Logan (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA34590
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 9,821
Male 48.6%
Female 51.4%
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 4,305
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $1,391
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $330

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

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

People Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 8,622 87.8 148,940 79.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 637 6.5 21,056 11.3 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 562 5.7 16,487 8.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Logan (C), there were 9,821 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female.

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Age Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 1,345 13.7 21,857 11.7 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 2,503 25.5 44,223 23.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 1,961 20.0 35,876 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 1,289 13.1 24,524 13.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 1,024 10.4 20,754 11.1 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 857 8.7 18,739 10.0 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 524 5.3 12,308 6.6 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 311 3.2 8,194 4.4 30,952 4.8

In Logan (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,400 23.5 26,266 21.8 105,086 24.5
Separated 310 5.2 5,219 4.3 19,112 4.5
Divorced 437 7.3 7,870 6.5 28,796 6.7
Widowed 132 2.2 3,492 2.9 13,794 3.2
Never married 3,688 61.8 77,564 64.4 261,980 61.1

In Logan (C), 23.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,318 23.6 22,449 21.1 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 865 15.5 18,992 17.9 60,051 16.0
Not married 3,397 60.9 64,807 61.0 228,281 60.9

In Logan (C), 23.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 272 6.9 3,597 4.9 16,698 6.4
Primary 1,640 41.4 29,132 39.8 97,859 37.5
Secondary 1,130 28.5 19,602 26.8 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 211 5.3 3,177 4.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 234 5.9 4,645 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 109 2.8 1,750 2.4 5,047 1.9
Not stated 362 9.1 11,357 15.5 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Logan (C), 40.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.4% were attending a primary school, 28.5% were attending a secondary school and 11.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 312 5.2 6,490 5.4 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 384 6.4 7,156 5.9 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 220 3.7 3,808 3.2 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 1,039 17.4 17,714 14.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 1,114 18.7 21,285 17.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 478 8.0 9,701 8.1 34,674 8.1
Year 10 1,095 18.4 21,474 17.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 11 0.2 280 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 4 0.1 58 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 714 12.0 15,282 12.7 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 31 0.5 920 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 408 6.8 13,484 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Logan (C), 18.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 22 0.2 5,742 3.1 6,000 0.9
Aboriginal English, so described 10 0.1 183 0.1 625 0.1
Kriol 7 0.1 354 0.2 7,108 1.1
Yugambeh 7 0.1 18 0.0 18 0.0
Wik Mungkan 4 0.0 440 0.2 444 0.1
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English only spoken at home 9,378 95.5 161,165 86.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Logan (C). Indigenous languages spoken at home include Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 0.2%, Aboriginal English, so described 0.1%, Kriol 0.1%, Yugambeh 0.1% and Wik Mungkan 0.0%.

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Ancestry, top responses Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 6,906 48.1 114,137 43.5 399,843 45.0
English 2,997 20.9 41,381 15.8 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 1,105 7.7 36,062 13.8 140,480 15.8
Irish 833 5.8 13,013 5.0 45,887 5.2
Scottish 563 3.9 8,935 3.4 30,843 3.5

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 Logan (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Logan (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 48.1%, English 20.9%, Australian Aboriginal 7.7%, Irish 5.8% and Scottish 3.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,775 50.7 30,836 46.8 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 898 25.6 17,867 27.1 61,049 27.4
Away from work 217 6.2 3,935 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 613 17.5 13,259 20.1 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 2,367 39.7 51,070 42.4 190,132 44.3

There were 3,503 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Logan (C). Of these 50.7% were employed full time, 25.6% were employed part-time and 17.5% 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.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 484 16.7 8,925 17.0 27,814 15.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 465 16.1 7,056 13.4 24,399 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 407 14.1 8,935 17.0 30,991 17.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 372 12.9 6,728 12.8 23,174 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 347 12.0 5,130 9.7 16,774 9.2
Professionals 282 9.7 6,202 11.8 24,339 13.4
Sales Workers 269 9.3 4,797 9.1 15,791 8.7
Managers 174 6.0 3,333 6.3 12,844 7.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Logan (C), the most common occupations were Labourers 16.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.0%, Professionals 9.7%, Sales Workers 9.3% and Managers 6.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Takeaway Food Services 101 3.6 1,338 2.5 4,469 2.5
Road Freight Transport 94 3.4 731 1.4 2,549 1.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 84 3.0 1,674 3.2 5,555 3.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 79 2.9 1,812 3.4 5,542 3.0
Other Social Assistance Services 72 2.6 1,349 2.6 5,302 2.9

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Logan (C), the most common industries of employment were Takeaway Food Services 3.6%, Road Freight Transport 3.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.9% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 492 -- 453 -- 441 --
Household 1,391 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Logan (C) was $492 and the median weekly household income was $1,391.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,854 64.6 75,703 62.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,011 33.7 38,265 31.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 846 14.2 15,171 12.6 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 779 13.1 18,300 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Logan (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 64.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.7% provided care for children and 14.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2 -- 1.7 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Logan (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 2 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 330 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Logan (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $330 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 612 14.2 11,886 15.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 1,503 34.9 23,609 31.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 1,213 28.2 19,239 25.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 71 1.6 1,624 2.2 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 43 1.0 576 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 110 2.6 1,381 1.8 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 141 3.3 1,702 2.3 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 7 0.2 117 0.2 471 0.2
Other household 606 14.1 14,572 19.5 53,195 20.2

In Logan (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 15.2% were a couple family with no children, 37.5% were a couple family with children and 31.4% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,755 87.4 60,179 80.9 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 390 9.1 6,987 9.4 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 120 2.8 6,288 8.5 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 32 0.7 909 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Logan (C) there were 4,305 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 87.4% were separate houses, 9.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Logan (C) % Logan (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 393 9.1 7,727 10.3 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 1,324 30.7 17,634 23.6 68,085 25.9
Rented 2,416 56.1 46,197 61.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 22 0.5 409 0.5 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 155 3.6 2,743 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Logan (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.1% were owned outright, 30.7% were owned with a mortgage and 56.1% were rented.

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