Fishermans Paradise

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC11523
People 477
Male 52.6%
Female 47.4%
Median age 51
Families 122
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 301
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $773
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,190
Median weekly rent $230
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 250 52.6 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 225 47.4 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 21 4.4 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 477 people in Fishermans Paradise. Of these 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.4% of the population.

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Age Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 51 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 22 4.8 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 39 8.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 20 4.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 18 3.9 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 10 2.2 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 15 3.3 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 19 4.2 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 24 5.3 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 31 6.8 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 23 5.0 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 29 6.4 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 42 9.2 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 56 12.3 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 36 7.9 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 37 8.1 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 24 5.3 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 5 1.1 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 6 1.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Fishermans Paradise was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 176 44.1 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 15 3.8 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 63 15.8 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 27 6.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 118 29.6 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Fishermans Paradise aged 15 years and over, 44.1% were married and 20.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 136 42.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 54 16.9 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 130 40.6 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Fishermans Paradise, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 10 6.0 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 33 19.6 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 4 2.4 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 15 8.9 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 4 2.4 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 102 60.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Fishermans Paradise 35.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.0% were in primary school, 8.9% in secondary school and 2.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 30 7.8 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 20 5.2 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 11 2.8 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 79 20.4 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 34 8.8 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 12 3.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 68 17.6 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 43 11.1 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 91 23.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Fishermans Paradise, 8.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 190 33.4 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 164 28.8 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Scottish 43 7.6 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 35 6.2 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
German 16 2.8 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Fishermans Paradise were Australian 33.4%, English 28.8%, Scottish 7.6%, Irish 6.2% and German 2.8%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Fishermans Paradise (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 329 69.9 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 22 4.7 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Netherlands 7 1.5 16,900 0.2 70,172 0.3
New Zealand 5 1.1 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Germany 5 1.1 29,541 0.4 102,595 0.4
Ireland 4 0.8 24,038 0.3 74,888 0.3

In Fishermans Paradise, 69.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, Netherlands 1.5%, New Zealand 1.1%, Germany 1.1% and Ireland 0.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 80 16.8 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 17 3.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 15 3.2 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 283 59.5 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Fishermans Paradise, 59.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 295 62.9 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 27 5.8 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Netherlands 14 3.0 40,444 0.5 175,354 0.7
New Zealand 8 1.7 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Germany 8 1.7 47,543 0.6 170,571 0.7

In Fishermans Paradise, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.9%, England 5.8%, Netherlands 3.0%, New Zealand 1.7% and Germany 1.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 302 65.5 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 30 6.5 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Germany 12 2.6 47,489 0.6 169,618 0.7
Netherlands 11 2.4 34,775 0.5 152,088 0.6
Scotland 8 1.7 63,302 0.8 245,915 1.1

In Fishermans Paradise, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.5%, England 6.5%, Germany 2.6%, Netherlands 2.4% and Scotland 1.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 154 32.5 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 95 20.0 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 82 17.3 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 80 16.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Uniting Church 21 4.4 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Fishermans Paradise were No Religion, so described 32.5%, Not stated 20.0%, Anglican 17.3%, Catholic 16.9% and Uniting Church 4.4%. In Fishermans Paradise, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
German 4 0.9 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
Dutch 3 0.6 8,686 0.1 33,835 0.1
Swedish 3 0.6 3,317 0.0 8,956 0.0
Italian 3 0.6 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Polish 3 0.6 14,124 0.2 48,083 0.2
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English only spoken at home 376 80.0 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 17 7.5 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Fishermans Paradise 80.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.9%, Dutch 0.6%, Swedish 0.6%, Italian 0.6% and Polish 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 60 43.2 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 56 40.3 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 13 9.4 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 10 7.2 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 139 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fishermans Paradise. Of these 43.2% were employed full time, 40.3% were employed part-time and 7.2% 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
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 19 17.0 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 10 8.9 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 18 16.1 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 22 19.6 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 32 28.6 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Fishermans Paradise, 17.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 28.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 22 18.5 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 20 16.8 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 16 13.4 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Professionals 12 10.1 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 12 10.1 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 11 9.2 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 10 8.4 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 9 7.6 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in Fishermans Paradise included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.5%, Labourers 16.8%, Sales Workers 13.4%, Professionals 10.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.4% and Managers 7.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Primary Education 5 7.5 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4 6.0 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Clubs (Hospitality) 4 6.0 25,773 0.8 46,915 0.4
Meat Processing 3 4.5 7,100 0.2 28,852 0.3
Water Supply 3 4.5 6,288 0.2 23,649 0.2

Of the employed people in Fishermans Paradise, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 7.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.0%, Clubs (Hospitality) 6.0%, Meat Processing 4.5% and Water Supply 4.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 458 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 968 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 773 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fishermans Paradise was $458.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 89 77.4 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 5 4.3 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 4 3.5 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 3 2.6 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 97 80.2 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Fishermans Paradise, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 77.4%, Worked at home 4.3%, Car, as passenger 3.5% and Walked only 2.6%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 266 66.7 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 95 23.8 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 68 17.1 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 51 12.8 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Fishermans Paradise, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.8% provided care for children and 17.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.8% 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
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 54 13.6 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 109 27.4 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 56 14.1 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 46 11.6 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Fishermans Paradise, 27.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 70 57.4 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 28 23.0 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 24 19.7 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Fishermans Paradise, 23.0% were couple families with children, 57.4% were couple families without children and 19.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 36.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 64.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Fishermans Paradise, 36.0% of single parents were male and 64.0% 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
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 4 3.8 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 10 9.6 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 11 10.6 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 15 14.4 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 7 6.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 46 44.2 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 3 2.9 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 8 7.7 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Fishermans Paradise, of couple families with children, 3.8% had both partners employed full-time, 9.6% had both employed part-time and 10.6% 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 Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 189 70.5 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 79 29.5 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Fishermans Paradise, 70.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 29.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 186 98.4 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Fishermans Paradise, 98.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 4 2.2 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 45 24.2 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 98 52.7 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 30 16.1 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 9 4.8 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Fishermans Paradise, of occupied private dwellings 2.2% had 1 bedroom, 24.2% had 2 bedrooms and 52.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 78 43.3 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 59 32.8 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 32 17.8 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 11 6.1 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Fishermans Paradise, 43.3% were owned outright, 32.8% were owned with a mortgage and 17.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 120 65.6 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 53 29.0 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 10 5.5 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Fishermans Paradise, of all households, 65.6% were family households, 29.0% were single person households and 5.5% were group households.

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Household income Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 39.7 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 1.7 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Fishermans Paradise, 39.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 1.7% 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 Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 230 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.6 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.4 -- 12.9 -- 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 Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,190 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.6 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.4 -- 7.4 -- 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 Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 3 1.6 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 82 43.6 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 74 39.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 23 12.2 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 6 3.2 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Fishermans Paradise, 43.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 27 14.5 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 151 81.2 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 8 4.3 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Fishermans Paradise, 81.2% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 12 54.5 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 10 45.5 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 18 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Fishermans Paradise, 54.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.5% were female. The median age was 18 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,062 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Fishermans Paradise, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,062.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Fishermans Paradise % Fishermans Paradise New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,500 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Fishermans Paradise, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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.