Central Queensland

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 4
Area code 308
People 228,246
Male 50.6%
Female 49.4%
Median age 38
Families 59,070
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 104,897
Average number of people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,626
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent (b) $280
Average number of 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.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 115,421 50.6 2,540,404 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 112,823 49.4 2,615,736 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 16,477 7.2 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 193,983 85.0 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 17,786 7.8 283,793 5.5 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
All people 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 38 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 14,167 6.2 292,452 5.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 16,237 7.1 329,311 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 16,912 7.4 342,560 6.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 14,351 6.3 313,506 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 12,816 5.6 323,739 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 14,433 6.3 347,687 6.7 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 14,912 6.5 354,033 6.9 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 15,554 6.8 357,120 6.9 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 14,189 6.2 330,692 6.4 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 14,720 6.4 340,287 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 14,810 6.5 333,843 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 15,293 6.7 316,378 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 14,406 6.3 298,919 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 11,600 5.1 264,515 5.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 9,425 4.1 238,952 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 6,458 2.8 168,385 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 4,297 1.9 106,611 2.1 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 3,660 1.6 97,140 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 82,894 45.8 1,885,416 45.0 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 7,277 4.0 151,093 3.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 17,083 9.4 404,787 9.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 8,658 4.8 198,827 4.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 65,014 35.9 1,551,691 37.0 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 71,316 46.2 1,697,286 45.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 21,002 13.6 483,458 12.9 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 61,995 40.2 1,556,509 41.6 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 3,404 4.8 84,535 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 14,095 19.7 292,049 18.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 4,752 6.6 79,510 5.1 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 1,777 2.5 53,844 3.4 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 20,667 28.9 426,110 27.1 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 9,529 13.3 209,459 13.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 4,860 6.8 73,014 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 2,225 3.1 69,625 4.4 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 16,631 23.2 352,608 22.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 3,643 5.1 110,221 7.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 5,629 7.9 223,779 14.2 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 9,291 13.0 334,418 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 1,882 2.6 47,384 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 19,715 27.5 326,067 20.8 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 23,148 12.8 918,466 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 12,169 6.7 395,615 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 6,783 3.7 151,390 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 34,882 19.3 640,878 15.3 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 26,587 14.7 651,775 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 8,297 4.6 164,314 3.9 958,803 4.6
Year 10 28,316 15.7 499,629 11.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 172 0.1 2,945 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 33 0.0 534 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 15,928 8.8 281,370 6.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 3,573 2.0 99,060 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 590 0.3 20,032 0.5 175,844 0.8
Not stated 20,384 11.3 365,003 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 93,766 41.1 1,724,657 33.4 7,596,753 29.9
English 88,617 38.8 1,959,880 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Irish 23,877 10.5 567,928 11.0 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 22,511 9.9 527,011 10.2 2,176,777 8.6
German 15,063 6.6 309,723 6.0 1,026,138 4.0

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 184,308 80.7 3,679,899 71.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 5,193 2.3 208,572 4.0 530,492 2.1
England 4,044 1.8 191,731 3.7 927,490 3.6
Philippines 2,584 1.1 51,529 1.0 293,892 1.2
South Africa 1,744 0.8 49,699 1.0 189,207 0.7
India 1,249 0.5 71,819 1.4 673,352 2.6

