The Gemfields

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32819
People 1,449
Male 54.3%
Female 45.7%
Median age 56
Families 314
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.3
All private dwellings 1,256
Average people per household 1.8
Median weekly household income $590
Median monthly mortgage repayments $867
Median weekly rent $120
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 785 54.3 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 660 45.7 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 58 4.0 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,449 people in The Gemfields. Of these 54.3% were male and 45.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.

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Age The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 56 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 43 3.0 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 72 4.9 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 50 3.4 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 45 3.1 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 38 2.6 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 36 2.5 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 51 3.5 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 39 2.7 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 72 4.9 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 92 6.3 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 146 10.0 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 165 11.3 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 165 11.3 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 184 12.6 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 116 8.0 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 91 6.2 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 36 2.5 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 15 1.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in The Gemfields was 56 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 504 39.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 70 5.5 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 275 21.4 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 82 6.4 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 353 27.5 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in The Gemfields aged 15 years and over, 39.3% were married and 27.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 372 37.0 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 125 12.4 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 508 50.5 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In The Gemfields, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 4 1.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 70 16.8 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 3 0.7 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 0.7 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 28 6.7 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 9 2.2 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 8 1.9 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 1.4 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 9 2.2 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 276 66.3 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In The Gemfields 28.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.5% were in primary school, 9.6% in secondary school and 3.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 48 3.8 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 46 3.6 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 28 2.2 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 178 13.9 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 126 9.9 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 59 4.6 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 251 19.6 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 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 200 15.6 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 9 0.7 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 312 24.4 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in The Gemfields, 9.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 554 29.2 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 474 25.0 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 168 8.9 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 145 7.6 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 109 5.7 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in The Gemfields were English 29.2%, Australian 25.0%, Scottish 8.9%, Irish 7.6% and German 5.7%.

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 The Gemfields (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 933 64.7 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 77 5.3 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 71 4.9 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Germany 19 1.3 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
United States of America 10 0.7 17,053 0.4 86,125 0.4
Finland 7 0.5 2,538 0.1 7,711 0.0

In The Gemfields, 64.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 5.3%, England 4.9%, Germany 1.3%, United States of America 0.7% and Finland 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 276 19.1 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 59 4.1 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 53 3.7 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 795 54.9 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In The Gemfields, 54.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 857 59.4 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 103 7.1 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 76 5.3 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Germany 19 1.3 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7
Scotland 17 1.2 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In The Gemfields, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 59.4%, England 7.1%, New Zealand 5.3%, Germany 1.3% and Scotland 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 865 60.1 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 101 7.0 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 78 5.4 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Germany 18 1.3 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7
Netherlands 18 1.3 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6

In The Gemfields, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 60.1%, England 7.0%, New Zealand 5.4%, Germany 1.3% and Netherlands 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 370 25.7 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 308 21.4 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 279 19.4 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 187 13.0 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 80 5.6 138,614 2.9 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in The Gemfields were No Religion, so described 25.7%, Anglican 21.4%, Not stated 19.4%, Catholic 13.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.6%. In The Gemfields, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Finnish 7 0.5 2,115 0.0 5,962 0.0
German 5 0.3 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Dutch 3 0.2 7,157 0.2 33,835 0.1
French 3 0.2 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Serbian 3 0.2 4,759 0.1 53,801 0.2
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English only spoken at home 1,154 79.9 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 29 2.9 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In The Gemfields 79.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Finnish 0.5%, German 0.3%, Dutch 0.2%, French 0.2% and Serbian 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 191 45.9 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 118 28.4 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 29 7.0 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 78 18.8 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 416 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in The Gemfields. Of these 45.9% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 18.8% 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
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 49 14.6 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 26 7.7 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 40 11.9 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 34 10.1 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 152 45.2 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in The Gemfields, 14.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Machinery Operators and Drivers 74 21.5 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Managers 50 14.5 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 48 14.0 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 39 11.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 38 11.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 36 10.5 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 36 10.5 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 16 4.7 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2

The most common occupations in The Gemfields included Machinery Operators and Drivers 21.5%, Managers 14.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Sales Workers 11.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, Labourers 10.5% and Professionals 4.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 29 10.2 24,967 1.2 46,491 0.4
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 23 8.1 16,552 0.8 44,309 0.4
Watch and Jewellery Retailing 20 7.0 4,453 0.2 19,481 0.2
Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 17 6.0 399 0.0 2,773 0.0
Accommodation 16 5.6 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1

Of the employed people in The Gemfields, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 10.2%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 8.1%, Watch and Jewellery Retailing 7.0%, Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 6.0% and Accommodation 5.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 412 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 794 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 590 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in The Gemfields was $412.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 169 49.9 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 54 15.9 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 33 9.7 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 17 5.0 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Bus 7 2.1 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 10 3.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 195 56.7 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In The Gemfields, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.9%, Worked at home 15.9%, Walked only 9.7%, Car, as passenger 5.0% and Bus 2.1%. On the day, 3.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 56.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 722 56.1 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 161 12.6 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 147 11.4 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 224 17.4 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In The Gemfields, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 12.6% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.4% 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
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 167 13.0 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 258 20.1 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 141 11.0 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 150 11.7 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in The Gemfields, 20.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 189 60.0 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 61 19.4 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 65 20.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in The Gemfields, 19.4% were couple families with children, 60.0% were couple families without children and 20.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 31.7 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 68.3 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In The Gemfields, 31.7% of single parents were male and 68.3% 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
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 32 13.1 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 6 2.4 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 30 12.2 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 23 9.4 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 13 5.3 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 113 46.1 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 15 6.1 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 13 5.3 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In The Gemfields, of couple families with children, 13.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.4% had both employed part-time and 12.2% 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 The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 641 72.7 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 241 27.3 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In The Gemfields, 72.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 490 76.4 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 8 1.2 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 99 15.4 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in The Gemfields, 76.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.2% were flats or apartments and 15.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 63 9.8 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 204 31.8 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 169 26.3 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 119 18.5 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 51 7.9 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 36 5.6 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 1.8 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 1.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In The Gemfields, of occupied private dwellings 31.8% had 1 bedroom, 26.3% had 2 bedrooms and 18.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.8. The average household size was 1.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 353 55.3 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 84 13.2 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 88 13.8 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 77 12.1 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 36 5.6 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in The Gemfields, 55.3% were owned outright, 13.2% were owned with a mortgage and 13.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 311 48.2 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 315 48.8 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 19 2.9 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In The Gemfields, of all households, 48.2% were family households, 48.8% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

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Household income The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 53.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 2.6 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In The Gemfields, 53.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.6% 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 The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 120 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.9 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.1 -- 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 The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 867 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.8 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.2 -- 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 The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 30 4.6 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 278 42.9 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 205 31.6 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 97 15.0 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 38 5.9 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In The Gemfields, 42.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 237 37.0 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 368 57.5 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 35 5.5 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In The Gemfields, 57.5% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 33 56.9 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 25 43.1 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 35 -- 22 -- 23 --

In The Gemfields, 56.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 43.1% were female. The median age was 35 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
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.4 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 737 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In The Gemfields, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $737.

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
The Gemfields % The Gemfields Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 230 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,000 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In The Gemfields, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,000.

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.