Pacific Pines

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32267
People 16,757
Male 49%
Female 51%
Median age 31
Families 4,530
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1.1
All private dwellings 5,456
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,813
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,028
Median weekly rent $420
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 8,212 49.0 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 8,544 51.0 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 292 1.7 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 16,757 people in Pacific Pines. Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

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Age Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 31 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,443 8.6 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,563 9.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,355 8.1 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,326 7.9 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,067 6.4 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,096 6.5 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,381 8.2 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,437 8.6 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,412 8.4 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,345 8.0 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 958 5.7 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 713 4.3 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 572 3.4 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 456 2.7 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 321 1.9 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 192 1.1 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 61 0.4 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 47 0.3 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Pacific Pines was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 6,319 51.0 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 470 3.8 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 922 7.4 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 232 1.9 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 4,451 35.9 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Pacific Pines aged 15 years and over, 51.0% were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 5,697 50.1 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,532 13.5 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,135 36.4 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Pacific Pines, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 347 6.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,437 24.7 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 276 4.7 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 222 3.8 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,075 18.5 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 144 2.5 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 207 3.6 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 315 5.4 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 647 11.1 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 131 2.3 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,019 17.5 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Pacific Pines 34.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.2% were in primary school, 24.5% in secondary school and 16.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,939 15.6 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,351 10.9 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 491 4.0 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 2,132 17.2 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,309 18.6 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 705 5.7 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,488 12.0 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 582 4.7 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 32 0.3 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,001 8.1 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Pacific Pines, 18.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 6,698 28.7 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 5,246 22.5 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 1,589 6.8 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 1,574 6.7 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Maori 790 3.4 53,649 0.8 142,107 0.5

The most common ancestries in Pacific Pines were English 28.7%, Australian 22.5%, Scottish 6.8%, Irish 6.7% and Maori 3.4%.

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 Pacific Pines (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 10,441 62.4 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 2,065 12.3 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 843 5.0 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 192 1.1 47,114 1.0 509,555 2.2
Philippines 172 1.0 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
India 169 1.0 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9

In Pacific Pines, 62.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 12.3%, England 5.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.1%, Philippines 1.0% and India 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 6,535 39.0 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,231 7.3 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 940 5.6 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 6,990 41.7 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Pacific Pines, 41.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 39.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 7,947 47.5 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 2,427 14.5 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
England 1,255 7.5 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 272 1.6 64,856 1.4 704,658 3.0
India 265 1.6 67,903 1.4 616,939 2.6

In Pacific Pines, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 47.5%, New Zealand 14.5%, England 7.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.6% and India 1.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 8,266 49.3 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 2,386 14.2 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 1,165 6.9 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Philippines 274 1.6 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 274 1.6 64,863 1.4 699,074 3.0

In Pacific Pines, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 49.3%, New Zealand 14.2%, England 6.9%, Philippines 1.6% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 5,934 35.4 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,130 18.7 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 2,353 14.0 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,527 9.1 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 637 3.8 143,355 3.0 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Pacific Pines were No Religion, so described 35.4%, Catholic 18.7%, Anglican 14.0%, Not stated 9.1% and Christian, nfd 3.8%. In Pacific Pines, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 266 1.6 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Korean 181 1.1 19,620 0.4 108,997 0.5
Japanese 109 0.7 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
Spanish 97 0.6 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
Maori (New Zealand) 76 0.5 4,264 0.1 11,747 0.1
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English only spoken at home 13,506 80.7 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 963 18.3 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Pacific Pines 80.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.6%, Korean 1.1%, Japanese 0.7%, Spanish 0.6% and Maori (New Zealand) 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,208 58.7 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,644 29.8 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 390 4.4 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 637 7.2 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 8,879 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pacific Pines. Of these 58.7% were employed full time, 29.8% were employed part-time and 7.2% were unemployed.

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

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 830 10.1 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 784 9.5 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,033 12.5 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,702 20.6 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,508 42.6 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Pacific Pines, 10.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,346 16.3 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,287 15.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,162 14.1 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,016 12.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 987 12.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 885 10.7 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 851 10.3 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 549 6.7 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Pacific Pines included Professionals 16.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Sales Workers 12.0%, Managers 10.7%, Labourers 10.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 357 4.4 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 269 3.3 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 240 3.0 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8
Aged Care Residential Services 194 2.4 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Cafes and Restaurants 181 2.2 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Pacific Pines, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.3%, Takeaway Food Services 3.0%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.4% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 725 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,835 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,813 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Pacific Pines was $725.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 6,099 74.1 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 445 5.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 354 4.3 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Train 95 1.2 42,306 2.0 488,012 4.6
Bus 77 0.9 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 292 3.5 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 6,660 80.8 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Pacific Pines, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.1%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Worked at home 4.3%, Train 1.2% and Bus 0.9%. On the day, 3.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 9,118 73.5 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 4,738 38.2 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,207 9.7 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,764 14.2 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Pacific Pines, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.2% provided care for children and 9.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.2% 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
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,106 25.1 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,494 28.2 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,417 11.4 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,091 8.8 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Pacific Pines, 28.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

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Family composition

Family composition Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,213 26.8 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,499 55.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 770 17.0 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 43 1.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Pacific Pines, 55.2% were couple families with children, 26.8% were couple families without children and 17.0% were one parent families.

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

In Pacific Pines, 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
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 954 25.7 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 130 3.5 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 997 26.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 642 17.3 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 181 4.9 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 390 10.5 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 200 5.4 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 214 5.8 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Pacific Pines, of couple families with children, 25.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 26.9% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,972 96.1 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 203 3.9 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Pacific Pines, 96.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,838 77.2 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,128 22.7 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.1 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Pacific Pines, 77.2% were separate houses, 22.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 40 0.8 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,696 34.1 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 3,168 63.7 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 70 1.4 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 3.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Pacific Pines, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.8% had 2 bedrooms and 34.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 635 12.8 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,345 47.2 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,901 38.3 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 10 0.2 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 78 1.6 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Pacific Pines, 12.8% were owned outright, 47.2% were owned with a mortgage and 38.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 4,382 88.2 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 449 9.0 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 140 2.8 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Pacific Pines, of all households, 88.2% were family households, 9.0% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

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Household income Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 9.5 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 15.6 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Pacific Pines, 9.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 15.6% 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 Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 420 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.9 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 15.1 -- 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 Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,028 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.9 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.1 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

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

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 54 1.1 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,215 24.4 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,392 48.1 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,220 24.5 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 93 1.9 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Pacific Pines, 24.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 287 5.8 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,599 92.5 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 87 1.7 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Pacific Pines, 92.5% 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.

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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.
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 135 45.8 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 160 54.2 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Pacific Pines, 45.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.2% were female. The median age was 19 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
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.8 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,763 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Pacific Pines, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,763.

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
Pacific Pines % Pacific Pines Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 430 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,072 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Pacific Pines, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $430 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,072.

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.