Herbert

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Commonwealth Electoral Division
Area code CED315
People 164,046
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 35
Families 41,956
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 70,822
Average number of people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,657
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent (b) $300
Average number of 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.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 81,309 49.6 2,540,404 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 82,738 50.4 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 15,885 9.7 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 136,357 83.1 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 11,804 7.2 283,793 5.5 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 35 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 9,934 6.1 292,452 5.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 11,110 6.8 329,311 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 11,178 6.8 342,560 6.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 11,045 6.7 313,506 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 13,050 8.0 323,739 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 12,701 7.7 347,687 6.7 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 11,456 7.0 354,033 6.9 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 11,406 7.0 357,120 6.9 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 10,003 6.1 330,692 6.4 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 10,372 6.3 340,287 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 10,348 6.3 333,843 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 9,671 5.9 316,378 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 9,030 5.5 298,919 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 7,407 4.5 264,515 5.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 6,233 3.8 238,952 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 4,180 2.5 168,385 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 2,670 1.6 106,611 2.1 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 2,255 1.4 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 51,562 39.1 1,885,416 45.0 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 5,154 3.9 151,093 3.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 12,729 9.7 404,787 9.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 5,583 4.2 198,827 4.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 56,794 43.1 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 45,661 40.1 1,697,286 45.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 17,546 15.4 483,458 12.9 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 50,528 44.4 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,616 4.9 84,535 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 8,201 15.4 292,049 18.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 4,545 8.5 79,510 5.1 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 1,358 2.5 53,844 3.4 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 14,137 26.5 426,110 27.1 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 5,657 10.6 209,459 13.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 3,648 6.8 73,014 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 1,857 3.5 69,625 4.4 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 11,174 20.9 352,608 22.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 3,267 6.1 110,221 7.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 8,061 15.1 223,779 14.2 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 11,341 21.2 334,418 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 1,513 2.8 47,384 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 12,600 23.6 326,067 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 23,314 17.7 918,466 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 10,863 8.2 395,615 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 5,631 4.3 151,390 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 22,171 16.8 640,878 15.3 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 22,463 17.0 651,775 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 5,797 4.4 164,314 3.9 958,803 4.6
Year 10 16,231 12.3 499,629 11.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 107 0.1 2,945 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 14 0.0 534 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 8,813 6.7 281,370 6.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 2,512 1.9 99,060 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 567 0.4 20,032 0.5 175,844 0.8
Not stated 13,343 10.1 365,003 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 60,746 37.0 1,959,880 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 60,234 36.7 1,724,657 33.4 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 18,253 11.1 567,928 11.0 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 16,953 10.3 527,011 10.2 2,176,777 8.6
Australian Aboriginal 13,582 8.3 205,922 4.0 741,307 2.9

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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 128,941 78.6 3,679,899 71.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 4,007 2.4 191,731 3.7 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 3,566 2.2 208,572 4.0 530,492 2.1
Philippines 1,856 1.1 51,529 1.0 293,892 1.2
India 1,438 0.9 71,819 1.4 673,352 2.6
South Africa 812 0.5 49,699 1.0 189,207 0.7

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

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 28,109 17.1 1,437,990 27.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 10,120 6.2 347,689 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 8,138 5.0 275,465 5.3 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 104,578 63.7 2,754,865 53.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 13,101 8.0 340,134 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 112,983 68.9 3,039,026 58.9 12,959,282 51.0
England 8,024 4.9 341,677 6.6 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 5,042 3.1 260,594 5.1 673,661 2.6
Philippines 2,068 1.3 58,192 1.1 350,264 1.4
India 2,057 1.3 103,646 2.0 935,066 3.7

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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 115,111 70.2 3,114,259 60.4 13,383,605 52.6
England 7,431 4.5 310,576 6.0 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 4,939 3.0 256,031 5.0 650,743 2.6
Philippines 2,703 1.6 75,733 1.5 417,285 1.6
India 2,001 1.2 100,657 2.0 917,541 3.6

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)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 66,175 40.3 2,099,765 40.7 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 37,303 22.7 961,469 18.6 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 18,211 11.1 581,373 11.3 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 14,276 8.7 392,694 7.6 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 5,689 3.5 186,373 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 Herbert, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (51.9%) (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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Tagalog 876 0.5 20,603 0.4 131,195 0.5
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 791 0.5 1,307 0.0 2,917 0.0
Malayalam 665 0.4 13,003 0.3 78,738 0.3
Italian 575 0.4 17,989 0.3 228,042 0.9
Filipino 491 0.3 14,698 0.3 90,853 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 137,454 83.8 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 6,381 10.7 291,137 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 83,602 63.4 2,582,802 61.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 37,567 28.5 1,340,215 32.0 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 10,660 8.1 268,794 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 49,813 59.6 1,442,451 55.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 24,373 29.2 786,940 30.5 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 5,025 6.0 214,697 8.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 4,397 5.3 138,714 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)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 3,754 4.7 171,840 7.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 9,837 12.4 326,038 13.3 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 8,232 10.4 270,483 11.1 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 6,307 8.0 190,423 7.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 17,553 22.2 506,685 20.7 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 15,719 19.8 464,433 19.0 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 16,536 20.9 471,333 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)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 15,321 19.3 523,395 21.4 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 13,133 16.6 301,039 12.3 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 11,518 14.5 333,915 13.7 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9,751 12.3 309,376 12.7 1,525,311 12.7
Managers 7,793 9.8 305,755 12.5 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 7,527 9.5 246,394 10.1 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 6,870 8.7 211,439 8.7 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 5,896 7.4 166,739 6.8 755,863 6.3

