Ellesmere

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC30974
People 343
Male 51%
Female 49%
Median age 50
Families 103
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 157
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $811
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,091
Median weekly rent $200
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

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
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 176 51.0 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 169 49.0 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 13 3.8 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 343 people in Ellesmere. Of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.8% of the population.

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Age Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 50 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 19 5.7 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 23 6.9 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 18 5.4 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 19 5.7 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 13 3.9 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 8 2.4 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 22 6.6 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 5 1.5 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 26 7.8 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 11 3.3 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 21 6.3 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 20 6.0 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 44 13.2 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 36 10.8 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 31 9.3 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 14 4.2 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 4 1.2 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 Ellesmere was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 161 55.7 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 23 8.0 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 41 14.2 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 9 3.1 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 55 19.0 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Ellesmere aged 15 years and over, 55.7% were married and 22.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 134 53.0 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 29 11.5 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 90 35.6 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Ellesmere, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 0 0.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 15 19.5 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 4 5.2 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 3.9 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 16 20.8 176,138 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 9 11.7 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 30 39.0 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Ellesmere 23.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.8% were in primary school, 25.7% in secondary school and 12.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 14 4.9 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 23 8.0 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 3 1.0 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 59 20.5 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 31 10.8 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 10 3.5 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 57 19.8 488,554 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 39 13.5 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 4 1.4 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 31 10.8 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Ellesmere, 10.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 153 34.7 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 147 33.3 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
German 34 7.7 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1
Scottish 28 6.3 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 27 6.1 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Ellesmere were English 34.7%, Australian 33.3%, German 7.7%, Scottish 6.3% and Irish 6.1%.

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

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Country of birth Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 278 84.2 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 11 3.3 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 9 2.7 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Scotland 3 0.9 21,879 0.5 119,417 0.5
Netherlands 3 0.9 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3

In Ellesmere, 84.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.3%, New Zealand 2.7%, Scotland 0.9% and Netherlands 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 49 14.4 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 24 7.1 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 8 2.4 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 233 68.5 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Ellesmere, 68.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 245 72.9 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 29 8.6 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 17 5.1 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 7 2.1 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7
Scotland 3 0.9 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In Ellesmere, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.9%, England 8.6%, New Zealand 5.1%, Netherlands 2.1% and Scotland 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 257 76.5 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 17 5.1 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 14 4.2 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 7 2.1 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
Netherlands 7 2.1 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6

In Ellesmere, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.5%, England 5.1%, New Zealand 4.2%, Scotland 2.1% and Netherlands 2.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 83 24.2 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 60 17.5 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 55 16.0 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 42 12.2 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 27 7.9 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Ellesmere were No Religion, so described 24.2%, Catholic 17.5%, Anglican 16.0%, Not stated 12.2% and Uniting Church 7.9%. In Ellesmere, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Finnish 3 0.9 2,115 0.0 5,962 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 309 93.4 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 7 4.9 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Ellesmere 93.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Finnish 0.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 51 42.5 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 47 39.2 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 7 5.8 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 15 12.5 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 120 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ellesmere. Of these 42.5% were employed full time, 39.2% were employed part-time and 12.5% 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
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 17 16.0 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 18 17.0 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 15 14.2 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 25 23.6 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 22 20.8 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Ellesmere, 16.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 17.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 20.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 26 23.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 20 18.2 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 17 15.5 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 13 11.8 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 10 9.1 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 9 8.2 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 8 7.3 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 7 6.4 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Ellesmere included Technicians and Trades Workers 23.6%, Labourers 18.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.5%, Professionals 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.1%, Managers 8.2%, Sales Workers 7.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7 11.1 16,552 0.8 44,309 0.4
Primary Education 5 7.9 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4 6.3 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Coal Mining 3 4.8 24,967 1.2 46,491 0.4
Meat Processing 3 4.8 10,155 0.5 28,852 0.3

Of the employed people in Ellesmere, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 11.1%, Primary Education 7.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.3%, Coal Mining 4.8% and Meat Processing 4.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 409 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 907 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 811 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ellesmere was $409.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 75 68.8 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 8 7.3 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 4 3.7 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car as driver, car as passenger 3 2.8 5,366 0.3 25,615 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
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 79 76.7 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Ellesmere, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 68.8%, Car, as passenger 7.3%, Worked at home 3.7% and Car as driver, car as passenger 2.8%. 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 76.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 187 66.3 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 59 20.8 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 49 17.1 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 54 18.9 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Ellesmere, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.8% provided care for children and 17.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.9% 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
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 40 13.7 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 64 21.9 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 41 14.0 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 52 17.8 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Ellesmere, 21.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 59 58.4 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 25 24.8 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 17 16.8 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Ellesmere, 24.8% were couple families with children, 58.4% were couple families without children and 16.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 38.1 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 61.9 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Ellesmere, 38.1% of single parents were male and 61.9% 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
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 9 10.3 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 10 11.5 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 7 8.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 10 11.5 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 41 47.1 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 6 6.9 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 4 4.6 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Ellesmere, of couple families with children, 10.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 11.5% 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

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 Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 135 89.4 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 16 10.6 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Ellesmere, 89.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 132 97.8 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 3 2.2 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Ellesmere, 97.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 2.8 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 9 6.3 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 30 21.1 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 62 43.7 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 30 21.1 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 7 4.9 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Ellesmere, of occupied private dwellings 6.3% had 1 bedroom, 21.1% had 2 bedrooms and 43.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 62 47.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 51 38.6 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 11 8.3 566,478 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 8 6.1 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Ellesmere, 47.0% were owned outright, 38.6% were owned with a mortgage and 8.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 101 71.6 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 35 24.8 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 5 3.5 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Ellesmere, of all households, 71.6% were family households, 24.8% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

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Household income Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 31.0 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.6 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Ellesmere, 31.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.6% 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 Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 200 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.1 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.9 -- 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 Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,091 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.9 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.1 -- 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 Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 3 2.3 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 29 22.5 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 60 46.5 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 28 21.7 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 9 7.0 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Ellesmere, 22.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 28 21.1 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 98 73.7 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 7 5.3 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Ellesmere, 73.7% 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.
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 11 78.6 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 3 21.4 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 57 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Ellesmere, 78.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 21.4% were female. The median age was 57 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
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.8 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 612 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Ellesmere, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.8 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $612.

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
Ellesmere % Ellesmere Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 455 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Ellesmere, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $455.

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.