Peregian Beach

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL32298
People 4,972
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 42
Families 1,395
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 2,383
Average number of people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,896
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent (b) $500
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

(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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 2,445 49.2 2,540,404 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 2,527 50.8 2,615,736 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

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Indigenous status
All people 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 69 1.4 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 4,687 94.3 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 206 4.1 283,793 5.5 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 42 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 291 5.9 292,452 5.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 335 6.7 329,311 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 391 7.9 342,560 6.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 296 6.0 313,506 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 172 3.5 323,739 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 175 3.5 347,687 6.7 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 307 6.2 354,033 6.9 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 344 6.9 357,120 6.9 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 381 7.7 330,692 6.4 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 369 7.4 340,287 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 374 7.5 333,843 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 385 7.7 316,378 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 347 7.0 298,919 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 286 5.8 264,515 5.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 224 4.5 238,952 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 129 2.6 168,385 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 99 2.0 106,611 2.1 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 63 1.3 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 2,094 53.1 1,885,416 45.0 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 116 2.9 151,093 3.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 381 9.7 404,787 9.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 129 3.3 198,827 4.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,224 31.0 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,894 52.5 1,697,286 45.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 469 13.0 483,458 12.9 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,243 34.5 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.

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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 98 6.7 84,535 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 263 18.0 292,049 18.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 65 4.4 79,510 5.1 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 141 9.6 53,844 3.4 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 467 31.9 426,110 27.1 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 152 10.4 209,459 13.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 53 3.6 73,014 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 193 13.2 69,625 4.4 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 392 26.8 352,608 22.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 93 6.3 110,221 7.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 166 11.3 223,779 14.2 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 262 17.9 334,418 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 40 2.7 47,384 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 212 14.5 326,067 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.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,259 31.9 918,466 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 470 11.9 395,615 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 163 4.1 151,390 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 563 14.3 640,878 15.3 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 584 14.8 651,775 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 142 3.6 164,314 3.9 958,803 4.6
Year 10 290 7.3 499,629 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 133 3.4 281,370 6.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 115 2.9 99,060 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 5 0.1 20,032 0.5 175,844 0.8
Not stated 228 5.8 365,003 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 2,306 46.4 1,959,880 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 1,593 32.0 1,724,657 33.4 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 705 14.2 567,928 11.0 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 671 13.5 527,011 10.2 2,176,777 8.6
German 369 7.4 309,723 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,613 72.7 3,679,899 71.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 351 7.1 191,731 3.7 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 171 3.4 208,572 4.0 530,492 2.1
South Africa 74 1.5 49,699 1.0 189,207 0.7
United States of America 66 1.3 20,271 0.4 101,309 0.4
Germany 45 0.9 20,981 0.4 101,255 0.4

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,306 26.3 1,437,990 27.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 440 8.9 347,689 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 372 7.5 275,465 5.3 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 2,616 52.6 2,754,865 53.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 235 4.7 340,134 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,992 60.2 3,039,026 58.9 12,959,282 51.0
England 549 11.0 341,677 6.6 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 231 4.6 260,594 5.1 673,661 2.6
South Africa 88 1.8 59,055 1.1 229,259 0.9
Scotland 76 1.5 54,923 1.1 272,233 1.1

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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,063 61.6 3,114,259 60.4 13,383,605 52.6
England 520 10.5 310,576 6.0 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 208 4.2 256,031 5.0 650,743 2.6
South Africa 81 1.6 59,259 1.1 231,248 0.9
United States of America 65 1.3 22,086 0.4 105,532 0.4

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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,550 51.3 2,099,765 40.7 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 796 16.0 961,469 18.6 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 549 11.0 581,373 11.3 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 327 6.6 392,694 7.6 1,751,052 6.9
Christian, nfd 168 3.4 159,948 3.1 688,440 2.7

