Hervey Bay

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Significant Urban Areas
Area code 3008
People 48,680
Male 23,254
Female 25,426
Median age 45
Families 13,824
Average children per family 1.9
All private dwellings 22,993
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $771
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $250
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Total 48,680 -- 4,332,739 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 23,254 47.8 2,148,221 49.6 10,634,013 49.4
Female 25,426 52.2 2,184,518 50.4 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,638 3.4 155,825 3.6 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 48,680 people in Hervey Bay of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.4% of the population.

Age
People
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 2,884 5.9 297,893 6.9 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 3,023 6.2 286,989 6.6 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 3,404 7.0 290,982 6.7 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 2,960 6.1 293,917 6.8 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 2,025 4.2 293,845 6.8 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 1,961 4.0 300,709 6.9 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 2,241 4.6 286,697 6.6 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 2,675 5.5 308,180 7.1 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 2,934 6.0 312,567 7.2 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 3,106 6.4 302,744 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 3,188 6.5 288,140 6.7 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 3,091 6.3 257,962 6.0 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 3,765 7.7 243,125 5.6 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 3,547 7.3 185,758 4.3 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 3,037 6.2 136,885 3.2 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 2,169 4.5 99,572 2.3 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 1,471 3.0 76,971 1.8 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 1,197 2.5 69,801 1.6 402,681 1.9
Median age 45 -- 36 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Hervey Bay was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.5% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 20,537 52.2 1,655,245 47.9 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 1,527 3.9 114,427 3.3 529,280 3.0
Divorced 4,209 10.7 314,681 9.1 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 2,995 7.6 173,469 5.0 949,634 5.5
Never married 10,104 25.7 1,199,054 34.7 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Hervey Bay aged 15 years and over, 52.2% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 58 -- 50 -- 50 --
Separated 50 -- 48 -- 49 --
Divorced 57 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 77 -- 77 -- 78 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Hervey Bay was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 18,314 52.1 1,487,139 48.4 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 3,381 9.6 342,988 11.2 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 13,455 38.3 1,239,440 40.4 6,413,399 41.3

In Hervey Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 58 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 38 -- 34 -- 35 --
Not married 43 -- 33 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Hervey Bay was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

Education Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 545 4.2 50,615 3.9 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 2,833 21.9 258,616 20.2 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 807 6.2 72,713 5.7 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 540 4.2 48,450 3.8 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 1,800 13.9 154,133 12.0 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 622 4.8 51,966 4.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 459 3.5 52,454 4.1 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 805 6.2 79,238 6.2 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 957 7.4 173,433 13.5 932,524 14.3
Other 292 2.3 28,841 2.2 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 3,273 25.3 311,791 24.3 1,511,694 23.2
Total 12,933 -- 1,282,250 -- 6,503,580 --

In Hervey Bay 26.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.3% were in primary school, 22.3% in secondary school and 13.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 20,854 32.2 1,629,463 28.1 7,238,533 25.9
Australian 19,579 30.2 1,587,992 27.4 7,098,486 25.4
Irish 5,008 7.7 484,929 8.4 2,087,758 7.5
Scottish 4,976 7.7 421,004 7.3 1,792,622 6.4
German 3,532 5.5 270,890 4.7 898,674 3.2

The most common ancestries in Hervey Bay were English 32.2%, Australian 30.2%, Irish 7.7%, Scottish 7.7% and German 5.5%.

