People — demographics & education

People	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Total	74,219	--	4,332,739	--	21,507,717	--
Male	37,898	51.1	2,148,221	49.6	10,634,013	49.4
Female	36,321	48.9	2,184,518	50.4	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	3,471	4.7	155,825	3.6	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 74,219 people in Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities) of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.7% of the population.

Age	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	5,388	7.3	297,893	6.9	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	4,955	6.7	286,989	6.6	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	5,150	6.9	290,982	6.7	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	5,129	6.9	293,917	6.8	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	5,240	7.1	293,845	6.8	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	5,907	8.0	300,709	6.9	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	5,192	7.0	286,697	6.6	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	5,309	7.2	308,180	7.1	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	5,546	7.5	312,567	7.2	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	5,599	7.5	302,744	7.0	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	5,225	7.0	288,140	6.7	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	4,201	5.7	257,962	6.0	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	3,380	4.6	243,125	5.6	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	2,422	3.3	185,758	4.3	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	1,864	2.5	136,885	3.2	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	1,487	2.0	99,572	2.3	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	1,221	1.6	76,971	1.8	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	1,006	1.4	69,801	1.6	402,681	1.9
Median age	35	--	36	--	37	--

The median age of people in Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.8% of the population.

Registered marital status	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	28,261	48.1	1,655,245	47.9	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	1,876	3.2	114,427	3.3	529,280	3.0
Divorced	5,080	8.7	314,681	9.1	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	2,978	5.1	173,469	5.0	949,634	5.5
Never married	20,530	35.0	1,199,054	34.7	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities) aged 15 years and over, 48.1% were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	48	--	50	--	50	--
Separated	46	--	48	--	49	--
Divorced	52	--	54	--	54	--
Widowed	77	--	77	--	78	--
Never married	25	--	25	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities) was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	24,290	48.1	1,487,139	48.4	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	6,639	13.2	342,988	11.2	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	19,536	38.7	1,239,440	40.4	6,413,399	41.3

In Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	48	--	50	--	50	--
De facto marriage	32	--	34	--	35	--
Not married	32	--	33	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities) was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	736	3.5	50,615	3.9	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	4,295	20.6	258,616	20.2	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	1,630	7.8	72,713	5.7	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	709	3.4	48,450	3.8	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	2,428	11.6	154,133	12.0	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	1,303	6.2	51,966	4.1	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	691	3.3	52,454	4.1	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	1,345	6.4	79,238	6.2	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	1,454	7.0	173,433	13.5	932,524	14.3
Other	346	1.7	28,841	2.2	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	5,958	28.5	311,791	24.3	1,511,694	23.2
Total	20,895	--	1,282,250	--	6,503,580	--

In Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities) 28.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.7% were in primary school, 21.2% in secondary school and 13.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Australia	58,939	79.4	3,192,114	73.7	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	12,145	17.8	1,057,879	26.3	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	4,054	6.0	282,588	7.0	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	3,060	4.5	210,570	5.2	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	48,855	71.7	2,471,958	61.4	10,757,087	53.7

In Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), 71.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

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

People — employment

Employment	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	26,619	67.1	1,302,955	60.0	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	9,155	23.1	611,296	28.2	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	2,398	6.0	125,025	5.8	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	1,492	3.8	131,798	6.1	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	39,664	--	2,171,074	--	10,658,460	--
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There were 39,664 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities). Of these 67.1% were employed full time, 23.1% were employed part-time and 3.8% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	3,168	8.3	211,872	10.4	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	2,562	6.7	179,614	8.8	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	3,421	9.0	219,806	10.8	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	6,435	16.9	369,264	18.1	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	20,184	52.9	933,696	45.8	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), 8.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The median age of people employed full-time in Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities) was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

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

Occupation Chart

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

Median weekly incomes	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	728	--	587	--	577	--
Family	1,855	--	1,453	--	1,481	--
Household	1,597	--	1,235	--	1,234	--
View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities) was $728.

