Bribie Island

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 18,142 people in Bribie Island. Of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Bribie Island was 59 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 40.5% of the population.

Of people in Bribie Island aged 15 years and over, 52.7% were married and 17.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Bribie Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Bribie Island 20.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.8% were in primary school, 19.5% in secondary school and 12.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Bribie Island, 12.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Bribie Island were English 34.2%, Australian 25.9%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 9.1% and German 4.8%.

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 Bribie Island (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Bribie Island, 72.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.5%, New Zealand 4.1%, Netherlands 0.8%, Scotland 0.7% and Germany 0.7%.

In Bribie Island, 59.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Bribie Island, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 64.5%, England 10.2%, New Zealand 4.6%, Scotland 1.9% and Netherlands 1.3%.

In Bribie Island, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 66.3%, England 9.6%, New Zealand 4.4%, Scotland 1.8% and Netherlands 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Bribie Island were No Religion, so described 25.8%, Anglican 23.6%, Catholic 20.6%, Not stated 8.9% and Uniting Church 6.4%. In Bribie Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Bribie Island 90.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.4%, Italian 0.2%, Dutch 0.2%, French 0.2% and Mandarin 0.2%.

Employment

There were 5,822 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bribie Island. Of these 49.1% were employed full time, 34.9% were employed part-time and 9.6% 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.

Of employed people in Bribie Island, 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Bribie Island included Professionals 16.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Labourers 11.5%, Sales Workers 11.4%, Managers 11.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.0%.

Of the employed people in Bribie Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 4.1%, Primary Education 3.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.6% and Secondary Education 2.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bribie Island was $481.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Bribie Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.2%, Worked at home 6.6%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Walked only 2.6% and Train, car as driver 1.3%. On the day, 4.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Bribie Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.1% provided care for children and 13.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bribie Island, 24.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Bribie Island, 22.8% were couple families with children, 61.8% were couple families without children and 14.4% were one parent families.

In Bribie Island, 19.7% of single parents were male and 80.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Bribie Island, of couple families with children, 8.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 11.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Bribie Island, 85.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Bribie Island, 71.1% were separate houses, 18.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.5% were flats or apartments and 3.5% were other dwellings.

In Bribie Island, of occupied private dwellings 6.0% had 1 bedroom, 22.2% had 2 bedrooms and 40.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Bribie Island, 48.2% were owned outright, 19.2% were owned with a mortgage and 27.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Bribie Island, of all households, 64.3% were family households, 32.6% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

In Bribie Island, 31.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Bribie Island, 45.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Bribie Island, 76.8% 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.

People characteristics

In Bribie Island, 53.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.6% were female. The median age was 34 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Bribie Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $973.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Bribie Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $310 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,885.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)