Country of birth Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 37,832 77.7 3,192,114 73.7 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 3,014 6.2 179,496 4.1 911,593 4.2
New Zealand 1,699 3.5 192,036 4.4 483,398 2.2
Germany 403 0.8 21,029 0.5 108,002 0.5
Scotland 368 0.8 24,059 0.6 133,432 0.6
Netherlands 270 0.6 14,987 0.3 76,046 0.4

In Hervey Bay, 77.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.2%, New Zealand 3.5%, Germany 0.8%, Scotland 0.8% and Netherlands 0.6%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 9,781 21.5 1,057,879 26.3 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 2,991 6.6 282,588 7.0 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 2,186 4.8 210,570 5.2 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 30,592 67.2 2,471,958 61.4 10,757,087 53.7

In Hervey Bay, 67.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Anglican 11,673 24.0 817,834 18.9 3,679,907 17.1
No Religion 10,385 21.3 955,783 22.1 4,796,787 22.3
Catholic 9,966 20.5 1,032,928 23.8 5,439,268 25.3
Uniting Church 3,485 7.2 276,316 6.4 1,065,795 5.0
Presbyterian and Reformed 2,214 4.5 152,340 3.5 599,515 2.8

The most common responses for religion in Hervey Bay were Anglican 24.0%, No Religion 21.3%, Catholic 20.5%, Uniting Church 7.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.5%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 270 0.6 16,351 0.4 80,371 0.4
Dutch 133 0.3 7,844 0.2 37,248 0.2
Italian 104 0.2 21,710 0.5 299,834 1.4
French 95 0.2 9,889 0.2 57,740 0.3
Afrikaans 89 0.2 10,218 0.2 35,031 0.2
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English only spoken at home 44,640 91.7 3,675,957 84.8 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 1,120 5.9 183,987 11.9 1,579,949 20.4

In Hervey Bay 91.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.6%, Dutch 0.3%, Italian 0.2%, French 0.2% and Afrikaans 0.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 9,031 50.1 1,302,955 60.0 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 5,820 32.3 611,296 28.2 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 1,117 6.2 125,025 5.8 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 2,042 11.3 131,798 6.1 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 18,010 -- 2,171,074 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 18,010 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hervey Bay. Of these 50.1% were employed full time, 32.3% were employed part-time and 11.3% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 1,984 12.4 211,872 10.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 1,618 10.1 179,614 8.8 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 2,215 13.9 219,806 10.8 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 2,949 18.5 369,264 18.1 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 6,080 38.1 933,696 45.8 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Hervey Bay, 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.1% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 43 -- 40 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 42 -- 39 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Hervey Bay was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 2,801 17.5 385,581 18.9 2,145,442 21.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 2,388 15.0 304,563 14.9 1,425,146 14.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,235 14.0 202,978 10.0 971,897 9.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,038 12.8 299,326 14.7 1,483,558 14.7
Sales Workers 1,900 11.9 199,634 9.8 942,140 9.4
Labourers 1,850 11.6 215,235 10.6 947,608 9.4
Managers 1,573 9.8 245,606 12.0 1,293,970 12.9
Machinery Operators And Drivers 926 5.8 149,322 7.3 659,551 6.6

The most common occupations in Hervey Bay included Professionals 17.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.8%, Sales Workers 11.9%, Labourers 11.6%, Managers 9.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.8%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
School Education 1,167 7.3 101,926 5.0 467,373 4.6
Hospitals 794 5.0 82,443 4.0 361,011 3.6
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 741 4.6 84,805 4.2 412,804 4.1
Residential Care Services 561 3.5 34,980 1.7 184,770 1.8
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 539 3.4 49,388 2.4 235,773 2.3

Of the employed people in Hervey Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 7.3%, Hospitals 5.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.6%, Residential Care Services 3.5% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 397 -- 587 -- 577 --
Family 900 -- 1,453 -- 1,481 --
Household 771 -- 1,235 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hervey Bay was $397.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 10,411 65.2 1,248,542 61.2 6,059,972 60.2
Car, as passenger 1,134 7.1 125,269 6.1 537,638 5.3
Walked only 485 3.0 75,560 3.7 377,043 3.7
Bicycle 218 1.4 21,575 1.1 103,914 1.0
Truck 198 1.2 25,605 1.3 104,746 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 185 1.2 154,773 7.6 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 11,598 72.6 1,378,983 67.6 6,620,840 65.8

