Mission Beach

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL31863
People 1,014
Male 50.0%
Female 50.0%
Median age 49
Families 282
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 779
Average number of people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $1,326
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,341
Median weekly rent (b) $350
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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 509 50.0 2,540,404 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 510 50.0 2,615,736 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 21 2.1 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 881 86.9 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 108 10.7 283,793 5.5 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 49 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 53 5.3 292,452 5.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 39 3.9 329,311 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 46 4.6 342,560 6.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 44 4.4 313,506 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 32 3.2 323,739 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 68 6.8 347,687 6.7 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 69 6.9 354,033 6.9 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 53 5.3 357,120 6.9 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 45 4.5 330,692 6.4 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 59 5.9 340,287 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 83 8.3 333,843 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 80 8.0 316,378 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 113 11.3 298,919 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 63 6.3 264,515 5.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 74 7.4 238,952 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 49 4.9 168,385 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 20 2.0 106,611 2.1 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 11 1.1 97,140 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 380 43.3 1,885,416 45.0 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 36 4.1 151,093 3.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 95 10.8 404,787 9.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 44 5.0 198,827 4.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 320 36.5 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)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 333 43.5 1,697,286 45.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 152 19.9 483,458 12.9 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 280 36.6 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)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 13 5.3 84,535 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 45 18.5 292,049 18.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 4 1.6 79,510 5.1 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 0 0.0 53,844 3.4 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 46 18.9 426,110 27.1 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 41 16.9 209,459 13.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,014 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 0 0.0 69,625 4.4 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 43 17.7 352,608 22.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 8 3.3 110,221 7.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 12 4.9 223,779 14.2 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 20 8.2 334,418 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 6 2.5 47,384 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 113 46.5 326,067 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)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 137 15.6 918,466 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 91 10.4 395,615 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 29 3.3 151,390 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 168 19.2 640,878 15.3 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 111 12.7 651,775 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 44 5.0 164,314 3.9 958,803 4.6
Year 10 98 11.2 499,629 11.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 2,945 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 534 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 45 5.1 281,370 6.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 19 2.2 99,060 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 4 0.5 20,032 0.5 175,844 0.8
Not stated 118 13.5 365,003 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 415 40.9 1,959,880 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 359 35.4 1,724,657 33.4 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 133 13.1 567,928 11.0 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 121 11.9 527,011 10.2 2,176,777 8.6
German 57 5.6 309,723 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)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 723 71.3 3,679,899 71.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 67 6.6 191,731 3.7 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 27 2.7 208,572 4.0 530,492 2.1
Papua New Guinea 12 1.2 17,085 0.3 29,984 0.1
Philippines 9 0.9 51,529 1.0 293,892 1.2
Ireland 7 0.7 12,611 0.2 80,927 0.3

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 236 23.4 1,437,990 27.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 61 6.0 347,689 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 51 5.1 275,465 5.3 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 545 54.0 2,754,865 53.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 116 11.5 340,134 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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 602 59.4 3,039,026 58.9 12,959,282 51.0
England 107 10.6 341,677 6.6 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 35 3.5 260,594 5.1 673,661 2.6
Cook Islands 14 1.4 5,299 0.1 17,264 0.1
Ireland 14 1.4 32,061 0.6 184,126 0.7

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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 616 60.7 3,114,259 60.4 13,383,605 52.6
England 97 9.6 310,576 6.0 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 37 3.6 256,031 5.0 650,743 2.6
Germany 15 1.5 35,434 0.7 173,712 0.7
Scotland 14 1.4 47,320 0.9 241,428 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.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 476 46.9 2,099,765 40.7 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 144 14.2 961,469 18.6 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 120 11.8 392,694 7.6 1,751,052 6.9
Anglican 117 11.5 581,373 11.3 2,496,273 9.8
Uniting Church 35 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 Mission Beach, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (54.3%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Punjabi 11 1.1 30,873 0.6 239,033 0.9
Hindi 7 0.7 21,344 0.4 197,132 0.8
Indonesian 6 0.6 5,815 0.1 73,179 0.3
German 4 0.4 15,265 0.3 70,247 0.3
Spanish 4 0.4 29,642 0.6 171,370 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 862 85.0 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 23 5.4 291,137 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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 499 56.9 2,582,802 61.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 293 33.4 1,340,215 32.0 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 84 9.6 268,794 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)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 267 53.5 1,442,451 55.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 170 34.1 786,940 30.5 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 36 7.2 214,697 8.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 25 5.0 138,714 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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 25 5.2 171,840 7.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 64 13.4 326,038 13.3 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 66 13.8 270,483 11.1 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 39 8.2 190,423 7.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 86 18.0 506,685 20.7 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 79 16.6 464,433 19.0 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 100 21.0 471,333 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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 85 17.8 246,394 10.1 1,086,120 9.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 81 17.0 333,915 13.7 1,554,313 12.9
Professionals 79 16.6 523,395 21.4 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 68 14.3 305,755 12.5 1,645,769 13.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 56 11.7 301,039 12.3 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 44 9.2 309,376 12.7 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 31 6.5 211,439 8.7 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 26 5.5 166,739 6.8 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Accommodation 31 6.5 28,759 1.2 107,476 0.9
Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 20 4.2 4,086 0.2 7,197 0.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 18 3.8 61,444 2.5 299,810 2.5
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 16 3.4 30,532 1.2 145,595 1.2
Primary Education 16 3.4 59,930 2.5 265,249 2.2

