The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld)

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL32791
People 817
Male 55.4%
Female 44.6%
Median age 33
Families 186
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 448
Average number of people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,987
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent (b) $255
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 453 55.4 2,540,404 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 364 44.6 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 135 16.5 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 587 71.8 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 92 11.3 283,793 5.5 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 33 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 58 7.1 292,452 5.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 37 4.5 329,311 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 41 5.0 342,560 6.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 48 5.9 313,506 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 82 10.0 323,739 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 94 11.5 347,687 6.7 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 80 9.8 354,033 6.9 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 63 7.7 357,120 6.9 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 56 6.8 330,692 6.4 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 45 5.5 340,287 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 47 5.7 333,843 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 55 6.7 316,378 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 40 4.9 298,919 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 28 3.4 264,515 5.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 21 2.6 238,952 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 12 1.5 168,385 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 11 1.3 106,611 2.1 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 0 0.0 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 209 30.3 1,885,416 45.0 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 22 3.2 151,093 3.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 56 8.1 404,787 9.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 16 2.3 198,827 4.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 377 54.6 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 161 27.9 1,697,286 45.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 109 18.9 483,458 12.9 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 308 53.3 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 14 5.8 84,535 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 30 12.4 292,049 18.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 5 2.1 79,510 5.1 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 6 2.5 53,844 3.4 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 45 18.7 426,110 27.1 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 30 12.4 209,459 13.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 7 2.9 73,014 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 4 1.7 69,625 4.4 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 36 14.9 352,608 22.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 20 8.3 110,221 7.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 15 6.2 223,779 14.2 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 38 15.8 334,418 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 11 4.6 47,384 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 99 41.1 326,067 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 112 16.2 918,466 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 43 6.2 395,615 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 25 3.6 151,390 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 103 14.9 640,878 15.3 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 116 16.8 651,775 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 35 5.1 164,314 3.9 958,803 4.6
Year 10 80 11.6 499,629 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 61 8.8 281,370 6.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 8 1.2 99,060 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 8 1.2 20,032 0.5 175,844 0.8
Not stated 97 14.1 365,003 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 247 30.2 1,724,657 33.4 7,596,753 29.9
English 209 25.6 1,959,880 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian Aboriginal 130 15.9 205,922 4.0 741,307 2.9
Irish 83 10.2 567,928 11.0 2,410,833 9.5
Filipino 61 7.5 73,805 1.4 408,842 1.6

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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 524 64.1 3,679,899 71.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 50 6.1 208,572 4.0 530,492 2.1
Philippines 49 6.0 51,529 1.0 293,892 1.2
England 12 1.5 191,731 3.7 927,490 3.6
South Africa 11 1.3 49,699 1.0 189,207 0.7
Pakistan 9 1.1 6,434 0.1 89,633 0.4

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 236 28.8 1,437,990 27.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 50 6.1 347,689 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 43 5.2 275,465 5.3 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 396 48.3 2,754,865 53.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 95 11.6 340,134 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 445 54.5 3,039,026 58.9 12,959,282 51.0
New Zealand 52 6.4 260,594 5.1 673,661 2.6
Philippines 48 5.9 58,192 1.1 350,264 1.4
England 30 3.7 341,677 6.6 1,626,778 6.4
Fiji 20 2.4 21,304 0.4 102,073 0.4

