Fernvale (Qld)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31041
People 3,209
Male 48.4%
Female 51.6%
Median age 33
Families 834
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 1,124
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,441
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $330
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,556 48.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,659 51.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 122 3.8 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,209 people in Fernvale (Qld). Of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.8% of the population.

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Age Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 33 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 308 9.6 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 309 9.6 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 255 8.0 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 223 7.0 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 181 5.6 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 182 5.7 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 235 7.3 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 251 7.8 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 244 7.6 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 203 6.3 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 184 5.7 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 170 5.3 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 162 5.1 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 131 4.1 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 83 2.6 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 42 1.3 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 26 0.8 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 15 0.5 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Fernvale (Qld) was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,128 48.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 99 4.2 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 230 9.9 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 71 3.0 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 807 34.6 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Fernvale (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 48.3% were married and 14.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 997 48.5 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 307 14.9 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 753 36.6 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Fernvale (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 52 4.8 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 310 28.3 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 20 1.8 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 26 2.4 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 136 12.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 38 3.5 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 66 6.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 64 5.9 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 70 6.4 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 26 2.4 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 286 26.1 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Fernvale (Qld) 34.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.5% were in primary school, 22.1% in secondary school and 12.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 217 9.4 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 201 8.7 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 99 4.3 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 451 19.5 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 367 15.9 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 106 4.6 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 359 15.5 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.1 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 194 8.4 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 266 11.5 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Fernvale (Qld), 15.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 1,517 34.2 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,280 28.8 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 353 7.9 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 296 6.7 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1
Irish 265 6.0 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Fernvale (Qld) were Australian 34.2%, English 28.8%, Scottish 7.9%, German 6.7% and Irish 6.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Fernvale (Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,559 79.8 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 121 3.8 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 84 2.6 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
South Africa 18 0.6 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Germany 13 0.4 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Philippines 12 0.4 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0

In Fernvale (Qld), 79.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.8%, England 2.6%, South Africa 0.6%, Germany 0.4% and Philippines 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 435 13.5 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 206 6.4 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 158 4.9 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,116 65.8 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Fernvale (Qld), 65.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,304 71.9 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 179 5.6 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
England 175 5.5 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 34 1.1 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Germany 25 0.8 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7

In Fernvale (Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.9%, New Zealand 5.6%, England 5.5%, Scotland 1.1% and Germany 0.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,337 73.4 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 173 5.4 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 155 4.9 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Germany 30 0.9 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7
Scotland 21 0.7 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1

In Fernvale (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.4%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 4.9%, Germany 0.9% and Scotland 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,034 32.2 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 576 17.9 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 533 16.6 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 317 9.9 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 233 7.3 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Fernvale (Qld) were No Religion, so described 32.2%, Anglican 17.9%, Catholic 16.6%, Not stated 9.9% and Uniting Church 7.3%. In Fernvale (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 19 0.6 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Spanish 11 0.3 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
Tagalog 9 0.3 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Mandarin 9 0.3 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Afrikaans 8 0.2 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
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English only spoken at home 2,847 88.6 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 58 5.4 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Fernvale (Qld) 88.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.6%, Spanish 0.3%, Tagalog 0.3%, Mandarin 0.3% and Afrikaans 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 807 57.6 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 418 29.9 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 76 5.4 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 99 7.1 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,400 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fernvale (Qld). Of these 57.6% were employed full time, 29.9% were employed part-time and 7.1% 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
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 127 9.7 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 123 9.4 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 166 12.7 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 260 20.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 549 42.1 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Fernvale (Qld), 9.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 199 15.5 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 190 14.8 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 177 13.8 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 167 13.0 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 160 12.4 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 130 10.1 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 121 9.4 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 117 9.1 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Fernvale (Qld) included Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Labourers 13.0%, Professionals 12.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.1%, Sales Workers 9.4% and Managers 9.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Road Freight Transport 49 3.9 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 47 3.7 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 46 3.7 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 43 3.4 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Meat Processing 38 3.0 10,155 0.5 28,852 0.3

Of the employed people in Fernvale (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 3.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.7%, Primary Education 3.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4% and Meat Processing 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 638 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,535 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,441 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fernvale (Qld) was $638.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 947 72.8 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 56 4.3 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 46 3.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Motorbike/scooter 20 1.5 19,630 0.9 64,580 0.6
Walked only 17 1.3 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 34 2.6 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,018 78.4 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Fernvale (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.8%, Worked at home 4.3%, Car, as passenger 3.5%, Motorbike/scooter 1.5% and Walked only 1.3%. On the day, 2.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,676 71.6 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 870 37.2 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 305 13.1 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 401 17.2 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Fernvale (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.2% provided care for children and 13.1% 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
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 485 20.8 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 591 25.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 305 13.1 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 291 12.5 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Fernvale (Qld), 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 252 30.4 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 416 50.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 158 19.1 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 0.4 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Fernvale (Qld), 50.2% were couple families with children, 30.4% were couple families without children and 19.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.1 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.9 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Fernvale (Qld), 14.1% of single parents were male and 85.9% 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
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 143 21.2 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 30 4.5 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 151 22.4 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 112 16.6 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 42 6.2 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 113 16.8 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 33 4.9 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 50 7.4 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Fernvale (Qld), of couple families with children, 21.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 22.4% 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 Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 995 95.0 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 52 5.0 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Fernvale (Qld), 95.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 992 99.7 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 0.3 174,984 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 Fernvale (Qld), 99.7% were separate houses, 0.3% 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
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 5 0.5 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 29 2.9 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 272 27.3 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 673 67.4 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 19 1.9 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.7 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Fernvale (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 0.5% had 1 bedroom, 2.9% had 2 bedrooms and 27.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 217 21.9 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 439 44.3 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 310 31.3 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.3 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 21 2.1 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Fernvale (Qld), 21.9% were owned outright, 44.3% were owned with a mortgage and 31.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 818 81.6 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 151 15.1 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 34 3.4 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Fernvale (Qld), of all households, 81.6% were family households, 15.1% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

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Household income Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 13.9 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.7 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Fernvale (Qld), 13.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.7% 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 Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 330 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.3 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.7 -- 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 Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.1 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.9 -- 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 Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 18 1.8 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 243 24.5 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 440 44.4 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 260 26.2 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 31 3.1 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Fernvale (Qld), 24.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 115 11.6 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 860 86.4 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 20 2.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Fernvale (Qld), 86.4% 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.
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 50 43.9 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 64 56.1 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 15 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Fernvale (Qld), 43.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 56.1% were female. The median age was 15 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
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.7 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,478 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Fernvale (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,478.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Fernvale (Qld) % Fernvale (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 323 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Fernvale (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $323 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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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.