Brisbane

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Urban Centres and Localities
Area code UCL301001
People 1,874,427
Male 923,330
Female 951,097
Median age 34
Families 495,131
Average children per family 1.9
All private dwellings 741,101
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,418
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,993
Median weekly rent $330
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Total 1,874,427 -- 4,332,739 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 923,330 49.3 2,148,221 49.6 10,634,013 49.4
Female 951,097 50.7 2,184,518 50.4 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36,693 2.0 155,825 3.6 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,874,427 people in Brisbane of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.0% of the population.

Age
People
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 132,107 7.0 297,893 6.9 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 122,220 6.5 286,989 6.6 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 120,160 6.4 290,982 6.7 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 130,127 6.9 293,917 6.8 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 147,957 7.9 293,845 6.8 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 150,130 8.0 300,709 6.9 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 138,576 7.4 286,697 6.6 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 141,080 7.5 308,180 7.1 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 137,280 7.3 312,567 7.2 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 127,372 6.8 302,744 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 117,334 6.3 288,140 6.7 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 103,040 5.5 257,962 6.0 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 93,631 5.0 243,125 5.6 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 67,115 3.6 185,758 4.3 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 49,078 2.6 136,885 3.2 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 36,937 2.0 99,572 2.3 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 30,521 1.6 76,971 1.8 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 29,761 1.6 69,801 1.6 402,681 1.9
Median age 34 -- 36 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Brisbane was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.4% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 699,840 46.7 1,655,245 47.9 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 46,608 3.1 114,427 3.3 529,280 3.0
Divorced 126,593 8.4 314,681 9.1 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 69,722 4.6 173,469 5.0 949,634 5.5
Never married 557,180 37.1 1,199,054 34.7 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Brisbane aged 15 years and over, 46.7% were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 50 -- 50 --
Separated 47 -- 48 -- 49 --
Divorced 53 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 78 -- 77 -- 78 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Brisbane was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 642,639 47.1 1,487,139 48.4 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 144,621 10.6 342,988 11.2 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 577,448 42.3 1,239,440 40.4 6,413,399 41.3

In Brisbane, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 33 -- 34 -- 35 --
Not married 30 -- 33 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Brisbane was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

Education Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 23,425 4.1 50,615 3.9 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 108,566 19.1 258,616 20.2 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 32,626 5.7 72,713 5.7 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 19,778 3.5 48,450 3.8 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 60,889 10.7 154,133 12.0 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 24,433 4.3 51,966 4.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 25,282 4.4 52,454 4.1 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 37,521 6.6 79,238 6.2 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 104,304 18.3 173,433 13.5 932,524 14.3
Other 14,518 2.5 28,841 2.2 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 118,306 20.8 311,791 24.3 1,511,694 23.2
Total 569,648 -- 1,282,250 -- 6,503,580 --

In Brisbane 30.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.3% were in primary school, 19.4% in secondary school and 24.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 677,747 26.9 1,629,463 28.1 7,238,533 25.9
Australian 636,919 25.3 1,587,992 27.4 7,098,486 25.4
Irish 217,470 8.6 484,929 8.4 2,087,758 7.5
Scottish 182,135 7.2 421,004 7.3 1,792,622 6.4
German 106,017 4.2 270,890 4.7 898,674 3.2

The most common ancestries in Brisbane were English 26.9%, Australian 25.3%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 7.2% and German 4.2%.

