Jacobs Well

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31440
People 1,839
Male 51.6%
Female 48.4%
Median age 45
Families 550
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 775
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,569
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,820
Median weekly rent $370
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(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
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 949 51.6 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 890 48.4 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 44 2.4 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,839 people in Jacobs Well. Of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population.

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Age Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 45 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 99 5.3 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 108 5.8 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 110 5.9 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 94 5.1 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 76 4.1 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 86 4.6 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 111 6.0 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 114 6.2 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 125 6.8 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 164 8.9 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 157 8.5 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 161 8.7 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 129 7.0 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 130 7.0 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 92 5.0 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 57 3.1 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 18 1.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 20 1.1 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Jacobs Well was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 847 55.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 70 4.6 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 163 10.6 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 53 3.5 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 400 26.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Jacobs Well aged 15 years and over, 55.3% were married and 15.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 747 54.1 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 206 14.9 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 427 30.9 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Jacobs Well, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 21 4.7 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 109 24.2 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 9 2.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 25 5.5 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 73 16.2 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 0.7 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 30 6.7 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 28 6.2 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 37 8.2 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 0.7 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 113 25.1 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Jacobs Well 24.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.4% were in primary school, 24.3% in secondary school and 14.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 134 8.8 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 113 7.4 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 69 4.5 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 338 22.2 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 217 14.2 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 79 5.2 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 246 16.1 488,554 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 132 8.7 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.2 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 142 9.3 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Jacobs Well, 14.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 26.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 804 31.6 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 729 28.6 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 208 8.2 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 204 8.0 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 120 4.7 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Jacobs Well were English 31.6%, Australian 28.6%, Irish 8.2%, Scottish 8.0% and German 4.7%.

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 Jacobs Well (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,394 76.0 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 123 6.7 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 83 4.5 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Scotland 11 0.6 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5
Germany 11 0.6 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
South Africa 10 0.5 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7

In Jacobs Well, 76.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 6.7%, England 4.5%, Scotland 0.6%, Germany 0.6% and South Africa 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 384 20.8 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 123 6.7 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 100 5.4 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,119 60.6 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Jacobs Well, 60.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,215 67.1 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 144 7.9 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
England 130 7.2 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 25 1.4 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 20 1.1 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7

In Jacobs Well, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.1%, New Zealand 7.9%, England 7.2%, Scotland 1.4% and Netherlands 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,248 68.8 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 150 8.3 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 130 7.2 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 21 1.2 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
Germany 13 0.7 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7

In Jacobs Well, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.8%, New Zealand 8.3%, England 7.2%, Scotland 1.2% and Germany 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 556 30.2 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 379 20.6 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 338 18.4 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 160 8.7 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 135 7.3 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Jacobs Well were No Religion, so described 30.2%, Anglican 20.6%, Catholic 18.4%, Not stated 8.7% and Uniting Church 7.3%. In Jacobs Well, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Auslan 9 0.5 2,336 0.0 10,112 0.0
Croatian 5 0.3 4,009 0.1 56,885 0.2
German 4 0.2 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Finnish 3 0.2 2,115 0.0 5,962 0.0
French 3 0.2 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 1,680 92.3 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 39 5.4 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Jacobs Well 92.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Auslan 0.5%, Croatian 0.3%, German 0.2%, Finnish 0.2% and French 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 611 63.6 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 250 26.0 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 45 4.7 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 55 5.7 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 961 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Jacobs Well. Of these 63.6% were employed full time, 26.0% were employed part-time and 5.7% 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
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 74 8.2 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 67 7.4 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 112 12.4 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 149 16.5 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 461 51.1 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Jacobs Well, 8.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 170 19.0 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 156 17.4 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 123 13.8 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 109 12.2 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 91 10.2 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 82 9.2 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 80 8.9 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 72 8.1 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Jacobs Well included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.4%, Managers 13.8%, Labourers 12.2%, Professionals 10.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.9% and Sales Workers 8.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 23 2.9 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
House Construction 21 2.7 17,098 0.8 86,030 0.8
Electrical Services 18 2.3 19,087 0.9 89,954 0.8
Road Freight Transport 18 2.3 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2
Pubs, Taverns and Bars 17 2.2 15,419 0.7 75,989 0.7

Of the employed people in Jacobs Well, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9%, House Construction 2.7%, Electrical Services 2.3%, Road Freight Transport 2.3% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 2.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 729 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,792 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,569 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Jacobs Well was $729.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 652 72.8 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 54 6.0 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 37 4.1 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 21 2.3 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
Walked only 14 1.6 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 22 2.4 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 703 77.3 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Jacobs Well, 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 6.0%, Car, as passenger 4.1%, Truck 2.3% and Walked only 1.6%. On the day, 2.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,108 72.8 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 412 27.1 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 192 12.6 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 201 13.2 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Jacobs Well, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.1% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.2% 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
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 321 21.1 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 436 28.6 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 207 13.6 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 145 9.5 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Jacobs Well, 28.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 273 50.0 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 215 39.4 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 58 10.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Jacobs Well, 39.4% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 10.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 30.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 70.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Jacobs Well, 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% 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
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 129 26.8 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 10 2.1 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 99 20.5 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 56 11.6 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 28 5.8 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 110 22.8 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 24 5.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 26 5.4 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Jacobs Well, of couple families with children, 26.8% had both partners employed full-time, 2.1% had both employed part-time and 20.5% 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 Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 659 92.0 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 57 8.0 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Jacobs Well, 92.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 644 97.7 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 6 0.9 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 9 1.4 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Jacobs Well, 97.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.9% were flats or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 19 2.9 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 72 10.9 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 293 44.2 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 269 40.6 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 10 1.5 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Jacobs Well, of occupied private dwellings 2.9% had 1 bedroom, 10.9% had 2 bedrooms and 44.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 212 32.2 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 298 45.2 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 138 20.9 566,478 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 11 1.7 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Jacobs Well, 32.2% were owned outright, 45.2% were owned with a mortgage and 20.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 527 78.9 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 113 16.9 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 28 4.2 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Jacobs Well, of all households, 78.9% were family households, 16.9% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

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Household income Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 12.9 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 15.1 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Jacobs Well, 12.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.1% 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 Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 370 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.7 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.3 -- 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 Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,820 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.5 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.5 -- 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 Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 11 1.6 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 140 20.9 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 294 43.9 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 205 30.6 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 20 3.0 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Jacobs Well, 20.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 76 11.4 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 580 86.7 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 13 1.9 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Jacobs Well, 86.7% 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.
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 20 48.8 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 21 51.2 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Jacobs Well, 48.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.2% were female. The median age was 20 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
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.3 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,812 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Jacobs Well, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,812.

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
Jacobs Well % Jacobs Well Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 370 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,863 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Jacobs Well, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $370 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,863.

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.