Yarrabah

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC33236
People 2,559
Male 50%
Female 50%
Median age 23
Families 558
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.5
for all households (a) 1.8
All private dwellings 500
Average people per household 4.8
Median weekly household income $1,129
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $130
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1

(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
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,278 50.0 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,278 50.0 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,491 97.4 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,559 people in Yarrabah. Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 97.4% of the population.

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Age Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 23 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 270 10.6 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 291 11.4 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 308 12.1 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 257 10.1 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 224 8.8 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 204 8.0 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 165 6.5 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 141 5.5 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 130 5.1 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 165 6.5 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 133 5.2 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 100 3.9 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 73 2.9 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 39 1.5 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 31 1.2 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 16 0.6 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 4 0.2 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 5 0.2 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Yarrabah was 23 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 34.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 310 18.4 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 29 1.7 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 15 0.9 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 56 3.3 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,272 75.6 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Yarrabah aged 15 years and over, 18.4% were married and 2.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 270 16.8 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 282 17.5 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,057 65.7 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Yarrabah, of people aged 15 years and over, 16.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 47 5.4 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 390 44.5 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 13 1.5 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 14 1.6 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 204 23.3 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 7 0.8 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 17 1.9 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 21 2.4 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 10 1.1 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 10 1.1 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 144 16.4 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Yarrabah 34.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 48.7% were in primary school, 26.4% in secondary school and 3.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 54 3.2 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 62 3.7 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 39 2.3 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 149 8.9 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 255 15.2 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 197 11.7 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 426 25.3 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 0.2 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.2 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 214 12.7 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 10 0.6 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 258 15.3 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Yarrabah, 15.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 2,346 85.8 36,971 0.6 144,173 0.5
Torres Strait Islander 114 4.2 13,227 0.2 15,243 0.0
Australian 78 2.9 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Australian South Sea Islander 39 1.4 6,824 0.1 9,391 0.0
English 23 0.8 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0

The most common ancestries in Yarrabah were Australian Aboriginal 85.8%, Torres Strait Islander 4.2%, Australian 2.9%, Australian South Sea Islander 1.4% and English 0.8%.

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

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Country of birth Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,538 99.3 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7

In Yarrabah, 99.3% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 7 0.3 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 13 0.5 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 3 0.1 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,454 95.9 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Yarrabah, 95.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 0.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,476 96.8 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 3 0.1 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Papua New Guinea 3 0.1 16,296 0.3 28,460 0.1
England 3 0.1 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Slovenia 3 0.1 1,390 0.0 11,858 0.1

In Yarrabah, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 96.8%, New Zealand 0.1%, Papua New Guinea 0.1%, England 0.1% and Slovenia 0.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,471 96.9 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
Fiji 3 0.1 18,313 0.4 90,329 0.4

In Yarrabah, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 96.9% and Fiji 0.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Anglican 2,155 84.6 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 188 7.4 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 98 3.8 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 29 1.1 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Jehovah's Witnesses 16 0.6 24,971 0.5 82,510 0.4

The most common responses for religion in Yarrabah were Anglican 84.6%, No Religion, so described 7.4%, Not stated 3.8%, Catholic 1.1% and Jehovah's Witnesses 0.6%. In Yarrabah, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (91.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Kriol 172 6.7 364 0.0 7,155 0.0
Gudanji 13 0.5 25 0.0 91 0.0
Kuku Yalanji 10 0.4 326 0.0 323 0.0
Guugu Yimidhirr 4 0.2 765 0.0 775 0.0
Djabugay 3 0.1 46 0.0 46 0.0
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English only spoken at home 2,165 84.8 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 75 15.2 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Yarrabah 84.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Kriol 6.7%, Gudanji 0.5%, Kuku Yalanji 0.4%, Guugu Yimidhirr 0.2% and Djabugay 0.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 197 31.4 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 100 15.9 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 46 7.3 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 285 45.4 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 628 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yarrabah. Of these 31.4% were employed full time, 15.9% were employed part-time and 45.4% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 29 8.5 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 24 7.0 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 48 14.1 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 87 25.5 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 108 31.7 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Yarrabah, 8.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 31.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 93 26.7 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 60 17.2 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 50 14.4 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 42 12.1 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 35 10.1 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 21 6.0 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 10 2.9 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 8 2.3 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Yarrabah included Community and Personal Service Workers 26.7%, Professionals 17.2%, Labourers 14.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.1%, Managers 6.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.9% and Sales Workers 2.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 77 23.1 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 37 11.1 26,748 1.3 122,286 1.1
Primary Education 29 8.7 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Other Social Assistance Services 24 7.2 30,196 1.4 158,230 1.5
General Practice Medical Services 19 5.7 19,256 0.9 96,014 0.9

Of the employed people in Yarrabah, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 23.1%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 11.1%, Primary Education 8.7%, Other Social Assistance Services 7.2% and General Practice Medical Services 5.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 288 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 869 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,129 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yarrabah was $288.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 188 56.8 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 57 17.2 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 49 14.8 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Bus 4 1.2 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
Other 3 0.9 15,689 0.7 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 4 1.2 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 244 72.0 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Yarrabah, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.8%, Walked only 17.2%, Car, as passenger 14.8%, Bus 1.2% and Other 0.9%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,124 66.4 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 645 38.2 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 152 9.0 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 174 10.3 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Yarrabah, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.2% provided care for children and 9.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.3% 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
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 473 27.9 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 321 18.9 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 136 8.0 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 200 11.8 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Yarrabah, 18.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 47 8.4 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 223 40.0 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 254 45.5 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 34 6.1 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Yarrabah, 40.0% were couple families with children, 8.4% were couple families without children and 45.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.1 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.9 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Yarrabah, 17.1% of single parents were male and 82.9% 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
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 28 10.4 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 6 2.2 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 10 3.7 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 31 11.5 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 22 8.2 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 158 58.7 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 11 4.1 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 3 1.1 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Yarrabah, of couple families with children, 10.4% had both partners employed full-time, 2.2% had both employed part-time and 3.7% 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 Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 472 97.9 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 10 2.1 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Yarrabah, 97.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 2.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 327 69.3 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 56 11.9 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 35 7.4 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 54 11.4 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Yarrabah, 69.3% were separate houses, 11.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.4% were flats or apartments and 11.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 21 4.5 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 30 6.4 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 69 14.7 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 120 25.6 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 224 47.8 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 5 1.1 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 4.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Yarrabah, of occupied private dwellings 6.4% had 1 bedroom, 14.7% had 2 bedrooms and 25.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 4.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 51 11.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 3 0.6 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 390 84.4 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 7 1.5 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 11 2.4 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Yarrabah, 11.0% were owned outright, 0.6% were owned with a mortgage and 84.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 408 88.7 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 47 10.2 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 5 1.1 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Yarrabah, of all households, 88.7% were family households, 10.2% were single person households and 1.1% were group households.

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Household income Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.3 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Yarrabah, 21.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.3% 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 Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 130 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.0 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.0 -- 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 Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 143 30.3 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 184 39.0 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 87 18.4 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 48 10.2 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 10 2.1 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Yarrabah, 39.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 18.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 233 50.1 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 224 48.2 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 8 1.7 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Yarrabah, 48.2% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,241 49.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 1,254 50.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Yarrabah, 49.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.3% were female. The median age was 22 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
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.9 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.6 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,115 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Yarrabah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.9 persons, with 1.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,115.

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
Yarrabah % Yarrabah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 140 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Yarrabah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $140 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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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.