Country of birth Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,300,723 69.4 3,192,114 73.7 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 92,896 5.0 192,036 4.4 483,398 2.2
England 80,682 4.3 179,496 4.1 911,593 4.2
India 21,870 1.2 30,260 0.7 295,362 1.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 20,743 1.1 27,037 0.6 318,969 1.5
South Africa 18,598 1.0 35,549 0.8 145,683 0.7

In Brisbane, 69.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 5.0%, England 4.3%, India 1.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.1% and South Africa 1.0%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 576,198 32.8 1,057,879 26.3 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 133,895 7.6 282,588 7.0 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 97,562 5.6 210,570 5.2 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 947,875 54.0 2,471,958 61.4 10,757,087 53.7

In Brisbane, 54.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 32.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 459,239 24.5 1,032,928 23.8 5,439,268 25.3
No Religion 429,909 22.9 955,783 22.1 4,796,787 22.3
Anglican 311,997 16.6 817,834 18.9 3,679,907 17.1
Uniting Church 109,975 5.9 276,316 6.4 1,065,795 5.0
Presbyterian and Reformed 60,004 3.2 152,340 3.5 599,515 2.8

The most common responses for religion in Brisbane were Catholic 24.5%, No Religion 22.9%, Anglican 16.6%, Uniting Church 5.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 30,508 1.6 38,116 0.9 336,410 1.6
Vietnamese 19,003 1.0 21,853 0.5 233,390 1.1
Cantonese 17,547 0.9 22,257 0.5 263,673 1.2
Samoan 11,713 0.6 12,809 0.3 36,572 0.2
Spanish 10,796 0.6 15,603 0.4 117,498 0.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 1,520,658 81.1 3,675,957 84.8 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 109,735 16.5 183,987 11.9 1,579,949 20.4

In Brisbane 81.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.6%, Vietnamese 1.0%, Cantonese 0.9%, Samoan 0.6% and Spanish 0.6%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 604,042 61.3 1,302,955 60.0 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 270,345 27.4 611,296 28.2 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 53,771 5.5 125,025 5.8 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 57,511 5.8 131,798 6.1 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 985,669 -- 2,171,074 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 985,669 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Brisbane. Of these 61.3% were employed full time, 27.4% were employed part-time and 5.8% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 94,499 10.2 211,872 10.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 82,553 8.9 179,614 8.8 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 93,294 10.1 219,806 10.8 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 182,841 19.7 369,264 18.1 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 421,199 45.4 933,696 45.8 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Brisbane, 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.4% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 40 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 37 -- 39 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Brisbane was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 212,881 22.9 385,581 18.9 2,145,442 21.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 152,006 16.4 299,326 14.7 1,483,558 14.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 123,235 13.3 304,563 14.9 1,425,146 14.2
Managers 105,997 11.4 245,606 12.0 1,293,970 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 89,563 9.6 202,978 10.0 971,897 9.7
Sales Workers 87,992 9.5 199,634 9.8 942,140 9.4
Labourers 82,734 8.9 215,235 10.6 947,608 9.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers 56,977 6.1 149,322 7.3 659,551 6.6

The most common occupations in Brisbane included Professionals 22.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Managers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Labourers 8.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.1%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
School Education 42,946 4.6 101,926 5.0 467,373 4.6
Hospitals 42,831 4.6 82,443 4.0 361,011 3.6
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 39,900 4.3 84,805 4.2 412,804 4.1
State Government Administration 25,268 2.7 38,685 1.9 157,644 1.6
Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 24,923 2.7 40,767 2.0 178,212 1.8

Of the employed people in Brisbane, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.6%, Hospitals 4.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.3%, State Government Administration 2.7% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 2.7%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 647 -- 587 -- 577 --
Family 1,655 -- 1,453 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,418 -- 1,235 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Brisbane was $647.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 540,712 58.3 1,248,542 61.2 6,059,972 60.2
Car, as passenger 52,111 5.6 125,269 6.1 537,638 5.3
Bus 51,273 5.5 67,191 3.3 301,187 3.0
Train 39,091 4.2 42,802 2.1 388,012 3.9
Walked only 29,081 3.1 75,560 3.7 377,043 3.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 125,322 13.5 154,773 7.6 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 594,916 64.1 1,378,983 67.6 6,620,840 65.8

