McPherson

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code CED322
People 151,581
Male 48%
Female 52%
Median age 40
Families 40,340
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 64,988
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,395
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,928
Median weekly rent $400
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 72,748 48.0 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 78,829 52.0 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,539 1.7 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 151,581 people in McPherson. Of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

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Age McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 8,727 5.8 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 9,538 6.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 9,198 6.1 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 9,365 6.2 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 9,085 6.0 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 9,197 6.1 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 9,833 6.5 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 10,010 6.6 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 10,870 7.2 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 10,633 7.0 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 9,769 6.4 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 9,671 6.4 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 8,720 5.8 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 8,492 5.6 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 6,325 4.2 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 4,768 3.1 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3,387 2.2 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3,983 2.6 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in McPherson was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 57,166 46.1 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 4,373 3.5 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 13,594 11.0 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 6,975 5.6 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 42,014 33.8 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in McPherson aged 15 years and over, 46.1% were married and 14.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50,664 46.3 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 12,533 11.4 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 46,284 42.3 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In McPherson, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,042 4.5 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 8,170 18.0 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,606 3.5 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 2,459 5.4 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 5,608 12.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,265 2.8 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 2,637 5.8 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,457 5.4 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7,098 15.7 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 1,150 2.5 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 10,773 23.8 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In McPherson 29.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.0% were in primary school, 21.0% in secondary school and 21.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 22,892 18.4 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 13,036 10.5 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 3,862 3.1 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 19,342 15.6 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 20,867 16.8 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 5,382 4.3 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 14,943 12.0 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 62 0.0 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 6,927 5.6 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 254 0.2 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 12,709 10.2 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in McPherson, 16.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 63,148 29.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 50,231 23.8 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 19,032 9.0 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 16,381 7.8 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 7,240 3.4 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in McPherson were English 29.9%, Australian 23.8%, Irish 9.0%, Scottish 7.8% and German 3.4%.

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

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Country of birth McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 103,664 68.4 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 9,331 6.2 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 7,738 5.1 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
South Africa 1,835 1.2 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,691 1.1 47,114 1.0 509,555 2.2
Japan 1,086 0.7 12,402 0.3 42,421 0.2

In McPherson, 68.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 6.2%, England 5.1%, South Africa 1.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.1% and Japan 0.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 44,265 29.2 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 11,280 7.4 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 9,049 6.0 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 75,988 50.1 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In McPherson, 50.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 29.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 85,408 56.4 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 11,410 7.5 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 11,154 7.4 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,341 1.5 64,856 1.4 704,658 3.0
Scotland 2,139 1.4 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In McPherson, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 56.4%, England 7.5%, New Zealand 7.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.5% and Scotland 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 87,764 57.9 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 10,959 7.2 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 10,841 7.2 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2,356 1.6 64,863 1.4 699,074 3.0
South Africa 2,066 1.4 46,654 1.0 193,412 0.8

In McPherson, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 57.9%, New Zealand 7.2%, England 7.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.6% and South Africa 1.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 48,073 31.7 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 33,479 22.1 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 24,497 16.2 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 14,202 9.4 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 6,546 4.3 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in McPherson were No Religion, so described 31.7%, Catholic 22.1%, Anglican 16.2%, Not stated 9.4% and Uniting Church 4.3%. In McPherson, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 2,165 1.4 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Japanese 1,550 1.0 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
Cantonese 962 0.6 24,900 0.5 280,943 1.2
Portuguese 801 0.5 8,634 0.2 48,853 0.2
Spanish 758 0.5 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
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English only spoken at home 126,477 83.4 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 7,496 12.7 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In McPherson 83.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.4%, Japanese 1.0%, Cantonese 0.6%, Portuguese 0.5% and Spanish 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 41,836 54.7 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 26,336 34.4 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3,503 4.6 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 4,773 6.2 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 76,448 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in McPherson. Of these 54.7% were employed full time, 34.4% were employed part-time and 6.2% 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
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 8,869 12.4 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 7,527 10.5 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 9,943 13.9 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 12,870 18.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 28,967 40.4 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in McPherson, 12.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 14,636 20.4 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 10,518 14.7 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9,558 13.3 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 9,027 12.6 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 8,849 12.3 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 8,674 12.1 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 6,281 8.8 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 2,965 4.1 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in McPherson included Professionals 20.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Sales Workers 12.3%, Managers 12.1%, Labourers 8.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3,095 4.3 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 2,250 3.1 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1,674 2.3 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 1,653 2.3 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Accommodation 1,632 2.3 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1

Of the employed people in McPherson, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.3%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.3%, Primary Education 2.3% and Accommodation 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 662 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,657 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,395 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in McPherson was $662.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 50,227 70.1 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 4,464 6.2 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 3,208 4.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 1,547 2.2 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Bus 944 1.3 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 2,317 3.2 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 54,349 75.8 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In McPherson, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.1%, Worked at home 6.2%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Walked only 2.2% and Bus 1.3%. On the day, 3.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 87,433 70.4 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 34,993 28.2 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 12,674 10.2 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 20,448 16.5 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In McPherson, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.2% provided care for children and 10.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.5% 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
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 29,769 24.0 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 33,486 27.0 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 14,196 11.4 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 9,978 8.0 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in McPherson, 27.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 15,552 38.6 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 16,923 42.0 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 7,281 18.0 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 582 1.4 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in McPherson, 42.0% were couple families with children, 38.6% were couple families without children and 18.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.3 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.7 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In McPherson, 17.3% of single parents were male and 82.7% 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
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 6,727 20.7 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,681 5.2 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 7,643 23.5 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 4,226 13.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,973 6.1 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 6,599 20.3 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,593 4.9 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 2,025 6.2 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In McPherson, of couple families with children, 20.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 23.5% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 54,979 90.4 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 5,834 9.6 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

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

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 31,939 58.1 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 12,689 23.1 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 10,019 18.2 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 178 0.3 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in McPherson, 58.1% were separate houses, 23.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.2% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 223 0.4 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 2,053 3.7 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 11,105 20.2 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 23,193 42.2 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 17,172 31.2 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,228 2.2 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In McPherson, of occupied private dwellings 3.7% had 1 bedroom, 20.2% had 2 bedrooms and 42.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 16,243 29.5 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 18,907 34.4 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 18,050 32.8 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 350 0.6 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,428 2.6 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in McPherson, 29.5% were owned outright, 34.4% were owned with a mortgage and 32.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 39,293 71.5 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 12,827 23.3 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 2,856 5.2 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In McPherson, of all households, 71.5% were family households, 23.3% were single person households and 5.2% were group households.

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Household income McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 19.1 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 13.3 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In McPherson, 19.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.3% 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 McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 400 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.8 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 15.2 -- 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 McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,928 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.1 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.9 -- 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 McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 2,483 4.5 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 19,287 35.1 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 21,752 39.6 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 9,736 17.7 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,720 3.1 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In McPherson, 35.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 6,558 11.9 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 47,014 85.5 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,407 2.6 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In McPherson, 85.5% 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.
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,220 48.2 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 1,312 51.8 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In McPherson, 48.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.8% 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
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,494 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In McPherson, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,494.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
McPherson % McPherson Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 395 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,123 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In McPherson, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $395 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,123.

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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.