Scarness

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32549
People 3,519
Male 47.4%
Female 52.6%
Median age 50
Families 870
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 2,087
Average people per household 1.9
Median weekly household income $766
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,320
Median weekly rent $250
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3

(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
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,669 47.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,851 52.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 157 4.5 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,519 people in Scarness. Of these 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.5% of the population.

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Age Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 50 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 153 4.3 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 165 4.7 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 149 4.2 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 164 4.7 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 192 5.4 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 177 5.0 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 170 4.8 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 177 5.0 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 162 4.6 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 222 6.3 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 222 6.3 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 280 7.9 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 313 8.9 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 323 9.2 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 228 6.5 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 192 5.4 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 139 3.9 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 95 2.7 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Scarness was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 27.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,193 39.0 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 193 6.3 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 475 15.5 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 228 7.5 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 967 31.6 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Scarness aged 15 years and over, 39.0% were married and 21.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 944 37.5 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 275 10.9 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,301 51.6 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Scarness, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 30 3.4 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 160 17.9 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 22 2.5 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 20 2.2 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 108 12.1 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 11 1.2 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 23 2.6 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 47 5.3 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 68 7.6 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 22 2.5 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 381 42.7 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Scarness 25.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.3% were in primary school, 14.7% in secondary school and 12.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 308 10.1 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 225 7.4 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 99 3.3 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 473 15.5 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 377 12.4 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 115 3.8 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 499 16.4 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.1 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 384 12.6 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 15 0.5 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 454 14.9 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Scarness, 12.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 1,577 33.2 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,246 26.2 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 422 8.9 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 363 7.6 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 266 5.6 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Scarness were English 33.2%, Australian 26.2%, Irish 8.9%, Scottish 7.6% and German 5.6%.

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 Scarness (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,546 73.2 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 171 4.9 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 121 3.5 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Scotland 26 0.7 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5
Germany 22 0.6 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 22 0.6 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3

In Scarness, 73.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.9%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 0.7%, Germany 0.6% and Netherlands 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 684 19.4 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 230 6.5 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 158 4.5 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,091 59.5 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Scarness, 59.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,260 64.2 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 269 7.6 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 139 3.9 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 51 1.4 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 34 1.0 33,883 0.7 177,536 0.8

In Scarness, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 64.2%, England 7.6%, New Zealand 3.9%, Scotland 1.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,337 67.0 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 242 6.9 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 124 3.6 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Philippines 40 1.1 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
Scotland 38 1.1 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1

In Scarness, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.0%, England 6.9%, New Zealand 3.6%, Philippines 1.1% and Scotland 1.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,055 30.0 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 660 18.8 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 641 18.2 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 441 12.5 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 166 4.7 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Scarness were No Religion, so described 30.0%, Anglican 18.8%, Catholic 18.2%, Not stated 12.5% and Uniting Church 4.7%. In Scarness, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 14 0.4 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Dutch 10 0.3 7,157 0.2 33,835 0.1
French 10 0.3 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Italian 10 0.3 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 9 0.3 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 3,024 86.4 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 103 5.5 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Scarness 86.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.4%, Dutch 0.3%, French 0.3%, Italian 0.3% and Mandarin 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 573 45.6 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 427 34.0 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 76 6.1 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 180 14.3 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,256 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Scarness. Of these 45.6% were employed full time, 34.0% were employed part-time and 14.3% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 137 12.7 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 129 12.0 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 162 15.0 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 213 19.7 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 360 33.4 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Scarness, 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 210 19.5 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 192 17.8 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 155 14.4 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 130 12.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 123 11.4 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 114 10.6 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 83 7.7 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 52 4.8 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Scarness included Community and Personal Service Workers 19.5%, Professionals 17.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.4%, Sales Workers 12.0%, Labourers 11.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.6%, Managers 7.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 53 5.3 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Cafes and Restaurants 52 5.2 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 47 4.7 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Accommodation 43 4.3 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Secondary Education 42 4.2 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Scarness, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 5.3%, Cafes and Restaurants 5.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.7%, Accommodation 4.3% and Secondary Education 4.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 470 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 962 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 766 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Scarness was $470.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 686 64.4 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 77 7.2 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 61 5.7 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 48 4.5 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 22 2.1 21,679 1.0 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 15 1.4 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 781 72.4 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Scarness, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.4%, Car, as passenger 7.2%, Walked only 5.7%, Worked at home 4.5% and Bicycle 2.1%. On the day, 1.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,862 61.0 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 553 18.1 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 388 12.7 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 503 16.5 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Scarness, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.1% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.5% 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
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 532 17.5 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 671 22.0 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 377 12.4 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 275 9.0 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Scarness, 22.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 433 49.7 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 200 23.0 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 221 25.4 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 17 2.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Scarness, 23.0% were couple families with children, 49.7% were couple families without children and 25.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.3 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.7 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Scarness, 18.3% of single parents were male and 81.7% 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
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 64 10.2 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 24 3.8 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 72 11.4 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 61 9.7 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 54 8.6 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 270 42.9 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 33 5.2 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 51 8.1 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Scarness, of couple families with children, 10.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 11.4% 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.

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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 Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,537 87.6 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 217 12.4 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Scarness, 87.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 987 64.2 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 408 26.5 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 100 6.5 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 22 1.4 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Scarness, 64.2% were separate houses, 26.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.5% were flats or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 22 1.4 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 147 9.6 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 322 21.0 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 767 50.1 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 226 14.8 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 48 3.1 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 1.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Scarness, of occupied private dwellings 9.6% had 1 bedroom, 21.0% had 2 bedrooms and 50.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 1.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 478 31.3 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 283 18.5 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 709 46.4 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.2 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 54 3.5 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Scarness, 31.3% were owned outright, 18.5% were owned with a mortgage and 46.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 844 55.1 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 624 40.7 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 65 4.2 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Scarness, of all households, 55.1% were family households, 40.7% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

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Household income Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 39.8 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.4 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Scarness, 39.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.4% 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 Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 250 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 73.5 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 26.5 -- 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 Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,320 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.9 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.1 -- 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 Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 181 11.8 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 790 51.5 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 379 24.7 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 122 7.9 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 63 4.1 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Scarness, 51.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 376 24.4 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,113 72.2 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 53 3.4 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Scarness, 72.2% 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.
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 83 51.9 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 77 48.1 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Scarness, 51.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.1% were female. The median age was 27 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 893 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Scarness, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $893.

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
Scarness % Scarness Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 265 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,387 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Scarness, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $265 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,387.

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.