Herston

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31336
People 2,215
Male 49.9%
Female 50.1%
Median age 29
Families 398
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 912
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,607
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,061
Median weekly rent $400
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,107 49.9 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,111 50.1 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40 1.8 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,215 people in Herston. Of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

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Age Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 29 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 99 4.5 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 85 3.8 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 68 3.1 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 138 6.2 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 439 19.7 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 333 15.0 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 208 9.4 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 169 7.6 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 163 7.3 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 126 5.7 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 89 4.0 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 90 4.0 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 72 3.2 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 46 2.1 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 22 1.0 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 24 1.1 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 18 0.8 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 35 1.6 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Herston was 29 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 540 27.5 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 39 2.0 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 116 5.9 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 30 1.5 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,238 63.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Herston aged 15 years and over, 27.5% were married and 8.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 410 25.9 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 191 12.1 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 981 62.0 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Herston, of people aged 15 years and over, 25.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 19 1.7 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 83 7.5 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 14 1.3 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 5 0.5 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 44 4.0 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 20 1.8 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 19 1.7 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 34 3.1 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 550 49.8 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 22 2.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 295 26.7 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Herston 49.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 8.7% were in primary school, 7.6% in secondary school and 52.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 841 42.5 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 142 7.2 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 39 2.0 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 116 5.9 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 378 19.1 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 23 1.2 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 52 2.6 488,554 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 39 2.0 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 8 0.4 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 306 15.5 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Herston, 19.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 621 21.1 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 453 15.4 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 296 10.1 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Chinese 264 9.0 136,389 2.1 1,213,903 3.9
Scottish 217 7.4 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Herston were English 21.1%, Australian 15.4%, Irish 10.1%, Chinese 9.0% and Scottish 7.4%.

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

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Country of birth Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,100 50.4 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 141 6.5 47,114 1.0 509,555 2.2
England 61 2.8 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Vietnam 54 2.5 19,544 0.4 219,355 0.9
New Zealand 47 2.2 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
India 47 2.2 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9

In Herston, 50.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.5%, England 2.8%, Vietnam 2.5%, New Zealand 2.2% and India 2.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 897 40.5 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 146 6.6 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 101 4.6 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 761 34.4 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Herston, 34.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 40.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 866 39.5 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 157 7.2 64,856 1.4 704,658 3.0
England 86 3.9 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Vietnam 72 3.3 28,991 0.6 320,208 1.4
New Zealand 66 3.0 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6

In Herston, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 39.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.2%, England 3.9%, Vietnam 3.3% and New Zealand 3.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 915 42.0 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 164 7.5 64,863 1.4 699,074 3.0
England 77 3.5 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Vietnam 70 3.2 30,297 0.6 335,060 1.4
New Zealand 69 3.2 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6

In Herston, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 42.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.5%, England 3.5%, Vietnam 3.2% and New Zealand 3.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 896 40.7 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 405 18.4 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 356 16.2 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 135 6.1 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Buddhism 74 3.4 70,789 1.5 563,674 2.4

The most common responses for religion in Herston were No Religion, so described 40.7%, Catholic 18.4%, Not stated 16.2%, Anglican 6.1% and Buddhism 3.4%. In Herston, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (48.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 155 7.1 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Vietnamese 63 2.9 25,914 0.6 277,400 1.2
Cantonese 51 2.3 24,900 0.5 280,943 1.2
Bengali 37 1.7 3,683 0.1 54,566 0.2
Spanish 29 1.3 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 1,258 57.7 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 264 31.6 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Herston 57.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 7.1%, Vietnamese 2.9%, Cantonese 2.3%, Bengali 1.7% and Spanish 1.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 607 52.0 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 403 34.5 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 59 5.1 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 98 8.4 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,167 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Herston. Of these 52.0% were employed full time, 34.5% were employed part-time and 8.4% 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
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 164 15.4 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 136 12.8 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 104 9.8 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 150 14.1 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 456 42.8 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Herston, 15.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 415 39.2 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 124 11.7 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 121 11.4 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 120 11.3 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 106 10.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 83 7.8 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 59 5.6 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 21 2.0 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Herston included Professionals 39.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Managers 11.3%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.8%, Labourers 5.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 123 12.7 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Higher Education 66 6.8 28,546 1.3 155,985 1.5
Cafes and Restaurants 43 4.4 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
State Government Administration 29 3.0 36,185 1.7 158,980 1.5
Computer System Design and Related Services 26 2.7 23,232 1.1 162,884 1.5

Of the employed people in Herston, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 12.7%, Higher Education 6.8%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.4%, State Government Administration 3.0% and Computer System Design and Related Services 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 624 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,977 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,607 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Herston was $624.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 430 41.3 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 173 16.6 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
Walked only 145 13.9 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 35 3.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 34 3.3 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 207 19.6 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 486 46.1 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Herston, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 41.3%, Bus 16.6%, Walked only 13.9%, Car, as passenger 3.4% and Worked at home 3.3%. On the day, 19.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 46.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,264 64.3 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 343 17.4 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 116 5.9 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 418 21.3 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Herston, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.4% provided care for children and 5.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.3% 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
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 597 30.4 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 450 22.9 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 140 7.1 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 72 3.7 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Herston, 22.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 165 41.6 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 150 37.8 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 58 14.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 24 6.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Herston, 37.8% were couple families with children, 41.6% were couple families without children and 14.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 23.1 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 76.9 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Herston, 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% 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
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 82 27.1 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 19 6.3 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 51 16.8 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 50 16.5 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 13 4.3 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 37 12.2 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 23 7.6 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 28 9.2 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Herston, of couple families with children, 27.1% had both partners employed full-time, 6.3% had both employed part-time and 16.8% 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 Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 761 90.0 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 85 10.0 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Herston, 90.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 317 41.7 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 155 20.4 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 283 37.2 186,780 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 Herston, 41.7% were separate houses, 20.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 37.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 0.5 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 50 6.6 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 262 34.6 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 268 35.4 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 142 18.8 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 31 4.1 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 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Herston, of occupied private dwellings 6.6% had 1 bedroom, 34.6% had 2 bedrooms and 35.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 105 13.8 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 163 21.4 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 460 60.5 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 0.5 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 28 3.7 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Herston, 13.8% were owned outright, 21.4% were owned with a mortgage and 60.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 387 51.3 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 197 26.1 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 171 22.6 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Herston, of all households, 51.3% were family households, 26.1% were single person households and 22.6% were group households.

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Household income Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.5 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 18.7 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Herston, 21.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.7% 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 Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 400 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 73.6 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 26.4 -- 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 Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,061 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.4 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.6 -- 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 Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 123 16.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 326 42.4 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 184 23.9 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 98 12.7 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 38 4.9 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Herston, 42.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 23.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 50 6.6 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 678 89.8 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 27 3.6 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Herston, 89.8% 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.
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 20 52.6 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 18 47.4 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Herston, 52.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.4% were female. The median age was 26 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
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,062 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Herston, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,062.

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
Herston % Herston Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 360 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Herston, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $360 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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.