Jensen

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31452
People 1,476
Male 52.7%
Female 47.3%
Median age 36
Families 414
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 1
All private dwellings 494
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,745
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,801
Median weekly rent $350
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.4

(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
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 778 52.7 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 699 47.3 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 56 3.8 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,476 people in Jensen. Of these 52.7% were male and 47.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.8% of the population.

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Age Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 100 6.7 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 131 8.8 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 118 8.0 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 119 8.0 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 70 4.7 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 69 4.7 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 96 6.5 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 102 6.9 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 98 6.6 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 121 8.2 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 121 8.2 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 116 7.8 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 73 4.9 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 63 4.2 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 49 3.3 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 25 1.7 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 9 0.6 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3 0.2 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Jensen was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 613 53.9 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 35 3.1 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 79 6.9 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 30 2.6 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 380 33.4 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Jensen aged 15 years and over, 53.9% were married and 9.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 569 55.6 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 134 13.1 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 320 31.3 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Jensen, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 14 3.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 61 12.9 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 93 19.7 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 13 2.7 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 46 9.7 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 65 13.7 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 8 1.7 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 30 6.3 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 34 7.2 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 13 2.7 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 96 20.3 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Jensen 32.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.7% were in primary school, 27.7% in secondary school and 13.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 101 8.9 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 89 7.9 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 33 2.9 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 278 24.6 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 169 15.0 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 63 5.6 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 167 14.8 488,554 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 88 7.8 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 5 0.4 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 98 8.7 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Jensen, 15.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 27.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 692 32.5 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 606 28.5 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 206 9.7 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 141 6.6 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 96 4.5 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Jensen were English 32.5%, Australian 28.5%, Irish 9.7%, Scottish 6.6% and German 4.5%.

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

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Country of birth Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,245 84.3 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 41 2.8 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 29 2.0 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Philippines 12 0.8 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Scotland 8 0.5 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5
Thailand 7 0.5 9,978 0.2 66,229 0.3

In Jensen, 84.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.8%, New Zealand 2.0%, Philippines 0.8%, Scotland 0.5% and Thailand 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 189 12.8 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 98 6.6 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 73 5.0 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,026 69.6 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Jensen, 69.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,108 75.8 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 79 5.4 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 49 3.4 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 20 1.4 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7
Scotland 16 1.1 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In Jensen, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.8%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 3.4%, Netherlands 1.4% and Scotland 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,130 76.6 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 81 5.5 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 43 2.9 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 18 1.2 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
Philippines 13 0.9 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4

In Jensen, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.6%, England 5.5%, New Zealand 2.9%, Scotland 1.2% and Philippines 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 436 29.5 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 405 27.4 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 250 16.9 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 119 8.0 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 84 5.7 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Jensen were Catholic 29.5%, No Religion, so described 27.4%, Anglican 16.9%, Not stated 8.0% and Uniting Church 5.7%. In Jensen, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
French 13 0.9 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Malayalam 7 0.5 7,614 0.2 53,206 0.2
Tokelauan 7 0.5 402 0.0 953 0.0
Spanish 4 0.3 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
Thai 4 0.3 8,126 0.2 55,444 0.2
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English only spoken at home 1,342 91.0 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 26 5.6 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Jensen 91.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included French 0.9%, Malayalam 0.5%, Tokelauan 0.5%, Spanish 0.3% and Thai 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 472 60.7 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 207 26.6 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 35 4.5 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 63 8.1 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 777 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Jensen. Of these 60.7% were employed full time, 26.6% were employed part-time and 8.1% 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
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 71 10.0 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 60 8.4 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 77 10.8 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 160 22.4 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 308 43.2 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Jensen, 10.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 150 20.8 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 101 14.0 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 90 12.5 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 87 12.1 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Professionals 77 10.7 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 71 9.8 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 66 9.2 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 65 9.0 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8

The most common occupations in Jensen included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Labourers 12.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.1%, Professionals 10.7%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Managers 9.2% and Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Road Freight Transport 27 4.4 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 25 4.1 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 24 3.9 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 18 3.0 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8
Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 16 2.6 13,999 0.7 65,675 0.6

Of the employed people in Jensen, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 4.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%, Takeaway Food Services 3.0% and Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 717 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,755 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,745 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Jensen was $717.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 521 72.6 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 35 4.9 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 34 4.7 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 19 2.6 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
Motorbike/scooter 9 1.3 19,630 0.9 64,580 0.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 7 1.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 555 77.1 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Jensen, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.6%, Worked at home 4.9%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Truck 2.6% and Motorbike/scooter 1.3%. On the day, 1.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 862 76.1 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 405 35.8 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 123 10.9 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 177 15.7 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Jensen, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.8% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.7% 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
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 221 19.5 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 351 31.0 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 145 12.8 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 144 12.7 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Jensen, 31.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 168 40.7 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 191 46.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 51 12.3 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 0.7 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Jensen, 46.2% were couple families with children, 40.7% were couple families without children and 12.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 22.9 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 77.1 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Jensen, 22.9% of single parents were male and 77.1% 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
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 94 26.2 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 4 1.1 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 72 20.1 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 51 14.2 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 23 6.4 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 56 15.6 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 26 7.2 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 33 9.2 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Jensen, of couple families with children, 26.2% had both partners employed full-time, 1.1% had both employed part-time and 20.1% 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 Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 448 94.5 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 26 5.5 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Jensen, 94.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 448 100.0 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 0 0.0 186,780 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 Jensen, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 7 1.6 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 24 5.5 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 177 40.2 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 228 51.8 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 4 0.9 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.6 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Jensen, of occupied private dwellings 1.6% had 1 bedroom, 5.5% had 2 bedrooms and 40.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 3.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 133 29.6 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 264 58.7 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 46 10.2 566,478 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 7 1.6 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Jensen, 29.6% were owned outright, 58.7% were owned with a mortgage and 10.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 393 87.3 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 50 11.1 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 7 1.6 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Jensen, of all households, 87.3% were family households, 11.1% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

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Household income Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 12.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 14.0 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Jensen, 12.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.0% 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 Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 350 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.2 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.8 -- 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 Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,801 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.8 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.2 -- 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 Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 3 0.7 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 66 14.8 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 209 46.9 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 158 35.4 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 10 2.2 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Jensen, 14.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 53 11.8 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 389 86.8 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 6 1.3 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Jensen, 86.8% 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.
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 32 58.2 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 23 41.8 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Jensen, 58.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 41.8% were female. The median age was 25 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
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.8 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,687 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Jensen, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,687.

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
Jensen % Jensen Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,450 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Jensen, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,450.

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.