Mermaid Waters

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31828
People 12,045
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 41
Families 3,177
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 5,405
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,336
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent $370
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 5,840 48.5 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 6,206 51.5 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 141 1.2 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 12,045 people in Mermaid Waters. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

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Age Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 708 5.9 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 653 5.4 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 695 5.8 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 619 5.1 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 700 5.8 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 772 6.4 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 835 6.9 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 852 7.1 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 871 7.2 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 850 7.1 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 722 6.0 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 705 5.9 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 697 5.8 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 757 6.3 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 574 4.8 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 434 3.6 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 303 2.5 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 298 2.5 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Mermaid Waters was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 4,418 44.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 329 3.3 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,116 11.2 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 608 6.1 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,501 35.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mermaid Waters aged 15 years and over, 44.3% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,941 43.5 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,089 12.0 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,022 44.4 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Mermaid Waters, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 163 5.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 524 16.1 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 159 4.9 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 186 5.7 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 415 12.7 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 131 4.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 193 5.9 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 180 5.5 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 460 14.1 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 95 2.9 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 758 23.2 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Mermaid Waters 27.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.7% were in primary school, 22.4% in secondary school and 19.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,870 18.7 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,049 10.5 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 300 3.0 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,496 15.0 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,873 18.8 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 419 4.2 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,128 11.3 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 554 5.6 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 32 0.3 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 970 9.7 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mermaid Waters, 18.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 4,851 29.0 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 3,632 21.7 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 1,557 9.3 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,207 7.2 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 593 3.6 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Mermaid Waters were English 29.0%, Australian 21.7%, Irish 9.3%, Scottish 7.2% and German 3.6%.

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 Mermaid Waters (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 7,904 65.8 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 828 6.9 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 584 4.9 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 149 1.2 47,114 1.0 509,555 2.2
Japan 119 1.0 12,402 0.3 42,421 0.2
Philippines 111 0.9 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0

In Mermaid Waters, 65.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 6.9%, England 4.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.2%, Japan 1.0% and Philippines 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,946 32.8 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 874 7.3 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 767 6.4 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 5,658 47.0 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Mermaid Waters, 47.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 32.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 6,461 53.7 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 988 8.2 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
England 842 7.0 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 230 1.9 64,856 1.4 704,658 3.0
Italy 194 1.6 42,085 0.9 470,138 2.0

In Mermaid Waters, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 53.7%, New Zealand 8.2%, England 7.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.9% and Italy 1.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 6,571 54.5 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 981 8.1 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 787 6.5 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 221 1.8 64,863 1.4 699,074 3.0
Japan 181 1.5 17,672 0.4 60,010 0.3

In Mermaid Waters, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 54.5%, New Zealand 8.1%, England 6.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8% and Japan 1.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 3,744 31.1 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,000 24.9 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,954 16.2 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,112 9.2 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 487 4.0 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Mermaid Waters were No Religion, so described 31.1%, Catholic 24.9%, Anglican 16.2%, Not stated 9.2% and Uniting Church 4.0%. In Mermaid Waters, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 229 1.9 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Japanese 187 1.6 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
Italian 124 1.0 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
Cantonese 110 0.9 24,900 0.5 280,943 1.2
Portuguese 104 0.9 8,634 0.2 48,853 0.2
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English only spoken at home 9,639 80.1 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 847 17.2 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Mermaid Waters 80.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.9%, Japanese 1.6%, Italian 1.0%, Cantonese 0.9% and Portuguese 0.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,409 55.6 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,065 33.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 264 4.3 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 395 6.4 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 6,133 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mermaid Waters. Of these 55.6% were employed full time, 33.7% were employed part-time and 6.4% 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
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 705 12.3 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 586 10.2 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 776 13.5 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,045 18.2 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,360 41.1 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mermaid Waters, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,190 20.7 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 836 14.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 748 13.0 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 709 12.4 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 704 12.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 671 11.7 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 545 9.5 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 242 4.2 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Mermaid Waters included Professionals 20.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Managers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Sales Workers 11.7%, Labourers 9.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 237 4.3 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 205 3.7 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Accommodation 158 2.8 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 116 2.1 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 110 2.0 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Mermaid Waters, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 4.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.7%, Accommodation 2.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.1% and Primary Education 2.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 667 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,612 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,336 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mermaid Waters was $667.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,910 68.3 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 358 6.3 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 246 4.3 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 133 2.3 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Bicycle 95 1.7 21,679 1.0 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 245 4.3 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,235 73.8 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Mermaid Waters, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.3%, Worked at home 6.3%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Walked only 2.3% and Bicycle 1.7%. On the day, 4.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 6,982 69.9 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,746 27.5 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 982 9.8 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,488 14.9 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Mermaid Waters, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.5% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.9% 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
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,398 24.0 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,594 26.0 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,177 11.8 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 808 8.1 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mermaid Waters, 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,252 39.4 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,324 41.6 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 552 17.4 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 53 1.7 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mermaid Waters, 41.6% were couple families with children, 39.4% were couple families without children and 17.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.7 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.3 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Mermaid Waters, 15.7% of single parents were male and 84.3% 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
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 527 20.4 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 120 4.6 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 574 22.2 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 344 13.3 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 173 6.7 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 587 22.7 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 126 4.9 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 132 5.1 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Mermaid Waters, of couple families with children, 20.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 22.2% 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 Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,594 90.3 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 491 9.7 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Mermaid Waters, 90.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,770 60.3 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,448 31.5 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 285 6.2 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 85 1.9 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mermaid Waters, 60.3% were separate houses, 31.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.2% were flats or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 20 0.4 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 118 2.6 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,190 26.0 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,601 35.0 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,525 33.3 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 119 2.6 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Mermaid Waters, of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 26.0% had 2 bedrooms and 35.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,540 33.6 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,490 32.5 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,395 30.5 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 23 0.5 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 132 2.9 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mermaid Waters, 33.6% were owned outright, 32.5% were owned with a mortgage and 30.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 3,095 67.6 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,170 25.5 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 315 6.9 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Mermaid Waters, of all households, 67.6% were family households, 25.5% were single person households and 6.9% were group households.

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Household income Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 20.3 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 15.2 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Mermaid Waters, 20.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.2% 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 Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 370 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.2 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.8 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

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

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Mortgage monthly repayments Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.4 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.6 -- 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 Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 279 6.1 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,641 35.8 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,771 38.6 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 718 15.7 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 174 3.8 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Mermaid Waters, 35.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 609 13.3 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,830 83.7 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 139 3.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Mermaid Waters, 83.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 74 53.6 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 64 46.4 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Mermaid Waters, 53.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.4% were female. The median age was 22 years.

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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
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,833 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Mermaid Waters, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,833.

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
Mermaid Waters % Mermaid Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 415 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,383 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Mermaid Waters, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $415 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,383.

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.