Bamboo

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30137
People 129
Male 56.4%
Female 43.6%
Median age 40
Families 38
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 53
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,583
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,600
Median weekly rent $300
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 75 56.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 58 43.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 9 6.8 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 129 people in Bamboo. Of these 56.4% were male and 43.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.8% of the population.

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Age Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 3 2.3 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 11 8.5 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 8 6.2 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 17 13.1 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 3 2.3 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 6 4.6 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 7 5.4 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 8 6.2 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 18 13.8 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 12 9.2 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 13 10.0 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 7 5.4 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 9 6.9 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 5 3.8 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3 2.3 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 0 0.0 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bamboo was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 52 48.1 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3 2.8 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 3 2.8 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 0 0.0 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 50 46.3 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bamboo aged 15 years and over, 48.1% were married and 2.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53 53.5 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 22 22.2 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 24 24.2 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Bamboo, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 22.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 0 0.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 10 27.0 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 12 32.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 8.1 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 12 32.4 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Bamboo 34.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.4% were in primary school, 35.3% in secondary school and 8.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 13 12.3 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 8 7.5 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 3 2.8 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 21 19.8 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 15 14.2 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 9 8.5 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 16 15.1 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 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 8 7.5 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 10 9.4 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bamboo, 14.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 26.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 55 28.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 50 26.3 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 18 9.5 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 18 9.5 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1
Irish 16 8.4 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Bamboo were English 28.9%, Australian 26.3%, Scottish 9.5%, German 9.5% and Irish 8.4%.

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

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Country of birth Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 107 92.2 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7

In Bamboo, 92.2% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 17 12.7 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 11 8.2 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 6 4.5 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 88 65.7 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Bamboo, 65.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 96 78.7 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
Italy 6 4.9 42,085 0.9 470,138 2.0
England 5 4.1 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Northern Ireland 3 2.5 7,119 0.2 37,982 0.2
Ireland 3 2.5 29,216 0.6 169,273 0.7

In Bamboo, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.7%, Italy 4.9%, England 4.1%, Northern Ireland 2.5% and Ireland 2.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 104 83.2 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
Italy 4 3.2 31,865 0.7 395,775 1.7
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3 2.4 29,473 0.6 155,231 0.7
England 3 2.4 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Scotland 3 2.4 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1

In Bamboo, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.2%, Italy 3.2%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.4%, England 2.4% and Scotland 2.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 47 34.3 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 29 21.2 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 22 16.1 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 18 13.1 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 10 7.3 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Bamboo were Catholic 34.3%, No Religion, so described 21.2%, Anglican 16.1%, Not stated 13.1% and Uniting Church 7.3%. In Bamboo, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (73.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 119 88.8 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 7 14.3 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Bamboo 88.8% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 41 56.2 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 32 43.8 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 0 0.0 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 0 0.0 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 73 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bamboo. Of these 56.2% were employed full time, 43.8% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 12 15.8 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 16 21.1 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 8 10.5 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 10 13.2 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 30 39.5 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bamboo, 15.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 21.1% 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
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 15 21.4 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 12 17.1 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 10 14.3 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 8 11.4 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Managers 7 10.0 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 7 10.0 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 7 10.0 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 4 5.7 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Bamboo included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 17.1%, Professionals 14.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.4%, Managers 10.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.0%, Labourers 10.0% and Sales Workers 5.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Sugar Manufacturing 4 8.7 4,026 0.2 4,560 0.0
Scenic and Sightseeing Transport 4 8.7 2,085 0.1 5,858 0.1
Local Government Administration 4 8.7 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 4 8.7 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Toiletry Goods Retailing 3 6.5 14,584 0.7 76,556 0.7

Of the employed people in Bamboo, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Manufacturing 8.7%, Scenic and Sightseeing Transport 8.7%, Local Government Administration 8.7%, Primary Education 8.7% and Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and Toiletry Goods Retailing 6.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 712 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,833 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,583 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bamboo was $712.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 58 72.5 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 6 7.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 4 5.0 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Other 3 3.8 15,689 0.7 73,512 0.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 60 77.9 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Bamboo, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 72.5%, Car, as passenger 7.5%, Worked at home 5.0% and Other 3.8%. 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 77.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 83 83.0 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 35 31.2 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 11 10.8 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 33 30.8 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Bamboo, of people aged 15 years and over, 83.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.2% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.8% 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
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 32 30.8 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 20 19.2 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 21 20.2 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 14 13.5 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bamboo, 19.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 20.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 19 46.3 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 18 43.9 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 4 9.8 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bamboo, 43.9% were couple families with children, 46.3% were couple families without children and 9.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 100.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Bamboo, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% 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
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 3 11.1 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 3 11.1 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 12 44.4 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 0 0.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 11.1 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 3 11.1 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 0 0.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 3 11.1 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Bamboo, of couple families with children, 11.1% had both partners employed full-time, 11.1% had both employed part-time and 44.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 48 94.1 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 3 5.9 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Bamboo, 94.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 48 100.0 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bamboo, 100.0% 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
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 0 0.0 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 30 63.8 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 17 36.2 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bamboo, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 63.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 22 44.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 17 34.0 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 11 22.0 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bamboo, 44.0% were owned outright, 34.0% were owned with a mortgage and 22.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 37 86.0 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 6 14.0 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Bamboo, of all households, 86.0% were family households, 14.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.8 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 21.1 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Bamboo, 15.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 21.1% 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 Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.8 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.2 -- 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 Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,600 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.0 -- 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 Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 11 26.2 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 20 47.6 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 11 26.2 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Bamboo, 26.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 9 19.6 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 37 80.4 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Bamboo, 80.4% 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.
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 3 42.9 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 4 57.1 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 10 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Bamboo, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 10 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
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 0 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 0 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Bamboo, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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
Bamboo % Bamboo Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

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

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

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.