Emerald

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL313004
People 13,532
Male 50.5%
Female 49.5%
Median age 31
Families 3,242
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 5,900
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,884
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $230
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(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
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 6,837 50.5 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 6,695 49.5 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 482 3.6 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 13,532 people in Emerald. Of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.6% of the population.

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Age Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 31 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,296 9.6 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,231 9.1 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,047 7.7 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 876 6.5 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 933 6.9 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,070 7.9 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,262 9.3 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,074 7.9 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 962 7.1 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 964 7.1 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 876 6.5 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 749 5.5 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 482 3.6 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 291 2.2 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 175 1.3 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 117 0.9 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 62 0.5 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 55 0.4 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Emerald was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 5,128 51.5 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 356 3.6 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 728 7.3 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 207 2.1 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,530 35.5 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Emerald aged 15 years and over, 51.5% were married and 10.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4,105 50.7 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,215 15.0 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,769 34.2 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Emerald, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 219 4.5 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 792 16.2 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 493 10.1 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 125 2.6 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 529 10.8 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 354 7.2 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 58 1.2 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 234 4.8 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 271 5.5 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 106 2.2 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,711 35.0 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Emerald 36.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.6% were in primary school, 19.2% in secondary school and 10.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,252 12.6 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 630 6.3 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 301 3.0 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 2,019 20.3 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,664 16.7 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 487 4.9 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,302 13.1 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 508 5.1 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 21 0.2 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,591 16.0 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Emerald, 16.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 5,829 31.8 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 4,627 25.2 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 1,510 8.2 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,264 6.9 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 769 4.2 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Emerald were Australian 31.8%, English 25.2%, Irish 8.2%, Scottish 6.9% and German 4.2%.

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

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Country of birth Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 9,973 73.8 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 582 4.3 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Philippines 216 1.6 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
South Africa 152 1.1 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
England 150 1.1 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
India 93 0.7 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9

In Emerald, 73.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.3%, Philippines 1.6%, South Africa 1.1%, England 1.1% and India 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 2,116 15.6 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 597 4.4 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 500 3.7 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 8,595 63.5 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Emerald, 63.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 9,156 67.7 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 752 5.6 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
England 349 2.6 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Philippines 229 1.7 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2
South Africa 177 1.3 46,102 1.0 190,816 0.8

In Emerald, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.7%, New Zealand 5.6%, England 2.6%, Philippines 1.7% and South Africa 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 9,253 68.5 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 747 5.5 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 341 2.5 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Philippines 261 1.9 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
South Africa 167 1.2 46,654 1.0 193,412 0.8

In Emerald, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.5%, New Zealand 5.5%, England 2.5%, Philippines 1.9% and South Africa 1.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 3,558 26.3 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 2,851 21.1 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 2,085 15.4 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,945 14.4 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 887 6.6 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Emerald were Catholic 26.3%, No Religion, so described 21.1%, Anglican 15.4%, Not stated 14.4% and Uniting Church 6.6%. In Emerald, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (72.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 105 0.8 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
Filipino 99 0.7 11,371 0.2 71,220 0.3
Tagalog 89 0.7 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Punjabi 51 0.4 17,991 0.4 132,496 0.6
Mandarin 43 0.3 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 11,021 81.4 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 387 7.8 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Emerald 81.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.8%, Filipino 0.7%, Tagalog 0.7%, Punjabi 0.4% and Mandarin 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,418 63.1 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,820 26.0 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 374 5.3 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 395 5.6 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 7,007 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Emerald. Of these 63.1% were employed full time, 26.0% were employed part-time and 5.6% 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
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 713 10.8 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 492 7.4 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 617 9.3 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,042 15.8 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,377 51.1 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Emerald, 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,261 19.0 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,044 15.8 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Professionals 901 13.6 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 827 12.5 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 691 10.4 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 661 10.0 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 643 9.7 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 503 7.6 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8

The most common occupations in Emerald included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 15.8%, Professionals 13.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Labourers 10.0%, Managers 9.7% and Community and Personal Service Workers 7.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 1,148 17.6 24,967 1.2 46,491 0.4
Primary Education 248 3.8 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 237 3.6 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Secondary Education 162 2.5 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7
Takeaway Food Services 144 2.2 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Emerald, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 17.6%, Primary Education 3.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6%, Secondary Education 2.5% and Takeaway Food Services 2.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 873 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 2,134 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,884 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Emerald was $873.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,414 66.8 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 446 6.7 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Bus 259 3.9 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
Walked only 220 3.3 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 211 3.2 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 303 4.6 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,939 74.7 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Emerald, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.8%, Car, as passenger 6.7%, Bus 3.9%, Walked only 3.3% and Worked at home 3.2%. On the day, 4.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 7,002 70.4 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,554 35.7 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 715 7.2 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,391 24.0 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Emerald, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.7% provided care for children and 7.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.0% 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
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,156 21.7 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 2,675 26.9 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,135 11.4 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,041 10.5 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Emerald, 26.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,082 33.4 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,714 52.9 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 406 12.5 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 37 1.1 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Emerald, 52.9% were couple families with children, 33.4% were couple families without children and 12.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.6 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.4 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Emerald, 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% 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
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 719 25.6 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 77 2.7 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 739 26.3 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 522 18.6 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 98 3.5 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 157 5.6 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 190 6.8 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 306 10.9 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Emerald, of couple families with children, 25.6% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 26.3% 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 Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 4,237 81.8 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 945 18.2 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Emerald, 81.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,488 82.3 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 300 7.1 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 371 8.8 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 35 0.8 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Emerald, 82.3% were separate houses, 7.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.8% were flats or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 16 0.4 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 93 2.2 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 420 9.9 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,551 36.5 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,071 48.7 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 98 2.3 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 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Emerald, of occupied private dwellings 2.2% had 1 bedroom, 9.9% had 2 bedrooms and 36.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 600 14.1 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,592 37.4 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,935 45.5 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 18 0.4 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 107 2.5 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Emerald, 14.1% were owned outright, 37.4% were owned with a mortgage and 45.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 3,194 75.2 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 914 21.5 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 141 3.3 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Emerald, of all households, 75.2% were family households, 21.5% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

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Household income Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 11.6 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 20.3 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Emerald, 11.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.3% 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 Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 230 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.2 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.8 -- 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 Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.6 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.4 -- 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 Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 134 3.2 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,266 29.8 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,765 41.6 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 928 21.9 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 151 3.6 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Emerald, 29.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 434 10.2 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 3,707 87.3 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 106 2.5 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Emerald, 87.3% 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.
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 230 48.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 249 52.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Emerald, 48.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.0% were female. The median age was 21 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
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,469 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Emerald, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,469.

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
Emerald % Emerald Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 238 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,863 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Emerald, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $238 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,863.

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.