Toogoom

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32874
People 2,178
Male 48.3%
Female 51.7%
Median age 48
Families 639
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 1,068
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $934
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,387
Median weekly rent $310
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,050 48.3 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,126 51.7 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 108 5.0 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,178 people in Toogoom. Of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.0% of the population.

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Age Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 48 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 133 6.1 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 173 8.0 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 130 6.0 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 91 4.2 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 63 2.9 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 72 3.3 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 105 4.8 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 94 4.3 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 137 6.3 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 136 6.2 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 132 6.1 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 170 7.8 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 205 9.4 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 231 10.6 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 176 8.1 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 72 3.3 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 41 1.9 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 15 0.7 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Toogoom was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 930 53.4 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 90 5.2 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 213 12.2 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 89 5.1 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 420 24.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Toogoom aged 15 years and over, 53.4% were married and 17.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 814 52.7 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 195 12.6 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 536 34.7 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Toogoom, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 24 4.1 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 176 30.1 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 10 1.7 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 25 4.3 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 87 14.9 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 9 1.5 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 27 4.6 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 36 6.2 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 38 6.5 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 21 3.6 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 131 22.4 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Toogoom 27.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.4% were in primary school, 21.9% in secondary school and 13.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 161 9.2 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 145 8.3 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 54 3.1 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 324 18.5 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 203 11.6 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 91 5.2 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 344 19.7 488,554 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 188 10.7 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 6 0.3 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 178 10.2 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Toogoom, 11.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 1,017 33.2 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 876 28.6 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 260 8.5 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 260 8.5 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 185 6.0 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Toogoom were English 33.2%, Australian 28.6%, Scottish 8.5%, Irish 8.5% and German 6.0%.

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

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Country of birth Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,728 80.4 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 119 5.5 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 85 4.0 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
United States of America 12 0.6 17,053 0.4 86,125 0.4
Germany 11 0.5 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 10 0.5 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3

In Toogoom, 80.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.5%, New Zealand 4.0%, United States of America 0.6%, Germany 0.5% and Netherlands 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 363 16.6 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 159 7.3 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 108 5.0 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,416 64.9 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Toogoom, 64.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,536 71.2 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 175 8.1 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 94 4.4 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 21 1.0 33,883 0.7 177,536 0.8
Scotland 21 1.0 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In Toogoom, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.2%, England 8.1%, New Zealand 4.4%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.0% and Scotland 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,576 73.6 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 177 8.3 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 98 4.6 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 25 1.2 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6
Germany 18 0.8 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7

In Toogoom, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.6%, England 8.3%, New Zealand 4.6%, Netherlands 1.2% and Germany 0.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 695 32.1 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 469 21.7 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 343 15.9 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 178 8.2 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 138 6.4 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Toogoom were No Religion, so described 32.1%, Anglican 21.7%, Catholic 15.9%, Not stated 8.2% and Uniting Church 6.4%. In Toogoom, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Polish 9 0.4 5,224 0.1 48,083 0.2
German 6 0.3 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Dutch 5 0.2 7,157 0.2 33,835 0.1
Spanish 5 0.2 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
Ilonggo (Hiligaynon) 4 0.2 130 0.0 696 0.0
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English only spoken at home 2,002 92.2 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 39 4.5 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Toogoom 92.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Polish 0.4%, German 0.3%, Dutch 0.2%, Spanish 0.2% and Ilonggo (Hiligaynon) 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 335 45.0 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 247 33.2 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 32 4.3 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 130 17.5 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 744 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Toogoom. Of these 45.0% were employed full time, 33.2% were employed part-time and 17.5% 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
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 84 13.7 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 67 10.9 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 100 16.3 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 117 19.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 215 35.0 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Toogoom, 13.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 98 15.6 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 89 14.2 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 87 13.9 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 81 12.9 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 76 12.1 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 72 11.5 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 65 10.4 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 49 7.8 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Toogoom included Professionals 15.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.9%, Labourers 12.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Sales Workers 11.5%, Managers 10.4% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 36 7.0 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 26 5.1 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 19 3.7 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Other Social Assistance Services 19 3.7 30,196 1.4 158,230 1.5
Accommodation 17 3.3 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1

Of the employed people in Toogoom, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.7%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.7% and Accommodation 3.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 461 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 988 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 934 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Toogoom was $461.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 437 71.2 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 47 7.7 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 25 4.1 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Bus 8 1.3 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
Truck 8 1.3 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 11 1.8 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 469 76.0 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Toogoom, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.2%, Worked at home 7.7%, Car, as passenger 4.1%, Bus 1.3% and Truck 1.3%. On the day, 1.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,221 69.7 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 418 23.9 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 242 13.9 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 268 15.4 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Toogoom, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.9% provided care for children and 13.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.4% 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
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 251 14.4 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 461 26.4 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 277 15.9 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 225 12.9 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Toogoom, 26.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 335 52.0 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 186 28.9 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 115 17.9 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 8 1.2 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Toogoom, 28.9% were couple families with children, 52.0% were couple families without children and 17.9% were one parent families.

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

In Toogoom, 18.5% of single parents were male and 81.5% 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
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 41 8.0 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 25 4.9 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 58 11.3 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 51 9.9 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 53 10.3 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 232 45.1 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 22 4.3 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 32 6.2 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Toogoom, of couple families with children, 8.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.9% had both employed part-time and 11.3% 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 Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 814 80.4 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 199 19.6 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Toogoom, 80.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 796 97.8 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 11 1.4 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 0.4 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Toogoom, 97.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.4% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.4 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 11 1.3 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 75 9.2 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 327 40.0 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 386 47.2 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 15 1.8 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Toogoom, of occupied private dwellings 1.3% had 1 bedroom, 9.2% had 2 bedrooms and 40.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 310 38.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 193 23.7 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 284 34.8 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 8 1.0 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 20 2.5 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Toogoom, 38.0% were owned outright, 23.7% were owned with a mortgage and 34.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 631 77.2 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 149 18.2 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 37 4.5 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Toogoom, of all households, 77.2% were family households, 18.2% were single person households and 4.5% were group households.

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Household income Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.9 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 2.9 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Toogoom, 27.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.9% 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 Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 310 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 80.8 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 19.2 -- 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 Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,387 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.7 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.3 -- 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 Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 16 2.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 316 38.8 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 338 41.5 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 118 14.5 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 27 3.3 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Toogoom, 38.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 98 11.9 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 705 85.9 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 18 2.2 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Toogoom, 85.9% 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.
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 57 53.8 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 49 46.2 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 15 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Toogoom, 53.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.2% 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,020 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Toogoom, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,020.

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
Toogoom % Toogoom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 310 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,556 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Toogoom, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $310 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,556.

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.