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

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5,145 6.5 122,121 5.0 545,158 4.5
Defence 4,316 5.4 19,221 0.8 85,021 0.7
Other Social Assistance Services 2,554 3.2 58,762 2.4 278,221 2.3
Takeaway Food Services 2,233 2.8 55,193 2.3 232,691 1.9
Primary Education 2,216 2.8 59,930 2.5 265,249 2.2

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $849 N/A $787 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,042 N/A $2,024 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,657 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 55,570 70.2 1,455,104 59.5 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 4,363 5.5 110,004 4.5 466,904 3.9
Walked only 1,968 2.5 63,580 2.6 306,045 2.5
Bicycle 784 1.0 17,121 0.7 79,089 0.7
Bus 765 1.0 41,281 1.7 175,085 1.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 8,254 10.4 270,387 11.1 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 3,924 5.0 344,696 14.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 1,225 1.5 100,396 4.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 60,842 76.8 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 86,931 65.9 2,873,872 68.6 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 35,702 27.1 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) 14,598 11.1 481,016 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 17,252 13.1 590,690 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 26,266 19.9 845,018 20.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 36,282 27.5 1,161,729 27.7 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 14,389 10.9 507,771 12.1 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 9,997 7.6 359,358 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 14,213 8.7 456,139 8.8 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 13,496 8.2 438,183 8.5 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 4,727 2.9 159,887 3.1 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 1,140 0.7 37,680 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 7,710 4.7 231,642 4.5 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 6,557 4.0 215,678 4.2 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 1,599 1.0 47,737 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 3,335 2.0 106,989 2.1 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 17,185 10.5 496,662 9.6 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 1,470 0.9 49,769 1.0 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 13,677 8.3 434,963 8.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 93,152 56.8 3,001,387 58.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 17,310 10.6 459,562 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 99,610 60.7 3,209,952 62.3 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 31,425 19.2 994,584 19.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 10,100 6.2 319,808 6.2 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 5,605 3.4 172,226 3.3 772,142 3.0
Not stated 17,310 10.6 459,562 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Currently serving 4,516 3.4 23,140 0.6 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 7,273 5.5 139,973 3.3 496,276 2.4
Has never served 109,324 82.9 3,747,281 89.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 10,715 8.1 281,419 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 16,313 38.9 551,069 40.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 16,514 39.4 563,327 41.2 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 8,330 19.9 230,026 16.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 803 1.9 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male N/A 20.1 N/A 20.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.9 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 8,879 27.0 255,660 22.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 1,101 3.4 50,463 4.5 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 6,868 20.9 228,575 20.5 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 3,735 11.4 133,752 12.0 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 1,724 5.3 63,077 5.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 5,578 17.0 228,892 20.5 1,163,744 21.0
Other 2,206 6.7 93,843 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 2,744 8.4 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) 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 59,711 89.9 1,869,462 90.7 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 6,689 10.1 192,393 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) 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 47,317 79.2 1,397,920 74.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7,361 12.3 218,546 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 4,520 7.6 233,531 12.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 332 0.6 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) 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 203 0.3 9,560 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 2,094 3.5 87,315 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 10,358 17.3 317,737 17.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 24,012 40.2 700,672 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 22,117 37.0 725,167 38.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 925 1.5 28,998 1.6 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 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) 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 3,685 6.2 106,309 5.7 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 21,139 35.4 658,705 35.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 22,916 38.4 701,752 37.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 11,044 18.5 373,952 20.0 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 919 1.5 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) 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 40,916 68.5 1,327,873 71.0 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 16,109 27.0 461,009 24.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 2,685 4.5 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) 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13,847 23.2 543,285 29.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 20,734 34.7 643,459 34.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 23,310 39.0 618,442 33.1 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 942 1.6 35,170 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 878 1.5 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) 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 16.2 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 19.3 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 300 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) 15,009 64.4 359,728 58.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 5,914 25.4 199,511 32.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 2,381 10.2 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 15,959 77.0 487,060 75.7 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 1,832 8.8 76,615 11.9 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 2,944 14.2 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 7,650 48.2 117,102 49.3 403,709 49.7
Female 8,236 51.8 120,203 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 		Herbert % Herbert 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) 1,468 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 		Herbert % Herbert Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 274 N/A 305 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,547 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

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