Logan Central

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,945 people in Logan Central. Of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Logan Central was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.8% of the population.

Of people in Logan Central aged 15 years and over, 36.7% were married and 14.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Logan Central, of people aged 15 years and over, 34.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Logan Central 34.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.6% were in primary school, 23.9% in secondary school and 16.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Logan Central, 17.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Logan Central were English 20.1%, Australian 17.0%, Irish 4.6%, Samoan 4.3% and Scottish 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 Logan Central (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Logan Central, 48.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 8.5%, Myanmar 5.9%, Afghanistan 2.7%, Samoa 2.4% and England 1.9%.

In Logan Central, 30.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 53.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Logan Central, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 34.3%, Myanmar 9.7%, New Zealand 7.6%, Samoa 5.5% and Afghanistan 4.3%.

In Logan Central, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 35.3%, Myanmar 9.5%, New Zealand 8.2%, Samoa 5.5% and Afghanistan 4.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Logan Central were No Religion, so described 22.4%, Catholic 15.1%, Not stated 10.2%, Islam 9.8% and Anglican 9.6%. In Logan Central, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Logan Central 54.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Samoan 4.5%, Karen 3.0%, Dari 2.0%, Burmese and Related Languages, nec 1.8% and Hazaraghi 1.7%.

Employment

There were 1,986 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Logan Central. Of these 47.2% were employed full time, 26.9% were employed part-time and 20.9% 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.

Of employed people in Logan Central, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 30.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Logan Central included Labourers 23.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Professionals 7.3% and Managers 4.9%.

Of the employed people in Logan Central, the most common responses for industry of employment included Child Care Services 3.8%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 2.6% and Road Freight Transport 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Logan Central was $422.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Logan Central, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.9%, Car, as passenger 9.8%, Train 4.0%, Bus 2.7% and Walked only 2.1%. On the day, 8.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Logan Central, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.4% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Logan Central, 19.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Logan Central, 41.4% were couple families with children, 23.9% were couple families without children and 31.1% were one parent families.

In Logan Central, 19.2% of single parents were male and 80.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Logan Central, of couple families with children, 11.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 6.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Logan Central, 88.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.9% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Logan Central, 65.7% were separate houses, 7.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.9% were flats or apartments and 3.9% were other dwellings.

In Logan Central, of occupied private dwellings 5.1% had 1 bedroom, 22.3% had 2 bedrooms and 54.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.9 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Logan Central, 19.8% were owned outright, 18.7% were owned with a mortgage and 56.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Logan Central, of all households, 68.0% were family households, 26.1% were single person households and 5.9% were group households.

In Logan Central, 35.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Logan Central, 40.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 22.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Logan Central, 68.8% 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.

People characteristics

In Logan Central, 48.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.9% were female. The median age was 18 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.

In Logan Central, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Logan Central, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $240 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,400.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)