Thursday Island

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Urban Centres and Localities
Area code UCL315093
People 2,610
Male 1,279
Female 1,331
Median age 28
Families 542
Average children per family 2.3
All private dwellings 822
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $1,715
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $114
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Total 2,610 -- 4,332,739 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 1,279 49.0 2,148,221 49.6 10,634,013 49.4
Female 1,331 51.0 2,184,518 50.4 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,687 64.6 155,825 3.6 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,610 people in Thursday Island of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 64.6% of the population.

Age
People
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 271 10.4 297,893 6.9 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 252 9.7 286,989 6.6 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 259 9.9 290,982 6.7 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 219 8.4 293,917 6.8 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 170 6.5 293,845 6.8 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 216 8.3 300,709 6.9 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 172 6.6 286,697 6.6 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 228 8.7 308,180 7.1 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 151 5.8 312,567 7.2 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 151 5.8 302,744 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 182 7.0 288,140 6.7 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 136 5.2 257,962 6.0 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 80 3.1 243,125 5.6 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 37 1.4 185,758 4.3 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 33 1.3 136,885 3.2 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 13 0.5 99,572 2.3 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 22 0.8 76,971 1.8 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 19 0.7 69,801 1.6 402,681 1.9
Median age 28 -- 36 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Thursday Island was 28 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 30.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.8% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 579 31.7 1,655,245 47.9 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 64 3.5 114,427 3.3 529,280 3.0
Divorced 115 6.3 314,681 9.1 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 77 4.2 173,469 5.0 949,634 5.5
Never married 990 54.2 1,199,054 34.7 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Thursday Island aged 15 years and over, 31.7% were married and 9.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 50 -- 50 --
Separated 50 -- 48 -- 49 --
Divorced 53 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 71 -- 77 -- 78 --
Never married 28 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Thursday Island was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 440 31.2 1,487,139 48.4 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 304 21.6 342,988 11.2 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 664 47.2 1,239,440 40.4 6,413,399 41.3

In Thursday Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 31.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 21.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 34 -- 35 --
Not married 30 -- 33 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Thursday Island was 47 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 58 5.7 50,615 3.9 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 204 19.9 258,616 20.2 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 51 5.0 72,713 5.7 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 8 0.8 48,450 3.8 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 202 19.7 154,133 12.0 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 5 0.5 51,966 4.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 8 0.8 52,454 4.1 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 37 3.6 79,238 6.2 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 57 5.6 173,433 13.5 932,524 14.3
Other 11 1.1 28,841 2.2 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 382 37.3 311,791 24.3 1,511,694 23.2
Total 1,023 -- 1,282,250 -- 6,503,580 --

In Thursday Island 39.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.7% were in primary school, 21.0% in secondary school and 9.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 1,221 36.0 1,587,992 27.4 7,098,486 25.4
Torres Strait Islander 614 18.1 11,193 0.2 13,354 0.0
English 377 11.1 1,629,463 28.1 7,238,533 25.9
Scottish 112 3.3 421,004 7.3 1,792,622 6.4
Irish 112 3.3 484,929 8.4 2,087,758 7.5

The most common ancestries in Thursday Island were Australian 36.0%, Torres Strait Islander 18.1%, English 11.1%, Scottish 3.3% and Irish 3.3%.

Country of birth Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,155 82.6 3,192,114 73.7 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Papua New Guinea 41 1.6 14,499 0.3 26,787 0.1
England 30 1.1 179,496 4.1 911,593 4.2
New Zealand 27 1.0 192,036 4.4 483,398 2.2
Scotland 8 0.3 24,059 0.6 133,432 0.6
Germany 6 0.2 21,029 0.5 108,002 0.5

In Thursday Island, 82.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Papua New Guinea 1.6%, England 1.1%, New Zealand 1.0%, Scotland 0.3% and Germany 0.2%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 182 8.1 1,057,879 26.3 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 129 5.7 282,588 7.0 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 57 2.5 210,570 5.2 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 1,879 83.6 2,471,958 61.4 10,757,087 53.7

In Thursday Island, 83.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Anglican 937 35.9 817,834 18.9 3,679,907 17.1
Catholic 430 16.5 1,032,928 23.8 5,439,268 25.3
Pentecostal 317 12.1 65,246 1.5 237,986 1.1
No Religion 229 8.8 955,783 22.1 4,796,787 22.3
Uniting Church 106 4.1 276,316 6.4 1,065,795 5.0

The most common responses for religion in Thursday Island were Anglican 35.9%, Catholic 16.5%, Pentecostal 12.1%, No Religion 8.8% and Uniting Church 4.1%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 415 15.9 5,117 0.1 5,369 0.0
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 50 1.9 946 0.0 985 0.0
Kriol 25 1.0 741 0.0 6,780 0.0
Meriam Mir 11 0.4 177 0.0 186 0.0
German 7 0.3 16,351 0.4 80,371 0.4
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English only spoken at home 1,245 47.7 3,675,957 84.8 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 280 44.1 183,987 11.9 1,579,949 20.4

