Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld)

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 307 people in Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld). Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.0% of the population.

Of people in Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld) aged 15 years and over, 56.9% were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 50.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld) 36.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.1% were in primary school, 17.2% in secondary school and 9.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 10.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld) were Australian 33.3%, English 24.0%, Scottish 12.3%, Irish 8.4% and German 3.0%.

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 Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 73.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.7% and England 2.3%.

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 65.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.5%, England 4.8%, New Zealand 2.4%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.4% and Netherlands 1.4%.

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 71.9%, England 4.1%, New Zealand 3.8% and Netherlands 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld) were Catholic 24.8%, Anglican 22.5%, Not stated 20.6%, No Religion, so described 17.6% and Uniting Church 7.2%. In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (76.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld) 82.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 141 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld). Of these 63.1% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 5.0% 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.

Of employed people in Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 17.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld) included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.5%, Labourers 15.5%, Managers 11.6%, Professionals 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.8% and Sales Workers 3.9%.

Of the employed people in Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 11.8%, Accommodation 8.8%, Aged Care Residential Services 6.9%, Sugar Cane Growing 5.9% and Other Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Product Manufacturing 4.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld) was $578.

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In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.8%, Worked at home 6.5%, Truck 5.1%, Walked only 5.1% and Car, as passenger 2.9%. On the day, 2.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 62.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.3% provided care for children and 7.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 22.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 47.8% were couple families with children, 40.3% were couple families without children and 11.9% were one parent families.

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), of couple families with children, 20.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 17.2% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 88.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 93.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), of occupied private dwellings 9.5% had 1 bedroom, 15.8% had 2 bedrooms and 45.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 34.8% were owned outright, 43.8% were owned with a mortgage and 13.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), of all households, 73.5% were family households, 18.6% were single person households and 7.8% were group households.

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 22.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 21.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 80.6% 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.

People characteristics

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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.

In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 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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In Gregory River (Whitsunday - Qld), 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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