Amby

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30036
People 139
Male 70
Female 69
Median age 52
Families 35
Average children per family 2.6
All private dwellings 72
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,050
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1
Median weekly rent $0
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Total 139 -- 4,332,739 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 70 50.4 2,148,221 49.6 10,634,013 49.4
Female 69 49.6 2,184,518 50.4 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 6 4.3 155,825 3.6 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 139 people in Amby of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.3% of the population.

Age
People
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 13 9.4 297,893 6.9 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 12 8.6 286,989 6.6 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 6 4.3 290,982 6.7 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 9 6.5 293,917 6.8 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 5 3.6 293,845 6.8 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 10 7.2 300,709 6.9 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 3 2.2 286,697 6.6 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 10 7.2 308,180 7.1 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 4 2.9 312,567 7.2 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 12 8.6 302,744 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 7 5.0 288,140 6.7 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 8 5.8 257,962 6.0 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 7 5.0 243,125 5.6 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 9 6.5 185,758 4.3 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 9 6.5 136,885 3.2 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 4 2.9 99,572 2.3 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 8 5.8 76,971 1.8 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 3 2.2 69,801 1.6 402,681 1.9
Median age 52 -- 36 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Amby was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.2% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 61 54.5 1,655,245 47.9 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 0 0.0 114,427 3.3 529,280 3.0
Divorced 10 8.9 314,681 9.1 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 13 11.6 173,469 5.0 949,634 5.5
Never married 28 25.0 1,199,054 34.7 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Amby aged 15 years and over, 54.5% were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 52 -- 50 -- 50 --
Separated 62 -- 48 -- 49 --
Divorced 58 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 86 -- 77 -- 78 --
Never married 36 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Amby was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 36 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 60.9 1,487,139 48.4 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 6 6.5 342,988 11.2 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 30 32.6 1,239,440 40.4 6,413,399 41.3

In Amby, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 23 -- 34 -- 35 --
Not married 63 -- 33 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Amby was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 23 years.

Education Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 50,615 3.9 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 12 57.1 258,616 20.2 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 72,713 5.7 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 0 0.0 48,450 3.8 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 0 0.0 154,133 12.0 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 5 23.8 51,966 4.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 0 0.0 52,454 4.1 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 79,238 6.2 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 173,433 13.5 932,524 14.3
Other 0 0.0 28,841 2.2 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 4 19.0 311,791 24.3 1,511,694 23.2
Total 21 -- 1,282,250 -- 6,503,580 --

In Amby 17.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 57.1% were in primary school, 23.8% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 80 42.6 1,629,463 28.1 7,238,533 25.9
Australian 37 19.7 1,587,992 27.4 7,098,486 25.4
Scottish 22 11.7 421,004 7.3 1,792,622 6.4
Irish 19 10.1 484,929 8.4 2,087,758 7.5
German 12 6.4 270,890 4.7 898,674 3.2

The most common ancestries in Amby were English 42.6%, Australian 19.7%, Scottish 11.7%, Irish 10.1% and German 6.4%.

Country of birth Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 124 89.9 3,192,114 73.7 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 7 5.1 179,496 4.1 911,593 4.2
New Zealand 7 5.1 192,036 4.4 483,398 2.2

In Amby, 89.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 5.1% and New Zealand 5.1%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 13 9.6 1,057,879 26.3 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 3 2.2 282,588 7.0 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 10 7.4 210,570 5.2 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 109 80.7 2,471,958 61.4 10,757,087 53.7

In Amby, 80.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Anglican 64 45.7 817,834 18.9 3,679,907 17.1
Catholic 21 15.0 1,032,928 23.8 5,439,268 25.3
No Religion 19 13.6 955,783 22.1 4,796,787 22.3
Uniting Church 10 7.1 276,316 6.4 1,065,795 5.0
Other Protestant 4 2.9 12,484 0.3 60,241 0.3

The most common responses for religion in Amby were Anglican 45.7%, Catholic 15.0%, No Religion 13.6%, Uniting Church 7.1% and Other Protestant 2.9%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 139 100.0 3,675,957 84.8 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 0 0.0 183,987 11.9 1,579,949 20.4

In Amby 100.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 49 72.1 1,302,955 60.0 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 16 23.5 611,296 28.2 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 3 4.4 125,025 5.8 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 0 0.0 131,798 6.1 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 68 -- 2,171,074 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 68 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Amby. Of these 72.1% were employed full time, 23.5% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 8 12.1 211,872 10.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 3 4.5 179,614 8.8 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 4 6.1 219,806 10.8 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 5 7.6 369,264 18.1 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 43 65.2 933,696 45.8 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Amby, 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 65.2% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 48 -- 40 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 40 -- 39 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Amby was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Managers 28 41.8 245,606 12.0 1,293,970 12.9
Technicians and Trades Workers 13 19.4 304,563 14.9 1,425,146 14.2
Labourers 9 13.4 215,235 10.6 947,608 9.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers 8 11.9 149,322 7.3 659,551 6.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3 4.5 299,326 14.7 1,483,558 14.7
Sales Workers 3 4.5 199,634 9.8 942,140 9.4