In Hervey Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.2%, Car, as passenger 7.1%, Walked only 3.0%, Bicycle 1.4% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 27,075 68.8 2,474,102 71.6 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 9,541 24.2 986,298 28.5 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 5,016 12.7 353,373 10.2 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 6,806 17.3 645,543 18.7 3,090,874 17.8

In Hervey Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.2% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 6,717 17.1 772,078 22.3 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 9,592 24.4 915,272 26.5 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 5,505 14.0 425,045 12.3 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 5,262 13.4 361,710 10.5 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Hervey Bay, 24.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 6,765 48.9 453,102 39.5 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 4,431 32.1 491,200 42.8 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 2,507 18.1 184,547 16.1 901,637 15.9
Other family 122 0.9 19,330 1.7 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Hervey Bay, 32.1% were couple families with children, 48.9% were couple families without children and 18.1% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 13.7 -- 17.9 -- 17.6
Female -- 86.3 -- 82.1 -- 82.4

In Hervey Bay 13.7% of single parents were male and 86.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Families without children 1,651 -- 2,011 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 1,913 -- 2,256 -- 2,310 --

In Hervey Bay, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,913 and those without children was $1,651.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,436 12.8 216,006 22.9 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 423 3.8 34,300 3.6 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 1,494 13.3 197,353 20.9 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 1,226 10.9 144,966 15.4 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 770 6.9 47,188 5.0 251,191 5.4
Both not working 4,403 39.3 174,355 18.5 899,598 19.2
Other 515 4.6 58,603 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 931 8.3 71,530 7.6 314,529 6.7

In Hervey Bay, of couple families with children, 12.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 13.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 19,010 88.4 1,547,303 89.7 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,493 11.6 177,911 10.3 934,470 10.7

In Hervey Bay, 88.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.6% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 15,898 83.6 1,215,302 78.5 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 905 4.8 129,429 8.4 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 1,738 9.1 181,717 11.7 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 457 2.4 19,575 1.3 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Hervey Bay, 83.6% were separate houses, 4.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.1% were flats, units or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 115 0.6 8,676 0.6 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 595 3.1 64,983 4.2 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 3,105 16.3 260,607 16.8 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 8,176 43.0 651,208 42.1 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 6,632 34.9 532,756 34.4 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 387 2.0 29,075 1.9 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Hervey Bay, of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 16.3% had 2 bedrooms and 43.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 7,198 37.9 448,615 29.0 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 4,564 24.0 533,870 34.5 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 6,393 33.6 513,413 33.2 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 386 2.0 14,306 0.9 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 469 2.5 37,100 2.4 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Hervey Bay, 37.9% were owned outright, 24.0% were owned with a mortgage and 33.6% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 13,582 71.4 1,120,828 72.4 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 4,785 25.2 353,509 22.8 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 643 3.4 72,967 4.7 321,007 4.1

In Hervey Bay, of all households, 71.4% were family households, 25.2% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

Household income Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 37.2 -- 22.8 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.3 -- 10.2 -- 11.2

In Hervey Bay, 37.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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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 Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 250 -- 300 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.3 -- 88.1 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 15.7 -- 11.9 -- 10.4

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,850 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.8 -- 90.3 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 7.2 -- 9.7 -- 9.9

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 1,557 8.2 110,842 7.2 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 8,687 45.7 547,575 35.4 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 5,998 31.6 575,735 37.2 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 2,138 11.2 267,081 17.3 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 631 3.3 46,071 3.0 234,292 3.0

In Hervey Bay, 45.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,637 -- 155,825 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 788 48.1 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 849 51.9 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 17 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Hervey Bay, there were 1,637 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 788 (or 48.1%) were male and 849 (or 51.9%) were female. The median age was 17 years.

Dwelling characteristics

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 Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 752 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Hervey Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $752.

Mortgage and rent Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 245 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,842 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Hervey Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $245 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,842.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.