Noosa Heads

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,484 people in Noosa Heads. Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Noosa Heads was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.2% of the population.

Of people in Noosa Heads aged 15 years and over, 51.5% were married and 14.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Noosa Heads, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Noosa Heads 22.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.2% were in primary school, 21.3% in secondary school and 14.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Noosa Heads, 17.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 13.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Noosa Heads were English 32.8%, Australian 19.7%, Irish 10.2%, Scottish 10.0% and German 3.9%.

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 Noosa Heads (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Noosa Heads, 66.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.9%, New Zealand 5.2%, South Africa 1.3%, Germany 1.2% and Scotland 0.8%.

In Noosa Heads, 48.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 30.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Noosa Heads, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 54.4%, England 10.8%, New Zealand 5.4%, Scotland 2.1% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.7%.

In Noosa Heads, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 56.1%, England 10.0%, New Zealand 5.2%, Scotland 1.7% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Noosa Heads were No Religion, so described 36.7%, Catholic 18.7%, Anglican 17.5%, Not stated 10.1% and Uniting Church 3.9%. In Noosa Heads, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Noosa Heads 85.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.2%, French 0.8%, Spanish 0.8%, Italian 0.6% and Mandarin 0.4%.

Employment

There were 2,002 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Noosa Heads. Of these 49.8% were employed full time, 40.4% were employed part-time and 4.9% were unemployed.

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

Of employed people in Noosa Heads, 13.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Noosa Heads included Professionals 22.2%, Managers 17.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Sales Workers 12.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.6%, Labourers 7.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.6%.

Of the employed people in Noosa Heads, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 7.3%, Cafes and Restaurants 7.3%, Real Estate Services 3.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0% and Clothing Retailing 2.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Noosa Heads was $693.

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In Noosa Heads, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 53.6%, Worked at home 15.9%, Walked only 6.9%, Car, as passenger 4.1% and Bus 2.0%. On the day, 2.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Noosa Heads, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.0% provided care for children and 10.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Noosa Heads, 27.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Noosa Heads, 28.3% were couple families with children, 57.9% were couple families without children and 12.8% were one parent families.

In Noosa Heads, 23.3% of single parents were male and 76.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Noosa Heads, of couple families with children, 12.7% had both partners employed full-time, 6.9% had both employed part-time and 16.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Noosa Heads, 63.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 36.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Noosa Heads, 74.9% were separate houses, 6.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 17.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Noosa Heads, of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 20.7% had 2 bedrooms and 43.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Noosa Heads, 41.9% were owned outright, 25.4% were owned with a mortgage and 29.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Noosa Heads, of all households, 70.9% were family households, 24.1% were single person households and 5.0% were group households.

In Noosa Heads, 19.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Noosa Heads, 37.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Noosa Heads, 89.5% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Noosa Heads, 30.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 70.0% were female. The median age was 38 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.

In Noosa Heads, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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

In Noosa Heads, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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