Whitsunday

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Electoral Division
Area code SED30087
People 53,481
Male 27,756
Female 25,725
Median age 36
Families 14,074
Average children per family 1.9
All private dwellings 22,883
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,575
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $330
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Total 53,481 -- 4,332,739 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 27,756 51.9 2,148,221 49.6 10,634,013 49.4
Female 25,725 48.1 2,184,518 50.4 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,580 3.0 155,825 3.6 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 53,481 people in Whitsunday of these 51.9% were male and 48.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

Age
People
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 3,832 7.2 297,893 6.9 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 3,774 7.1 286,989 6.6 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 3,832 7.2 290,982 6.7 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 3,338 6.2 293,917 6.8 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 3,219 6.0 293,845 6.8 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 3,844 7.2 300,709 6.9 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 3,708 6.9 286,697 6.6 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 4,104 7.7 308,180 7.1 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 4,298 8.0 312,567 7.2 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 4,307 8.1 302,744 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 4,056 7.6 288,140 6.7 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 3,377 6.3 257,962 6.0 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 2,756 5.2 243,125 5.6 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 1,869 3.5 185,758 4.3 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 1,358 2.5 136,885 3.2 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 844 1.6 99,572 2.3 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 572 1.1 76,971 1.8 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 392 0.7 69,801 1.6 402,681 1.9
Median age 36 -- 36 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Whitsunday was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.4% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 21,860 52.0 1,655,245 47.9 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 1,266 3.0 114,427 3.3 529,280 3.0
Divorced 3,434 8.2 314,681 9.1 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 1,453 3.5 173,469 5.0 949,634 5.5
Never married 14,026 33.4 1,199,054 34.7 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Whitsunday aged 15 years and over, 52.0% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 50 -- 50 --
Separated 47 -- 48 -- 49 --
Divorced 52 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 72 -- 77 -- 78 --
Never married 26 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Whitsunday was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 18,726 53.9 1,487,139 48.4 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 4,681 13.5 342,988 11.2 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 11,352 32.7 1,239,440 40.4 6,413,399 41.3

In Whitsunday, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 34 -- 35 --
Not married 31 -- 33 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Whitsunday was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 540 3.5 50,615 3.9 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 3,243 20.9 258,616 20.2 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,168 7.5 72,713 5.7 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 679 4.4 48,450 3.8 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 1,867 12.0 154,133 12.0 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 787 5.1 51,966 4.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 506 3.3 52,454 4.1 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 967 6.2 79,238 6.2 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 839 5.4 173,433 13.5 932,524 14.3
Other 261 1.7 28,841 2.2 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 4,659 30.0 311,791 24.3 1,511,694 23.2
Total 15,516 -- 1,282,250 -- 6,503,580 --

In Whitsunday 29.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.8% were in primary school, 20.4% in secondary school and 11.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 21,088 29.4 1,587,992 27.4 7,098,486 25.4
English 20,720 28.9 1,629,463 28.1 7,238,533 25.9
Irish 5,704 7.9 484,929 8.4 2,087,758 7.5
Scottish 5,477 7.6 421,004 7.3 1,792,622 6.4
German 3,262 4.5 270,890 4.7 898,674 3.2

The most common ancestries in Whitsunday were Australian 29.4%, English 28.9%, Irish 7.9%, Scottish 7.6% and German 4.5%.

