The Gap

2016 Census All persons QuickStats

Geography type Statistical Areas Level 2

Area code 304041103

People	16,477
Male	48.6%
Female	51.4%
Median age	41

Families	4,661
Average children per family	null
for families with children	1.9
for all households (a)	0.9

All private dwellings	5,980
Average people per household	2.8
Median weekly household income	$2,165
Median monthly mortgage repayments	$2,167
Median weekly rent	$450
Average motor vehicles per dwelling	1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Male	8,012	48.6	2,321,889	49.4	11,546,638	49.3
Female	8,464	51.4	2,381,308	50.6	11,855,248	50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people	131	0.8	186,482	4.0	649,171	2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 16,477 people in The Gap. Of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

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Age	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Median age	41	--	37	--	38	--
0-4 years	916	5.6	296,466	6.3	1,464,779	6.3
5-9 years	1,234	7.5	317,138	6.7	1,502,646	6.4
10-14 years	1,343	8.2	299,097	6.4	1,397,183	6.0
15-19 years	1,192	7.2	296,287	6.3	1,421,595	6.1
20-24 years	913	5.5	316,860	6.7	1,566,793	6.7
25-29 years	629	3.8	320,753	6.8	1,664,602	7.1
30-34 years	756	4.6	325,943	6.9	1,703,847	7.3
35-39 years	1,003	6.1	305,218	6.5	1,561,679	6.7
40-44 years	1,317	8.0	322,901	6.9	1,583,257	6.8
45-49 years	1,389	8.4	322,982	6.9	1,581,455	6.8
50-54 years	1,135	6.9	308,727	6.6	1,523,551	6.5
55-59 years	1,031	6.3	292,198	6.2	1,454,332	6.2
60-64 years	939	5.7	260,685	5.5	1,299,397	5.6
65-69 years	859	5.2	242,192	5.1	1,188,999	5.1
70-74 years	741	4.5	180,406	3.8	887,716	3.8
75-79 years	490	3.0	126,084	2.7	652,657	2.8
80-84 years	312	1.9	83,731	1.8	460,549	2.0
85 years and over	276	1.7	85,528	1.8	486,842	2.1

The median age of people in The Gap was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Married	7,409	57.0	1,775,920	46.9	9,148,218	48.1
Separated	322	2.5	134,953	3.6	608,059	3.2
Divorced	919	7.1	354,382	9.3	1,626,890	8.5
Widowed	586	4.5	184,671	4.9	985,204	5.2
Never married	3,754	28.9	1,340,580	35.4	6,668,910	35.0

Of people in The Gap aged 15 years and over, 57.0% were married and 9.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status People aged 15 years and over	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Registered marriage	6,769	56.7	1,546,502	46.7	8,001,141	47.7
De facto marriage	964	8.1	394,739	11.9	1,751,731	10.4
Not married	4,211	35.3	1,367,026	41.3	7,024,973	41.9

In The Gap, of people aged 15 years and over, 56.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Preschool	237	4.4	56,639	3.9	347,621	4.8
Primary - Government	1,200	22.2	276,468	19.1	1,314,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	439	8.1	73,844	5.1	380,604	5.3
Primary - other non Government	48	0.9	50,202	3.5	231,490	3.2
Secondary - Government	788	14.6	176,138	12.2	827,505	11.5
Secondary - Catholic	446	8.2	63,080	4.4	338,384	4.7
Secondary - other non Government	195	3.6	58,927	4.1	280,618	3.9
Technical or further education institution	202	3.7	76,992	5.3	424,869	5.9
University or tertiary institution	1,113	20.6	213,221	14.8	1,160,626	16.1
Other	94	1.7	37,517	2.6	198,383	2.8
Not stated	652	12.0	360,888	25.0	1,707,023	23.7

