People — demographics & education

People	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Total	4,332,739	--	3,904,533	--	21,507,717	--
Male	2,148,221	49.6	1,935,379	49.6	10,634,013	49.4
Female	2,184,518	50.4	1,969,154	50.4	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	155,825	3.6	127,582	3.3	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 4,332,739 people in Queensland (State/Territory) of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.6% of the population.

Age	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	297,893	6.9	257,077	6.6	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	286,989	6.6	267,917	6.9	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	290,982	6.7	281,540	7.2	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	293,917	6.8	270,301	6.9	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	293,845	6.8	268,904	6.9	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	300,709	6.9	248,948	6.4	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	286,697	6.6	274,654	7.0	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	308,180	7.1	287,141	7.4	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	312,567	7.2	288,429	7.4	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	302,744	7.0	281,947	7.2	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	288,140	6.7	257,239	6.6	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	257,962	6.0	245,735	6.3	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	243,125	5.6	191,811	4.9	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	185,758	4.3	146,425	3.8	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	136,885	3.2	113,003	2.9	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	99,572	2.3	96,474	2.5	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	76,971	1.8	70,330	1.8	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	69,801	1.6	56,657	1.5	402,681	1.9
Median age	36	--	36	--	37	--

The median age of people in Queensland (State/Territory) was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.1% of the population.

Registered marital status	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	1,655,245	47.9	1,519,607	49.1	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	114,427	3.3	102,907	3.3	529,280	3.0
Divorced	314,681	9.1	278,846	9.0	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	173,469	5.0	167,309	5.4	949,634	5.5
Never married	1,199,054	34.7	1,029,328	33.2	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Queensland (State/Territory) aged 15 years and over, 47.9% were married and 12.4% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	50	--	49	--	50	--
Separated	48	--	47	--	49	--
Divorced	54	--	51	--	54	--
Widowed	77	--	77	--	78	--
Never married	25	--	24	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Queensland (State/Territory) was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	1,487,139	48.4	1,369,704	49.9	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	342,988	11.2	283,558	10.3	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	1,239,440	40.4	1,092,048	39.8	6,413,399	41.3

In Queensland (State/Territory), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	50	--	49	--	50	--
De facto marriage	34	--	34	--	35	--
Not married	33	--	33	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Queensland (State/Territory) was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	50,615	3.9	58,749	4.9	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	258,616	20.2	248,337	20.8	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	72,713	5.7	59,604	5.0	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	48,450	3.8	40,573	3.4	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	154,133	12.0	145,465	12.2	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	51,966	4.1	45,082	3.8	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	52,454	4.1	46,138	3.9	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	79,238	6.2	68,105	5.7	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	173,433	13.5	137,846	11.5	932,524	14.3
Other	28,841	2.2	22,536	1.9	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	311,791	24.3	323,528	27.1	1,511,694	23.2
Total	1,282,250	--	1,195,963	--	6,503,580	--

In Queensland (State/Territory) 29.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.6% were in primary school, 20.2% in secondary school and 19.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Australia	3,192,114	73.7	2,935,259	75.2	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	1,057,879	26.3	849,130	23.6	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	282,588	7.0	256,617	7.1	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	210,570	5.2	182,410	5.1	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	2,471,958	61.4	2,310,733	64.2	10,757,087	53.7

In Queensland (State/Territory), 61.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	1,302,955	60.0	1,180,890	61.6	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	611,296	28.2	530,503	27.7	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	125,025	5.8	113,605	5.9	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	131,798	6.1	90,950	4.7	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	2,171,074	--	1,915,948	--	10,658,460	--
View the labour force fact sheet

There were 2,171,074 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Queensland (State/Territory). Of these 60.0% were employed full time, 28.2% were employed part-time and 6.1% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	211,872	10.4	186,889	10.2	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	179,614	8.8	153,059	8.4	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	219,806	10.8	190,555	10.4	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	369,264	18.1	307,729	16.9	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	933,696	45.8	873,161	47.8	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Queensland (State/Territory), 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.8% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	40	--	40	--	40	--
Employed part-time	39	--	38	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Queensland (State/Territory) was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

Occupation	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	587	--	476	--	577	--
Family	1,453	--	1,154	--	1,481	--
Household	1,235	--	1,032	--	1,234	--
View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Queensland (State/Territory) was $587.