Country of birth Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 41,621 77.8 3,192,114 73.7 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 1,959 3.7 192,036 4.4 483,398 2.2
England 1,879 3.5 179,496 4.1 911,593 4.2
South Africa 857 1.6 35,549 0.8 145,683 0.7
Philippines 237 0.4 29,463 0.7 171,234 0.8
Germany 235 0.4 21,029 0.5 108,002 0.5

In Whitsunday, 77.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.7%, England 3.5%, South Africa 1.6%, Philippines 0.4% and Germany 0.4%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 9,388 19.2 1,057,879 26.3 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 2,998 6.1 282,588 7.0 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 2,431 5.0 210,570 5.2 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 33,973 69.6 2,471,958 61.4 10,757,087 53.7

In Whitsunday, 69.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 14,072 26.3 1,032,928 23.8 5,439,268 25.3
No Religion 11,674 21.8 955,783 22.1 4,796,787 22.3
Anglican 10,192 19.1 817,834 18.9 3,679,907 17.1
Uniting Church 4,602 8.6 276,316 6.4 1,065,795 5.0
Presbyterian and Reformed 1,802 3.4 152,340 3.5 599,515 2.8

The most common responses for religion in Whitsunday were Catholic 26.3%, No Religion 21.8%, Anglican 19.1%, Uniting Church 8.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.4%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Afrikaans 436 0.8 10,218 0.2 35,031 0.2
German 198 0.4 16,351 0.4 80,371 0.4
Italian 155 0.3 21,710 0.5 299,834 1.4
French 121 0.2 9,889 0.2 57,740 0.3
Tagalog 96 0.2 12,410 0.3 81,457 0.4
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English only spoken at home 47,427 88.7 3,675,957 84.8 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 1,088 6.2 183,987 11.9 1,579,949 20.4

In Whitsunday 88.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.8%, German 0.4%, Italian 0.3%, French 0.2% and Tagalog 0.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 18,910 66.0 1,302,955 60.0 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 6,998 24.4 611,296 28.2 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 1,699 5.9 125,025 5.8 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 1,045 3.6 131,798 6.1 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 28,652 -- 2,171,074 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 28,652 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Whitsunday. Of these 66.0% were employed full time, 24.4% were employed part-time and 3.6% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,419 8.8 211,872 10.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 2,012 7.3 179,614 8.8 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 2,571 9.3 219,806 10.8 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 3,898 14.1 369,264 18.1 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 15,013 54.4 933,696 45.8 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Whitsunday, 8.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.4% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 41 -- 40 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 40 -- 39 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Whitsunday was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 5,439 19.7 304,563 14.9 1,425,146 14.2
Professionals 3,856 14.0 385,581 18.9 2,145,442 21.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3,494 12.7 299,326 14.7 1,483,558 14.7
Managers 3,476 12.6 245,606 12.0 1,293,970 12.9
Machinery Operators And Drivers 3,238 11.7 149,322 7.3 659,551 6.6
Labourers 2,847 10.3 215,235 10.6 947,608 9.4
Sales Workers 2,494 9.0 199,634 9.8 942,140 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,330 8.4 202,978 10.0 971,897 9.7

The most common occupations in Whitsunday included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.7%, Professionals 14.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.7%, Managers 12.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.7%, Labourers 10.3%, Sales Workers 9.0% and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.4%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 2,082 7.5 24,351 1.2 44,667 0.4
Accommodation 1,477 5.3 32,435 1.6 120,813 1.2
School Education 1,258 4.6 101,926 5.0 467,373 4.6
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 876 3.2 84,805 4.2 412,804 4.1
Building Installation Services 664 2.4 36,965 1.8 177,159 1.8

Of the employed people in Whitsunday, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 7.5%, Accommodation 5.3%, School Education 4.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.2% and Building Installation Services 2.4%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 708 -- 587 -- 577 --
Family 1,802 -- 1,453 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,575 -- 1,235 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Whitsunday was $708.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 17,260 62.5 1,248,542 61.2 6,059,972 60.2
Car, as passenger 1,814 6.6 125,269 6.1 537,638 5.3
Walked only 1,465 5.3 75,560 3.7 377,043 3.7
Bus 744 2.7 67,191 3.3 301,187 3.0
Other 399 1.4 14,312 0.7 66,616 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,104 4.0 154,773 7.6 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 19,158 69.4 1,378,983 67.6 6,620,840 65.8