In Thursday Island 47.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 15.9%, Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 1.9%, Kriol 1.0%, Meriam Mir 0.4% and German 0.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 728 63.4 1,302,955 60.0 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 239 20.8 611,296 28.2 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 130 11.3 125,025 5.8 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 52 4.5 131,798 6.1 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 1,149 -- 2,171,074 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 1,149 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Thursday Island. Of these 63.4% were employed full time, 20.8% were employed part-time and 4.5% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 83 7.6 211,872 10.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 60 5.5 179,614 8.8 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 96 8.8 219,806 10.8 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 211 19.3 369,264 18.1 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 512 46.8 933,696 45.8 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Thursday Island, 7.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The median age of people employed full-time in Thursday Island was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 237 21.7 385,581 18.9 2,145,442 21.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 187 17.1 299,326 14.7 1,483,558 14.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 148 13.5 202,978 10.0 971,897 9.7
Labourers 144 13.2 215,235 10.6 947,608 9.4
Managers 134 12.3 245,606 12.0 1,293,970 12.9
Technicians and Trades Workers 105 9.6 304,563 14.9 1,425,146 14.2
Sales Workers 54 4.9 199,634 9.8 942,140 9.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers 35 3.2 149,322 7.3 659,551 6.6

The most common occupations in Thursday Island included Professionals 21.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.5%, Labourers 13.2%, Managers 12.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 4.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.2%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals 162 14.8 82,443 4.0 361,011 3.6
School Education 133 12.2 101,926 5.0 467,373 4.6
State Government Administration 67 6.1 38,685 1.9 157,644 1.6
Local Government Administration 64 5.9 29,987 1.5 136,792 1.4
Central Government Administration 42 3.8 15,737 0.8 129,822 1.3

Of the employed people in Thursday Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 14.8%, School Education 12.2%, State Government Administration 6.1%, Local Government Administration 5.9% and Central Government Administration 3.8%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 707 -- 587 -- 577 --
Family 1,722 -- 1,453 -- 1,481 --
Household 1,715 -- 1,235 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Thursday Island was $707.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 337 30.8 1,248,542 61.2 6,059,972 60.2
Walked only 306 28.0 75,560 3.7 377,043 3.7
Car, as passenger 153 14.0 125,269 6.1 537,638 5.3
Taxi 53 4.8 4,335 0.2 22,076 0.2
Other 29 2.7 14,312 0.7 66,616 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 24 2.2 154,773 7.6 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 493 45.0 1,378,983 67.6 6,620,840 65.8

In Thursday Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 30.8%, Walked only 28.0%, Car, as passenger 14.0%, Taxi 4.8% and Other 2.7%. On the day, 2.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 45.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,001 54.8 2,474,102 71.6 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 531 29.1 986,298 28.5 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 167 9.2 353,373 10.2 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 297 16.3 645,543 18.7 3,090,874 17.8

In Thursday Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.1% provided care for children and 9.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 331 18.1 772,078 22.3 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 409 22.4 915,272 26.5 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 131 7.2 425,045 12.3 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 134 7.3 361,710 10.5 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Thursday Island, 22.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 121 22.3 453,102 39.5 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 276 50.9 491,200 42.8 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 134 24.7 184,547 16.1 901,637 15.9
Other family 11 2.0 19,330 1.7 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Thursday Island, 50.9% were couple families with children, 22.3% were couple families without children and 24.7% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 9.1 -- 17.9 -- 17.6
Female -- 90.9 -- 82.1 -- 82.4

In Thursday Island 9.1% of single parents were male and 90.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Families without children 2,279 -- 2,011 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 2,423 -- 2,256 -- 2,310 --

In Thursday Island, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,423 and those without children was $2,279.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 112 27.9 216,006 22.9 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 23 5.7 34,300 3.6 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 52 13.0 197,353 20.9 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 56 14.0 144,966 15.4 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 18 4.5 47,188 5.0 251,191 5.4
Both not working 24 6.0 174,355 18.5 899,598 19.2
Other 47 11.7 58,603 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 69 17.2 71,530 7.6 314,529 6.7

In Thursday Island, of couple families with children, 27.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.7% had both employed part-time and 13.0% 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 Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 633 86.6 1,547,303 89.7 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 98 13.4 177,911 10.3 934,470 10.7

In Thursday Island, 86.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.4% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 344 54.3 1,215,302 78.5 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 140 22.1 129,429 8.4 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 136 21.5 181,717 11.7 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 11 1.7 19,575 1.3 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Thursday Island, 54.3% were separate houses, 22.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,676 0.6 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 24 3.8 64,983 4.2 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 180 28.3 260,607 16.8 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 249 39.2 651,208 42.1 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 146 23.0 532,756 34.4 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 36 5.7 29,075 1.9 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Thursday Island, of occupied private dwellings 3.8% had 1 bedroom, 28.3% had 2 bedrooms and 39.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 3.4 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 41 6.5 448,615 29.0 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 26 4.1 533,870 34.5 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 527 83.0 513,413 33.2 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 7 1.1 14,306 0.9 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 34 5.4 37,100 2.4 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Thursday Island, 6.5% were owned outright, 4.1% were owned with a mortgage and 83.0% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 487 76.6 1,120,828 72.4 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 127 20.0 353,509 22.8 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 22 3.5 72,967 4.7 321,007 4.1

In Thursday Island, of all households, 76.6% were family households, 20.0% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

Household income Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 12.9 -- 22.8 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 15.6 -- 10.2 -- 11.2

In Thursday Island, 12.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 15.6% 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 Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 114 -- 300 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.8 -- 88.1 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 7.2 -- 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 Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,850 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 99.3 -- 90.3 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 0.7 -- 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 Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 164 25.8 110,842 7.2 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 266 41.9 547,575 35.4 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 123 19.4 575,735 37.2 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 40 6.3 267,081 17.3 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 42 6.6 46,071 3.0 234,292 3.0

In Thursday Island, 41.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 19.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,689 -- 155,825 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 802 47.5 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 887 52.5 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 22 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Thursday Island, there were 1,689 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 802 (or 47.5%) were male and 887 (or 52.5%) were female. The median age was 22 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 Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.5 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 1,407 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

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

In Thursday Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,407.

Mortgage and rent Thursday Island % Thursday Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Thursday Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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