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $711 N/A $787 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,597 N/A $2,024 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,326 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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 304 63.7 1,455,104 59.5 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 24 5.0 110,004 4.5 466,904 3.9
Walked only 23 4.8 63,580 2.6 306,045 2.5
Bicycle 6 1.3 17,121 0.7 79,089 0.7
Motorbike/scooter 4 0.8 15,951 0.7 49,683 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 57 11.9 270,387 11.1 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 45 9.4 344,696 14.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 3 0.6 100,396 4.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 337 70.6 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)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 624 71.4 2,873,872 68.6 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 171 19.6 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) 83 9.5 481,016 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 148 16.9 590,690 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)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 173 19.8 845,018 20.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 241 27.6 1,161,729 27.7 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 132 15.1 507,771 12.1 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 78 8.9 359,358 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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 105 10.4 456,139 8.8 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 58 5.7 438,183 8.5 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 41 4.0 159,887 3.1 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 0 0.0 37,680 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 41 4.0 231,642 4.5 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 28 2.8 215,678 4.2 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 12 1.2 47,737 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 27 2.7 106,989 2.1 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 76 7.5 496,662 9.6 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 6 0.6 49,769 1.0 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 69 6.8 434,963 8.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 595 58.7 3,001,387 58.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 122 12.0 459,562 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)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 629 62.0 3,209,952 62.3 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 176 17.4 994,584 19.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 49 4.8 319,808 6.2 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 31 3.1 172,226 3.3 772,142 3.0
Not stated 122 12.0 459,562 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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Currently serving 4 0.5 23,140 0.6 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 27 3.1 139,973 3.3 496,276 2.4
Has never served 749 85.4 3,747,281 89.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 91 10.4 281,419 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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 164 58.2 551,069 40.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 77 27.3 563,327 41.2 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 31 11.0 230,026 16.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 3 1.1 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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male N/A 22.6 N/A 20.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 74.2 N/A 80.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 46 18.9 255,660 22.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 18 7.4 50,463 4.5 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 53 21.7 228,575 20.5 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 21 8.6 133,752 12.0 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 18 7.4 63,077 5.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 64 26.2 228,892 20.5 1,163,744 21.0
Other 21 8.6 93,843 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 7 2.9 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)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 423 79.8 1,869,462 90.7 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 110 20.8 192,393 9.3 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 346 81.8 1,397,920 74.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 26 6.1 218,546 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 29 6.9 233,531 12.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 11 2.6 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) 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 6 1.4 9,560 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 26 6.2 87,315 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 107 25.5 317,737 17.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 159 37.9 700,672 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 105 25.1 725,167 38.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 16 3.8 28,998 1.6 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.1 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) 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 8 1.9 106,309 5.7 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 173 41.4 658,705 35.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 166 39.7 701,752 37.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 60 14.4 373,952 20.0 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 11 2.6 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) 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 277 66.1 1,327,873 71.0 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 125 29.8 461,009 24.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 17 4.1 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) 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 157 37.1 543,285 29.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 95 22.5 643,459 34.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 148 35.0 618,442 33.1 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 3 0.7 35,170 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 8 1.9 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) 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 19.6 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 13.7 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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 350 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) 88 59.5 359,728 58.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 50 33.8 199,511 32.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 16 10.8 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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,341 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) 66 69.5 487,060 75.7 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 20 21.1 76,615 11.9 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 8 8.4 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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 10 41.7 117,102 49.3 403,709 49.7
Female 14 58.3 120,203 50.7 409,025 50.3
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Median age 34 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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 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) 1,812 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 		Mission Beach % Mission Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 350 N/A 305 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 884 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)
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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.