Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 51,788 people were usually resident in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt): of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Of the total population 3.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 17.2% of people usually resident in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt) were children aged 0-14 years, and 38.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 45 years.

In the 2006 Census, 88.1% of people usually resident in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt) were Australian citizens, 15.8% were born overseas and 0.9% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 49.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt) were married, 14.9% were either separated or divorced, 9.4% were widowed and 26.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 77.1% of people usually resident in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 6.1%, New Zealand 3.0%, Scotland 0.9%, Germany 0.5% and Netherlands 0.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt) were Anglican 27.8%, Catholic 25.8%, No Religion 15.6%, Uniting Church 5.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt) were German 0.3%, Italian 0.3%, Japanese 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2% and French 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.3%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 19,898 people aged 15 years and over in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt) were in the labour force. Of these 52.5% worked full-time, 34.3% worked part-time, 3.5% were away from work, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.8% were unemployed. 19,945 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt) were Technicians and Trades Workers 16.8%, Professionals 14.3%, Sales Workers 13.3%, Labourers 13.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.8%, Managers 10.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.7%, Hospitals 3.8%, Residential Building Construction 3.2% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1%.

In the 2006 Census in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $365, the median family income was $902 and the median household income was $666.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 14,325 families in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt): of these 47.9% were couple families without children, 32.8% were couple families with children, 18.1% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 22,759 occupied private dwellings were counted in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt), 53.3% were separate houses, 23.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.4% were flats, units or apartments and 8.3% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt), 42.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.5% were owned with a mortgage and 27.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 48.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 37.4% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt), the median weekly rent was $220. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300. The average people per household was 2.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Gold Coast-Tweed Heads (Tweed Hds Pt), 61.9% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.8% were single (or lone) person households and 3.4% were group households.