Dalby

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL313003
People 12,005
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 34
Families 3,047
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 5,073
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,310
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,454
Median weekly rent $250
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
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 5,954 49.6 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 6,053 50.4 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 870 7.2 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 12,005 people in Dalby. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.2% of the population.

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Age Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 875 7.3 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 997 8.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 953 7.9 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 894 7.4 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 800 6.7 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 780 6.5 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 742 6.2 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 757 6.3 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 837 7.0 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 779 6.5 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 691 5.8 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 674 5.6 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 572 4.8 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 491 4.1 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 398 3.3 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 279 2.3 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 244 2.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 245 2.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Dalby was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 4,411 48.0 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 346 3.8 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 686 7.5 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 526 5.7 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,224 35.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Dalby aged 15 years and over, 48.0% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,774 47.7 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 960 12.1 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,170 40.1 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Dalby, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 175 4.6 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 853 22.2 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 275 7.2 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 108 2.8 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 652 17.0 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 164 4.3 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 117 3.1 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 203 5.3 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 208 5.4 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 76 2.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,005 26.2 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Dalby 32.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.2% were in primary school, 24.3% in secondary school and 10.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 945 10.3 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 597 6.5 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 252 2.7 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,634 17.8 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,318 14.3 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 454 4.9 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,599 17.4 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 12 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 974 10.6 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 29 0.3 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,171 12.7 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Dalby, 14.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 5,706 35.2 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 4,243 26.2 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 1,315 8.1 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 1,174 7.2 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1
Scottish 1,131 7.0 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Dalby were Australian 35.2%, English 26.2%, Irish 8.1%, German 7.2% and Scottish 7.0%.

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

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Country of birth Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 10,034 83.7 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Philippines 235 2.0 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
New Zealand 163 1.4 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 129 1.1 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
South Africa 100 0.8 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
India 64 0.5 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9

In Dalby, 83.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Philippines 2.0%, New Zealand 1.4%, England 1.1%, South Africa 0.8% and India 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,263 10.5 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 426 3.5 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 334 2.8 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 9,065 75.5 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Dalby, 75.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 9,466 78.9 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 299 2.5 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Philippines 248 2.1 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2
New Zealand 241 2.0 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
South Africa 123 1.0 46,102 1.0 190,816 0.8

In Dalby, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.9%, England 2.5%, Philippines 2.1%, New Zealand 2.0% and South Africa 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 9,559 79.7 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
Philippines 277 2.3 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
England 274 2.3 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 216 1.8 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
South Africa 120 1.0 46,654 1.0 193,412 0.8

In Dalby, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.7%, Philippines 2.3%, England 2.3%, New Zealand 1.8% and South Africa 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 3,166 26.4 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 2,322 19.4 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 2,068 17.2 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 1,025 8.5 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 962 8.0 138,614 2.9 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Dalby were Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 19.4%, No Religion, so described 17.2%, Not stated 8.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 8.0%. In Dalby, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (79.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Tagalog 119 1.0 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Filipino 82 0.7 11,371 0.2 71,220 0.3
Afrikaans 70 0.6 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
Hindi 24 0.2 18,163 0.4 159,652 0.7
Spanish 20 0.2 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 10,584 88.5 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 269 6.0 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Dalby 88.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 1.0%, Filipino 0.7%, Afrikaans 0.6%, Hindi 0.2% and Spanish 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,489 60.4 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,581 27.4 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 291 5.0 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 416 7.2 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 5,777 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dalby. Of these 60.4% were employed full time, 27.4% were employed part-time and 7.2% 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
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 600 11.2 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 448 8.3 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 537 10.0 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 994 18.5 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,494 46.5 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Dalby, 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,023 19.1 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 751 14.0 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 715 13.3 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 664 12.4 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 596 11.1 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 556 10.4 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 516 9.6 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 463 8.6 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8

The most common occupations in Dalby included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.1%, Professionals 14.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Labourers 12.4%, Sales Workers 11.1%, Managers 10.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.6% and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 224 4.2 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 162 3.1 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 161 3.1 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Secondary Education 150 2.8 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 148 2.8 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Dalby, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 4.2%, Primary Education 3.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1%, Secondary Education 2.8% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 667 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,586 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,310 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Dalby was $667.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,721 69.6 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 348 6.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 241 4.5 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 150 2.8 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Truck 87 1.6 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 51 1.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,093 76.3 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Dalby, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.6%, Car, as passenger 6.5%, Walked only 4.5%, Worked at home 2.8% and Truck 1.6%. On the day, 1.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 6,385 69.5 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,790 30.4 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 982 10.7 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,165 23.6 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Dalby, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.4% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.6% 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
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,895 20.6 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,407 26.2 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,052 11.5 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,031 11.2 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Dalby, 26.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,129 37.0 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,324 43.4 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 545 17.9 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 51 1.7 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Dalby, 43.4% were couple families with children, 37.0% 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
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.5 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.5 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Dalby, 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
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 564 22.9 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 70 2.8 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 601 24.4 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 393 15.9 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 132 5.4 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 370 15.0 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 136 5.5 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 200 8.1 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Dalby, of couple families with children, 22.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 24.4% 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 Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,150 87.7 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 580 12.3 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Dalby, 87.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,797 91.5 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 203 4.9 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 116 2.8 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 18 0.4 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Dalby, 91.5% were separate houses, 4.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 6 0.1 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 82 2.0 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 514 12.4 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,873 45.1 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,589 38.3 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 90 2.2 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Dalby, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 12.4% had 2 bedrooms and 45.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,080 26.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,346 32.4 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,621 39.0 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 14 0.3 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 98 2.4 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Dalby, 26.0% were owned outright, 32.4% were owned with a mortgage and 39.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 3,020 72.6 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 998 24.0 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 140 3.4 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Dalby, of all households, 72.6% were family households, 24.0% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

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Household income Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 20.6 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.8 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Dalby, 20.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.8% 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 Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 250 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.2 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.8 -- 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 Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,454 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.9 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.1 -- 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 Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 265 6.4 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,421 34.2 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,478 35.6 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 871 21.0 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 120 2.9 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Dalby, 34.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 834 20.1 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,220 77.5 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 99 2.4 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Dalby, 77.5% 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.
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 416 48.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 450 52.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Dalby, 48.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.0% were female. The median age was 17 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
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,138 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Dalby, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,138.

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
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 230 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,408 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Dalby, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,408.

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.