In Whitsunday, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.5%, Car, as passenger 6.6%, Walked only 5.3%, Bus 2.7% and Other 1.4%. On the day, 4.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 29,949 71.2 2,474,102 71.6 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 12,719 30.3 986,298 28.5 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 3,592 8.5 353,373 10.2 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 6,988 16.6 645,543 18.7 3,090,874 17.8

In Whitsunday, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.3% provided care for children and 8.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 9,072 21.6 772,078 22.3 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 10,923 26.0 915,272 26.5 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 5,101 12.1 425,045 12.3 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 4,851 11.5 361,710 10.5 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Whitsunday, 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 5,820 41.4 453,102 39.5 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 6,598 46.9 491,200 42.8 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 1,543 11.0 184,547 16.1 901,637 15.9
Other family 113 0.8 19,330 1.7 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Whitsunday, 46.9% were couple families with children, 41.4% were couple families without children and 11.0% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.6 -- 17.9 -- 17.6
Female -- 79.4 -- 82.1 -- 82.4

In Whitsunday 20.6% of single parents were male and 79.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Families without children 2,128 -- 2,011 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 2,464 -- 2,256 -- 2,310 --

In Whitsunday, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,464 and those without children was $2,128.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 3,017 24.3 216,006 22.9 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 325 2.6 34,300 3.6 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,793 22.5 197,353 20.9 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 1,874 15.1 144,966 15.4 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 415 3.3 47,188 5.0 251,191 5.4
Both not working 1,633 13.1 174,355 18.5 899,598 19.2
Other 808 6.5 58,603 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 1,556 12.5 71,530 7.6 314,529 6.7

In Whitsunday, of couple families with children, 24.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 22.5% 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 Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 17,591 84.4 1,547,303 89.7 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 3,260 15.6 177,911 10.3 934,470 10.7

In Whitsunday, 84.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.6% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 15,125 86.0 1,215,302 78.5 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 642 3.6 129,429 8.4 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 1,408 8.0 181,717 11.7 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 400 2.3 19,575 1.3 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Whitsunday, 86.0% were separate houses, 3.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.3% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 154 0.9 8,676 0.6 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 734 4.2 64,983 4.2 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 2,448 13.9 260,607 16.8 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 7,406 42.1 651,208 42.1 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 6,538 37.2 532,756 34.4 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 311 1.8 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 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Whitsunday, of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 13.9% 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 2.7 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 5,042 28.7 448,615 29.0 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 6,911 39.3 533,870 34.5 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 5,094 29.0 513,413 33.2 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 163 0.9 14,306 0.9 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 380 2.2 37,100 2.4 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Whitsunday, 28.7% were owned outright, 39.3% were owned with a mortgage and 29.0% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 13,791 78.4 1,120,828 72.4 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 3,123 17.8 353,509 22.8 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 678 3.9 72,967 4.7 321,007 4.1

In Whitsunday, of all households, 78.4% were family households, 17.8% were single person households and 3.9% were group households.

Household income Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 17.3 -- 22.8 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 15.7 -- 10.2 -- 11.2

In Whitsunday, 17.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 15.7% 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 Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 330 -- 300 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.8 -- 88.1 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 8.2 -- 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 Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,850 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.6 -- 90.3 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 10.4 -- 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 Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 729 4.1 110,842 7.2 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 5,003 28.4 547,575 35.4 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 7,411 42.1 575,735 37.2 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 3,928 22.3 267,081 17.3 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 521 3.0 46,071 3.0 234,292 3.0

In Whitsunday, 28.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,576 -- 155,825 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 796 50.5 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 780 49.5 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 18 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Whitsunday, there were 1,576 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 796 (or 50.5%) were male and 780 (or 49.5%) were female. The median age was 18 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 Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 1,477 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

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

In Whitsunday, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,477.

Mortgage and rent Whitsunday % Whitsunday Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 250 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,137 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Whitsunday, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,137.

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