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 29,840 13.1 1,437,990 27.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 10,999 4.8 347,689 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 8,552 3.7 275,465 5.3 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 158,475 69.4 2,754,865 53.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 20,375 8.9 340,134 6.6 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 167,561 73.4 3,039,026 58.9 12,959,282 51.0
England 8,743 3.8 341,677 6.6 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 7,260 3.2 260,594 5.1 673,661 2.6
Philippines 2,839 1.2 58,192 1.1 350,264 1.4
South Africa 2,084 0.9 59,055 1.1 229,259 0.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 170,152 74.5 3,114,259 60.4 13,383,605 52.6
England 7,954 3.5 310,576 6.0 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 6,915 3.0 256,031 5.0 650,743 2.6
Philippines 3,497 1.5 75,733 1.5 417,285 1.6
South Africa 2,089 0.9 59,259 1.1 231,248 0.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 88,200 38.6 2,099,765 40.7 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 45,177 19.8 961,469 18.6 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 30,106 13.2 581,373 11.3 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 22,210 9.7 392,694 7.6 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 10,496 4.6 186,373 3.6 673,260 2.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Central Queensland, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (53.9%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Tagalog 1,088 0.5 20,603 0.4 131,195 0.5
Afrikaans 944 0.4 15,009 0.3 49,375 0.2
Mandarin 879 0.4 83,607 1.6 685,274 2.7
Filipino 803 0.4 14,698 0.3 90,853 0.4
Vietnamese 564 0.2 31,370 0.6 320,758 1.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 196,601 86.1 4,151,206 80.5 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 5,798 7.1 291,137 15.6 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 110,652 61.2 2,582,802 61.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 54,151 29.9 1,340,215 32.0 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 16,122 8.9 268,794 6.4 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 65,997 59.6 1,442,451 55.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 31,070 28.1 786,940 30.5 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 7,527 6.8 214,697 8.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 6,055 5.5 138,714 5.4 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 5,300 5.1 171,840 7.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 12,845 12.3 326,038 13.3 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 10,775 10.3 270,483 11.1 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 7,455 7.1 190,423 7.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 19,262 18.4 506,685 20.7 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 17,775 17.0 464,433 19.0 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 28,962 27.7 471,333 19.3 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 18,302 17.5 333,915 13.7 1,554,313 12.9
Professionals 15,592 14.9 523,395 21.4 2,886,921 24.0
Labourers 12,690 12.1 246,394 10.1 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 12,265 11.7 166,739 6.8 755,863 6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 12,192 11.7 301,039 12.3 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 11,589 11.1 309,376 12.7 1,525,311 12.7
Managers 11,379 10.9 305,755 12.5 1,645,769 13.7
Sales Workers 8,472 8.1 211,439 8.7 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 7,002 6.7 25,875 1.1 49,616 0.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4,158 4.0 122,121 5.0 545,158 4.5
Primary Education 3,070 2.9 59,930 2.5 265,249 2.2
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 2,825 2.7 16,209 0.7 44,450 0.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2,811 2.7 61,444 2.5 299,810 2.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $786 N/A $787 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,035 N/A $2,024 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,626 N/A $1,675 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 69,633 66.6 1,455,104 59.5 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 5,979 5.7 110,004 4.5 466,904 3.9
Walked only 3,111 3.0 63,580 2.6 306,045 2.5
Bus 1,374 1.3 41,281 1.7 175,085 1.5
Truck 838 0.8 18,693 0.8 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 12,491 11.9 270,387 11.1 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 6,939 6.6 344,696 14.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 2,387 2.3 100,396 4.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 77,050 73.7 1,597,346 65.4 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 119,462 66.0 2,873,872 68.6 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 50,795 28.1 1,112,322 26.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 20,404 11.3 481,016 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 28,319 15.7 590,690 14.1 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 33,336 18.4 845,018 20.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 47,352 26.2 1,161,729 27.7 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 21,419 11.8 507,771 12.1 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 17,360 9.6 359,358 8.6 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 20,703 9.1 456,139 8.8 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 19,750 8.7 438,183 8.5 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 6,488 2.8 159,887 3.1 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 1,410 0.6 37,680 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 11,120 4.9 231,642 4.5 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 9,767 4.3 215,678 4.2 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 2,217 1.0 47,737 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 5,436 2.4 106,989 2.1 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 21,345 9.4 496,662 9.6 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 2,236 1.0 49,769 1.0 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 17,064 7.5 434,963 8.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 128,493 56.3 3,001,387 58.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 26,108 11.4 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 136,684 59.9 3,209,952 62.3 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 42,929 18.8 994,584 19.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 14,433 6.3 319,808 6.2 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 8,088 3.5 172,226 3.3 772,142 3.0
Not stated 26,108 11.4 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Currently serving 211 0.1 23,140 0.6 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 5,585 3.1 139,973 3.3 496,276 2.4
Has never served 158,008 87.3 3,747,281 89.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 17,120 9.5 281,419 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 23,896 40.5 551,069 40.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 24,219 41.0 563,327 41.2 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 10,088 17.1 230,026 16.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 869 1.5 22,230 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male N/A 21.6 N/A 20.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 78.4 N/A 80.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 11,424 23.7 255,660 22.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 1,497 3.1 50,463 4.5 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 10,082 21.0 228,575 20.5 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 6,043 12.6 133,752 12.0 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 2,278 4.7 63,077 5.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 8,805 18.3 228,892 20.5 1,163,744 21.0
Other 3,516 7.3 93,843 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 4,472 9.3 60,129 5.4 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 81,435 85.4 1,869,462 90.7 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 13,895 14.6 192,393 9.3 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 71,182 87.4 1,397,920 74.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4,712 5.8 218,546 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 4,454 5.5 233,531 12.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 756 0.9 13,519 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 480 0.6 9,560 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 2,894 3.6 87,315 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 11,500 14.1 317,737 17.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 32,645 40.1 700,672 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 32,337 39.7 725,167 38.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,577 1.9 28,998 1.6 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 4,051 5.0 106,309 5.7 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 26,604 32.7 658,705 35.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 30,712 37.7 701,752 37.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 18,573 22.8 373,952 20.0 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,496 1.8 28,738 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 57,738 70.9 1,327,873 71.0 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 21,197 26.0 461,009 24.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 2,494 3.1 80,576 4.3 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 23,998 29.5 543,285 29.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 28,126 34.5 643,459 34.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 25,868 31.8 618,442 33.1 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 1,944 2.4 35,170 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 1,491 1.8 29,107 1.6 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 18.4 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 21.2 N/A 21.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 280 N/A 365 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 16,397 63.4 359,728 58.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 6,334 24.5 199,511 32.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 3,132 12.1 59,204 9.6 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 20,832 74.1 487,060 75.7 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 2,451 8.7 76,615 11.9 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 4,847 17.2 79,788 12.4 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 8,202 49.8 117,102 49.3 403,709 49.7
Female 8,274 50.2 120,203 50.7 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 21 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,478 N/A 1,517 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Central Queensland % Central Queensland Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 260 N/A 305 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 N/A 1,670 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments 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 table totals.