Birdsville

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30261
People 140
Male 54.4%
Female 45.6%
Median age 31
Families 27
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 134
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,437
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $120
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(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
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 80 54.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 67 45.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 26 18.4 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 140 people in Birdsville. Of these 54.4% were male and 45.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 18.4% of the population.

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Age Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 31 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 11 8.2 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 4 3.0 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 0 0.0 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 6 4.5 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 24 17.9 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 19 14.2 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 13 9.7 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 11 8.2 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 8 6.0 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 11 8.2 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 11 8.2 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 10 7.5 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 3 2.2 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 3 2.2 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 0 0.0 180,406 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 Birdsville was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 2.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 38 28.4 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3 2.2 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 9 6.7 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 6 4.5 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 78 58.2 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Birdsville aged 15 years and over, 28.4% were married and 7.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 27 33.8 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 18 22.5 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 35 43.8 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Birdsville, of people aged 15 years and over, 33.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 22.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 0 0.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 8 19.5 276,468 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 0 0.0 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 7.3 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 17 41.5 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 13 31.7 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Birdsville 26.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.0% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 42.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 19 14.6 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 9 6.9 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 3 2.3 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 26 20.0 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 32 24.6 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 5 3.8 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 17 13.1 488,554 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 13 10.0 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 13 10.0 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Birdsville, 24.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 64 36.2 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 54 30.5 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 19 10.7 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Australian Aboriginal 10 5.6 36,971 0.6 144,173 0.5
Scottish 8 4.5 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Birdsville were Australian 36.2%, English 30.5%, Irish 10.7%, Australian Aboriginal 5.6% and Scottish 4.5%.

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

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Country of birth Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 118 86.1 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Ireland 4 2.9 11,352 0.2 74,888 0.3

In Birdsville, 86.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Ireland 2.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 12 8.2 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 9 6.2 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 13 8.9 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 102 69.9 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Birdsville, 69.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 116 82.3 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
Ireland 9 6.4 29,216 0.6 169,273 0.7
England 3 2.1 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0

In Birdsville, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 82.3%, Ireland 6.4% and England 2.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 112 77.8 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 6 4.2 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Ireland 5 3.5 24,312 0.5 147,423 0.6
New Zealand 3 2.1 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Germany 3 2.1 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7

In Birdsville, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.8%, England 4.2%, Ireland 3.5%, New Zealand 2.1% and Germany 2.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 49 36.6 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 33 24.6 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Uniting Church 14 10.4 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7
Anglican 12 9.0 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Presbyterian and Reformed 10 7.5 138,614 2.9 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Birdsville were No Religion, so described 36.6%, Catholic 24.6%, Uniting Church 10.4%, Anglican 9.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 7.5%. In Birdsville, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 130 94.2 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 5 4.8 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Birdsville 94.2% 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
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 64 63.4 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 24 23.8 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 6 5.9 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 7 6.9 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 101 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Birdsville. Of these 63.4% were employed full time, 23.8% were employed part-time and 6.9% 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
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 9 9.9 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 5 5.5 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 8 8.8 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 10 11.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 53 58.2 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Birdsville, 9.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 58.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 19 22.1 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 16 18.6 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 14 16.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 10 11.6 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 8 9.3 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 8 9.3 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 7 8.1 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 4 4.7 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2

The most common occupations in Birdsville included Labourers 22.1%, Managers 18.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.6%, Sales Workers 9.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.1% and Professionals 4.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 21 28.0 16,552 0.8 44,309 0.4
Local Government Administration 12 16.0 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Accommodation 7 9.3 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Pubs, Taverns and Bars 7 9.3 15,419 0.7 75,989 0.7
Road and Bridge Construction 4 5.3 8,546 0.4 31,049 0.3

Of the employed people in Birdsville, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 28.0%, Local Government Administration 16.0%, Accommodation 9.3%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 9.3% and Road and Bridge Construction 5.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 729 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,937 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,437 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Birdsville was $729.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 34 36.6 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 28 30.1 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 12 12.9 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 9 9.7 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Bus 3 3.2 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 6 6.5 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 38 41.3 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Birdsville, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 36.6%, Walked only 30.1%, Worked at home 12.9%, Car, as passenger 9.7% and Bus 3.2%. On the day, 6.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 41.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 85 64.9 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 23 18.7 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 0 0.0 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 46 35.7 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Birdsville, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.7% provided care for children and 0.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 35.7% 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
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 36 27.1 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 28 21.1 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 14 10.5 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 9 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 Birdsville, 21.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.5% 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 Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 13 52.0 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 9 36.0 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 0 0.0 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 12.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Birdsville, 36.0% were couple families with children, 52.0% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

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

In Birdsville, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% 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
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 8 36.4 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 3 13.6 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 0 0.0 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 4 18.2 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 0 0.0 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 0 0.0 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 3 13.6 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 4 18.2 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Birdsville, of couple families with children, 36.4% had both partners employed full-time, 13.6% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 42 58.3 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 30 41.7 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Birdsville, 58.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 41.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 34 81.0 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 5 11.9 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Birdsville, 81.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 11.9% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 7.7 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 7.7 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 8 20.5 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 18 46.2 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 4 10.3 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 7.7 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Birdsville, of occupied private dwellings 7.7% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 46.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 5 12.2 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 3 7.3 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 30 73.2 566,478 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 3 7.3 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Birdsville, 12.2% were owned outright, 7.3% were owned with a mortgage and 73.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 26 65.0 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 11 27.5 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 7.5 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Birdsville, of all households, 65.0% were family households, 27.5% were single person households and 7.5% were group households.

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Household income Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.9 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.7 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Birdsville, 17.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.7% 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 Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 120 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 10 22.7 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 9 20.5 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 18 40.9 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 7 15.9 315,106 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 Birdsville, 20.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 6 12.8 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 33 70.2 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 8 17.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Birdsville, 70.2% 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.
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 15 60.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 10 40.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 39 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Birdsville, 60.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 40.0% were female. The median age was 39 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
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 762 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Birdsville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $762.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Birdsville % Birdsville Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 125 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Birdsville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $125 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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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.