Gaven

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31117
People 1,558
Male 50.8%
Female 49.2%
Median age 43
Families 427
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 524
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,755
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $420
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 3

(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
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 791 50.8 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 767 49.2 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 25 1.6 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,558 people in Gaven. Of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

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Age Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 48 3.1 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 80 5.1 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 135 8.6 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 129 8.2 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 98 6.2 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 71 4.5 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 46 2.9 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 100 6.4 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 123 7.8 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 130 8.3 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 148 9.4 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 141 9.0 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 112 7.1 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 92 5.9 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 57 3.6 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 39 2.5 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 12 0.8 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 10 0.6 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Gaven was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 624 48.0 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 51 3.9 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 126 9.7 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 50 3.8 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 449 34.5 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Gaven aged 15 years and over, 48.0% were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 572 48.1 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 126 10.6 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 491 41.3 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Gaven, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 13 2.9 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 74 16.4 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 27 6.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 27 6.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 72 16.0 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 24 5.3 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 35 7.8 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 34 7.5 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 59 13.1 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 6 1.3 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 80 17.7 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Gaven 28.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.2% were in primary school, 29.5% in secondary school and 20.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 133 10.3 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 129 10.0 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 35 2.7 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 261 20.2 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 209 16.2 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 78 6.0 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 201 15.5 488,554 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 96 7.4 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 8 0.6 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 106 8.2 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Gaven, 16.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 728 33.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 553 25.8 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 183 8.5 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 167 7.8 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 74 3.4 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Gaven were English 33.9%, Australian 25.8%, Irish 8.5%, Scottish 7.8% and German 3.4%.

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

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Country of birth Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,116 71.7 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 161 10.3 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 79 5.1 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Papua New Guinea 9 0.6 16,120 0.3 28,800 0.1
Germany 9 0.6 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 9 0.6 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3

In Gaven, 71.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 10.3%, England 5.1%, Papua New Guinea 0.6%, Germany 0.6% and Netherlands 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 457 29.3 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 99 6.3 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 95 6.1 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 826 52.9 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Gaven, 52.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 29.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 924 59.9 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 183 11.9 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
England 126 8.2 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Netherlands 19 1.2 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7
South Africa 15 1.0 46,102 1.0 190,816 0.8

In Gaven, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 59.9%, New Zealand 11.9%, England 8.2%, Netherlands 1.2% and South Africa 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 928 60.5 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 212 13.8 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 136 8.9 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Netherlands 16 1.0 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6
Germany 15 1.0 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7

In Gaven, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 60.5%, New Zealand 13.8%, England 8.9%, Netherlands 1.0% and Germany 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 465 29.7 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 333 21.3 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 308 19.7 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 140 9.0 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 76 4.9 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Gaven were No Religion, so described 29.7%, Anglican 21.3%, Catholic 19.7%, Not stated 9.0% and Uniting Church 4.9%. In Gaven, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Persian (excluding Dari) 12 0.8 6,713 0.1 58,313 0.2
Mandarin 9 0.6 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Korean 9 0.6 19,620 0.4 108,997 0.5
Dutch 8 0.5 7,157 0.2 33,835 0.1
Japanese 8 0.5 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
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English only spoken at home 1,384 89.3 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 51 10.3 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Gaven 89.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Persian (excluding Dari) 0.8%, Mandarin 0.6%, Korean 0.6%, Dutch 0.5% and Japanese 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 488 55.6 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 286 32.6 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 47 5.4 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 57 6.5 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 878 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gaven. Of these 55.6% were employed full time, 32.6% were employed part-time and 6.5% 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
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 105 12.7 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 69 8.4 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 108 13.1 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 132 16.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 357 43.3 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Gaven, 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 161 19.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 119 14.5 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 96 11.7 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 89 10.8 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Professionals 88 10.7 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 81 9.9 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 81 9.9 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 79 9.6 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5

The most common occupations in Gaven included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.5%, Managers 11.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.8%, Professionals 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.9%, Sales Workers 9.9% and Labourers 9.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 30 4.2 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 28 4.0 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Road Freight Transport 23 3.3 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2
Site Preparation Services 21 3.0 8,742 0.4 37,091 0.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 21 3.0 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Gaven, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.0%, Road Freight Transport 3.3%, Site Preparation Services 3.0% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 621 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,763 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,755 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Gaven was $621.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 534 65.6 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 73 9.0 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 46 5.7 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 35 4.3 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
Walked only 13 1.6 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 14 1.7 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 590 72.4 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Gaven, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.6%, Worked at home 9.0%, Car, as passenger 5.7%, Truck 4.3% and Walked only 1.6%. On the day, 1.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 965 74.5 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 386 29.7 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 157 12.1 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 210 16.2 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Gaven, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.7% 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, 16.2% 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
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 328 25.4 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 352 27.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 163 12.6 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 116 9.0 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Gaven, 27.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 146 34.7 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 206 48.9 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 65 15.4 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 4 1.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Gaven, 48.9% were couple families with children, 34.7% were couple families without children and 15.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 26.5 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 73.5 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Gaven, 26.5% of single parents were male and 73.5% 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
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 85 23.9 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 19 5.3 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 78 21.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 48 13.5 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 25 7.0 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 58 16.3 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 22 6.2 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 21 5.9 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Gaven, of couple families with children, 23.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.3% had both employed part-time and 21.9% 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 Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 467 93.8 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 31 6.2 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Gaven, 93.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 464 99.4 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 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Gaven, 99.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 9 1.9 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 24 5.0 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 147 30.8 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 286 60.0 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 11 2.3 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.8 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Gaven, of occupied private dwellings 1.9% had 1 bedroom, 5.0% had 2 bedrooms and 30.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 126 26.5 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 264 55.5 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 75 15.8 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 0.8 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 7 1.5 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Gaven, 26.5% were owned outright, 55.5% were owned with a mortgage and 15.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 393 83.8 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 54 11.5 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 22 4.7 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Gaven, of all households, 83.8% were family households, 11.5% were single person households and 4.7% were group households.

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Household income Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 12.0 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 18.8 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Gaven, 12.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 18.8% 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 Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 420 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.6 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.4 -- 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 Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.9 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 16.1 -- 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 Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 8 1.7 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 61 13.1 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 147 31.7 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 237 51.1 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 11 2.4 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Gaven, 13.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 51.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 28 6.0 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 431 92.1 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 9 1.9 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Gaven, 92.1% 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.
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 15 50.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 15 50.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Gaven, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 24 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.3 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,624 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Gaven, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.2 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,624.

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
Gaven % Gaven Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,884 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Gaven, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,884.

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.