Thursday Island

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Urban Centres and Localities
Area code UCL315091
People 2,805
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 30
Families 624
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 2.3
for all households (a) 1.1
All private dwellings 954
Average number of people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $2,136
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,408
Median weekly rent (b) $200
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(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 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,374 48.9 2,540,404 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 1,434 51.1 2,615,736 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

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

Indigenous status
All people 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,939 69.1 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 707 25.2 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 159 5.7 283,793 5.5 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 30 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 216 7.8 292,452 5.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 260 9.3 329,311 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 280 10.1 342,560 6.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 221 7.9 313,506 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 199 7.1 323,739 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 210 7.5 347,687 6.7 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 205 7.4 354,033 6.9 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 204 7.3 357,120 6.9 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 178 6.4 330,692 6.4 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 169 6.1 340,287 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 155 5.6 333,843 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 146 5.2 316,378 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 141 5.1 298,919 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 98 3.5 264,515 5.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 41 1.5 238,952 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 27 1.0 168,385 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 23 0.8 106,611 2.1 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 12 0.4 97,140 1.9 542,342 2.1

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

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 546 26.7 1,885,416 45.0 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 68 3.3 151,093 3.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 113 5.5 404,787 9.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 68 3.3 198,827 4.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,262 61.7 1,551,691 37.0 7,583,393 36.5

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

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

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 413 24.9 1,697,286 45.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 409 24.7 483,458 12.9 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 834 50.4 1,556,509 41.6 7,863,327 41.9

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

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

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 49 5.0 84,535 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 268 27.2 292,049 18.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 84 8.5 79,510 5.1 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 3 0.3 53,844 3.4 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 359 36.5 426,110 27.1 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 216 22.0 209,459 13.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 8 0.8 73,014 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 12 1.2 69,625 4.4 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 230 23.4 352,608 22.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 28 2.8 110,221 7.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 67 6.8 223,779 14.2 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 96 9.8 334,418 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 13 1.3 47,384 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 237 24.1 326,067 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 339 16.6 918,466 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 155 7.6 395,615 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 71 3.5 151,390 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 314 15.4 640,878 15.3 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 419 20.5 651,775 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 111 5.4 164,314 3.9 958,803 4.6
Year 10 172 8.4 499,629 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 128 6.3 281,370 6.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 26 1.3 99,060 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 11 0.5 20,032 0.5 175,844 0.8
Not stated 308 15.1 365,003 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

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

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Torres Strait Islander 1,824 65.0 40,695 0.8 67,124 0.3
Australian Aboriginal 587 20.9 205,922 4.0 741,307 2.9
Australian 455 16.2 1,724,657 33.4 7,596,753 29.9
English 313 11.2 1,959,880 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Scottish 114 4.1 527,011 10.2 2,176,777 8.6

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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,399 85.5 3,679,899 71.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 35 1.2 208,572 4.0 530,492 2.1
Papua New Guinea 31 1.1 17,085 0.3 29,984 0.1
England 30 1.1 191,731 3.7 927,490 3.6
India 13 0.5 71,819 1.4 673,352 2.6
United States of America 9 0.3 20,271 0.4 101,309 0.4

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

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 221 7.9 1,437,990 27.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 135 4.8 347,689 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 86 3.1 275,465 5.3 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 2,136 76.1 2,754,865 53.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 229 8.2 340,134 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,246 80.1 3,039,026 58.9 12,959,282 51.0
England 57 2.0 341,677 6.6 1,626,778 6.4
Papua New Guinea 56 2.0 18,353 0.4 32,017 0.1
New Zealand 45 1.6 260,594 5.1 673,661 2.6
Japan 18 0.6 14,241 0.3 47,822 0.2

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 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,294 81.8 3,114,259 60.4 13,383,605 52.6
Papua New Guinea 58 2.1 22,068 0.4 37,352 0.1
New Zealand 53 1.9 256,031 5.0 650,743 2.6
England 43 1.5 310,576 6.0 1,488,479 5.9
India 17 0.6 100,657 2.0 917,541 3.6

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

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Anglican 897 32.0 581,373 11.3 2,496,273 9.8
No Religion, so described 566 20.2 2,099,765 40.7 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 398 14.2 961,469 18.6 5,075,907 20.0
Pentecostal 308 11.0 69,900 1.4 255,838 1.0
Not stated 231 8.2 392,694 7.6 1,751,052 6.9

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 Thursday Island, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (74.7%) (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 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 1,084 38.6 7,535 0.1 7,776 0.0
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 54 1.9 817 0.0 888 0.0
Aboriginal English, so described 48 1.7 633 0.0 1,444 0.0
Creole, nfd 32 1.1 2,753 0.1 7,832 0.0
Meriam Mir 25 0.9 226 0.0 259 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 1,175 41.9 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 381 51.3 291,137 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 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,300 63.6 2,582,802 61.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 555 27.2 1,340,215 32.0 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 192 9.4 268,794 6.4 1,200,851 5.8

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

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

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 806 62.0 1,442,451 55.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 292 22.5 786,940 30.5 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 147 11.3 214,697 8.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 61 4.7 138,714 5.4 646,442 5.1

