Herberton

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31333
People 855
Male 45.4%
Female 54.6%
Median age 46
Families 203
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 390
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $764
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent $206
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 389 45.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 468 54.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 149 17.4 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 855 people in Herberton. Of these 45.4% were male and 54.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 17.4% of the population.

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Age Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 46 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 47 5.5 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 41 4.8 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 73 8.5 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 83 9.7 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 37 4.3 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 43 5.0 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 35 4.1 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 16 1.9 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 46 5.4 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 59 6.9 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 51 5.9 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 75 8.7 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 57 6.6 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 58 6.8 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 57 6.6 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 29 3.4 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 22 2.6 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 30 3.5 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Herberton was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 268 38.8 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 22 3.2 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 86 12.5 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 53 7.7 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 261 37.8 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Herberton aged 15 years and over, 38.8% were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 232 43.0 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 65 12.1 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 242 44.9 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Herberton, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 11 4.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 48 17.4 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 8 2.9 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 1.1 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 27 9.8 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 59 21.4 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 11 4.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 17 6.2 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 8 2.9 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 84 30.4 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Herberton 32.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.2% were in primary school, 30.9% 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
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 75 11.0 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 51 7.5 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 19 2.8 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 96 14.1 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 110 16.1 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 43 6.3 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 100 14.6 488,554 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 80 11.7 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 5 0.7 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 104 15.2 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Herberton, 16.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 369 31.0 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 344 28.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 107 9.0 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 90 7.6 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 55 4.6 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Herberton were Australian 31.0%, English 28.9%, Scottish 9.0%, Irish 7.6% and German 4.6%.

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 Herberton (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 631 74.4 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 49 5.8 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 21 2.5 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Germany 10 1.2 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Philippines 7 0.8 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Italy 5 0.6 12,995 0.3 174,042 0.7

In Herberton, 74.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.8%, New Zealand 2.5%, Germany 1.2%, Philippines 0.8% and Italy 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 144 16.9 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 52 6.1 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 36 4.2 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 553 64.8 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Herberton, 64.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 591 69.9 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 68 8.0 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 26 3.1 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Germany 12 1.4 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7
Netherlands 12 1.4 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7

In Herberton, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.9%, England 8.0%, New Zealand 3.1%, Germany 1.4% and Netherlands 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 610 73.0 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 70 8.4 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 19 2.3 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Germany 10 1.2 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7
Philippines 8 1.0 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4

In Herberton, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.0%, England 8.4%, New Zealand 2.3%, Germany 1.2% and Philippines 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 311 36.7 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 135 15.9 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 106 12.5 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 86 10.1 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 63 7.4 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Herberton were No Religion, so described 36.7%, Catholic 15.9%, Anglican 12.5%, Not stated 10.1% and Uniting Church 7.4%. In Herberton, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Dutch 7 0.8 7,157 0.2 33,835 0.1
Portuguese 5 0.6 8,634 0.2 48,853 0.2
Thai 4 0.5 8,126 0.2 55,444 0.2
German 3 0.4 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
French 3 0.4 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 727 86.5 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 25 7.1 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Herberton 86.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 0.8%, Portuguese 0.6%, Thai 0.5%, German 0.4% and French 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 136 45.0 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 100 33.1 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 22 7.3 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 44 14.6 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 302 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Herberton. Of these 45.0% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 14.6% 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
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 38 14.1 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 21 7.8 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 46 17.1 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 54 20.1 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 89 33.1 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Herberton, 14.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 44 16.8 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 40 15.3 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 40 15.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 38 14.5 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 25 9.5 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Managers 24 9.2 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 24 9.2 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 21 8.0 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6

The most common occupations in Herberton included Professionals 16.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.3%, Labourers 14.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.5%, Managers 9.2%, Sales Workers 9.2% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Secondary Education 27 12.2 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 20 9.0 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 13 5.9 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 12 5.4 26,748 1.3 122,286 1.1
Aged Care Residential Services 12 5.4 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Herberton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Secondary Education 12.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 9.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.9%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 5.4% and Aged Care Residential Services 5.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 462 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 985 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 764 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Herberton was $462.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 163 64.4 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 25 9.9 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 15 5.9 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 10 4.0 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Truck 4 1.6 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 183 70.1 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Herberton, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.4%, Walked only 9.9%, Car, as passenger 5.9%, Worked at home 4.0% and Truck 1.6%. 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 70.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 423 60.8 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 137 19.7 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 79 11.4 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 159 23.0 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Herberton, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.7% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.0% 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
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 93 13.3 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 165 23.6 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 74 10.6 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 94 13.4 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Herberton, 23.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 96 48.0 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 58 29.0 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 46 23.0 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Herberton, 29.0% were couple families with children, 48.0% were couple families without children and 23.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 28.3 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 71.7 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Herberton, 28.3% of single parents were male and 71.7% 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
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 23 15.4 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 5 3.4 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 13 8.7 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 13 8.7 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 16 10.7 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 52 34.9 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 8 5.4 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 19 12.8 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Herberton, of couple families with children, 15.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 8.7% 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 Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 309 88.8 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 39 11.2 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Herberton, 88.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 286 92.6 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6 1.9 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 12 3.9 186,780 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 Herberton, 92.6% were separate houses, 1.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.9% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 1.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 31 10.1 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 72 23.5 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 127 41.5 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 65 21.2 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 8 2.6 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 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Herberton, of occupied private dwellings 10.1% had 1 bedroom, 23.5% had 2 bedrooms and 41.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 131 43.1 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 74 24.3 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 86 28.3 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 1.0 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 10 3.3 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Herberton, 43.1% were owned outright, 24.3% were owned with a mortgage and 28.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 197 63.5 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 102 32.9 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 11 3.5 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Herberton, of all households, 63.5% were family households, 32.9% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

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Household income Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 38.8 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.6 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Herberton, 38.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.6% 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 Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 206 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.5 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.5 -- 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 Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.8 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.2 -- 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 Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 12 3.9 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 132 43.0 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 102 33.2 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 46 15.0 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 15 4.9 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Herberton, 43.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 58 18.9 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 241 78.5 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 8 2.6 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Herberton, 78.5% 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.
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 51 34.2 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 98 65.8 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 16 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Herberton, 34.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 65.8% were female. The median age was 16 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
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 860 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Herberton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $860.

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
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 215 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,192 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Herberton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $215 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,192.

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.