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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 442 54.1 3,114,259 60.4 13,383,605 52.6
Philippines 63 7.7 75,733 1.5 417,285 1.6
New Zealand 59 7.2 256,031 5.0 650,743 2.6
England 26 3.2 310,576 6.0 1,488,479 5.9
Fiji 12 1.5 21,594 0.4 102,887 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.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 313 38.3 2,099,765 40.7 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 194 23.7 961,469 18.6 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 98 12.0 392,694 7.6 1,751,052 6.9
Anglican 47 5.8 581,373 11.3 2,496,273 9.8
Christian, nfd 23 2.8 159,948 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 The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (52.5%) (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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Tagalog 24 2.9 20,603 0.4 131,195 0.5
Filipino 16 2.0 14,698 0.3 90,853 0.4
Urdu 14 1.7 7,675 0.1 111,873 0.4
Alyawarr 10 1.2 40 0.0 1,951 0.0
Fijian 7 0.9 2,075 0.0 10,398 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 589 72.1 4,151,206 80.5 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 61 19.0 291,137 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 459 66.5 2,582,802 61.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 139 20.1 1,340,215 32.0 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 92 13.3 268,794 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 309 67.3 1,442,451 55.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 87 19.0 786,940 30.5 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 44 9.6 214,697 8.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 23 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 26 6.0 171,840 7.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 32 7.4 326,038 13.3 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 28 6.5 270,483 11.1 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 23 5.3 190,423 7.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 68 15.7 506,685 20.7 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 82 18.9 464,433 19.0 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 158 36.5 471,333 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 89 20.6 333,915 13.7 1,554,313 12.9
Professionals 85 19.6 523,395 21.4 2,886,921 24.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 75 17.3 166,739 6.8 755,863 6.3
Labourers 48 11.1 246,394 10.1 1,086,120 9.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 40 9.2 309,376 12.7 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 33 7.6 301,039 12.3 1,382,205 11.5
Managers 28 6.5 305,755 12.5 1,645,769 13.7
Sales Workers 26 6.0 211,439 8.7 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Copper Ore Mining 79 18.2 3,145 0.1 8,892 0.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 32 7.4 122,121 5.0 545,158 4.5
Silver-Lead-Zinc Ore Mining 25 5.8 2,650 0.1 4,697 0.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 16 3.7 61,444 2.5 299,810 2.5
Primary Education 15 3.5 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,131 N/A $787 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,290 N/A $2,024 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,987 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 287 66.3 1,455,104 59.5 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 37 8.5 63,580 2.6 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 30 6.9 110,004 4.5 466,904 3.9
Motorbike/scooter 4 0.9 15,951 0.7 49,683 0.4
Bicycle 4 0.9 17,121 0.7 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 37 8.5 270,387 11.1 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 4 0.9 344,696 14.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 3 0.7 100,396 4.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 327 75.5 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 371 54.1 2,873,872 68.6 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 139 20.5 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) 57 8.3 481,016 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 90 13.2 590,690 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 130 18.8 845,018 20.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 144 20.8 1,161,729 27.7 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 64 9.2 507,771 12.1 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 39 5.6 359,358 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 31 3.8 456,139 8.8 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 52 6.4 438,183 8.5 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 16 2.0 159,887 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 5.0 231,642 4.5 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 30 3.7 215,678 4.2 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 7 0.9 47,737 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 7 0.9 106,989 2.1 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 42 5.1 496,662 9.6 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 13 1.6 49,769 1.0 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 25 3.1 434,963 8.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 535 65.5 3,001,387 58.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 108 13.2 459,562 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 551 67.4 3,209,952 62.3 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 107 13.1 994,584 19.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 34 4.2 319,808 6.2 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 16 2.0 172,226 3.3 772,142 3.0
Not stated 108 13.2 459,562 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Currently serving 3 0.4 23,140 0.6 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 20 2.9 139,973 3.3 496,276 2.4
Has never served 578 83.8 3,747,281 89.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 88 12.8 281,419 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 69 37.1 551,069 40.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 68 36.6 563,327 41.2 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 41 22.0 230,026 16.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 8 4.3 22,230 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male N/A 14.6 N/A 20.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 78.0 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 42 30.9 255,660 22.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 6 4.4 50,463 4.5 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 21 15.4 228,575 20.5 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 26 19.1 133,752 12.0 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 4 2.9 63,077 5.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 16 11.8 228,892 20.5 1,163,744 21.0
Other 20 14.7 93,843 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 5 3.7 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) 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 321 76.1 1,869,462 90.7 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 92 21.8 192,393 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) 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 176 54.8 1,397,920 74.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 119 37.1 218,546 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 27 8.4 233,531 12.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 13,519 0.7 54,711 0.6

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 0 0.0 9,560 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 45 13.9 87,315 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 103 31.9 317,737 17.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 115 35.6 700,672 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 47 14.6 725,167 38.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 13 4.0 28,998 1.6 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.6 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.2 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 27 8.4 106,309 5.7 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 137 42.4 658,705 35.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 92 28.5 701,752 37.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 54 16.7 373,952 20.0 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 13 4.0 28,738 1.5 134,848 1.5

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

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Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 177 54.8 1,327,873 71.0 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 123 38.1 461,009 24.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 23 7.1 80,576 4.3 361,822 3.9

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Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 42 13.1 543,285 29.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 81 25.2 643,459 34.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 179 55.8 618,442 33.1 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 18 5.6 35,170 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 8 2.5 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.

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Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 12.5 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 25.1 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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 255 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) 132 73.7 359,728 58.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 26 14.5 199,511 32.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 14 7.8 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.

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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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 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) 67 82.7 487,060 75.7 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 3 3.7 76,615 11.9 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 9 11.1 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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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 69 50.0 117,102 49.3 403,709 49.7
Female 69 50.0 120,203 50.7 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 30 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

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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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,583 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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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 		The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) % The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 187 N/A 305 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 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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