Fraser Island

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31091
People 182
Male 56.8%
Female 43.2%
Median age 42
Families 23
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1
for all households (a) 0.2
All private dwellings 201
Average people per household 2
Median weekly household income $1,093
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,056
Median weekly rent $0
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
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 104 56.8 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 79 43.2 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 6 3.3 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 182 people in Fraser Island. Of these 56.8% were male and 43.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of the population.

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Age Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 5 3.1 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 3 1.8 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 8 4.9 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 0 0.0 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 27 16.6 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 22 13.5 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 5 3.1 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 8 4.9 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 11 6.7 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 5 3.1 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 10 6.1 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 14 8.6 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 17 10.4 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 15 9.2 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 5 3.1 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 8 4.9 126,084 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 Fraser Island was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 60 37.7 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3 1.9 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 20 12.6 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 7 4.4 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 69 43.4 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Fraser Island aged 15 years and over, 37.7% were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 22 29.3 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 14 18.7 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 39 52.0 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Fraser Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 29.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 0 0.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 3 4.9 276,468 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 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 4 6.6 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 4.9 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 51 83.6 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Fraser Island 34.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 4.9% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 11.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 14 8.4 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 15 9.0 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 7 4.2 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 32 19.3 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 19 11.4 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 5 3.0 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 16 9.6 488,554 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 4 2.4 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 5 3.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 48 28.9 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Fraser Island, 11.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 62 27.7 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 50 22.3 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 17 7.6 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 13 5.8 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 12 5.4 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Fraser Island were English 27.7%, Australian 22.3%, Scottish 7.6%, Irish 5.8% and German 5.4%.

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 Fraser Island (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 94 56.0 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 16 9.5 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 3 1.8 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Fiji 3 1.8 12,614 0.3 61,469 0.3
Italy 3 1.8 12,995 0.3 174,042 0.7

In Fraser Island, 56.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 9.5%, New Zealand 1.8%, Fiji 1.8% and Italy 1.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 37 20.6 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 9 5.0 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 9 5.0 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 74 41.1 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Fraser Island, 41.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 89 51.1 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 11 6.3 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 4 2.3 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 4 2.3 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Fiji 3 1.7 17,814 0.4 88,598 0.4

In Fraser Island, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 51.1%, England 6.3%, New Zealand 2.3%, Scotland 2.3% and Fiji 1.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 85 49.1 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 19 11.0 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 3 1.7 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Fiji 3 1.7 18,313 0.4 90,329 0.4
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3 1.7 29,473 0.6 155,231 0.7

In Fraser Island, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 49.1%, England 11.0%, New Zealand 1.7%, Fiji 1.7% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Not stated 54 31.6 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
No Religion, so described 43 25.1 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 30 17.5 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 22 12.9 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Presbyterian and Reformed 7 4.1 138,614 2.9 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Fraser Island were Not stated 31.6%, No Religion, so described 25.1%, Catholic 17.5%, Anglican 12.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.1%. In Fraser Island, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (62.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Italian 4 2.3 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
Hindi 3 1.7 18,163 0.4 159,652 0.7
Mandarin 3 1.7 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 116 65.5 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 6 2.9 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Fraser Island 65.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 2.3%, Hindi 1.7% and Mandarin 1.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 56 61.5 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 25 27.5 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 10 11.0 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 0 0.0 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 91 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fraser Island. Of these 61.5% were employed full time, 27.5% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

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

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 7 7.7 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 9 9.9 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 6 6.6 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 17 18.7 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 38 41.8 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Fraser Island, 7.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 18 22.8 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 15 19.0 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 14 17.7 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 12 15.2 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 10 12.7 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 5 6.3 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 5 6.3 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The only other responses for occupation in Fraser Island were Community and Personal Service Workers 22.8%, Managers 19.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.7%, Labourers 15.2%, Professionals 12.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.3% and Sales Workers 6.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Accommodation 41 60.3 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Management Advice and Related Consulting Services 5 7.4 10,961 0.5 66,148 0.6
Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 5 7.4 1,911 0.1 9,123 0.1
Fuel Retailing 3 4.4 7,532 0.4 30,876 0.3
Road Freight Transport 3 4.4 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2

Of the employed people in Fraser Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 60.3%, Management Advice and Related Consulting Services 7.4%, Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 7.4%, Fuel Retailing 4.4% and Road Freight Transport 4.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 679 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,031 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,093 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Fraser Island was $679.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 27 34.2 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 23 29.1 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Other 10 12.7 15,689 0.7 73,512 0.7
Worked at home 4 5.1 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 3 3.8 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 3.5 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 29 35.8 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Fraser Island, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 34.2%, Walked only 29.1%, Other 12.7%, Worked at home 5.1% and Car, as passenger 3.8%. On the day, 3.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 35.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 67 40.1 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 20 12.3 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 9 5.5 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 31 18.3 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Fraser Island, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 12.3% provided care for children and 5.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.3% 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
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 25 14.7 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 28 16.5 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 11 6.5 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 6 3.5 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Fraser Island, 16.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 6.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 12 60.0 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 8 40.0 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 0 0.0 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Fraser Island, 40.0% were couple families with children, 60.0% 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
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 0.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Fraser Island, 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
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 4 23.5 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 3 17.6 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 0 0.0 144,839 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 4 23.5 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 3 17.6 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 3 17.6 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Fraser Island, of couple families with children, 23.5% had both partners employed full-time, 17.6% 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 Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 43 93.5 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 3 6.5 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Fraser Island, 93.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 34 79.1 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 3 7.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 7.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Fraser Island, 79.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.0% were flats or apartments and 7.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 11 24.4 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 7 15.6 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 5 11.1 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 16 35.6 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 6 13.3 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Fraser Island, of occupied private dwellings 24.4% had 1 bedroom, 15.6% had 2 bedrooms and 11.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13 28.9 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 3 6.7 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 21 46.7 566,478 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 17.8 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Fraser Island, 28.9% were owned outright, 6.7% were owned with a mortgage and 46.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 25 56.8 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 19 43.2 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 0 0.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Fraser Island, of all households, 56.8% were family households, 43.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

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Household income Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 30.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 0.0 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Fraser Island, 30.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 0 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.0 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.0 -- 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 Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,056 -- 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 Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 23 45.1 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 11 21.6 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 9 17.6 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 15.7 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Fraser Island, 45.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 21.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 17 32.7 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 29 55.8 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 6 11.5 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Fraser Island, 55.8% 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.
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 5 100.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 0 0.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 52 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Fraser Island, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 52 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
Fraser Island % Fraser Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,124 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Fraser Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,124.

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

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

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

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.