Currumbin

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code SED30026
People 48,520
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 43
Families 12,756
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 22,253
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,307
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,920
Median weekly rent $367
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
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 23,659 48.8 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 24,862 51.2 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,087 2.2 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 48,520 people in Currumbin. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

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Age Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 2,563 5.3 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 2,804 5.8 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 2,761 5.7 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 2,746 5.7 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 2,583 5.3 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 2,568 5.3 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,925 6.0 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 2,924 6.0 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 3,262 6.7 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 3,413 7.0 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 3,433 7.1 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 3,580 7.4 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 3,322 6.8 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 3,086 6.4 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 2,242 4.6 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 1,629 3.4 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 1,224 2.5 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,465 3.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Currumbin was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 18,206 45.1 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,462 3.6 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 4,847 12.0 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 2,506 6.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 13,359 33.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Currumbin aged 15 years and over, 45.1% were married and 15.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 15,953 45.2 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 4,069 11.5 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 15,238 43.2 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Currumbin, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 569 4.2 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 2,565 19.0 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 503 3.7 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 525 3.9 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 2,010 14.9 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 249 1.8 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 591 4.4 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 753 5.6 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,689 12.5 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 343 2.5 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 3,683 27.3 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Currumbin 27.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.7% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 18.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 6,670 16.5 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 4,084 10.1 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,224 3.0 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 6,866 17.0 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 6,165 15.3 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,653 4.1 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 5,461 13.5 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 22 0.1 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,504 6.2 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 68 0.2 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 4,403 10.9 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Currumbin, 15.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 21,169 31.1 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 17,819 26.2 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 6,745 9.9 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 5,518 8.1 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 2,420 3.6 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Currumbin were English 31.1%, Australian 26.2%, Irish 9.9%, Scottish 8.1% and German 3.6%.

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

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Country of birth Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 35,972 74.2 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 2,328 4.8 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 2,261 4.7 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
South Africa 329 0.7 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Scotland 295 0.6 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5
United States of America 286 0.6 17,053 0.4 86,125 0.4

In Currumbin, 74.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.8%, New Zealand 4.7%, South Africa 0.7%, Scotland 0.6% and United States of America 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 10,385 21.4 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 3,627 7.5 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 2,946 6.1 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 27,827 57.4 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Currumbin, 57.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 30,931 63.8 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 3,553 7.3 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 2,800 5.8 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 696 1.4 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 458 0.9 33,883 0.7 177,536 0.8

In Currumbin, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 63.8%, England 7.3%, New Zealand 5.8%, Scotland 1.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 31,638 65.2 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 3,404 7.0 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 2,715 5.6 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 634 1.3 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 441 0.9 29,473 0.6 155,231 0.7

In Currumbin, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.2%, England 7.0%, New Zealand 5.6%, Scotland 1.3% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 15,732 32.4 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 10,603 21.8 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 8,407 17.3 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 4,844 10.0 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 2,076 4.3 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Currumbin were No Religion, so described 32.4%, Catholic 21.8%, Anglican 17.3%, Not stated 10.0% and Uniting Church 4.3%. In Currumbin, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Japanese 315 0.6 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
Portuguese 268 0.6 8,634 0.2 48,853 0.2
French 175 0.4 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Spanish 159 0.3 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
German 152 0.3 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 42,494 87.6 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,518 7.7 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Currumbin 87.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Japanese 0.6%, Portuguese 0.6%, French 0.4%, Spanish 0.3% and German 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 12,644 52.8 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 8,586 35.9 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 1,203 5.0 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,504 6.3 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 23,937 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Currumbin. Of these 52.8% were employed full time, 35.9% were employed part-time and 6.3% 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
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 2,848 12.7 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 2,473 11.0 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 3,263 14.5 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 3,784 16.9 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 8,861 39.5 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Currumbin, 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 4,497 20.0 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 3,553 15.8 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,890 12.9 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,880 12.8 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 2,573 11.5 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 2,540 11.3 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 2,124 9.5 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 981 4.4 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Currumbin included Professionals 20.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.8%, Managers 11.5%, Sales Workers 11.3%, Labourers 9.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,049 4.7 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 653 2.9 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Primary Education 592 2.7 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 564 2.5 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Accommodation 513 2.3 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1

Of the employed people in Currumbin, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.7%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%, Primary Education 2.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5% and Accommodation 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 639 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,609 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,307 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Currumbin was $639.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 15,625 69.7 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 1,474 6.6 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 890 4.0 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 581 2.6 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Bus 266 1.2 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 559 2.5 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 16,776 74.8 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Currumbin, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.7%, Worked at home 6.6%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Walked only 2.6% and Bus 1.2%. On the day, 2.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 28,346 70.2 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 10,701 26.5 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 4,446 11.0 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 6,712 16.6 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Currumbin, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.5% provided care for children and 11.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.6% 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
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 9,239 22.9 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 10,851 26.9 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 4,828 12.0 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 3,423 8.5 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Currumbin, 26.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 5,231 41.0 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 5,081 39.8 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 2,276 17.8 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 172 1.3 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Currumbin, 39.8% were couple families with children, 41.0% were couple families without children and 17.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.6 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.4 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Currumbin, 19.6% of single parents were male and 80.4% 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
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,902 18.4 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 599 5.8 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,390 23.2 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 1,242 12.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 678 6.6 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 2,279 22.1 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 542 5.3 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 678 6.6 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Currumbin, of couple families with children, 18.4% had both partners employed full-time, 5.8% had both employed part-time and 23.2% 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 Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 18,069 87.9 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,485 12.1 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Currumbin, 87.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 10,373 57.4 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,202 17.7 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 4,328 24.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 100 0.6 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Currumbin, 57.4% were separate houses, 17.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 24.0% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 108 0.6 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 825 4.6 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 4,651 25.7 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 6,971 38.5 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 5,101 28.2 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 438 2.4 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 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Currumbin, of occupied private dwellings 4.6% had 1 bedroom, 25.7% had 2 bedrooms and 38.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 5,977 33.1 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 6,088 33.7 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 5,406 29.9 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 108 0.6 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 501 2.8 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Currumbin, 33.1% were owned outright, 33.7% were owned with a mortgage and 29.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 12,375 68.5 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 4,807 26.6 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 895 5.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Currumbin, of all households, 68.5% were family households, 26.6% were single person households and 5.0% were group households.

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Household income Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.1 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 12.1 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Currumbin, 21.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.1% 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 Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 367 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.6 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.4 -- 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 Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,920 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.2 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.8 -- 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 Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 974 5.4 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 6,363 35.2 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 6,708 37.1 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 3,406 18.8 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 630 3.5 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Currumbin, 35.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 2,599 14.4 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 14,994 82.9 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 486 2.7 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Currumbin, 82.9% 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.
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 542 49.8 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 546 50.2 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Currumbin, 49.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.2% were female. The median age was 24 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
Currumbin % Currumbin 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 1,364 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Currumbin, 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 $1,364.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Currumbin % Currumbin Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 360 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Currumbin, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $360 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

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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.