Iama Island

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31393
People 319
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 25
Families 75
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1.4
All private dwellings 79
Average people per household 4.1
Median weekly household income $900
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $120
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 0.3

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 158 49.2 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 163 50.8 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 301 94.7 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 319 people in Iama Island. Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 94.7% of the population.

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Age Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 25 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 49 15.5 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 36 11.4 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 18 5.7 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 15 4.7 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 33 10.4 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 46 14.5 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 16 5.0 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 25 7.9 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 11 3.5 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 18 5.7 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 8 2.5 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 23 7.3 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 5 1.6 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 7 2.2 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3 0.9 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 4 1.3 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Iama Island was 25 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 32.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 45 22.2 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 4 2.0 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 6 3.0 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 13 6.4 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 135 66.5 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Iama Island aged 15 years and over, 22.2% were married and 4.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44 26.5 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 31 18.7 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 91 54.8 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Iama Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 26.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 10 9.1 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 44 40.0 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 4 3.6 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 9 8.2 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 2.7 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 5 4.5 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 2.7 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 32 29.1 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Iama Island 34.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.4% were in primary school, 6.5% in secondary school and 7.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3 1.4 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 8 3.8 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 5 2.4 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 41 19.3 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 55 25.9 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 12 5.7 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 24 11.3 488,554 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 9 4.2 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 54 25.5 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Iama Island, 25.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Torres Strait Islander 252 73.3 13,227 0.2 15,243 0.0
Papua New Guinean 31 9.0 12,765 0.2 18,801 0.1
Australian Aboriginal 13 3.8 36,971 0.6 144,173 0.5
Australian 12 3.5 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Australian South Sea Islander 3 0.9 6,824 0.1 9,391 0.0

The most common ancestries in Iama Island were Torres Strait Islander 73.3%, Papua New Guinean 9.0%, Australian Aboriginal 3.8%, Australian 3.5% and Australian South Sea Islander 0.9%.

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

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Country of birth Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 291 91.8 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Papua New Guinea 17 5.4 16,120 0.3 28,800 0.1

In Iama Island, 91.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Papua New Guinea 5.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 32 10.0 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 10 3.1 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 30 9.4 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 209 65.3 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Iama Island, 65.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 241 78.0 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
Papua New Guinea 41 13.3 16,296 0.3 28,460 0.1

In Iama Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 78.0% and Papua New Guinea 13.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 225 72.8 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
Papua New Guinea 55 17.8 20,050 0.4 34,128 0.1

In Iama Island, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 72.8% and Papua New Guinea 17.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pentecostal 129 41.1 72,478 1.5 260,558 1.1
Anglican 116 36.9 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 30 9.6 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
No Religion, so described 20 6.4 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Christian, nfd 13 4.1 143,355 3.0 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Iama Island were Pentecostal 41.1%, Anglican 36.9%, Not stated 9.6%, No Religion, so described 6.4% and Christian, nfd 4.1%. In Iama Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (92.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 245 79.3 5,901 0.1 6,171 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 16 5.2 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 56 82.4 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Iama Island 5.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 79.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 29 42.0 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 22 31.9 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 7 10.1 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 11 15.9 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 69 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Iama Island. Of these 42.0% were employed full time, 31.9% were employed part-time and 15.9% 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
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 5 9.3 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 4 7.4 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 15 27.8 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 3 5.6 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 21 38.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Iama Island, 9.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 11 22.4 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 8 16.3 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 8 16.3 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 6 12.2 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 5 10.2 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 4 8.2 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 4 8.2 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The only other responses for occupation in Iama Island were Professionals 22.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.3%, Labourers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Managers 8.2% and Sales Workers 8.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 17 32.7 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 11 21.2 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5 9.6 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
House Construction 3 5.8 17,098 0.8 86,030 0.8
Employment Placement and Recruitment Services 3 5.8 8,814 0.4 47,914 0.4

Of the employed people in Iama Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 32.7%, Primary Education 21.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 9.6%, House Construction 5.8% and Employment Placement and Recruitment Services 5.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 368 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 742 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 900 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Iama Island was $368.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Walked only 39 70.9 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as driver 7 12.7 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 3 5.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 8 14.3 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Iama Island, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 70.9%, Car, as driver 12.7% and Car, as passenger 5.5%. 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 14.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 122 59.2 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 79 37.8 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 13 6.1 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 24 11.6 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Iama Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.8% provided care for children and 6.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.6% 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
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 85 41.1 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 22 10.6 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 16 7.7 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 0 0.0 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Iama Island, 10.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 0.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 7 9.7 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 27 37.5 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 38 52.8 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Iama Island, 37.5% were couple families with children, 9.7% were couple families without children and 52.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 7.9 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 92.1 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Iama Island, 7.9% of single parents were male and 92.1% 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
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 0 0.0 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 0 0.0 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 14 56.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 6 24.0 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 5 20.0 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 0 0.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 0 0.0 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Iama Island, of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 62 89.9 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 7 10.1 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Iama Island, 89.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 59 95.2 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 3 4.8 186,780 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 Iama Island, 95.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.8% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 5 8.8 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 14 24.6 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 38 66.7 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 4.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 4.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Iama Island, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.8% had 2 bedrooms and 24.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4.1. The average household size was 4.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 55 100.0 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Iama Island, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 51 89.5 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 6 10.5 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Iama Island, of all households, 89.5% were family households, 10.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 26.4 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 0.0 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Iama Island, 26.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 120 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.2 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.8 -- 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 Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 45 75.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 11 18.3 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 4 6.7 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 0 0.0 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Iama Island, 18.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 6.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 4 6.9 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 54 93.1 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Iama Island, 93.1% 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.
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 147 49.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 153 51.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Iama Island, 49.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.0% were female. The median age was 24 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
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 887 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Iama Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $887.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Iama Island % Iama Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 120 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Iama Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.