 59.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 57 26.9 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 71 33.5 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 74 34.9 566,478 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 4.7 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Cooya Beach, 26.9% were owned outright, 33.5% were owned with a mortgage and 34.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 135 63.1 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 66 30.8 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 13 6.1 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Cooya Beach, of all households, 63.1% were family households, 30.8% were single person households and 6.1% were group households.

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Household income Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 25.3 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.4 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Cooya Beach, 25.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.4% 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 Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 230 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.6 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.4 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,322 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.5 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.5 -- 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 Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 7 3.3 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 77 36.2 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 86 40.4 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 35 16.4 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 3.8 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Cooya Beach, 36.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 43 21.1 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 156 76.5 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 5 2.5 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Cooya Beach, 76.5% 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.
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 51 51.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 49 49.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 30 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Cooya Beach, 51.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.0% were female. The median age was 30 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
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,208 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Cooya Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,208.

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
Cooya Beach % Cooya Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 205 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,700 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Cooya Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $205 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,700.

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.