In The Gap 32.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.3% were in primary school, 26.3% in secondary school and 24.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above	5,021	38.7	693,412	18.3	4,181,406	22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level	1,424	11.0	330,619	8.7	1,687,893	8.9
Certificate level IV	257	2.0	111,975	3.0	551,767	2.9
Certificate level III	1,159	8.9	576,295	15.2	2,442,203	12.8
Year 12	2,111	16.3	625,959	16.5	2,994,097	15.7
Year 11	447	3.4	163,394	4.3	941,531	4.9
Year 10	1,058	8.1	488,554	12.9	2,054,331	10.8
Certificate level II	3	0.0	2,602	0.1	13,454	0.1
Certificate level I	0	0.0	418	0.0	2,176	0.0
Year 9 or below	425	3.3	275,376	7.3	1,529,897	8.0
No educational attainment	21	0.2	15,700	0.4	145,844	0.8
Not stated	757	5.8	409,227	10.8	1,974,794	10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in The Gap, 16.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Ancestry, top responses	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
English	7,205	29.9	1,794,999	27.5	7,852,224	25.0
Australian	5,612	23.3	1,649,284	25.3	7,298,243	23.3
Irish	2,949	12.2	564,334	8.7	2,388,058	7.6
Scottish	2,321	9.6	486,648	7.5	2,023,470	6.4
German	1,046	4.3	296,387	4.5	982,226	3.1

The most common ancestries in The Gap were English 29.9%, Australian 23.3%, Irish 12.2%, Scottish 9.6% and German 4.3%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in The Gap (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Australia	12,009	72.9	3,343,657	71.1	15,614,835	66.7
Other top responses:	null	null	null	null	null	null
England	1,082	6.6	180,775	3.8	907,570	3.9
New Zealand	508	3.1	201,206	4.3	518,466	2.2
South Africa	330	2.0	40,131	0.9	162,449	0.7
Scotland	150	0.9	21,879	0.5	119,417	0.5
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	107	0.6	47,114	1.0	509,555	2.2

In The Gap, 72.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.6%, New Zealand 3.1%, South Africa 2.0%, Scotland 0.9% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Both parents born overseas	4,511	27.4	1,225,441	26.1	8,051,196	34.4
Father only born overseas	1,511	9.2	302,904	6.4	1,488,092	6.4
Mother only born overseas	1,088	6.6	234,425	5.0	1,094,591	4.7
Both parents born in Australia	8,705	52.8	2,575,201	54.8	11,070,538	47.3

In The Gap, 52.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Australia	9,814	59.6	2,824,420	60.1	12,231,150	52.3
England	1,551	9.4	287,091	6.1	1,403,096	6.0
New Zealand	695	4.2	236,403	5.0	617,331	2.6
South Africa	369	2.2	46,102	1.0	190,816	0.8
Scotland	314	1.9	54,350	1.2	276,038	1.2

In The Gap, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 59.6%, England 9.4%, New Zealand 4.2%, South Africa 2.2% and Scotland 1.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Australia	10,252	62.4	2,897,343	61.6	12,643,365	54.0
England	1,319	8.0	264,169	5.6	1,302,147	5.6
New Zealand	635	3.9	236,930	5.0	608,329	2.6
South Africa	394	2.4	46,654	1.0	193,412	0.8
Scotland	286	1.7	46,925	1.0	245,915	1.1

In The Gap, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 62.4%, England 8.0%, New Zealand 3.9%, South Africa 2.4% and Scotland 1.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
No Religion, so described	5,541	33.6	1,374,427	29.2	6,933,708	29.6
Catholic	4,468	27.1	1,022,514	21.7	5,291,834	22.6
Anglican	2,205	13.4	719,718	15.3	3,101,185	13.3
Not stated	1,218	7.4	468,042	10.0	2,238,735	9.6
Uniting Church	962	5.8	238,313	5.1	870,183	3.7

The most common responses for religion in The Gap were No Religion, so described 33.6%, Catholic 27.1%, Anglican 13.4%, Not stated 7.4% and Uniting Church 5.8%. In The Gap, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English)	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Mandarin	148	0.9	69,474	1.5	596,711	2.5
German	104	0.6	16,488	0.4	79,353	0.3
Spanish	99	0.6	21,006	0.4	140,817	0.6
French	81	0.5	11,988	0.3	70,873	0.3
Italian	70	0.4	20,009	0.4	271,597	1.2
null	null	null	null	null	null	null
English only spoken at home	14,473	88.0	3,820,632	81.2	17,020,417	72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken	687	12.1	242,052	13.5	1,971,011	22.2

In The Gap 88.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.9%, German 0.6%, Spanish 0.6%, French 0.5% and Italian 0.4%.

