Groom

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code CED314
People 148,866
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 38
Families 38,516
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 62,771
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,298
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,535
Median weekly rent $282
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

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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
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 72,144 48.5 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 76,722 51.5 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 6,015 4.0 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 148,866 people in Groom. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.

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Age Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 9,703 6.5 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 10,594 7.1 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 10,179 6.8 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 10,072 6.8 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 9,698 6.5 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 9,492 6.4 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 9,322 6.3 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 8,555 5.7 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 9,254 6.2 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 9,676 6.5 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 9,175 6.2 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 9,356 6.3 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 8,285 5.6 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 7,791 5.2 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 6,171 4.1 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 4,595 3.1 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3,440 2.3 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3,511 2.4 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Groom was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 59,125 49.9 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3,975 3.4 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 10,230 8.6 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 7,056 6.0 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 38,005 32.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Groom aged 15 years and over, 49.9% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 51,723 50.3 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 10,032 9.8 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 41,113 40.0 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Groom, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,788 3.8 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 8,584 18.4 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 2,813 6.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 2,114 4.5 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 5,306 11.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 2,631 5.6 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 2,644 5.7 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,522 5.4 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6,003 12.9 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 1,164 2.5 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 11,090 23.8 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Groom 31.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.0% were in primary school, 22.7% in secondary school and 18.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 19,794 16.7 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 9,514 8.0 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 3,812 3.2 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 18,477 15.6 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 16,992 14.4 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 4,956 4.2 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 17,884 15.1 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 94 0.1 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 18 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 10,901 9.2 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 480 0.4 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 12,690 10.7 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Groom, 14.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 60,147 29.0 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 57,628 27.8 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 20,568 9.9 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 16,699 8.0 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1
Scottish 16,131 7.8 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Groom were Australian 29.0%, English 27.8%, Irish 9.9%, German 8.0% and Scottish 7.8%.

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 Groom (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 120,653 81.1 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 2,868 1.9 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 2,152 1.4 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
India 1,244 0.8 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9
Philippines 1,002 0.7 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
South Africa 840 0.6 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7

In Groom, 81.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.9%, New Zealand 1.4%, India 0.8%, Philippines 0.7% and South Africa 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 20,622 13.9 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 7,251 4.9 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 5,405 3.6 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 104,454 70.2 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Groom, 70.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 110,427 74.2 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 5,602 3.8 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 3,020 2.0 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
India 1,557 1.0 67,903 1.4 616,939 2.6
Scotland 1,148 0.8 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In Groom, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.2%, England 3.8%, New Zealand 2.0%, India 1.0% and Scotland 0.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 112,412 75.5 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 4,995 3.4 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 2,917 2.0 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
India 1,515 1.0 65,921 1.4 605,777 2.6
Philippines 1,384 0.9 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4

In Groom, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 75.5%, England 3.4%, New Zealand 2.0%, India 1.0% and Philippines 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 34,905 23.4 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 29,957 20.1 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 28,093 18.9 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 13,462 9.0 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 8,440 5.7 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Groom were Catholic 23.4%, No Religion, so described 20.1%, Anglican 18.9%, Not stated 9.0% and Uniting Church 5.7%. In Groom, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (73.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 884 0.6 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Arabic 879 0.6 13,644 0.3 321,728 1.4
Dinka 474 0.3 1,781 0.0 12,701 0.1
Afrikaans 434 0.3 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
Tagalog 417 0.3 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 129,025 86.7 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 4,167 7.3 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Groom 86.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.6%, Arabic 0.6%, Dinka 0.3%, Afrikaans 0.3% and Tagalog 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 41,802 58.6 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 21,292 29.8 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3,435 4.8 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 4,846 6.8 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 71,375 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Groom. Of these 58.6% were employed full time, 29.8% were employed part-time and 6.8% 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
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 7,352 11.1 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 6,007 9.0 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 7,927 11.9 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 13,266 19.9 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 28,528 42.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Groom, 11.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 12,808 19.3 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 10,113 15.2 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9,055 13.6 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 7,878 11.8 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 7,783 11.7 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 7,510 11.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 6,131 9.2 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4,410 6.6 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Groom included Professionals 19.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Labourers 11.8%, Managers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Sales Workers 9.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3,268 4.9 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 1,954 2.9 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 1,676 2.5 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Secondary Education 1,602 2.4 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7
Higher Education 1,509 2.3 28,546 1.3 155,985 1.5

Of the employed people in Groom, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.9%, Primary Education 2.9%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.5%, Secondary Education 2.4% and Higher Education 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 657 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,585 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,298 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Groom was $657.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 46,770 70.3 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 4,079 6.1 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 3,345 5.0 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 2,116 3.2 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Truck 713 1.1 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 462 0.7 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 51,404 77.3 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Groom, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.3%, Car, as passenger 6.1%, Worked at home 5.0%, Walked only 3.2% and Truck 1.1%. On the day, 0.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 84,892 71.7 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 33,956 28.7 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 13,852 11.7 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 25,336 21.4 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Groom, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.7% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.4% 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
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 24,956 21.1 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 32,278 27.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 15,176 12.8 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 12,478 10.5 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Groom, 27.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 15,863 41.2 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 15,885 41.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 6,214 16.1 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 552 1.4 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Groom, 41.2% were couple families with children, 41.2% were couple families without children and 16.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.5 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.5 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Groom, 16.5% of single parents were male and 83.5% 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
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 7,103 22.4 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,157 3.6 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 7,112 22.4 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 4,509 14.2 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,727 5.4 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 6,447 20.3 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,688 5.3 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 2,010 6.3 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Groom, of couple families with children, 22.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 22.4% 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 Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 53,728 90.4 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 5,725 9.6 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Groom, 90.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 44,154 82.2 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6,407 11.9 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 2,575 4.8 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 246 0.5 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Groom, 82.2% were separate houses, 11.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.8% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 109 0.2 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,370 2.5 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 7,987 14.9 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 22,567 42.0 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 20,444 38.0 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,255 2.3 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Groom, of occupied private dwellings 2.5% had 1 bedroom, 14.9% had 2 bedrooms and 42.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 16,819 31.3 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 17,672 32.9 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 17,266 32.1 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 583 1.1 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,403 2.6 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Groom, 31.3% were owned outright, 32.9% were owned with a mortgage and 32.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 37,859 70.4 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 14,032 26.1 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,848 3.4 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Groom, of all households, 70.4% were family households, 26.1% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

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Household income Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 20.4 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.1 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Groom, 20.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.1% 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 Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 282 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.6 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.4 -- 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 Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,535 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.9 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.1 -- 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 Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 3,117 5.8 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 18,158 33.8 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 19,984 37.2 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 10,663 19.8 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,806 3.4 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Groom, 33.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 8,727 16.2 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 43,651 81.2 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,358 2.5 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Groom, 81.2% 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.

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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.
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 2,932 48.8 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 3,082 51.2 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Groom, 48.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.2% were female. The median age was 19 years.

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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
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,205 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Groom, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,205.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Groom % Groom Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 280 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,560 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Groom, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $280 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,560.

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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.