Surat (L)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL322115
People 407
Male 51.2%
Female 48.8%
Median age 50
Families 105
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 225
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $988
Median monthly mortgage repayments $867
Median weekly rent $154
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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 206 51.2 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 196 48.8 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 44 10.9 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 407 people in Surat (L). Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 10.9% of the population.

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Age Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 50 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 23 5.8 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 33 8.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 19 4.8 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 12 3.0 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 22 5.5 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 12 3.0 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 18 4.5 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 19 4.8 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 20 5.0 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 21 5.3 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 33 8.3 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 40 10.0 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 27 6.8 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 41 10.3 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 15 3.8 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 12 3.0 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 14 3.5 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 18 4.5 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Surat (L) was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 146 44.2 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 25 7.6 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 41 12.4 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 30 9.1 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 88 26.7 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Surat (L) aged 15 years and over, 44.2% were married and 19.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 123 45.1 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 45 16.5 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 105 38.5 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Surat (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 45.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 6 6.2 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 34 35.4 276,468 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 8 8.3 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 3.1 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 3 3.1 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 4.2 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 38 39.6 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Surat (L) 25.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.0% were in primary school, 12.0% in secondary school and 7.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 23 7.1 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 24 7.4 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 5 1.5 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 54 16.6 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 23 7.1 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 9 2.8 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 61 18.8 488,554 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 66 20.3 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 4 1.2 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 42 12.9 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Surat (L), 7.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 214 43.3 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 148 30.0 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 38 7.7 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 35 7.1 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 20 4.0 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Surat (L) were Australian 43.3%, English 30.0%, Scottish 7.7%, Irish 7.1% and German 4.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Surat (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 365 91.0 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 5 1.2 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9
England 3 0.7 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9

In Surat (L), 91.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were India 1.2% and England 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 8 2.0 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 6 1.5 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 3 0.8 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 349 88.6 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Surat (L), 88.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 2.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 359 89.8 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 6 1.5 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
India 5 1.2 67,903 1.4 616,939 2.6

In Surat (L), the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 89.8%, England 1.5% and India 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 361 90.9 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
India 5 1.3 65,921 1.4 605,777 2.6
England 4 1.0 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6

In Surat (L), the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 90.9%, India 1.3% and England 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Anglican 112 26.9 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 103 24.7 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 75 18.0 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 43 10.3 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 33 7.9 138,614 2.9 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Surat (L) were Anglican 26.9%, Catholic 24.7%, No Religion, so described 18.0%, Not stated 10.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 7.9%. In Surat (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (77.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Punjabi 3 0.7 17,991 0.4 132,496 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 363 90.5 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 3 1.7 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Surat (L) 90.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Punjabi 0.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 110 61.8 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 51 28.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 8 4.5 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 9 5.1 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 178 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Surat (L). Of these 61.8% were employed full time, 28.7% were employed part-time and 5.1% 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
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 6 3.6 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 15 8.9 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 23 13.7 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 37 22.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 76 45.2 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Surat (L), 3.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 38 22.0 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 25 14.5 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 25 14.5 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 22 12.7 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 20 11.6 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 18 10.4 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 15 8.7 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 10 5.8 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Surat (L) included Labourers 22.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.7%, Professionals 11.6%, Managers 10.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.7% and Sales Workers 5.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 26 17.4 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 19 12.8 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 14 9.4 26,748 1.3 122,286 1.1
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 11 7.4 16,552 0.8 44,309 0.4
Other Grain Growing 8 5.4 2,572 0.1 19,053 0.2

Of the employed people in Surat (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 17.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 12.8%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 9.4%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7.4% and Other Grain Growing 5.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 570 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,375 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 988 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Surat (L) was $570.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 96 60.4 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 21 13.2 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 8 5.0 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Truck 5 3.1 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
Car, as passenger 4 2.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 103 62.4 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Surat (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.4%, Walked only 13.2%, Worked at home 5.0%, Truck 3.1% and Car, as passenger 2.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 194 58.4 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 69 21.2 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 38 11.6 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 99 29.6 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Surat (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 58.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.2% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.6% 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
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 43 13.3 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 72 22.2 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 37 11.4 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 34 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 Surat (L), 22.2% 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 Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 57 51.4 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 36 32.4 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 18 16.2 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Surat (L), 32.4% were couple families with children, 51.4% were couple families without children and 16.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 25.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 75.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Surat (L), 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% 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
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 12 13.5 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 4 4.5 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 23 25.8 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 16 18.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 4 4.5 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 16 18.0 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 6 6.7 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 8 9.0 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Surat (L), of couple families with children, 13.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 25.8% 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 Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 166 76.1 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 52 23.9 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Surat (L), 76.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 157 94.6 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6 3.6 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Surat (L), 94.6% were separate houses, 3.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 7 4.1 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 36 20.9 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 79 45.9 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 41 23.8 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 9 5.2 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Surat (L), of occupied private dwellings 4.1% had 1 bedroom, 20.9% had 2 bedrooms and 45.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 53 32.1 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 37 22.4 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 65 39.4 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 10 6.1 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Surat (L), 32.1% were owned outright, 22.4% were owned with a mortgage and 39.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 106 65.8 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 55 34.2 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Surat (L), of all households, 65.8% were family households, 34.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 31.0 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.4 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Surat (L), 31.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.4% 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 Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 154 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.1 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.9 -- 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 Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 867 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 98.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.0 -- 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 Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 17 10.2 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 45 27.1 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 65 39.2 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 34 20.5 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 5 3.0 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Surat (L), 27.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 61 37.7 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 96 59.3 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 5 3.1 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Surat (L), 59.3% 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.

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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.
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 23 51.1 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 22 48.9 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 43 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Surat (L), 51.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.9% were female. The median age was 43 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
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.7 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,374 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Surat (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,374.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Surat (L) % Surat (L) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 176 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 896 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Surat (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $176 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $896.

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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.