Mareeba

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31779
People 11,079
Male 49.5%
Female 50.5%
Median age 41
Families 2,820
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 4,938
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,041
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,465
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
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 5,481 49.5 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 5,598 50.5 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,359 12.3 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 11,079 people in Mareeba. Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 12.3% of the population.

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Age Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 646 5.8 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 766 6.9 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 737 6.7 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 666 6.0 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 634 5.7 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 701 6.3 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 585 5.3 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 567 5.1 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 677 6.1 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 732 6.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 664 6.0 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 672 6.1 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 675 6.1 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 648 5.8 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 634 5.7 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 469 4.2 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 334 3.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 273 2.5 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Mareeba was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 4,046 45.4 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 317 3.6 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 820 9.2 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 609 6.8 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,125 35.0 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mareeba aged 15 years and over, 45.4% were married and 12.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,415 44.7 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 948 12.4 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,274 42.9 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Mareeba, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 109 3.3 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 616 18.6 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 271 8.2 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 35 1.1 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 475 14.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 190 5.7 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 21 0.6 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 104 3.1 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 173 5.2 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 67 2.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,247 37.7 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Mareeba 29.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.9% were in primary school, 20.7% in secondary school and 8.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 839 9.4 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 542 6.1 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 198 2.2 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,337 15.0 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,228 13.8 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 379 4.3 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,449 16.2 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,187 13.3 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 78 0.9 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,482 16.6 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mareeba, 13.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 4,367 29.3 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 3,128 21.0 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Italian 1,608 10.8 131,687 2.0 1,000,006 3.2
Irish 1,052 7.1 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 822 5.5 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Mareeba were Australian 29.3%, English 21.0%, Italian 10.8%, Irish 7.1% and Scottish 5.5%.

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

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Country of birth Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 8,075 73.0 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Italy 417 3.8 12,995 0.3 174,042 0.7
New Zealand 188 1.7 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 174 1.6 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Philippines 85 0.8 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Taiwan 72 0.7 15,592 0.3 46,822 0.2

In Mareeba, 73.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 3.8%, New Zealand 1.7%, England 1.6%, Philippines 0.8% and Taiwan 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,409 21.7 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 596 5.4 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 421 3.8 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 6,399 57.8 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Mareeba, 57.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 6,886 62.0 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
Italy 932 8.4 42,085 0.9 470,138 2.0
England 339 3.1 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 226 2.0 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Philippines 84 0.8 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2

In Mareeba, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.0%, Italy 8.4%, England 3.1%, New Zealand 2.0% and Philippines 0.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 7,064 63.9 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
Italy 824 7.5 31,865 0.7 395,775 1.7
England 326 2.9 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 229 2.1 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Philippines 108 1.0 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4

In Mareeba, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.9%, Italy 7.5%, England 2.9%, New Zealand 2.1% and Philippines 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 3,466 31.2 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 2,449 22.1 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 1,390 12.5 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,340 12.1 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 573 5.2 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Mareeba were Catholic 31.2%, No Religion, so described 22.1%, Anglican 12.5%, Not stated 12.1% and Uniting Church 5.2%. In Mareeba, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Italian 650 5.9 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 93 0.8 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
German 63 0.6 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
French 39 0.4 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Spanish 37 0.3 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 8,600 77.7 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 752 16.6 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Mareeba 77.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 5.9%, Mandarin 0.8%, German 0.6%, French 0.4% and Spanish 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,661 56.2 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,398 29.5 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 284 6.0 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 389 8.2 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 4,732 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mareeba. Of these 56.2% were employed full time, 29.5% were employed part-time and 8.2% 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
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 448 10.3 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 358 8.3 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 591 13.6 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 955 22.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,703 39.2 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mareeba, 10.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 793 18.3 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 612 14.1 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 559 12.9 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 554 12.8 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 524 12.1 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 506 11.7 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 418 9.6 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 303 7.0 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Mareeba included Labourers 18.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Managers 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Professionals 11.7%, Sales Workers 9.6% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 236 5.5 3,830 0.2 6,413 0.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 190 4.4 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Local Government Administration 136 3.1 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 130 3.0 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 128 3.0 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Mareeba, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 5.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.4%, Local Government Administration 3.1%, Primary Education 3.0% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 555 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,298 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,041 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mareeba was $555.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,792 64.5 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 312 7.2 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 231 5.3 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 217 5.0 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Bus 89 2.1 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 106 2.4 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 3,135 72.2 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Mareeba, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.5%, Car, as passenger 7.2%, Worked at home 5.3%, Walked only 5.0% and Bus 2.1%. 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 72.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 5,841 65.4 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,233 25.0 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 999 11.2 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,822 20.4 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Mareeba, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.0% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.4% 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
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,567 17.5 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,152 24.1 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,184 13.3 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 936 10.5 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mareeba, 24.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,184 42.1 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,062 37.8 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 521 18.5 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 46 1.6 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mareeba, 37.8% were couple families with children, 42.1% were couple families without children and 18.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.9 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.1 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Mareeba, 17.9% of single parents were male and 82.1% 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
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 463 20.6 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 92 4.1 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 409 18.2 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 248 11.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 122 5.4 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 617 27.4 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 122 5.4 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 175 7.8 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Mareeba, of couple families with children, 20.6% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 18.2% 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 Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 3,962 90.7 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 407 9.3 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Mareeba, 90.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,525 89.0 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 90 2.3 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 218 5.5 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 104 2.6 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mareeba, 89.0% were separate houses, 2.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.5% were flats or apartments and 2.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 46 1.2 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 237 6.0 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 602 15.2 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,794 45.2 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,167 29.4 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 125 3.1 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Mareeba, of occupied private dwellings 6.0% had 1 bedroom, 15.2% had 2 bedrooms and 45.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,505 38.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,007 25.4 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,289 32.6 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 19 0.5 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 138 3.5 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mareeba, 38.0% were owned outright, 25.4% were owned with a mortgage and 32.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 2,753 69.5 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,085 27.4 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 125 3.2 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Mareeba, of all households, 69.5% were family households, 27.4% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

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Household income Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.6 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.0 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Mareeba, 27.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.0% 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 Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 250 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.3 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.7 -- 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 Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,465 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.9 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.1 -- 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 Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 332 8.4 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,301 32.9 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,364 34.5 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 763 19.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 193 4.9 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Mareeba, 32.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,054 26.6 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,767 69.9 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 135 3.4 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Mareeba, 69.9% 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.
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 679 50.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 679 50.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Mareeba, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 24 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
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 977 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Mareeba, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $977.

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
Mareeba % Mareeba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 225 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Mareeba, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $225 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

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.