Cape York

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code 315011396
People 7,513
Male 52.8%
Female 47.2%
Median age 34
Families 1,572
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 3,661
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $961
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,247
Median weekly rent $120
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4

(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

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Demographics & education

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
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 3,970 52.8 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,545 47.2 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3,876 51.6 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 7,513 people in Cape York. Of these 52.8% were male and 47.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 51.6% of the population.

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Age Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 621 8.3 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 598 8.0 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 513 6.8 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 473 6.3 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 587 7.8 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 583 7.8 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 438 5.8 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 448 6.0 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 470 6.2 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 475 6.3 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 484 6.4 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 512 6.8 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 466 6.2 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 387 5.1 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 243 3.2 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 125 1.7 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 53 0.7 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 46 0.6 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Cape York was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,480 25.6 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 196 3.4 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 458 7.9 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 232 4.0 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 3,422 59.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Cape York aged 15 years and over, 25.6% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,025 22.5 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,155 25.4 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 2,371 52.1 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Cape York, of people aged 15 years and over, 22.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 25.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 121 5.1 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 565 24.0 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 14 0.6 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 78 3.3 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 256 10.9 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 56 2.4 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 26 1.1 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 66 2.8 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 54 2.3 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 44 1.9 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,078 45.7 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Cape York 31.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.9% were in primary school, 14.2% in secondary school and 5.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 444 7.7 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 320 5.5 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 153 2.7 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 896 15.5 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 693 12.0 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 386 6.7 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 884 15.3 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 13 0.2 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.1 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 653 11.3 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 29 0.5 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,149 19.9 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Cape York, 12.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 2,806 29.7 36,971 0.6 144,173 0.5
Australian 1,939 20.5 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,369 14.5 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Torres Strait Islander 538 5.7 13,227 0.2 15,243 0.0
Irish 420 4.4 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Cape York were Australian Aboriginal 29.7%, Australian 20.5%, English 14.5%, Torres Strait Islander 5.7% and Irish 4.4%.

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 Cape York (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 6,082 81.0 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 135 1.8 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 116 1.5 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Philippines 37 0.5 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Germany 36 0.5 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
South Africa 25 0.3 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7

In Cape York, 81.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, New Zealand 1.5%, Philippines 0.5%, Germany 0.5% and South Africa 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 733 9.8 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 223 3.0 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 215 2.9 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 5,358 71.4 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Cape York, 71.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 5,628 75.1 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 203 2.7 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 142 1.9 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 46 0.6 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Germany 46 0.6 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7

In Cape York, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.1%, England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.9%, Scotland 0.6% and Germany 0.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 5,619 74.9 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 210 2.8 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 150 2.0 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Philippines 58 0.8 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
Germany 48 0.6 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7

In Cape York, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.9%, England 2.8%, New Zealand 2.0%, Philippines 0.8% and Germany 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,949 26.0 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 1,184 15.8 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Lutheran 1,158 15.4 56,437 1.2 174,019 0.7
Not stated 1,156 15.4 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Catholic 777 10.4 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6

The most common responses for religion in Cape York were No Religion, so described 26.0%, Anglican 15.8%, Lutheran 15.4%, Not stated 15.4% and Catholic 10.4%. In Cape York, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Guugu Yimidhirr 715 9.5 765 0.0 775 0.0
Kuku Yalanji 196 2.6 326 0.0 323 0.0
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 149 2.0 5,901 0.1 6,171 0.0
Kriol 86 1.1 364 0.0 7,155 0.0
German 39 0.5 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 4,663 62.1 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 613 18.6 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Cape York 62.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Guugu Yimidhirr 9.5%, Kuku Yalanji 2.6%, Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 2.0%, Kriol 1.1% and German 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,576 54.4 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 689 23.8 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 174 6.0 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 459 15.8 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 2,898 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cape York. Of these 54.4% were employed full time, 23.8% were employed part-time and 15.8% 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
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 184 7.5 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 164 6.7 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 338 13.9 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 505 20.7 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,073 44.0 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Cape York, 7.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 425 17.4 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 417 17.1 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 333 13.6 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 308 12.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 306 12.5 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 243 9.9 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 227 9.3 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 113 4.6 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Cape York included Labourers 17.4%, Professionals 17.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.6%, Managers 12.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.3% and Sales Workers 4.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 340 14.5 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 119 5.1 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Accommodation 111 4.7 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Primary Education 105 4.5 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 94 4.0 16,552 0.8 44,309 0.4

Of the employed people in Cape York, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 14.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.1%, Accommodation 4.7%, Primary Education 4.5% and Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 4.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 447 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,055 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 961 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cape York was $447.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,232 50.6 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 468 19.2 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 211 8.7 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 127 5.2 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Bus 59 2.4 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 63 2.6 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,468 59.9 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Cape York, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 50.6%, Walked only 19.2%, Car, as passenger 8.7%, Worked at home 5.2% and Bus 2.4%. On the day, 2.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,765 65.1 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,707 29.5 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 713 12.3 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,061 18.3 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Cape York, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.5% provided care for children and 12.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.3% 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
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,138 19.7 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,310 22.6 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 720 12.4 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 602 10.4 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cape York, 22.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 504 31.9 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 617 39.1 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 386 24.4 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 73 4.6 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Cape York, 39.1% were couple families with children, 31.9% were couple families without children and 24.4% were one parent families.

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

In Cape York, 19.7% of single parents were male and 80.3% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 225 20.1 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 50 4.5 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 151 13.5 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 157 14.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 82 7.3 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 316 28.2 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 67 6.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 74 6.6 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Cape York, of couple families with children, 20.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 13.5% 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.

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Dwellings

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

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,212 85.4 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 379 14.6 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Cape York, 85.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,849 83.6 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 66 3.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 108 4.9 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 161 7.3 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Cape York, 83.6% were separate houses, 3.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.9% were flats or apartments and 7.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 63 2.9 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 266 12.0 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 545 24.7 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 788 35.7 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 429 19.4 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 117 5.3 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.6 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Cape York, of occupied private dwellings 12.0% had 1 bedroom, 24.7% had 2 bedrooms and 35.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 473 21.5 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 280 12.8 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,293 58.9 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 34 1.5 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 116 5.3 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Cape York, 21.5% were owned outright, 12.8% were owned with a mortgage and 58.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,460 66.3 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 639 29.0 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 102 4.6 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Cape York, of all households, 66.3% were family households, 29.0% were single person households and 4.6% were group households.

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Household income Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 33.4 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.0 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Cape York, 33.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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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 Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 120 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.4 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.6 -- 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 Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,247 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.2 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 2.8 -- 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

Number of registered motor vehicles Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 428 19.4 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 769 34.8 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 575 26.0 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 291 13.2 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 145 6.6 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Cape York, 34.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 709 32.2 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,370 62.2 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 124 5.6 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Cape York, 62.2% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,929 49.8 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 1,945 50.2 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Cape York, 49.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.2% were female. The median age was 24 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 859 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Cape York, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $859.

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

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cape York % Cape York Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 120 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Cape York, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

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

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

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.