Capalaba

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30528
People 17,333
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 37
Families 4,839
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 6,814
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,484
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,850
Median weekly rent $350
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 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

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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
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 8,595 49.6 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 8,740 50.4 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 457 2.6 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 17,333 people in Capalaba. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.6% of the population.

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Age Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 37 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,080 6.2 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,139 6.6 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,042 6.0 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,098 6.3 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,183 6.8 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,144 6.6 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,275 7.4 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,135 6.5 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,078 6.2 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,115 6.4 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,247 7.2 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,193 6.9 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,087 6.3 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 983 5.7 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 593 3.4 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 399 2.3 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 271 1.6 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 271 1.6 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Capalaba was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 6,716 47.7 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 503 3.6 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,387 9.8 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 688 4.9 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 4,789 34.0 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Capalaba aged 15 years and over, 47.7% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 6,230 47.6 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,496 11.4 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 5,357 40.9 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Capalaba, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 199 4.5 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 990 22.4 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 301 6.8 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 161 3.6 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 721 16.3 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 154 3.5 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 247 5.6 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 310 7.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 580 13.1 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 112 2.5 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 651 14.7 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Capalaba 25.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.9% were in primary school, 25.3% in secondary school and 20.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,965 14.0 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,287 9.2 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 491 3.5 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 2,730 19.4 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,518 17.9 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 660 4.7 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,058 14.6 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 13 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 1,038 7.4 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 48 0.3 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 864 6.1 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Capalaba, 17.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 7,477 30.4 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 6,293 25.6 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 2,116 8.6 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 2,015 8.2 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 1,133 4.6 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Capalaba were English 30.4%, Australian 25.6%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 8.2% and German 4.6%.

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

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Country of birth Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 12,886 74.4 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 1,135 6.6 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 753 4.4 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
South Africa 180 1.0 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Philippines 175 1.0 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
India 152 0.9 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9

In Capalaba, 74.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 6.6%, England 4.4%, South Africa 1.0%, Philippines 1.0% and India 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,742 27.3 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,323 7.6 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,022 5.9 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 9,609 55.4 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Capalaba, 55.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 10,671 61.6 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 1,321 7.6 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
England 1,292 7.5 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Scotland 274 1.6 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Philippines 211 1.2 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2

In Capalaba, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 61.6%, New Zealand 7.6%, England 7.5%, Scotland 1.6% and Philippines 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 10,986 63.4 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 1,410 8.1 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 1,187 6.8 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Philippines 249 1.4 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
Scotland 231 1.3 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1

In Capalaba, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.4%, New Zealand 8.1%, England 6.8%, Philippines 1.4% and Scotland 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 5,270 30.4 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,910 22.5 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 2,775 16.0 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,170 6.7 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 986 5.7 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Capalaba were No Religion, so described 30.4%, Catholic 22.5%, Anglican 16.0%, Not stated 6.7% and Uniting Church 5.7%. In Capalaba, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 109 0.6 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Hindi 92 0.5 18,163 0.4 159,652 0.7
Tagalog 83 0.5 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Greek 80 0.5 10,538 0.2 237,588 1.0
Italian 80 0.5 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 15,202 87.7 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 776 12.0 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Capalaba 87.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.6%, Hindi 0.5%, Tagalog 0.5%, Greek 0.5% and Italian 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5,619 59.1 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,812 29.6 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 450 4.7 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 626 6.6 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 9,507 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Capalaba. Of these 59.1% were employed full time, 29.6% were employed part-time and 6.6% 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
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 946 10.7 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 794 8.9 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,068 12.0 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,864 21.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 3,760 42.3 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Capalaba, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,565 17.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,453 16.4 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 1,330 15.0 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 1,016 11.4 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 924 10.4 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 902 10.2 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 865 9.7 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 680 7.7 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Capalaba included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.4%, Professionals 15.0%, Labourers 11.4%, Managers 10.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Sales Workers 9.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 322 3.7 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 237 2.7 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Takeaway Food Services 191 2.2 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8
Primary Education 182 2.1 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 180 2.0 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Capalaba, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.7%, Takeaway Food Services 2.2%, Primary Education 2.1% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 703 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,747 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,484 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Capalaba was $703.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 6,170 69.7 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 412 4.7 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 348 3.9 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Bus 272 3.1 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
Walked only 132 1.5 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 525 5.9 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 6,815 76.8 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Capalaba, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.7%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Worked at home 3.9%, Bus 3.1% and Walked only 1.5%. On the day, 5.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 10,421 74.0 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 4,356 30.9 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,706 12.1 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,370 16.8 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Capalaba, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.9% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.8% 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
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,403 24.2 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 4,077 29.0 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,723 12.2 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,215 8.6 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Capalaba, 29.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

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Family composition

Family composition Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,773 36.6 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 2,178 45.0 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 822 17.0 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 66 1.4 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Capalaba, 45.0% were couple families with children, 36.6% were couple families without children and 17.0% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.7 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.3 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Capalaba, 21.7% of single parents were male and 78.3% 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
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 985 25.0 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 164 4.2 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 929 23.5 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 558 14.1 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 206 5.2 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 683 17.3 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 217 5.5 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 203 5.1 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Capalaba, of couple families with children, 25.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 23.5% 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 Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 6,282 94.6 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 359 5.4 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Capalaba, 94.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,959 78.9 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,160 18.5 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 81 1.3 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 64 1.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Capalaba, 78.9% were separate houses, 18.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.3% were flats or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 32 0.5 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 243 3.9 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 710 11.3 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,614 41.5 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,549 40.5 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 145 2.3 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 Capalaba, of occupied private dwellings 3.9% had 1 bedroom, 11.3% had 2 bedrooms and 41.5% 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
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,824 29.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,667 42.4 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,644 26.1 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 15 0.2 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 145 2.3 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Capalaba, 29.0% were owned outright, 42.4% were owned with a mortgage and 26.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 4,665 74.1 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,434 22.8 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 200 3.2 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Capalaba, of all households, 74.1% were family households, 22.8% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

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Household income Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.4 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 13.5 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Capalaba, 17.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.5% 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 Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 350 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.3 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.7 -- 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 Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,850 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.2 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.8 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 303 4.8 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,883 29.9 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,386 37.9 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,526 24.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 191 3.0 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Capalaba, 29.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 736 11.7 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 5,411 86.1 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 141 2.2 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Capalaba, 86.1% 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.
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 205 44.8 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 253 55.2 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Capalaba, 44.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.2% were female. The median age was 22 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
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,474 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Capalaba, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,474.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Capalaba % Capalaba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 350 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,872 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Capalaba, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,872.

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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.