In Brisbane, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.3%, Car, as passenger 5.6%, Bus 5.5%, Train 4.2% and Walked only 3.1%. On the day, 13.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,096,529 73.1 2,474,102 71.6 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 436,962 29.1 986,298 28.5 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 151,059 10.1 353,373 10.2 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 280,584 18.7 645,543 18.7 3,090,874 17.8

In Brisbane, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.1% provided care for children and 10.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 371,856 24.8 772,078 22.3 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 410,864 27.4 915,272 26.5 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 175,803 11.7 425,045 12.3 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 138,004 9.2 361,710 10.5 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Brisbane, 27.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 179,931 36.3 453,102 39.5 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 223,866 45.2 491,200 42.8 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 80,894 16.3 184,547 16.1 901,637 15.9
Other family 10,439 2.1 19,330 1.7 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Brisbane, 45.2% were couple families with children, 36.3% were couple families without children and 16.3% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.7 -- 17.9 -- 17.6
Female -- 82.3 -- 82.1 -- 82.4

In Brisbane 17.7% of single parents were male and 82.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Families without children 2,169 -- 2,011 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 2,401 -- 2,256 -- 2,310 --

In Brisbane, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,401 and those without children was $2,169.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 101,975 25.3 216,006 22.9 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 13,745 3.4 34,300 3.6 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 88,070 21.8 197,353 20.9 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 66,537 16.5 144,966 15.4 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 18,902 4.7 47,188 5.0 251,191 5.4
Both not working 63,510 15.7 174,355 18.5 899,598 19.2
Other 25,809 6.4 58,603 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 25,248 6.3 71,530 7.6 314,529 6.7

In Brisbane, of couple families with children, 25.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 21.8% 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 Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 665,629 93.3 1,547,303 89.7 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 48,032 6.7 177,911 10.3 934,470 10.7

In Brisbane, 93.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.7% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 516,377 77.6 1,215,302 78.5 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 61,061 9.2 129,429 8.4 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 84,044 12.6 181,717 11.7 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 3,846 0.6 19,575 1.3 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Brisbane, 77.6% were separate houses, 9.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 2,986 0.4 8,676 0.6 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 27,144 4.1 64,983 4.2 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 103,908 15.6 260,607 16.8 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 276,942 41.6 651,208 42.1 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 243,644 36.6 532,756 34.4 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 11,005 1.7 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 Brisbane, of occupied private dwellings 4.1% had 1 bedroom, 15.6% had 2 bedrooms and 41.6% 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
Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 176,231 26.5 448,615 29.0 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 243,115 36.5 533,870 34.5 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 226,931 34.1 513,413 33.2 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 5,206 0.8 14,306 0.9 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 14,145 2.1 37,100 2.4 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Brisbane, 26.5% were owned outright, 36.5% were owned with a mortgage and 34.1% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 482,314 72.5 1,120,828 72.4 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 146,670 22.0 353,509 22.8 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 36,645 5.5 72,967 4.7 321,007 4.1

In Brisbane, of all households, 72.5% were family households, 22.0% were single person households and 5.5% were group households.

Household income Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 19.1 -- 22.8 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 12.9 -- 10.2 -- 11.2

In Brisbane, 19.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.9% 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 Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 330 -- 300 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.1 -- 88.1 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 11.9 -- 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 Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,993 -- 1,850 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.3 -- 90.3 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 9.7 -- 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 Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 54,115 8.1 110,842 7.2 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 239,708 36.0 547,575 35.4 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 245,828 36.9 575,735 37.2 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 108,308 16.3 267,081 17.3 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 17,671 2.7 46,071 3.0 234,292 3.0

In Brisbane, 36.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 36,691 -- 155,825 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 18,066 49.2 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 18,625 50.8 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 20 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Brisbane, there were 36,691 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 18,066 (or 49.2%) were male and 18,625 (or 50.8%) were female. The median age was 20 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 Brisbane % Brisbane 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 1,199 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

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

In Brisbane, 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 $1,199.

Mortgage and rent Brisbane % Brisbane Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,907 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Brisbane, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,907.

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