Keppel Sands

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31529
People 360
Male 56%
Female 44%
Median age 55
Families 99
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 251
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $939
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $250
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 204 56.0 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 160 44.0 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 23 6.2 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 360 people in Keppel Sands. Of these 56.0% were male and 44.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.2% of the population.

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Age Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 55 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 12 3.6 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 9 2.7 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 18 5.3 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 5 1.5 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 12 3.6 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 8 2.4 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 9 2.7 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 6 1.8 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 16 4.7 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 32 9.5 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 36 10.7 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 30 8.9 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 31 9.2 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 34 10.1 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 41 12.1 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 21 6.2 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 12 3.6 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 6 1.8 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Keppel Sands was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 33.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 169 52.2 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 23 7.1 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 46 14.2 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 16 4.9 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 70 21.6 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Keppel Sands aged 15 years and over, 52.2% were married and 21.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 137 50.2 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 37 13.6 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 99 36.3 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Keppel Sands, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 3.4 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 17 19.3 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 4 4.5 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 10 11.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 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 3 3.4 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 6.8 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 3.4 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 42 47.7 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Keppel Sands 22.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.3% were in primary school, 12.2% in secondary school and 11.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 21 6.8 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 29 9.4 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 7 2.3 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 61 19.9 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 29 9.4 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 0 0.0 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 48 15.6 488,554 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 54 17.6 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 59 19.2 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Keppel Sands, 9.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 153 31.6 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 150 31.0 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 44 9.1 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 41 8.5 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 20 4.1 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Keppel Sands were Australian 31.6%, English 31.0%, Scottish 9.1%, Irish 8.5% and German 4.1%.

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 Keppel Sands (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 300 82.4 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 11 3.0 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 8 2.2 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Scotland 3 0.8 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5

In Keppel Sands, 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.0%, New Zealand 2.2% and Scotland 0.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 33 8.9 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 15 4.0 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 22 5.9 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 260 70.1 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Keppel Sands, 70.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 281 80.3 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 22 6.3 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 7 2.0 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 3 0.9 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Wales 3 0.9 13,293 0.3 64,642 0.3

In Keppel Sands, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.3%, England 6.3%, New Zealand 2.0%, Scotland 0.9% and Wales 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 274 78.1 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 21 6.0 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 6 1.7 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 5 1.4 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
Papua New Guinea 3 0.9 20,050 0.4 34,128 0.1

In Keppel Sands, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.1%, England 6.0%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 1.4% and Papua New Guinea 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Anglican 90 25.1 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 88 24.6 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 69 19.3 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 31 8.7 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 27 7.5 138,614 2.9 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Keppel Sands were Anglican 25.1%, No Religion, so described 24.6%, Catholic 19.3%, Not stated 8.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 7.5%. In Keppel Sands, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (73.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 327 90.1 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 3 1.8 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Keppel Sands 90.1% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 75 56.4 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 33 24.8 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 14 10.5 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 11 8.3 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 133 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Keppel Sands. Of these 56.4% were employed full time, 24.8% were employed part-time and 8.3% 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
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 12 9.5 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 12 9.5 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 12 9.5 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 23 18.3 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 52 41.3 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Keppel Sands, 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 30 20.7 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 21 14.5 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 20 13.8 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Managers 17 11.7 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 16 11.0 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 15 10.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 11 7.6 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 8 5.5 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Keppel Sands included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.7%, Labourers 14.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.8%, Managers 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Professionals 7.6% and Sales Workers 5.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 11 13.6 24,967 1.2 46,491 0.4
Road Freight Transport 4 4.9 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4 4.9 26,748 1.3 122,286 1.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4 4.9 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 3 3.7 3,600 0.2 12,317 0.1

Of the employed people in Keppel Sands, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 13.6%, Road Freight Transport 4.9%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4.9%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.9% and Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 3.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 506 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,114 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 939 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Keppel Sands was $506.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 91 77.8 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 5 4.3 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Bus 3 2.6 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
Walked only 3 2.6 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 3 2.6 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 3 2.4 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 104 85.2 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Keppel Sands, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 77.8%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Bus 2.6%, Walked only 2.6% and Worked at home 2.6%. 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 85.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 203 64.6 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 50 15.7 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 35 11.0 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 69 21.0 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Keppel Sands, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.7% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 51 15.9 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 73 22.8 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 49 15.3 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 36 11.2 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Keppel Sands, 22.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 63 60.0 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 29 27.6 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 13 12.4 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Keppel Sands, 27.6% were couple families with children, 60.0% were couple families without children and 12.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 40.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 60.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Keppel Sands, 40.0% of single parents were male and 60.0% 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
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 6 6.6 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 3 3.3 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 9 9.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 13 14.3 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 10 11.0 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 34 37.4 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 10 11.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 6 6.6 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Keppel Sands, of couple families with children, 6.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 9.9% 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 Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 155 65.7 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 81 34.3 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Keppel Sands, 65.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 34.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 146 94.2 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 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 9 5.8 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Keppel Sands, 94.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 5.8% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 6 3.9 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 8 5.2 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 42 27.5 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 67 43.8 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 25 16.3 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 5 3.3 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Keppel Sands, of occupied private dwellings 5.2% had 1 bedroom, 27.5% had 2 bedrooms and 43.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 73 48.7 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 42 28.0 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 23 15.3 566,478 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 12 8.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Keppel Sands, 48.7% were owned outright, 28.0% were owned with a mortgage and 15.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 99 63.5 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 54 34.6 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 1.9 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Keppel Sands, of all households, 63.5% were family households, 34.6% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

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Household income Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 29.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.3 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Keppel Sands, 29.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.3% 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 Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 250 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.5 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.5 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.1 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.9 -- 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 Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 3 2.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 56 36.6 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 55 35.9 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 31 20.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 5.2 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Keppel Sands, 36.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 41 26.6 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 108 70.1 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 5 3.2 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Keppel Sands, 70.1% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 8 36.4 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 14 63.6 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 52 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Keppel Sands, 36.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 63.6% were female. The median age was 52 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
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.6 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,024 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Keppel Sands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.4 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,024.

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
Keppel Sands % Keppel Sands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,637 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Keppel Sands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,637.

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.