Dows Creek

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30880
People 136
Male 56%
Female 44%
Median age 37
Families 34
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.6
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 62
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,375
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,975
Median weekly rent $160
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

(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
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 79 56.0 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 62 44.0 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 4 3.0 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 136 people in Dows Creek. Of these 56.0% were male and 44.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

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Age Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 37 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 8 5.6 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 14 9.8 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 9 6.3 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 9 6.3 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 6 4.2 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 8 5.6 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 9 6.3 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 7 4.9 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 12 8.4 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 14 9.8 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 12 8.4 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 17 11.9 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 3 2.1 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 9 6.3 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3 2.1 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 0 0.0 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3 2.1 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 Dows Creek was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 46 46.5 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 0 0.0 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 14 14.1 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 0 0.0 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 39 39.4 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Dows Creek aged 15 years and over, 46.5% were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 50.6 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 18 20.2 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 26 29.2 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Dows Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 6.1 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 14 28.6 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 6.1 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 9 18.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 20 40.8 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Dows Creek 33.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.6% were in primary school, 18.4% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 6 5.4 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3 2.7 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 3 2.7 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 31 27.9 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 4 3.6 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 9 8.1 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 18 16.2 488,554 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 4 3.6 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 20 18.0 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Dows Creek, 3.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 29.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 65 35.7 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 58 31.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 14 7.7 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 12 6.6 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 9 4.9 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Dows Creek were Australian 35.7%, English 31.9%, Scottish 7.7%, Irish 6.6% and German 4.9%.

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 Dows Creek (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 111 81.0 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Netherlands 3 2.2 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3
South Africa 3 2.2 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7

In Dows Creek, 81.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Netherlands 2.2% and South Africa 2.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 7 5.0 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 5 3.6 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 0 0.0 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 109 78.4 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Dows Creek, 78.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 107 77.5 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 8 5.8 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Papua New Guinea 3 2.2 16,296 0.3 28,460 0.1
South Africa 3 2.2 46,102 1.0 190,816 0.8

In Dows Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 77.5%, England 5.8%, Papua New Guinea 2.2% and South Africa 2.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 111 80.4 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 3 2.2 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 3 2.2 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6
South Africa 3 2.2 46,654 1.0 193,412 0.8

In Dows Creek, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 80.4%, New Zealand 2.2%, Netherlands 2.2% and South Africa 2.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 35 26.5 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 28 21.2 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 20 15.2 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 19 14.4 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 14 10.6 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Dows Creek were No Religion, so described 26.5%, Anglican 21.2%, Catholic 15.2%, Not stated 14.4% and Uniting Church 10.6%. In Dows Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 3 2.2 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 118 85.5 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 3 5.9 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Dows Creek 85.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Afrikaans 2.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 44 59.5 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 19 25.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3 4.1 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 8 10.8 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 74 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dows Creek. Of these 59.5% were employed full time, 25.7% were employed part-time and 10.8% 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
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 3 6.0 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 3 6.0 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 5 10.0 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 7 14.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 32 64.0 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Dows Creek, 6.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 64.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 19 29.2 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 12 18.5 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 8 12.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 8 12.3 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Labourers 8 12.3 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 5 7.7 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 5 7.7 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2

The only other responses for occupation in Dows Creek were Technicians and Trades Workers 29.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.3%, Labourers 12.3%, Managers 7.7% and Professionals 7.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 12 25.0 24,967 1.2 46,491 0.4
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 3 6.2 16,552 0.8 44,309 0.4
Other Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 3 6.2 1,164 0.1 6,117 0.1
Site Preparation Services 3 6.2 8,742 0.4 37,091 0.3
Electrical Services 3 6.2 19,087 0.9 89,954 0.8

Of the employed people in Dows Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 25.0%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.2%, Other Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 6.2%, Site Preparation Services 6.2% and Electrical Services 6.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 612 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,625 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,375 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dows Creek was $612.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 48 94.1 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
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 53 86.9 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Dows Creek, on the day of the Census, the only response for methods of travel to work for employed people was Car, as driver 94.1%. 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 86.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 79 69.9 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 32 29.1 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 15 13.9 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 21 21.0 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Dows Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.1% provided care for children and 13.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% 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
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 22 20.2 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 20 18.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 17 15.6 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 16 14.7 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Dows Creek, 18.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 22 62.9 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 10 28.6 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 3 8.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Dows Creek, 28.6% were couple families with children, 62.9% were couple families without children and 8.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 57.1 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 42.9 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Dows Creek, 57.1% of single parents were male and 42.9% 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
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 8 33.3 225,032 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 10 41.7 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3 12.5 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 0 0.0 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 3 12.5 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 0 0.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 0 0.0 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Dows Creek, of couple families with children, 33.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 41.7% 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 Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 41 71.9 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 16 28.1 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Dows Creek, 71.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 38 92.7 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 3 7.3 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Dows Creek, 92.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 7.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 7.0 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 8 18.6 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 20 46.5 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 12 27.9 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Dows Creek, of occupied private dwellings 7.0% had 1 bedroom, 18.6% had 2 bedrooms and 46.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13 31.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 23 54.8 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 6 14.3 566,478 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 0 0.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Dows Creek, 31.0% were owned outright, 54.8% were owned with a mortgage and 14.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 34 85.0 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 6 15.0 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Dows Creek, of all households, 85.0% were family households, 15.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 12.8 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 12.8 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Dows Creek, 12.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.8% 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 Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 160 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.3 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.7 -- 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 Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,975 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 78.6 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 21.4 -- 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 Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 17 45.9 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 8 21.6 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 12 32.4 315,106 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 Dows Creek, 45.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 17 40.5 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 25 59.5 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Dows Creek, 59.5% 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.
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 3 27.3 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 8 72.7 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 32 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Dows Creek, 27.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 72.7% were female. The median age was 32 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
Dows Creek % Dows Creek 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 Dows Creek, 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.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Dows Creek % Dows Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Dows Creek, 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.

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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.