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Employment

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Employment People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Worked full-time	4,918	56.9	1,333,193	57.7	6,623,065	57.7
Worked part-time	2,870	33.2	691,751	29.9	3,491,503	30.4
Away from work	325	3.8	111,509	4.8	569,276	5.0
Unemployed	525	6.1	175,665	7.6	787,452	6.9

There were 8,638 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in The Gap. Of these 56.9% were employed full time, 33.2% were employed part-time and 6.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked Employed people aged 15 years and over	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
1-15 hours per week	1,063	13.1	235,001	11.0	1,218,823	11.4
16-24 hours per week	894	11.0	201,035	9.4	1,079,236	10.1
25-34 hours per week	914	11.3	255,714	12.0	1,193,445	11.2
35-39 hours per week	1,226	15.1	410,236	19.2	2,031,263	19.0
40 hours or more per week	3,690	45.5	922,958	43.2	4,591,801	43.0

Of employed people in The Gap, 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation Employed people aged 15 years and over	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Professionals	2,936	36.1	423,917	19.8	2,370,966	22.2
Managers	1,239	15.2	258,509	12.1	1,390,047	13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers	1,191	14.6	291,317	13.6	1,449,681	13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers	758	9.3	241,956	11.3	1,157,003	10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers	705	8.7	305,441	14.3	1,447,414	13.5
Sales Workers	640	7.9	207,795	9.7	1,000,955	9.4
Labourers	387	4.8	225,268	10.5	1,011,520	9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers	173	2.1	147,636	6.9	670,106	6.3

The most common occupations in The Gap included Professionals 36.1%, Managers 15.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.7%, Sales Workers 7.9%, Labourers 4.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals)	419	5.2	91,756	4.3	411,808	3.9
State Government Administration	287	3.6	36,185	1.7	158,980	1.5
Primary Education	287	3.6	54,394	2.5	231,198	2.2
Computer System Design and Related Services	224	2.8	23,232	1.1	162,884	1.5
Higher Education	223	2.8	28,546	1.3	155,985	1.5

Of the employed people in The Gap, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.2%, State Government Administration 3.6%, Primary Education 3.6%, Computer System Design and Related Services 2.8% and Higher Education 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Personal	843	--	660	--	662	--
Family	2,414	--	1,661	--	1,734	--
Household	2,165	--	1,402	--	1,438	--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in The Gap was $843.

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Travel to work, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Car, as driver	4,639	57.3	1,368,965	64.1	6,574,571	61.5
Bus	868	10.7	63,829	3.0	323,201	3.0
Worked at home	584	7.2	112,422	5.3	503,582	4.7
Car, as passenger	415	5.1	112,508	5.3	489,922	4.6
Bicycle	150	1.9	21,679	1.0	107,756	1.0
null	null	null	null	null	null	null
People who travelled to work by public transport	1,125	13.9	152,230	7.1	1,225,668	11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger	5,279	65.0	1,523,756	71.3	7,305,271	68.4

In The Gap, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.3%, Bus 10.7%, Worked at home 7.2%, Car, as passenger 5.1% and Bicycle 1.9%. On the day, 13.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	10,614	81.7	2,671,858	70.5	13,143,914	69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	4,564	35.1	1,063,450	28.1	5,259,400	27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	1,513	11.6	407,168	10.7	2,145,203	11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	3,468	26.7	714,138	18.8	3,620,726	19.0

In The Gap, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.1% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Less than 5 hours per week	3,218	24.8	853,120	22.5	4,298,593	22.6
5 to 14 hours per week	4,182	32.2	1,017,232	26.8	4,944,578	26.0
15 to 29 hours per week	1,994	15.4	448,338	11.8	2,189,776	11.5
30 hours or more per week	1,224	9.4	353,168	9.3	1,710,970	9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in The Gap, 32.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Couple family without children	1,588	34.0	481,451	39.4	2,291,987	37.8
Couple family with children	2,392	51.2	518,494	42.5	2,716,224	44.7
One parent family	639	13.7	201,308	16.5	959,543	15.8
Other family	49	1.0	19,898	1.6	102,559	1.7

Of the families in The Gap, 51.2% were couple families with children, 34.0% were couple families without children and 13.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Male	--	19.7	--	18.5	--	18.2
Female	--	80.3	--	81.5	--	81.8

In The Gap, 19.7% of single parents were male and 80.3% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Both employed, worked full-time	922	23.2	225,032	22.5	1,084,006	21.6
Both employed, worked part-time	140	3.5	39,193	3.9	203,596	4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time	1,019	25.6	212,524	21.3	1,086,460	21.7
One employed full-time, other not working	545	13.7	144,839	14.5	749,886	15.0
One employed part-time, other not working	197	5.0	57,595	5.8	302,037	6.0
Both not working	737	18.5	200,661	20.1	1,006,697	20.1
Other (includes away from work)	182	4.6	52,525	5.3	264,145	5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family)	232	5.8	67,574	6.8	311,381	6.2

