Maroochy River

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31787
People 1,531
Male 51.5%
Female 48.5%
Median age 42
Families 430
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 544
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,800
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $403
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

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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
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 789 51.5 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 744 48.5 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31 2.0 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,531 people in Maroochy River. Of these 51.5% were male and 48.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

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Age Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 79 5.1 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 106 6.9 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 128 8.3 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 91 5.9 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 80 5.2 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 72 4.7 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 77 5.0 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 97 6.3 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 111 7.2 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 132 8.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 122 7.9 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 148 9.6 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 80 5.2 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 87 5.6 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 72 4.7 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 34 2.2 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 15 1.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 12 0.8 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Maroochy River was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 733 60.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 21 1.7 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 86 7.1 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 39 3.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 337 27.7 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Maroochy River aged 15 years and over, 60.3% were married and 9.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 647 60.0 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 123 11.4 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 308 28.6 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Maroochy River, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 15 3.3 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 109 24.1 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 18 4.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 28 6.2 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 55 12.1 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 20 4.4 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 32 7.1 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 19 4.2 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 56 12.4 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 10 2.2 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 91 20.1 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Maroochy River 30.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.7% were in primary school, 23.4% in secondary school and 16.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 232 19.3 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 125 10.4 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 34 2.8 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 230 19.1 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 170 14.1 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 53 4.4 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 155 12.9 488,554 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 4.5 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.2 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 101 8.4 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Maroochy River, 14.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 628 29.6 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 627 29.5 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 179 8.4 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 177 8.3 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 113 5.3 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Maroochy River were Australian 29.6%, English 29.5%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 8.3% and German 5.3%.

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 Maroochy River (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,199 79.4 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 69 4.6 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 55 3.6 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
South Africa 15 1.0 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Germany 13 0.9 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 13 0.9 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3

In Maroochy River, 79.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 3.6%, South Africa 1.0%, Germany 0.9% and Netherlands 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 283 18.6 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 119 7.8 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 82 5.4 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 959 62.9 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Maroochy River, 62.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,043 68.4 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 100 6.6 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 78 5.1 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 22 1.4 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 18 1.2 33,883 0.7 177,536 0.8

In Maroochy River, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.4%, England 6.6%, New Zealand 5.1%, Netherlands 1.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,079 71.2 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 92 6.1 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 77 5.1 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 25 1.7 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6
India 17 1.1 65,921 1.4 605,777 2.6

In Maroochy River, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.2%, England 6.1%, New Zealand 5.1%, Netherlands 1.7% and India 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 486 31.8 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 261 17.1 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 257 16.8 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 150 9.8 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 106 6.9 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Maroochy River were No Religion, so described 31.8%, Catholic 17.1%, Anglican 16.8%, Not stated 9.8% and Uniting Church 6.9%. In Maroochy River, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
French 4 0.3 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Thai 4 0.3 8,126 0.2 55,444 0.2
German 3 0.2 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Dutch 3 0.2 7,157 0.2 33,835 0.1
Afrikaans 3 0.2 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
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English only spoken at home 1,403 92.5 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 32 6.3 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Maroochy River 92.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included French 0.3%, Thai 0.3%, German 0.2%, Dutch 0.2% and Afrikaans 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 422 52.1 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 306 37.8 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 41 5.1 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 41 5.1 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 810 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Maroochy River. Of these 52.1% were employed full time, 37.8% were employed part-time and 5.1% 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
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 106 13.7 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 91 11.8 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 113 14.6 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 99 12.8 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 321 41.5 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Maroochy River, 13.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 174 22.7 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 130 17.0 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 107 14.0 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 102 13.3 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 71 9.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 66 8.6 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 59 7.7 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 48 6.3 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Maroochy River included Professionals 22.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Managers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3%, Sales Workers 8.6%, Labourers 7.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 42 6.1 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 24 3.5 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8
Primary Education 21 3.1 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Secondary Education 18 2.6 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 15 2.2 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Maroochy River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.1%, Takeaway Food Services 3.5%, Primary Education 3.1%, Secondary Education 2.6% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 686 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,818 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,800 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Maroochy River was $686.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 530 69.7 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 74 9.7 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 26 3.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Other 11 1.4 15,689 0.7 73,512 0.7
Bus 8 1.1 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 16 2.1 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 569 73.7 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Maroochy River, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.7%, Worked at home 9.7%, Car, as passenger 3.4%, Other 1.4% and Bus 1.1%. On the day, 2.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 968 79.4 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 386 31.8 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 132 10.8 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 288 23.7 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Maroochy River, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.8% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.7% 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
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 264 21.6 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 391 32.0 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 172 14.1 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 143 11.7 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Maroochy River, 32.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 178 41.4 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 222 51.6 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 26 6.0 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 4 0.9 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Maroochy River, 51.6% were couple families with children, 41.4% were couple families without children and 6.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 33.3 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 66.7 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Maroochy River, 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% 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
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 87 21.8 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 32 8.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 103 25.8 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 34 8.5 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 22 5.5 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 69 17.3 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 18 4.5 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 34 8.5 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Maroochy River, of couple families with children, 21.8% had both partners employed full-time, 8.0% had both employed part-time and 25.8% 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.

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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 Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 477 93.5 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 33 6.5 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Maroochy River, 93.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 464 97.3 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 9 1.9 174,984 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 Maroochy River, 97.3% were separate houses, 1.9% 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
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.6 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 16 3.3 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 22 4.6 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 164 34.0 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 266 55.1 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 12 2.5 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.7 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Maroochy River, of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 4.6% had 2 bedrooms and 34.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 157 32.8 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 226 47.2 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 87 18.2 566,478 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 9 1.9 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Maroochy River, 32.8% were owned outright, 47.2% were owned with a mortgage and 18.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 417 85.6 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 54 11.1 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 16 3.3 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Maroochy River, of all households, 85.6% were family households, 11.1% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

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Household income Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 13.9 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 19.3 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Maroochy River, 13.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 19.3% 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 Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 403 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.7 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.3 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

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

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Mortgage monthly repayments Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.4 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.6 -- 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 Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 4 0.8 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 88 18.0 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 225 46.0 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 163 33.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 9 1.8 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Maroochy River, 18.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 28 5.7 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 448 91.6 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 13 2.7 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Maroochy River, 91.6% 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.
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 21 65.6 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 11 34.4 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 15 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Maroochy River, 65.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 34.4% were female. The median age was 15 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
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 5.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.3 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,125 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Maroochy River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.3 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,125.

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
Maroochy River % Maroochy River Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 318 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,500 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Maroochy River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $318 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,500.

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.