Miriam Vale

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31876
People 512
Male 51.2%
Female 48.8%
Median age 48
Families 140
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 267
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $1,039
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,500
Median weekly rent $180
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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 260 51.2 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 248 48.8 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 15 2.9 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 512 people in Miriam Vale. Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.9% of the population.

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Age Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 48 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 23 4.4 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 35 6.7 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 32 6.1 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 30 5.8 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 14 2.7 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 14 2.7 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 28 5.4 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 26 5.0 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 42 8.1 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 28 5.4 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 47 9.0 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 49 9.4 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 38 7.3 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 34 6.5 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 37 7.1 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 33 6.3 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 7 1.3 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 4 0.8 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Miriam Vale was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 229 52.6 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 16 3.7 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 52 12.0 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 27 6.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 111 25.5 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Miriam Vale aged 15 years and over, 52.6% were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 207 54.8 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 41 10.8 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 130 34.4 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Miriam Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 3 2.3 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 40 30.3 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 26 19.7 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 4 3.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 11 8.3 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 9 6.8 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 39 29.5 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Miriam Vale 26.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.0% were in primary school, 20.8% in secondary school and 12.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 33 7.7 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 17 4.0 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 10 2.3 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 92 21.4 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 53 12.4 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 17 4.0 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 91 21.2 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 71 16.6 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 44 10.3 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Miriam Vale, 12.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 244 34.9 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 223 31.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 71 10.1 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 54 7.7 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 41 5.9 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Miriam Vale were Australian 34.9%, English 31.9%, Scottish 10.1%, Irish 7.7% and German 5.9%.

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 Miriam Vale (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 430 84.6 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 15 3.0 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 14 2.8 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Philippines 5 1.0 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Scotland 4 0.8 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5
Germany 3 0.6 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Miriam Vale, 84.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.0%, England 2.8%, Philippines 1.0%, Scotland 0.8% and Germany 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 61 11.9 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 17 3.3 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 19 3.7 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 381 74.1 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Miriam Vale, 74.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 403 80.4 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 24 4.8 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 13 2.6 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 8 1.6 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Philippines 7 1.4 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2

In Miriam Vale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.4%, England 4.8%, New Zealand 2.6%, Scotland 1.6% and Philippines 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 403 79.0 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 21 4.1 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 17 3.3 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 9 1.8 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
Germany 9 1.8 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7

In Miriam Vale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.0%, New Zealand 4.1%, England 3.3%, Scotland 1.8% and Germany 1.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 162 32.0 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 132 26.1 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 75 14.8 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Uniting Church 40 7.9 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7
Not stated 40 7.9 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Miriam Vale were No Religion, so described 32.0%, Anglican 26.1%, Catholic 14.8%, Uniting Church 7.9% and Not stated 7.9%. In Miriam Vale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 481 95.4 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 6 2.6 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Miriam Vale 95.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 125 53.9 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 62 26.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 13 5.6 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 32 13.8 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 232 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Miriam Vale. Of these 53.9% were employed full time, 26.7% were employed part-time and 13.8% 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
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 21 10.4 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 18 8.9 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 27 13.4 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 27 13.4 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 95 47.0 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Miriam Vale, 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 37 18.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 35 17.6 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 31 15.6 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Professionals 22 11.1 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 21 10.6 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 19 9.5 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 16 8.0 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 14 7.0 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6

The most common occupations in Miriam Vale included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.6%, Labourers 17.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.6%, Professionals 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Managers 8.0% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aluminium Smelting 14 9.7 1,431 0.1 4,018 0.0
Fuel Retailing 12 8.3 7,532 0.4 30,876 0.3
Local Government Administration 12 8.3 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8 5.6 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 8 5.6 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Miriam Vale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aluminium Smelting 9.7%, Fuel Retailing 8.3%, Local Government Administration 8.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.6% and Primary Education 5.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 502 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,354 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,039 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Miriam Vale was $502.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 134 67.0 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 25 12.5 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 8 4.0 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Bus 3 1.5 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 3 1.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 1.5 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 136 67.0 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Miriam Vale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.0%, Walked only 12.5%, Worked at home 4.0%, Bus 1.5% and Car, as passenger 1.5%. On the day, 1.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 302 71.2 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 109 25.4 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 38 9.0 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 121 28.6 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Miriam Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.4% provided care for children and 9.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.6% 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
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 66 15.6 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 99 23.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 63 14.9 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 74 17.5 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Miriam Vale, 23.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 75 51.7 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 54 37.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 16 11.0 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Miriam Vale, 37.2% were couple families with children, 51.7% were couple families without children and 11.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.8 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.2 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Miriam Vale, 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% 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
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 13 10.3 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 4 3.2 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 30 23.8 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 23 18.3 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 2.4 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 31 24.6 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 9 7.1 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 13 10.3 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Miriam Vale, of couple families with children, 10.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 23.8% 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 Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 224 85.2 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 39 14.8 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Miriam Vale, 85.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 203 90.6 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 11 4.9 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 10 4.5 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Miriam Vale, 90.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.9% were flats or apartments and 4.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 6 2.7 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 45 20.3 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 114 51.4 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 49 22.1 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 8 3.6 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Miriam Vale, of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 20.3% had 2 bedrooms and 51.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 73 32.3 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 83 36.7 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 57 25.2 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 1.3 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 10 4.4 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Miriam Vale, 32.3% were owned outright, 36.7% were owned with a mortgage and 25.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 145 65.6 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 73 33.0 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 1.4 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Miriam Vale, of all households, 65.6% were family households, 33.0% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

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Household income Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 30.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.0 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Miriam Vale, 30.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.0% 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 Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 180 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.5 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.5 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

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

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Mortgage monthly repayments Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,500 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.0 -- 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 Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 11 4.9 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 77 34.5 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 90 40.4 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 40 17.9 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 5 2.2 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Miriam Vale, 34.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 46 20.5 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 170 75.9 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 8 3.6 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Miriam Vale, 75.9% 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.

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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.
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 9 75.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 3 25.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 46 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Miriam Vale, 75.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 25.0% were female. The median age was 46 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
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.8 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.5 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 962 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Miriam Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.8 persons, with 0.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $962.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Miriam Vale % Miriam Vale Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Miriam Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.

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

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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.