Leichhardt

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code CED318
People 175,449
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 37
Families 42,884
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 77,715
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,314
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,681
Median weekly rent $280
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 87,018 49.6 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 88,427 50.4 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29,086 16.6 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 175,449 people in Leichhardt. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 16.6% of the population.

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Age Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 37 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 11,861 6.8 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 12,872 7.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 11,855 6.8 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 10,792 6.2 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 10,517 6.0 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 12,067 6.9 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 12,301 7.0 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 12,167 6.9 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 12,938 7.4 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 12,827 7.3 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 12,501 7.1 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 11,532 6.6 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 9,929 5.7 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 8,198 4.7 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 5,561 3.2 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 3,418 1.9 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 2,115 1.2 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,998 1.1 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Leichhardt was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 55,265 39.8 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 5,066 3.6 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 14,143 10.2 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 5,692 4.1 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 58,703 42.3 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Leichhardt aged 15 years and over, 39.8% were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45,587 39.3 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 18,700 16.1 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 51,745 44.6 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Leichhardt, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,074 3.7 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 10,354 18.3 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 3,900 6.9 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 1,401 2.5 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 7,060 12.5 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 2,842 5.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,074 1.9 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,777 4.9 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 5,282 9.3 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 1,357 2.4 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 18,517 32.7 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Leichhardt 32.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.6% were in primary school, 19.4% in secondary school and 14.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 21,984 15.8 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 12,431 9.0 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 4,315 3.1 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 22,288 16.1 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 21,849 15.7 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 6,923 5.0 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 15,729 11.3 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 145 0.1 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 30 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 8,808 6.3 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 807 0.6 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 19,912 14.3 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Leichhardt, 15.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 56,151 23.3 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 55,678 23.1 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 18,356 7.6 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 15,293 6.3 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Australian Aboriginal 9,600 4.0 36,971 0.6 144,173 0.5

The most common ancestries in Leichhardt were English 23.3%, Australian 23.1%, Irish 7.6%, Scottish 6.3% and Australian Aboriginal 4.0%.

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

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Country of birth Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 122,179 69.6 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 6,786 3.9 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 5,125 2.9 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Papua New Guinea 2,421 1.4 16,120 0.3 28,800 0.1
Philippines 1,824 1.0 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Japan 1,675 1.0 12,402 0.3 42,421 0.2

In Leichhardt, 69.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.9%, New Zealand 2.9%, Papua New Guinea 1.4%, Philippines 1.0% and Japan 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 42,896 24.4 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 10,607 6.0 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 9,550 5.4 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 94,196 53.7 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Leichhardt, 53.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 104,458 59.5 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 10,017 5.7 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 6,148 3.5 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Papua New Guinea 2,537 1.4 16,296 0.3 28,460 0.1
Italy 2,232 1.3 42,085 0.9 470,138 2.0

In Leichhardt, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 59.5%, England 5.7%, New Zealand 3.5%, Papua New Guinea 1.4% and Italy 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 105,532 60.1 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 9,437 5.4 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 6,112 3.5 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Papua New Guinea 3,324 1.9 20,050 0.4 34,128 0.1
Philippines 2,700 1.5 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4

In Leichhardt, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 60.1%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 3.5%, Papua New Guinea 1.9% and Philippines 1.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 54,061 30.8 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 35,282 20.1 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 26,646 15.2 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 22,300 12.7 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 6,648 3.8 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Leichhardt were No Religion, so described 30.8%, Catholic 20.1%, Anglican 15.2%, Not stated 12.7% and Uniting Church 3.8%. In Leichhardt, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 5,256 3.0 5,901 0.1 6,171 0.0
Japanese 2,382 1.4 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
Mandarin 1,210 0.7 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
German 1,148 0.7 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Italian 1,048 0.6 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 126,306 72.0 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 12,547 17.9 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Leichhardt 72.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3.0%, Japanese 1.4%, Mandarin 0.7%, German 0.7% and Italian 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 48,852 57.4 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 24,783 29.1 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 4,405 5.2 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 7,014 8.2 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 85,054 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Leichhardt. Of these 57.4% were employed full time, 29.1% were employed part-time and 8.2% 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
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 7,478 9.6 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 6,775 8.7 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 10,534 13.5 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 15,800 20.2 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 33,055 42.4 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Leichhardt, 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 15,109 19.4 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 11,470 14.7 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 11,016 14.1 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9,907 12.7 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 8,795 11.3 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 8,008 10.3 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 7,833 10.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4,498 5.8 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Leichhardt included Professionals 19.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.7%, Managers 11.3%, Labourers 10.3%, Sales Workers 10.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4,407 5.7 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Accommodation 3,271 4.2 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Cafes and Restaurants 2,230 2.9 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Local Government Administration 2,218 2.8 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2,024 2.6 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Leichhardt, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.7%, Accommodation 4.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%, Local Government Administration 2.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 668 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,552 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,314 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Leichhardt was $668.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 50,653 64.9 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 5,042 6.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 4,660 6.0 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 3,165 4.1 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 1,610 2.1 21,679 1.0 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 1,798 2.3 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 56,557 72.5 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Leichhardt, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.9%, Car, as passenger 6.5%, Walked only 6.0%, Worked at home 4.1% and Bicycle 2.1%. On the day, 2.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 94,208 67.8 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 38,041 27.4 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 13,346 9.6 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 25,757 18.5 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Leichhardt, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.4% provided care for children and 9.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.5% 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
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 30,350 21.9 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 37,267 26.8 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 15,129 10.9 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 11,469 8.3 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Leichhardt, 26.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 16,266 37.9 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 17,105 39.9 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 8,701 20.3 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 810 1.9 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Leichhardt, 39.9% were couple families with children, 37.9% were couple families without children and 20.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.7 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.3 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Leichhardt, 18.7% of single parents were male and 81.3% 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
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 8,256 24.7 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,536 4.6 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 6,822 20.4 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 4,428 13.3 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 2,064 6.2 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 5,498 16.5 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,941 5.8 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 2,826 8.5 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Leichhardt, of couple families with children, 24.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 20.4% 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 Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 60,555 88.4 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 7,943 11.6 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Leichhardt, 88.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 42,801 70.7 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6,308 10.4 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 10,072 16.6 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 868 1.4 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Leichhardt, 70.7% were separate houses, 10.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 16.6% were flats or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 566 0.9 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3,719 6.1 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 13,971 23.1 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 22,067 36.4 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 18,240 30.1 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,990 3.3 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Leichhardt, of occupied private dwellings 6.1% had 1 bedroom, 23.1% had 2 bedrooms and 36.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13,681 22.6 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 18,227 30.1 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 26,054 43.0 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 474 0.8 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 2,111 3.5 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Leichhardt, 22.6% were owned outright, 30.1% were owned with a mortgage and 43.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 41,495 68.5 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 16,014 26.4 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3,048 5.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Leichhardt, of all households, 68.5% were family households, 26.4% were single person households and 5.0% were group households.

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Household income Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.3 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.4 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Leichhardt, 21.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.4% 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 Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 280 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.4 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.6 -- 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 Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,681 -- 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

Number of registered motor vehicles Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 5,684 9.4 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 22,207 36.7 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 21,253 35.1 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 8,677 14.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 2,738 4.5 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Leichhardt, 36.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 9,500 15.7 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 48,914 80.8 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 2,144 3.5 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Leichhardt, 80.8% 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.

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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.
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 14,093 48.4 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 14,996 51.6 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Leichhardt, 48.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.6% were female. The median age was 23 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
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,035 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Leichhardt, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,035.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Leichhardt % Leichhardt Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 164 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Leichhardt, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $164 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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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.