The only other responses for occupation in Amby were Managers 41.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.4%, Labourers 13.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.5% and Sales Workers 4.5%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 39 56.5 22,845 1.1 120,143 1.2
Hunting and Trapping 3 4.3 99 0.0 305 0.0
Construction Material Mining 3 4.3 1,745 0.1 6,097 0.1
Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 3 4.3 13,493 0.7 44,207 0.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3 4.3 49,388 2.4 235,773 2.3

Of the employed people in Amby, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 56.5%, Hunting and Trapping 4.3%, Construction Material Mining 4.3%, Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 4.3% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.3%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 412 -- 587 -- 577 --
Family 1,042 -- 1,453 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,050 -- 1,235 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Amby was $412.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 28 43.8 1,248,542 61.2 6,059,972 60.2
Walked only 5 7.8 75,560 3.7 377,043 3.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 154,773 7.6 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 31 47.0 1,378,983 67.6 6,620,840 65.8

In Amby, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 43.8% and Walked only 7.8%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 47.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 73 64.0 2,474,102 71.6 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 20 17.9 986,298 28.5 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 18 15.9 353,373 10.2 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 42 37.2 645,543 18.7 3,090,874 17.8

In Amby, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.9% provided care for children and 15.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 37.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 15 13.2 772,078 22.3 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 25 21.9 915,272 26.5 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 15 13.2 425,045 12.3 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 17 14.9 361,710 10.5 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Amby, 21.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 20 57.1 453,102 39.5 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 12 34.3 491,200 42.8 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 3 8.6 184,547 16.1 901,637 15.9
Other family 0 0.0 19,330 1.7 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Amby, 34.3% were couple families with children, 57.1% were couple families without children and 8.6% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 17.9 -- 17.6
Female -- 0.0 -- 82.1 -- 82.4

In Amby 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Families without children 1,312 -- 2,011 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 2,250 -- 2,256 -- 2,310 --

In Amby, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,250 and those without children was $1,312.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 12 32.4 216,006 22.9 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 3 8.1 34,300 3.6 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 7 18.9 197,353 20.9 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 5 13.5 144,966 15.4 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 0 0.0 47,188 5.0 251,191 5.4
Both not working 7 18.9 174,355 18.5 899,598 19.2
Other 0 0.0 58,603 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 3 8.1 71,530 7.6 314,529 6.7

In Amby, of couple families with children, 32.4% had both partners employed full-time, 8.1% had both employed part-time and 18.9% 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 Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 50 74.6 1,547,303 89.7 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 17 25.4 177,911 10.3 934,470 10.7

In Amby, 74.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.4% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 51 100.0 1,215,302 78.5 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 129,429 8.4 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 181,717 11.7 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 0 0.0 19,575 1.3 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Amby, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,676 0.6 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 64,983 4.2 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 8 15.7 260,607 16.8 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 23 45.1 651,208 42.1 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 16 31.4 532,756 34.4 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 4 7.8 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 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Amby, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 15.7% had 2 bedrooms and 45.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 23 45.1 448,615 29.0 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 13 25.5 533,870 34.5 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 11 21.6 513,413 33.2 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 0 0.0 14,306 0.9 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 4 7.8 37,100 2.4 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Amby, 45.1% were owned outright, 25.5% were owned with a mortgage and 21.6% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 31 60.8 1,120,828 72.4 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 17 33.3 353,509 22.8 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 3 5.9 72,967 4.7 321,007 4.1

In Amby, of all households, 60.8% were family households, 33.3% were single person households and 5.9% were group households.

Household income Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 39.6 -- 22.8 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 0.0 -- 10.2 -- 11.2

In Amby, 39.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 0 -- 300 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 88.1 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1 -- 1,850 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 90.3 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 3 5.9 110,842 7.2 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 11 21.6 547,575 35.4 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 13 25.5 575,735 37.2 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 21 41.2 267,081 17.3 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 3 5.9 46,071 3.0 234,292 3.0

In Amby, 21.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 41.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 4 -- 155,825 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 0 0.0 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 4 100.0 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 2 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Amby, there were 4 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 4 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 2 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 Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 0 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 0 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

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

In Amby, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

Mortgage and rent Amby % Amby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Amby, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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