Rubyvale (L)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL321097
People 640
Male 55.5%
Female 44.5%
Median age 55
Families 147
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.3
All private dwellings 513
Average people per household 1.7
Median weekly household income $535
Median monthly mortgage repayments $800
Median weekly rent $130
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 357 55.5 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 286 44.5 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 21 3.3 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 640 people in Rubyvale (L). Of these 55.5% were male and 44.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of the population.

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Age Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 55 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 15 2.3 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 30 4.7 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 24 3.8 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 15 2.3 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 15 2.3 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 15 2.3 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 15 2.3 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 23 3.6 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 26 4.1 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 57 8.9 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 71 11.1 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 72 11.2 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 75 11.7 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 85 13.3 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 43 6.7 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 39 6.1 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 15 2.3 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 5 0.8 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Rubyvale (L) was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 29.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 222 39.2 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 20 3.5 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 130 22.9 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 38 6.7 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 157 27.7 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Rubyvale (L) aged 15 years and over, 39.2% were married and 26.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 177 38.9 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 67 14.7 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 211 46.4 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Rubyvale (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 38.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 0 0.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 30 16.8 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 13 7.3 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 6 3.4 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 4 2.2 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 1.7 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 1.7 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 120 67.0 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Rubyvale (L) 29.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.0% were in primary school, 10.8% in secondary school and 4.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 23 4.0 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 22 3.9 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 8 1.4 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 79 13.9 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 61 10.7 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 35 6.2 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 110 19.3 488,554 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 92 16.2 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 131 23.0 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Rubyvale (L), 10.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 236 29.1 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 190 23.5 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 85 10.5 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 59 7.3 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 55 6.8 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Rubyvale (L) were English 29.1%, Australian 23.5%, Scottish 10.5%, Irish 7.3% and German 6.8%.

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 Rubyvale (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 404 63.8 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 31 4.9 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 27 4.3 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Germany 10 1.6 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
United States of America 9 1.4 17,053 0.4 86,125 0.4
Netherlands 6 0.9 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3

In Rubyvale (L), 63.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.9%, England 4.3%, Germany 1.6%, United States of America 1.4% and Netherlands 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 129 20.0 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 28 4.3 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 20 3.1 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 351 54.5 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Rubyvale (L), 54.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 372 58.3 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 46 7.2 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 29 4.5 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 11 1.7 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7
Scotland 9 1.4 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In Rubyvale (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 58.3%, England 7.2%, New Zealand 4.5%, Netherlands 1.7% and Scotland 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 383 60.0 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 44 6.9 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 32 5.0 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Germany 13 2.0 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7
Netherlands 12 1.9 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6

In Rubyvale (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 60.0%, England 6.9%, New Zealand 5.0%, Germany 2.0% and Netherlands 1.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 164 25.4 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 136 21.1 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 123 19.1 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 79 12.2 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 37 5.7 138,614 2.9 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Rubyvale (L) were No Religion, so described 25.4%, Anglican 21.1%, Not stated 19.1%, Catholic 12.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.7%. In Rubyvale (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 3 0.5 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
French 3 0.5 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Nepali 3 0.5 5,918 0.1 62,005 0.3
Swiss, so described 3 0.5 218 0.0 711 0.0
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English only spoken at home 514 80.7 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 18 4.1 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Rubyvale (L) 80.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.5%, French 0.5%, Nepali 0.5% and Swiss, so described 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 88 47.3 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 47 25.3 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 12 6.5 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 39 21.0 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 186 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Rubyvale (L). Of these 47.3% were employed full time, 25.3% were employed part-time and 21.0% 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
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 16 10.4 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 15 9.7 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 14 9.1 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 21 13.6 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 70 45.5 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Rubyvale (L), 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Machinery Operators and Drivers 32 23.0 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Managers 25 18.0 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 19 13.7 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 17 12.2 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 16 11.5 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 12 8.6 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 8 5.8 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 5 3.6 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2

The most common occupations in Rubyvale (L) included Machinery Operators and Drivers 23.0%, Managers 18.0%, Labourers 13.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Sales Workers 8.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.8% and Professionals 3.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 13 11.2 16,552 0.8 44,309 0.4
Coal Mining 13 11.2 24,967 1.2 46,491 0.4
Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 11 9.5 399 0.0 2,773 0.0
Pubs, Taverns and Bars 11 9.5 15,419 0.7 75,989 0.7
Watch and Jewellery Retailing 8 6.9 4,453 0.2 19,481 0.2

Of the employed people in Rubyvale (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 11.2%, Coal Mining 11.2%, Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 9.5%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 9.5% and Watch and Jewellery Retailing 6.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 405 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 794 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 535 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Rubyvale (L) was $405.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 75 51.7 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 19 13.1 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 18 12.4 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 8 5.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Bus 4 2.8 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 4 2.8 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 87 58.0 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Rubyvale (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.7%, Worked at home 13.1%, Walked only 12.4%, Car, as passenger 5.5% and Bus 2.8%. On the day, 2.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 336 58.3 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 71 12.4 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 59 10.4 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 103 18.1 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Rubyvale (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 58.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 12.4% provided care for children and 10.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.1% 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
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 77 13.3 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 121 20.8 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 68 11.7 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 75 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 Rubyvale (L), 20.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% 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 Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 92 64.8 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 32 22.5 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 18 12.7 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Rubyvale (L), 22.5% were couple families with children, 64.8% were couple families without children and 12.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 38.1 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 61.9 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Rubyvale (L), 38.1% of single parents were male and 61.9% 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
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 20 15.2 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 4 3.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 10 7.6 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 12 9.1 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 11 8.3 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 62 47.0 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 4 3.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 9 6.8 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Rubyvale (L), of couple families with children, 15.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.0% had both employed part-time and 7.6% 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 Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 290 79.7 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 74 20.3 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Rubyvale (L), 79.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 232 80.0 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 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 45 15.5 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Rubyvale (L), 80.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 15.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 22 7.7 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 107 37.4 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 72 25.2 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 51 17.8 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 17 5.9 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 17 5.9 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 1.8 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 1.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Rubyvale (L), of occupied private dwellings 37.4% had 1 bedroom, 25.2% had 2 bedrooms and 17.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.8. The average household size was 1.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 159 54.8 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 37 12.8 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 41 14.1 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 37 12.8 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 16 5.5 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Rubyvale (L), 54.8% were owned outright, 12.8% were owned with a mortgage and 14.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 144 49.7 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 136 46.9 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 10 3.4 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Rubyvale (L), of all households, 49.7% were family households, 46.9% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

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Household income Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 55.1 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.5 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Rubyvale (L), 55.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.5% 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 Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 130 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.5 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.5 -- 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 Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 800 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.5 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.5 -- 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 Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 17 5.8 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 122 41.8 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 92 31.5 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 42 14.4 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 19 6.5 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Rubyvale (L), 41.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 99 34.1 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 178 61.4 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 13 4.5 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Rubyvale (L), 61.4% 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.
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 8 36.4 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 14 63.6 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Rubyvale (L), 36.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 63.6% were female. The median age was 27 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
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.9 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.5 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 725 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Rubyvale (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.9 persons, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $725.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Rubyvale (L) % Rubyvale (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 210 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Rubyvale (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $210 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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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.