Gayndah

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31118
People 1,981
Male 50.2%
Female 49.8%
Median age 45
Families 467
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 985
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $949
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent $200
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 993 50.2 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 984 49.8 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 170 8.6 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,981 people in Gayndah. Of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.6% of the population.

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Age Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 45 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 95 4.8 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 96 4.9 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 124 6.3 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 136 6.9 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 108 5.5 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 128 6.5 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 100 5.1 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 83 4.2 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 103 5.2 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 136 6.9 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 131 6.7 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 124 6.3 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 151 7.7 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 156 7.9 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 102 5.2 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 93 4.7 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 42 2.1 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 55 2.8 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Gayndah was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 750 45.2 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 55 3.3 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 160 9.6 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 127 7.7 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 567 34.2 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Gayndah aged 15 years and over, 45.2% were married and 13.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 598 45.2 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 153 11.6 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 571 43.2 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Gayndah, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 6 1.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 77 13.4 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 45 7.8 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 5 0.9 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 102 17.7 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 9 1.6 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 13 2.3 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 25 4.3 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 11 1.9 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 283 49.1 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Gayndah 28.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.0% were in primary school, 18.9% in secondary school and 6.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 127 7.6 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 103 6.1 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 33 2.0 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 240 14.3 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 230 13.7 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 59 3.5 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 265 15.8 488,554 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 249 14.8 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 10 0.6 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 321 19.1 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Gayndah, 13.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 850 32.2 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 699 26.5 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
German 232 8.8 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1
Irish 178 6.7 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 176 6.7 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Gayndah were Australian 32.2%, English 26.5%, German 8.8%, Irish 6.7% and Scottish 6.7%.

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

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Country of birth Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,520 77.6 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Korea, Republic of (South) 37 1.9 18,327 0.4 98,776 0.4
New Zealand 33 1.7 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 31 1.6 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
France 14 0.7 5,845 0.1 31,120 0.1
Italy 8 0.4 12,995 0.3 174,042 0.7

In Gayndah, 77.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Korea, Republic of (South) 1.9%, New Zealand 1.7%, England 1.6%, France 0.7% and Italy 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 212 10.7 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 79 4.0 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 47 2.4 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,370 69.3 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Gayndah, 69.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,432 72.6 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 67 3.4 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Korea, Republic of (South) 34 1.7 20,795 0.4 116,045 0.5
New Zealand 32 1.6 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 17 0.9 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In Gayndah, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.6%, England 3.4%, Korea, Republic of (South) 1.7%, New Zealand 1.6% and Scotland 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,472 74.9 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 49 2.5 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Korea, Republic of (South) 37 1.9 21,733 0.5 120,878 0.5
New Zealand 33 1.7 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 26 1.3 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1

In Gayndah, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.9%, England 2.5%, Korea, Republic of (South) 1.9%, New Zealand 1.7% and Scotland 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Anglican 505 25.5 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 424 21.4 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 335 16.9 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 272 13.8 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 156 7.9 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Gayndah were Anglican 25.5%, No Religion, so described 21.4%, Catholic 16.9%, Not stated 13.8% and Uniting Church 7.9%. In Gayndah, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (73.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Korean 36 1.8 19,620 0.4 108,997 0.5
French 10 0.5 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Afrikaans 8 0.4 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
German 6 0.3 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Telugu 4 0.2 3,442 0.1 34,435 0.1
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English only spoken at home 1,657 83.9 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 45 5.2 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Gayndah 83.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Korean 1.8%, French 0.5%, Afrikaans 0.4%, German 0.3% and Telugu 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 506 57.6 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 268 30.5 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 57 6.5 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 47 5.4 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 878 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gayndah. Of these 57.6% were employed full time, 30.5% were employed part-time and 5.4% 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
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 77 9.3 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 78 9.4 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 112 13.5 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 139 16.7 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 371 44.7 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Gayndah, 9.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 208 25.3 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 107 13.0 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 101 12.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 94 11.4 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 94 11.4 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 79 9.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 59 7.2 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 58 7.1 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Gayndah included Labourers 25.3%, Managers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Professionals 11.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.2% and Sales Workers 7.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Citrus Fruit Growing 98 12.5 844 0.0 2,201 0.0
Aged Care Residential Services 58 7.4 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Local Government Administration 42 5.4 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Packaging Services 41 5.2 1,166 0.1 8,958 0.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 34 4.3 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Gayndah, the most common responses for industry of employment included Citrus Fruit Growing 12.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 7.4%, Local Government Administration 5.4%, Packaging Services 5.2% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 528 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,233 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 949 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Gayndah was $528.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 519 62.1 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 78 9.3 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 74 8.9 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 47 5.6 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Motorbike/scooter 11 1.3 19,630 0.9 64,580 0.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 0.4 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 595 72.0 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Gayndah, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.1%, Walked only 9.3%, Car, as passenger 8.9%, Worked at home 5.6% and Motorbike/scooter 1.3%. On the day, 0.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 996 59.9 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 331 19.9 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 168 10.1 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 424 25.6 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Gayndah, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.9% provided care for children and 10.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.6% 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
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 261 15.7 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 391 23.5 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 176 10.6 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 169 10.2 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Gayndah, 23.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 225 48.1 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 159 34.0 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 78 16.7 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 6 1.3 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Gayndah, 34.0% were couple families with children, 48.1% were couple families without children and 16.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.2 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 78.8 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Gayndah, 21.2% of single parents were male and 78.8% 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
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 92 23.8 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 18 4.7 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 91 23.6 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 32 8.3 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 12 3.1 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 98 25.4 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 28 7.3 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 15 3.9 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Gayndah, of couple families with children, 23.8% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 23.6% 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 Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 738 85.3 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 127 14.7 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Gayndah, 85.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 658 89.2 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 20 2.7 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 23 3.1 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 34 4.6 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Gayndah, 89.2% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.1% were flats or apartments and 4.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 8 1.1 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 41 5.5 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 138 18.6 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 352 47.4 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 176 23.7 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 27 3.6 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Gayndah, of occupied private dwellings 5.5% had 1 bedroom, 18.6% had 2 bedrooms and 47.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 264 35.9 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 186 25.3 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 254 34.6 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 0.5 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 27 3.7 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Gayndah, 35.9% were owned outright, 25.3% were owned with a mortgage and 34.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 463 63.0 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 246 33.5 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 26 3.5 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Gayndah, of all households, 63.0% were family households, 33.5% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

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Household income Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 30.7 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 3.6 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Gayndah, 30.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.6% 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 Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 200 -- 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 Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.2 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.8 -- 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 Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 43 5.9 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 253 34.7 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 272 37.3 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 127 17.4 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 35 4.8 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Gayndah, 34.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 205 28.0 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 500 68.3 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 27 3.7 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Gayndah, 68.3% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 84 49.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 85 50.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Gayndah, 49.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.3% were female. The median age was 25 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
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 949 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Gayndah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $949.

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
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,330 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Gayndah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,330.

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.