In The Gap, of couple families with children, 23.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.5% had both employed part-time and 25.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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Dwellings

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

Dwelling structure

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

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Occupied private dwellings	5,536	95.1	1,656,828	89.4	8,286,073	88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings	284	4.9	195,570	10.6	1,039,874	11.2

In The Gap, 95.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Separate house	5,234	94.5	1,269,653	76.6	6,041,788	72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	233	4.2	174,984	10.6	1,055,016	12.7
Flat or apartment	54	1.0	186,780	11.3	1,087,434	13.1
Other dwelling	3	0.1	16,809	1.0	64,425	0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in The Gap, 94.5% were separate houses, 4.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.0% were flats or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
None (includes bedsitters)	7	0.1	8,306	0.5	39,769	0.5
1 bedroom	18	0.3	70,628	4.3	411,252	5.0
2 bedrooms	202	3.6	275,203	16.6	1,562,759	18.9
3 bedrooms	2,381	43.0	657,978	39.7	3,403,190	41.1
4 or more bedrooms	2,873	51.9	604,269	36.5	2,670,758	32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated	57	1.0	40,448	2.4	198,351	2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3.6	--	3.2	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.8	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In The Gap, of occupied private dwellings 0.3% had 1 bedroom, 3.6% had 2 bedrooms and 43.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure Occupied private dwellings	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Owned outright	2,216	40.0	471,407	28.5	2,565,695	31.0
Owned with a mortgage	2,386	43.1	558,439	33.7	2,855,222	34.5
Rented	854	15.4	566,478	34.2	2,561,302	30.9
Other tenure type	17	0.3	15,566	0.9	78,994	1.0
Tenure type not stated	65	1.2	44,944	2.7	224,869	2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in The Gap, 40.0% were owned outright, 43.1% were owned with a mortgage and 15.4% were rented.

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Household composition

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

Household composition	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Family households	4,581	82.8	1,189,859	71.8	5,907,625	71.3
Single (or lone) person households	845	15.3	389,076	23.5	2,023,542	24.4
Group households	108	2.0	77,898	4.7	354,917	4.3

In The Gap, of all households, 82.8% were family households, 15.3% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

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Household income	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income	--	10.5	--	19.5	--	20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	31.7	--	14.4	--	16.4

In The Gap, 10.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 31.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Median rent	450	--	330	--	335	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	95.5	--	87.2	--	88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	4.5	--	12.8	--	11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Median mortgage repayments	2,167	--	1,733	--	1,755	--
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income	--	94.2	--	93.6	--	92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	5.8	--	6.4	--	7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

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

Number of registered motor vehicles	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
None	155	2.8	99,133	6.0	623,829	7.5
1 motor vehicle	1,747	31.5	566,233	34.2	2,881,485	34.8
2 motor vehicles	2,502	45.1	620,096	37.4	2,999,184	36.2
3 or more vehicles	1,049	18.9	315,106	19.0	1,496,382	18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated	89	1.6	56,263	3.4	285,197	3.4

In The Gap, 31.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

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

Dwelling internet connection	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling	273	4.9	224,855	13.6	1,172,415	14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling	5,202	94.0	1,387,499	83.7	6,892,165	83.2
Not stated	60	1.1	44,482	2.7	221,494	2.7

In The Gap, 94.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

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People characteristics

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People characteristics Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Male	79	60.3	92,176	49.4	322,171	49.6
Female	52	39.7	94,311	50.6	326,996	50.4
Median age	23	--	22	--	23	--

In The Gap, 60.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 39.7% were female. The median age was 23 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

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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 Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Average number of people per household	3.5	--	3.3	--	3.2	--
Average number of persons per bedroom	0.9	--	1	--	1	--
Median weekly household income	2,333	--	1,222	--	1,203	--

In The Gap, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,333.

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Mortgage and rent Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	The Gap	% The Gap	Queensland	% Queensland	Australia	% Australia
Median weekly rent	433	--	270	--	250	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	2,080	--	1,733	--	1,660	--

In The Gap, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $433 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,080.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.