Taigum

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32743
People 6,495
Male 45.9%
Female 54.1%
Median age 39
Families 1,713
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 2,746
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,294
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,701
Median weekly rent $370
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 2,986 45.9 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,513 54.1 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 121 1.9 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,495 people in Taigum. Of these 45.9% were male and 54.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.9% of the population.

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Age Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 409 6.3 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 366 5.6 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 326 5.0 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 330 5.1 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 419 6.4 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 469 7.2 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 539 8.3 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 460 7.1 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 395 6.1 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 394 6.1 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 412 6.3 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 378 5.8 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 295 4.5 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 330 5.1 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 246 3.8 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 264 4.1 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 211 3.2 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 261 4.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Taigum was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 2,506 46.5 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 194 3.6 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 569 10.6 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 458 8.5 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,661 30.8 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Taigum aged 15 years and over, 46.5% were married and 14.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,212 45.8 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 455 9.4 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,163 44.8 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Taigum, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 68 4.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 290 17.2 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 161 9.6 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 9 0.5 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 218 13.0 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 108 6.4 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 19 1.1 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 104 6.2 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 325 19.3 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 53 3.1 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 328 19.5 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Taigum 25.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.0% were in primary school, 20.0% in secondary school and 25.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,082 20.1 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 569 10.6 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 174 3.2 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 631 11.7 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 982 18.3 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 253 4.7 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 649 12.1 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 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 435 8.1 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 36 0.7 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 423 7.9 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Taigum, 18.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 2,068 23.5 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,839 20.9 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 657 7.5 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Indian 594 6.7 74,094 1.1 619,164 2.0
Scottish 524 5.9 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Taigum were English 23.5%, Australian 20.9%, Irish 7.5%, Indian 6.7% and Scottish 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 Taigum (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,937 60.7 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 463 7.1 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 309 4.8 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Philippines 292 4.5 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
England 201 3.1 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Fiji 87 1.3 12,614 0.3 61,469 0.3

In Taigum, 60.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 7.1%, New Zealand 4.8%, Philippines 4.5%, England 3.1% and Fiji 1.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,739 42.1 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 374 5.8 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 296 4.6 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,736 42.1 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Taigum, 42.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 42.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,049 47.0 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
India 625 9.6 67,903 1.4 616,939 2.6
Philippines 341 5.3 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2
England 330 5.1 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 315 4.9 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6

In Taigum, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 47.0%, India 9.6%, Philippines 5.3%, England 5.1% and New Zealand 4.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,134 48.3 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
India 615 9.5 65,921 1.4 605,777 2.6
Philippines 381 5.9 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
New Zealand 310 4.8 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 293 4.5 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6

In Taigum, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 48.3%, India 9.5%, Philippines 5.9%, New Zealand 4.8% and England 4.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 1,798 27.7 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 1,383 21.3 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 820 12.6 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 491 7.6 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Sikhism 307 4.7 17,433 0.4 125,901 0.5

The most common responses for religion in Taigum were Catholic 27.7%, No Religion, so described 21.3%, Anglican 12.6%, Not stated 7.6% and Sikhism 4.7%. In Taigum, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Punjabi 339 5.2 17,991 0.4 132,496 0.6
Tagalog 138 2.1 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Hindi 134 2.1 18,163 0.4 159,652 0.7
Filipino 104 1.6 11,371 0.2 71,220 0.3
Mandarin 78 1.2 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 4,505 69.4 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 648 24.9 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Taigum 69.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 5.2%, Tagalog 2.1%, Hindi 2.1%, Filipino 1.6% and Mandarin 1.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,928 59.8 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 971 30.1 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 141 4.4 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 183 5.7 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 3,223 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Taigum. Of these 59.8% were employed full time, 30.1% were employed part-time and 5.7% 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
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 316 10.4 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 297 9.8 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 355 11.7 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 817 26.9 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,110 36.5 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Taigum, 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 558 18.4 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 532 17.5 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 374 12.3 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 363 12.0 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 358 11.8 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 295 9.7 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 283 9.3 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 225 7.4 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Taigum included Professionals 18.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.5%, Labourers 12.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.8%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Managers 9.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 165 5.6 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 93 3.2 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
State Government Administration 92 3.1 36,185 1.7 158,980 1.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 91 3.1 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 80 2.7 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Taigum, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.6%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.2%, State Government Administration 3.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 658 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,623 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,294 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Taigum was $658.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,854 61.1 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 178 5.9 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
Car, as passenger 163 5.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Train 132 4.3 42,306 2.0 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 102 3.4 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 445 14.6 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,125 69.9 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Taigum, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.1%, Bus 5.9%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Train 4.3% and Worked at home 3.4%. On the day, 14.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,604 66.8 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,390 25.8 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 558 10.3 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 838 15.5 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Taigum, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.8% provided care for children and 10.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.5% 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
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,204 22.3 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,433 26.5 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 557 10.3 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 412 7.6 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Taigum, 26.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 646 37.8 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 716 41.9 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 301 17.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 45 2.6 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Taigum, 41.9% were couple families with children, 37.8% were couple families without children and 17.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.7 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.3 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Taigum, 14.7% of single parents were male and 85.3% 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
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 340 24.8 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 68 5.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 259 18.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 221 16.1 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 75 5.5 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 266 19.4 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 66 4.8 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 74 5.4 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Taigum, of couple families with children, 24.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 18.9% 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

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 Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,492 94.4 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 147 5.6 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Taigum, 94.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,153 46.3 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,228 49.3 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 105 4.2 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Taigum, 46.3% were separate houses, 49.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.2% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 8 0.3 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 121 4.8 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 489 19.5 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,114 44.5 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 719 28.7 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 55 2.2 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Taigum, of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 19.5% had 2 bedrooms and 44.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 721 28.9 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 774 31.0 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 904 36.2 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 42 1.7 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 56 2.2 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Taigum, 28.9% were owned outright, 31.0% were owned with a mortgage and 36.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,651 65.9 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 767 30.6 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 88 3.5 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Taigum, of all households, 65.9% were family households, 30.6% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

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Household income Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 20.7 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.7 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Taigum, 20.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.7% 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 Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 370 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.1 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.9 -- 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 Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,701 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.4 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.6 -- 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 Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 194 7.7 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,153 46.0 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 778 31.0 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 305 12.2 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 79 3.1 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Taigum, 46.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 351 14.0 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,088 83.6 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 60 2.4 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Taigum, 83.6% 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.
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 50 40.3 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 74 59.7 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Taigum, 40.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 59.7% were female. The median age was 21 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
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.8 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,483 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Taigum, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,483.

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
Taigum % Taigum Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 355 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,760 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Taigum, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $355 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,760.

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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.