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 Peregian Beach, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (55.9%) (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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Portuguese 42 0.8 14,958 0.3 67,327 0.3
German 38 0.8 15,265 0.3 70,247 0.3
Italian 34 0.7 17,989 0.3 228,042 0.9
Spanish 31 0.6 29,642 0.6 171,370 0.7
French 25 0.5 12,350 0.2 70,740 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 4,426 89.0 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 172 9.5 291,137 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 2,598 65.8 2,582,802 61.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,175 29.8 1,340,215 32.0 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 170 4.3 268,794 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,218 46.9 1,442,451 55.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 987 38.0 786,940 30.5 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 294 11.3 214,697 8.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 102 3.9 138,714 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 253 10.1 171,840 7.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 453 18.1 326,038 13.3 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 309 12.4 270,483 11.1 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 226 9.1 190,423 7.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 380 15.2 506,685 20.7 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 406 16.3 464,433 19.0 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 434 17.4 471,333 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 690 27.6 523,395 21.4 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 424 17.0 305,755 12.5 1,645,769 13.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 332 13.3 333,915 13.7 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 271 10.9 301,039 12.3 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 250 10.0 211,439 8.7 986,433 8.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 227 9.1 309,376 12.7 1,525,311 12.7
Labourers 193 7.7 246,394 10.1 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 60 2.4 166,739 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 114 4.6 122,121 5.0 545,158 4.5
Cafes and Restaurants 95 3.8 55,180 2.3 268,005 2.2
Primary Education 77 3.1 59,930 2.5 265,249 2.2
Accommodation 75 3.0 28,759 1.2 107,476 0.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 61 2.4 61,444 2.5 299,810 2.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $881 N/A $787 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,226 N/A $2,024 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,896 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,436 57.5 1,455,104 59.5 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 78 3.1 110,004 4.5 466,904 3.9
Walked only 51 2.0 63,580 2.6 306,045 2.5
Truck 21 0.8 18,693 0.8 76,657 0.6
Bus 16 0.6 41,281 1.7 175,085 1.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 287 11.5 270,387 11.1 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 533 21.3 344,696 14.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 29 1.2 100,396 4.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,533 61.4 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 3,085 78.1 2,873,872 68.6 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,270 32.1 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) 444 11.2 481,016 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 646 16.3 590,690 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 791 20.1 845,018 20.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 1,310 33.2 1,161,729 27.7 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 605 15.4 507,771 12.1 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 369 9.4 359,358 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 353 7.1 456,139 8.8 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 303 6.1 438,183 8.5 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 163 3.3 159,887 3.1 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 17 0.3 37,680 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 112 2.3 231,642 4.5 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 148 3.0 215,678 4.2 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 22 0.4 47,737 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 72 1.4 106,989 2.1 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 374 7.5 496,662 9.6 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 23 0.5 49,769 1.0 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 352 7.1 434,963 8.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 3,261 65.6 3,001,387 58.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 365 7.3 459,562 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 3,468 69.8 3,209,952 62.3 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 824 16.6 994,584 19.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 215 4.3 319,808 6.2 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 99 2.0 172,226 3.3 772,142 3.0
Not stated 365 7.3 459,562 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Currently serving 4 0.1 23,140 0.6 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 98 2.5 139,973 3.3 496,276 2.4
Has never served 3,663 92.8 3,747,281 89.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 179 4.5 281,419 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.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 572 41.0 551,069 40.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 634 45.4 563,327 41.2 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 176 12.6 230,026 16.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 9 0.6 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male N/A 17.0 N/A 20.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 82.4 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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 206 17.1 255,660 22.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 96 7.9 50,463 4.5 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 250 20.7 228,575 20.5 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 126 10.4 133,752 12.0 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 97 8.0 63,077 5.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 235 19.5 228,892 20.5 1,163,744 21.0
Other 148 12.3 93,843 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 64 5.3 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)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,812 80.2 1,869,462 90.7 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 446 19.8 192,393 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) 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,449 80.0 1,397,920 74.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 240 13.2 218,546 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 115 6.3 233,531 12.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 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) 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 6 0.3 9,560 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 33 1.8 87,315 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 325 17.9 317,737 17.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 634 35.0 700,672 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 791 43.7 725,167 38.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 22 1.2 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 2.6 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) 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 27 1.5 106,309 5.7 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 573 31.7 658,705 35.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 805 44.5 701,752 37.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 381 21.1 373,952 20.0 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 23 1.3 28,738 1.5 134,848 1.5

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

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,371 75.8 1,327,873 71.0 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 376 20.8 461,009 24.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 61 3.4 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) 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 626 34.5 543,285 29.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 678 37.4 643,459 34.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 459 25.3 618,442 33.1 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 19 1.0 35,170 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 21 1.2 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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 11.8 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 27.4 N/A 21.9 N/A 24.3

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

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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 500 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) 233 50.8 359,728 58.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 190 41.4 199,511 32.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 41 8.9 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.

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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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 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) 494 72.9 487,060 75.7 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 102 15.0 76,615 11.9 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 83 12.2 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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 37 52.9 117,102 49.3 403,709 49.7
Female 33 47.1 120,203 50.7 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 19 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

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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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 2,625 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.

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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 		Peregian Beach % Peregian Beach Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 565 N/A 305 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,511 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.

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