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

Unpaid work	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	40,803	69.5	2,474,102	71.6	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	17,612	30.0	986,298	28.5	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	5,179	8.8	353,373	10.2	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	8,884	15.1	645,543	18.7	3,090,874	17.8

In Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.0% provided care for children and 8.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	12,917	22.0	772,078	22.3	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	15,305	26.1	915,272	26.5	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	6,573	11.2	425,045	12.3	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	6,010	10.2	361,710	10.5	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), 26.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	7,470	38.2	453,102	39.5	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	8,913	45.6	491,200	42.8	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	2,886	14.8	184,547	16.1	901,637	15.9
Other family	295	1.5	19,330	1.7	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), 45.6% were couple families with children, 38.2% were couple families without children and 14.8% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	18.8	--	17.9	--	17.6
Female	--	81.2	--	82.1	--	82.4

In Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities) 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Families without children	2,278	--	2,011	--	2,081	--
Families with children	2,538	--	2,256	--	2,310	--
View the income fact sheet

In Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,538 and those without children was $2,278.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	4,163	25.4	216,006	22.9	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	324	2.0	34,300	3.6	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	3,601	22.0	197,353	20.9	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	2,602	15.9	144,966	15.4	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	529	3.2	47,188	5.0	251,191	5.4
Both not working	2,063	12.6	174,355	18.5	899,598	19.2
Other	1,061	6.5	58,603	6.2	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	2,039	12.4	71,530	7.6	314,529	6.7

In Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), of couple families, 25.4% had both partners employed full-time, 2.0% had both employed part-time and 22.0% 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	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	25,663	91.6	1,547,303	89.7	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	2,345	8.4	177,911	10.3	934,470	10.7

In Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), 91.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.4% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	20,687	80.6	1,215,302	78.5	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	1,813	7.1	129,429	8.4	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	2,692	10.5	181,717	11.7	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	437	1.7	19,575	1.3	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), 80.6% were separate houses, 7.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	136	0.5	8,676	0.6	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	1,109	4.3	64,983	4.2	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	4,185	16.3	260,607	16.8	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	11,433	44.5	651,208	42.1	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	8,288	32.3	532,756	34.4	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	513	2.0	29,075	1.9	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3.1	--	3.2	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.7	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), of occupied private dwellings 4.3% had 1 bedroom, 16.3% had 2 bedrooms and 44.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	6,881	26.8	448,615	29.0	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	9,204	35.9	533,870	34.5	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	8,690	33.9	513,413	33.2	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	275	1.1	14,306	0.9	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	614	2.4	37,100	2.4	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), 26.8% were owned outright, 35.9% were owned with a mortgage and 33.9% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Family households	19,078	74.3	1,120,828	72.4	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	5,505	21.5	353,509	22.8	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	1,081	4.2	72,967	4.7	321,007	4.1

In Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), of all households, 74.3% were family households, 21.5% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

Household income	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	18.7	--	22.8	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	16.3	--	10.2	--	11.2
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In Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), 18.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 16.3% 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	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Median rent	330	--	300	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	91.3	--	88.1	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	8.7	--	11.9	--	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	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	2,167	--	1,850	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	92.1	--	90.3	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	7.9	--	9.7	--	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	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
None	1,550	6.0	110,842	7.2	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	8,058	31.4	547,575	35.4	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	10,080	39.3	575,735	37.2	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	5,157	20.1	267,081	17.3	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	818	3.2	46,071	3.0	234,292	3.0

In Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), 31.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	3,471	--	155,825	--	548,368	--
Male	1,711	49.3	76,744	49.3	270,331	49.3
Female	1,760	50.7	79,081	50.7	278,037	50.7
Median age	19	--	20	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), there were 3,471 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 1,711 (or 49.3%) were male and 1,760 (or 50.7%) were female. The median age was 19 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	3.5	--	3.4	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.3	--	1.3	--	1.2	--
Median household income	1,399	--	1,066	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,399.

Mortgage and rent	Mackay	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	285	--	220	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	2,167	--	1,733	--	1,647	--

In Mackay (Urban Centres and Localities), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $285 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.