Rainbow Beach

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,249 people in Rainbow Beach. Of these 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Rainbow Beach was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.4% of the population.

Of people in Rainbow Beach aged 15 years and over, 49.1% were married and 16.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Rainbow Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Rainbow Beach 28.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.3% were in primary school, 19.0% in secondary school and 7.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Rainbow Beach, 12.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Rainbow Beach were English 29.1%, Australian 26.3%, Irish 10.1%, Scottish 7.1% and German 6.2%.

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 Rainbow Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Rainbow Beach, 72.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.2%, New Zealand 2.8%, Germany 1.0%, Canada 0.9% and South Africa 0.8%.

In Rainbow Beach, 60.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Rainbow Beach, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 64.7%, England 6.7%, New Zealand 2.6%, Germany 1.6% and Scotland 1.0%.

In Rainbow Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.1%, England 6.7%, New Zealand 2.2%, Germany 1.1% and Vietnam 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Rainbow Beach were No Religion, so described 30.3%, Anglican 20.1%, Catholic 19.6%, Not stated 16.2% and Uniting Church 5.0%. In Rainbow Beach, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Rainbow Beach 83.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.7%, Afrikaans 0.6%, Vietnamese 0.5%, French 0.4% and Portuguese 0.2%.

Employment

There were 477 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rainbow Beach. Of these 46.3% were employed full time, 39.0% were employed part-time and 7.3% 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 Rainbow Beach, 16.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Rainbow Beach included Managers 16.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.3%, Sales Workers 12.7%, Labourers 12.7%, Professionals 11.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.6%.

Of the employed people in Rainbow Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 12.8%, Cafes and Restaurants 8.7%, Clubs (Hospitality) 5.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.9% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 4.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rainbow Beach was $496.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Rainbow Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.0%, Walked only 18.4%, Worked at home 4.5%, Car, as passenger 2.9% and Other 2.9%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 53.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Rainbow Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.7% provided care for children and 8.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.9% 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 Rainbow Beach, 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Rainbow Beach, 26.5% were couple families with children, 59.0% were couple families without children and 12.9% were one parent families.

In Rainbow Beach, 26.1% of single parents were male and 73.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Rainbow Beach, of couple families with children, 11.0% had both partners employed full-time, 6.4% had both employed part-time and 15.9% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Rainbow Beach, 56.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 43.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Rainbow Beach, 68.3% were separate houses, 14.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.0% were flats or apartments and 5.3% were other dwellings.

In Rainbow Beach, of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 21.7% had 2 bedrooms and 50.8% 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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Of occupied private dwellings in Rainbow Beach, 42.7% were owned outright, 16.0% were owned with a mortgage and 38.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Rainbow Beach, of all households, 62.3% were family households, 32.4% were single person households and 5.3% were group households.

In Rainbow Beach, 33.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.4% 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 Rainbow Beach, 37.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Rainbow Beach, 76.0% 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 Rainbow Beach, 42.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.5% were female. The median age was 15 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Rainbow Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.9 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

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

In Rainbow Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $260 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,992.

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