Townsville City

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,910 people in Townsville City. Of these 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Townsville City was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 8.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.4% of the population.

Of people in Townsville City aged 15 years and over, 31.3% were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Townsville City, of people aged 15 years and over, 32.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Townsville City 32.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 7.6% were in primary school, 15.5% in secondary school and 27.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Townsville City, 15.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Townsville City were English 25.7%, Australian 19.1%, Irish 11.5%, Scottish 8.5% and German 4.0%.

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 Townsville City (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Townsville City, 65.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.3%, New Zealand 3.6%, Papua New Guinea 1.4%, United States of America 1.4% and Korea, Republic of (South) 0.9%.

In Townsville City, 49.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Townsville City, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 55.4%, England 5.5%, New Zealand 3.9%, Papua New Guinea 1.5% and Ireland 1.4%.

In Townsville City, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 56.3%, England 5.1%, New Zealand 4.4%, Papua New Guinea 1.4% and United States of America 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Townsville City were No Religion, so described 32.1%, Catholic 22.8%, Not stated 16.5%, Anglican 10.7% and Christian, nfd 4.6%. In Townsville City, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Townsville City 77.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 0.7%, Korean 0.7%, Italian 0.5%, Mandarin 0.5% and Spanish 0.5%.

Employment

There were 1,681 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Townsville City. Of these 67.7% were employed full time, 21.1% were employed part-time and 6.4% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Townsville City, 7.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Townsville City included Professionals 32.4%, Managers 16.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.7%, Sales Workers 7.3%, Labourers 4.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.2%.

Of the employed people in Townsville City, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 11.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.0%, Accommodation 3.1% and Higher Education 3.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Townsville City was $944.

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

In Townsville City, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.2%, Walked only 14.8%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Worked at home 3.5% and Bus 2.0%. On the day, 2.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Townsville City, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 13.6% provided care for children and 6.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Townsville City, 27.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Townsville City, 18.6% were couple families with children, 67.0% were couple families without children and 11.5% were one parent families.

In Townsville City, 28.3% of single parents were male and 71.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Townsville City, of couple families with children, 32.6% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 19.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Townsville City, 76.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Townsville City, 13.7% were separate houses, 4.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 77.7% were flats or apartments and 3.9% were other dwellings.

In Townsville City, of occupied private dwellings 9.5% had 1 bedroom, 47.5% had 2 bedrooms and 33.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 1.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Townsville City, 19.6% were owned outright, 17.7% were owned with a mortgage and 59.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Townsville City, of all households, 49.7% were family households, 38.2% were single person households and 12.1% were group households.

In Townsville City, 13.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 21.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Townsville City, 47.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Townsville City, 86.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Townsville City, 32.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 67.1% were female. The median age was 19 years.

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

Dwelling characteristics

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

In Townsville City, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.7 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,458.

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

In Townsville City, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,984.

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