Travel to work, top responses	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	2,474,102	71.6	2,205,310	71.2	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	986,298	28.5	872,814	28.2	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	353,373	10.2	293,725	9.5	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	645,543	18.7	568,230	18.3	3,090,874	17.8

In Queensland (State/Territory), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.5% provided care for children and 10.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	772,078	22.3	670,829	21.7	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	915,272	26.5	777,858	25.1	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	425,045	12.3	387,061	12.5	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	361,710	10.5	369,563	11.9	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Queensland (State/Territory), 26.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	453,102	39.5	403,855	39.1	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	491,200	42.8	446,741	43.3	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	184,547	16.1	164,219	15.9	901,637	15.9
Other family	19,330	1.7	17,219	1.7	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Queensland (State/Territory), 42.8% were couple families with children, 39.5% were couple families without children and 16.1% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	17.9	--	17.1	--	17.6
Female	--	82.1	--	82.9	--	82.4

In Queensland (State/Territory) 17.9% of single parents were male and 82.1% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Families without children	2,011	--	1,545	--	2,081	--
Families with children	2,256	--	1,753	--	2,310	--
View the income fact sheet

In Queensland (State/Territory), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,256 and those without children was $2,011.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	216,006	22.9	195,536	23.0	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	34,300	3.6	28,292	3.3	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	197,353	20.9	177,531	20.9	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	144,966	15.4	134,032	15.8	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	47,188	5.0	38,792	4.6	251,191	5.4
Both not working	174,355	18.5	161,609	19.0	899,598	19.2
Other	58,603	6.2	51,939	6.1	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	71,530	7.6	62,864	7.4	314,529	6.7

In Queensland (State/Territory), of couple families, 22.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 20.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	1,547,303	89.7	1,391,633	90.1	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	177,911	10.3	152,226	9.9	934,470	10.7

In Queensland (State/Territory), 89.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.3% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	1,215,302	78.5	1,106,877	79.5	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	129,429	8.4	105,919	7.6	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	181,717	11.7	156,296	11.2	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	19,575	1.3	21,501	1.5	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Queensland (State/Territory), 78.5% were separate houses, 8.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.7% were flats, units or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	8,676	0.6	7,630	0.5	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	64,983	4.2	55,834	4.0	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	260,607	16.8	241,392	17.3	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	651,208	42.1	626,657	45.0	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	532,756	34.4	431,408	31.0	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	29,075	1.9	28,715	2.1	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3.2	--	3.1	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.6	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Queensland (State/Territory), of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 16.8% had 2 bedrooms and 42.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	448,615	29.0	439,676	31.6	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	533,870	34.5	470,120	33.8	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	513,413	33.2	432,295	31.1	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	14,306	0.9	11,723	0.8	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	37,100	2.4	37,824	2.7	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Queensland (State/Territory), 29.0% were owned outright, 34.5% were owned with a mortgage and 33.2% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Family households	1,120,828	72.4	1,011,977	72.7	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	353,509	22.8	316,788	22.8	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	72,967	4.7	62,865	4.5	321,007	4.1

In Queensland (State/Territory), of all households, 72.4% were family households, 22.8% were single person households and 4.7% were group households.

Household income	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	22.8	--	29.2	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	10.2	--	4.4	--	11.2
View the income fact sheet

In Queensland (State/Territory), 22.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Median rent	300	--	200	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	88.1	--	89.7	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	11.9	--	10.3	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	1,850	--	1,300	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	90.3	--	92.3	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	9.7	--	7.7	--	9.9
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
None	110,842	7.2	109,755	7.9	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	547,575	35.4	508,493	36.5	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	575,735	37.2	507,741	36.5	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	267,081	17.3	217,726	15.6	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	46,071	3.0	47,922	3.4	234,292	3.0

In Queensland (State/Territory), 35.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	155,825	--	127,582	--	548,368	--
Male	76,744	49.3	62,689	49.1	270,331	49.3
Female	79,081	50.7	64,893	50.9	278,037	50.7
Median age	20	--	20	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Queensland (State/Territory), there were 155,825 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 76,744 (or 49.3%) were male and 79,081 (or 50.7%) were female. The median age was 20 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present

Dwelling characteristics	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Average number of people per household	3.4	--	3.5	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.3	--	1.3	--	1.2	--
Median household income	1,066	--	899	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Queensland (State/Territory), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,066.

Mortgage and rent	Queensland	%	2006	%	Australia	%
Median weekly rent	220	--	150	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,733	--	1,192	--	1,647	--

In Queensland (State/Territory), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.