Biggera Waters

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30251
People 8,534
Male 47.5%
Female 52.5%
Median age 39
Families 2,122
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 4,277
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,156
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $365
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
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 4,056 47.5 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 4,476 52.5 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 110 1.3 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 8,534 people in Biggera Waters. Of these 47.5% were male and 52.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

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Age Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 419 4.9 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 363 4.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 350 4.1 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 460 5.4 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 750 8.8 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 790 9.3 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 598 7.0 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 545 6.4 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 600 7.0 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 571 6.7 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 529 6.2 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 564 6.6 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 495 5.8 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 497 5.8 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 351 4.1 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 278 3.3 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 172 2.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 197 2.3 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Biggera Waters was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 2,789 37.7 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 374 5.1 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 982 13.3 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 400 5.4 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 2,857 38.6 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Biggera Waters aged 15 years and over, 37.7% were married and 18.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,318 36.6 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 861 13.6 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 3,146 49.7 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Biggera Waters, of people aged 15 years and over, 36.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 78 3.1 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 349 13.9 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 65 2.6 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 47 1.9 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 236 9.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 46 1.8 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 75 3.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 181 7.2 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 543 21.6 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 66 2.6 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 824 32.8 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Biggera Waters 29.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.1% were in primary school, 14.2% in secondary school and 28.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,306 17.6 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 730 9.9 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 182 2.5 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,027 13.9 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,289 17.4 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 332 4.5 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 804 10.9 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 9 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 464 6.3 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 23 0.3 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,024 13.8 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Biggera Waters, 17.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 3,147 27.4 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,207 19.2 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 849 7.4 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 736 6.4 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Chinese 508 4.4 136,389 2.1 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in Biggera Waters were English 27.4%, Australian 19.2%, Irish 7.4%, Scottish 6.4% and Chinese 4.4%.

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 Biggera Waters (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,796 56.5 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 719 8.5 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 416 4.9 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 308 3.6 47,114 1.0 509,555 2.2
India 99 1.2 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9
South Africa 93 1.1 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7

In Biggera Waters, 56.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 8.5%, England 4.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.6%, India 1.2% and South Africa 1.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,381 39.6 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 505 5.9 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 430 5.0 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,324 38.9 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Biggera Waters, 38.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 39.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,770 44.4 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 739 8.7 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
England 571 6.7 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 372 4.4 64,856 1.4 704,658 3.0
India 141 1.7 67,903 1.4 616,939 2.6

In Biggera Waters, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 44.4%, New Zealand 8.7%, England 6.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.4% and India 1.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,861 45.5 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 765 9.0 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 553 6.5 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 379 4.5 64,863 1.4 699,074 3.0
Philippines 140 1.6 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4

In Biggera Waters, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 45.5%, New Zealand 9.0%, England 6.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.5% and Philippines 1.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 2,737 32.1 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,687 19.8 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,240 14.5 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,039 12.2 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 273 3.2 143,355 3.0 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Biggera Waters were No Religion, so described 32.1%, Catholic 19.8%, Anglican 14.5%, Not stated 12.2% and Christian, nfd 3.2%. In Biggera Waters, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 331 3.9 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 67 0.8 24,900 0.5 280,943 1.2
Korean 67 0.8 19,620 0.4 108,997 0.5
Spanish 65 0.8 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
Japanese 61 0.7 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
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English only spoken at home 6,216 73.0 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 728 18.9 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Biggera Waters 73.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.9%, Cantonese 0.8%, Korean 0.8%, Spanish 0.8% and Japanese 0.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,382 55.2 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 1,349 31.3 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 191 4.4 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 390 9.0 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 4,312 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Biggera Waters. Of these 55.2% were employed full time, 31.3% were employed part-time and 9.0% 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
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 424 10.8 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 390 9.9 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 538 13.7 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 840 21.4 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,543 39.3 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Biggera Waters, 10.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 734 18.7 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 537 13.7 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 532 13.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 528 13.4 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 511 13.0 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 456 11.6 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 366 9.3 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 185 4.7 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Biggera Waters included Professionals 18.7%, Sales Workers 13.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.0%, Managers 11.6%, Labourers 9.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 185 4.9 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 153 4.0 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Accommodation 120 3.2 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Aged Care Residential Services 115 3.0 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 101 2.7 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Biggera Waters, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.9%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.0%, Accommodation 3.2%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.0% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 630 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,435 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,156 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Biggera Waters was $630.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 2,739 70.1 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 170 4.3 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 166 4.2 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 113 2.9 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Bus 54 1.4 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 165 4.2 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,971 75.7 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Biggera Waters, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.1%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Worked at home 4.2%, Walked only 2.9% and Bus 1.4%. On the day, 4.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 4,705 63.6 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,537 20.8 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 699 9.4 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 873 11.8 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Biggera Waters, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.8% provided care for children and 9.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.8% 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
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,766 23.8 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,829 24.7 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 620 8.4 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 502 6.8 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Biggera Waters, 24.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 996 46.9 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 637 30.0 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 437 20.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 55 2.6 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Biggera Waters, 30.0% were couple families with children, 46.9% were couple families without children and 20.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.8 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.2 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Biggera Waters, 15.8% of single parents were male and 84.2% 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
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 356 21.8 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 87 5.3 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 291 17.8 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 222 13.6 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 143 8.8 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 357 21.9 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 72 4.4 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 105 6.4 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Biggera Waters, of couple families with children, 21.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.3% had both employed part-time and 17.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 3,446 89.0 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 426 11.0 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Biggera Waters, 89.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 832 24.1 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 699 20.3 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,867 54.2 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 26 0.8 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Biggera Waters, 24.1% were separate houses, 20.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 54.2% were flats or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 18 0.5 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 323 9.4 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,428 41.5 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,096 31.9 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 476 13.8 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 97 2.8 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Biggera Waters, of occupied private dwellings 9.4% had 1 bedroom, 41.5% had 2 bedrooms and 31.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 731 21.2 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 781 22.6 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,813 52.6 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 19 0.6 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 105 3.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Biggera Waters, 21.2% were owned outright, 22.6% were owned with a mortgage and 52.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 2,074 60.3 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,093 31.8 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 273 7.9 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Biggera Waters, of all households, 60.3% were family households, 31.8% were single person households and 7.9% were group households.

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Household income Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 23.9 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.2 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Biggera Waters, 23.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.2% 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 Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 365 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 72.7 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 27.3 -- 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 Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.6 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.4 -- 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 Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 234 6.8 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,542 44.7 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,139 33.1 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 391 11.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 140 4.1 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Biggera Waters, 44.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 531 15.4 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 2,808 81.5 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 108 3.1 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Biggera Waters, 81.5% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 55 48.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 58 51.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Biggera Waters, 48.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.3% were female. The median age was 27 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
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,125 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Biggera Waters, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Biggera Waters % Biggera Waters Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 373 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,625 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Biggera Waters, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $373 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,625.

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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.