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

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

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

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 87 7.0 171,840 7.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 133 10.7 326,038 13.3 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 66 5.3 270,483 11.1 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 92 7.4 190,423 7.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 230 18.5 506,685 20.7 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 314 25.3 464,433 19.0 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 260 20.9 471,333 19.3 2,159,645 17.9

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

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

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 295 23.7 523,395 21.4 2,886,921 24.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 206 16.6 301,039 12.3 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 185 14.9 309,376 12.7 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 149 12.0 333,915 13.7 1,554,313 12.9
Managers 143 11.5 305,755 12.5 1,645,769 13.7
Labourers 125 10.1 246,394 10.1 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 70 5.6 211,439 8.7 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 36 2.9 166,739 6.8 755,863 6.3

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

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 199 16.0 122,121 5.0 545,158 4.5
State Government Administration 84 6.8 32,903 1.3 174,336 1.4
Local Government Administration 66 5.3 33,042 1.4 156,402 1.3
Secondary Education 57 4.6 42,863 1.8 205,360 1.7
Primary Education 56 4.5 59,930 2.5 265,249 2.2

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

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $902 N/A $787 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,056 N/A $2,024 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,136 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 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 486 39.1 1,455,104 59.5 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 297 23.9 63,580 2.6 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 153 12.3 110,004 4.5 466,904 3.9
Bicycle 21 1.7 17,121 0.7 79,089 0.7
Taxi/ride-share service 16 1.3 6,429 0.3 25,730 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 104 8.4 270,387 11.1 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 46 3.7 344,696 14.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 27 2.2 100,396 4.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 663 53.3 1,597,346 65.4 6,961,762 57.8

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

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

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

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,145 55.9 2,873,872 68.6 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 567 27.7 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) 178 8.7 481,016 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 278 13.6 590,690 14.1 2,933,646 14.1

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

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 448 21.9 845,018 20.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 427 20.9 1,161,729 27.7 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 144 7.0 507,771 12.1 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 125 6.1 359,358 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 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 69 2.5 456,139 8.8 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 149 5.3 438,183 8.5 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 27 1.0 159,887 3.1 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 17 0.6 37,680 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 196 7.0 231,642 4.5 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 75 2.7 215,678 4.2 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 39 1.4 47,737 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 17 0.6 106,989 2.1 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 85 3.0 496,662 9.6 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 10 0.4 49,769 1.0 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 124 4.4 434,963 8.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 1,966 70.1 3,001,387 58.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 272 9.7 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

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

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

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 2,030 72.4 3,209,952 62.3 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 374 13.3 994,584 19.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 95 3.4 319,808 6.2 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 35 1.2 172,226 3.3 772,142 3.0
Not stated 272 9.7 459,562 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)
Table based on place of usual residence

Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Currently serving 28 1.4 23,140 0.6 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 68 3.3 139,973 3.3 496,276 2.4
Has never served 1,766 86.4 3,747,281 89.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 191 9.3 281,419 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 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 155 24.8 551,069 40.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 269 43.1 563,327 41.2 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 177 28.4 230,026 16.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 23 3.7 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 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male N/A 13.6 N/A 20.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 86.4 N/A 80.0 N/A 80.4

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

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 139 32.6 255,660 22.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 25 5.9 50,463 4.5 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 65 15.3 228,575 20.5 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 48 11.3 133,752 12.0 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 24 5.6 63,077 5.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 37 8.7 228,892 20.5 1,163,744 21.0
Other 43 10.1 93,843 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 46 10.8 60,129 5.4 253,286 4.6

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

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

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 742 84.8 1,869,462 90.7 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 131 15.0 192,393 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) 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 424 57.1 1,397,920 74.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 221 29.8 218,546 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 79 10.6 233,531 12.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 8 1.1 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) 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 0 0.0 9,560 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 58 7.8 87,315 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 213 28.6 317,737 17.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 281 37.8 700,672 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 159 21.4 725,167 38.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 33 4.4 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 3.2 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) 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 170 23.0 106,309 5.7 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 304 41.2 658,705 35.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 150 20.3 701,752 37.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 83 11.2 373,952 20.0 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 31 4.2 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) 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 546 73.7 1,327,873 71.0 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 172 23.2 461,009 24.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 23 3.1 80,576 4.3 361,822 3.9

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

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 61 8.2 543,285 29.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 27 3.6 643,459 34.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 550 74.1 618,442 33.1 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 76 10.2 35,170 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 29 3.9 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) 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 10.0 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 29.3 N/A 21.9 N/A 24.3

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

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

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 200 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) 348 63.3 359,728 58.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 50 9.1 199,511 32.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 150 27.3 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 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,408 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) 18 66.7 487,060 75.7 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 3 11.1 76,615 11.9 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 5 18.5 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 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 936 48.3 117,102 49.3 403,709 49.7
Female 1,002 51.7 120,203 50.7 409,025 50.3
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Median age 25 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 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,939 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 		Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 230 N/A 305 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 N/A 1,670 N/A 1,721 N/A

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

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

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