Glass House Mountains

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31149
People 5,065
Male 49.8%
Female 50.2%
Median age 42
Families 1,471
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 1,903
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,389
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,777
Median weekly rent $350
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 2,517 49.8 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,540 50.2 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 93 1.8 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,065 people in Glass House Mountains. Of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

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Age Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 42 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 257 5.1 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 356 7.0 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 342 6.8 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 353 7.0 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 246 4.9 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 210 4.1 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 261 5.2 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 314 6.2 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 348 6.9 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 402 7.9 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 351 6.9 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 346 6.8 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 351 6.9 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 341 6.7 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 267 5.3 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 160 3.2 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 95 1.9 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 62 1.2 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Glass House Mountains was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 2,216 53.9 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 159 3.9 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 371 9.0 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 179 4.3 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,190 28.9 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Glass House Mountains aged 15 years and over, 53.9% were married and 12.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 2,013 54.0 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 444 11.9 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,273 34.1 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Glass House Mountains, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 52 3.7 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 303 21.5 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 29 2.1 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 125 8.9 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 249 17.6 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 22 1.6 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 60 4.2 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 76 5.4 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 126 8.9 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 37 2.6 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 333 23.6 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Glass House Mountains 27.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.8% were in primary school, 23.9% in secondary school and 14.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 495 12.0 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 386 9.3 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 152 3.7 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 776 18.8 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 613 14.8 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 188 4.5 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 654 15.8 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 6 0.1 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 350 8.5 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 8 0.2 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 360 8.7 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Glass House Mountains, 14.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 2,250 32.0 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 2,203 31.3 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 542 7.7 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 538 7.6 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 336 4.8 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Glass House Mountains were English 32.0%, Australian 31.3%, Irish 7.7%, Scottish 7.6% and German 4.8%.

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 Glass House Mountains (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,958 78.3 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 286 5.7 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 172 3.4 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Germany 29 0.6 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 28 0.6 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3
Philippines 21 0.4 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0

In Glass House Mountains, 78.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.7%, New Zealand 3.4%, Germany 0.6%, Netherlands 0.6% and Philippines 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 949 18.8 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 406 8.0 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 285 5.6 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,118 61.6 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Glass House Mountains, 61.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,425 68.1 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 447 8.9 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 230 4.6 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 66 1.3 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 65 1.3 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7

In Glass House Mountains, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.1%, England 8.9%, New Zealand 4.6%, Scotland 1.3% and Netherlands 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,549 70.5 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 427 8.5 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 233 4.6 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 54 1.1 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
Netherlands 51 1.0 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6

In Glass House Mountains, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.5%, England 8.5%, New Zealand 4.6%, Scotland 1.1% and Netherlands 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,623 32.1 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 936 18.5 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 889 17.6 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 402 8.0 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 314 6.2 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Glass House Mountains were No Religion, so described 32.1%, Catholic 18.5%, Anglican 17.6%, Not stated 8.0% and Uniting Church 6.2%. In Glass House Mountains, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Italian 30 0.6 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
French 23 0.5 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Dutch 16 0.3 7,157 0.2 33,835 0.1
Tagalog 13 0.3 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Mandarin 13 0.3 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 4,603 91.2 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 110 6.1 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Glass House Mountains 91.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.6%, French 0.5%, Dutch 0.3%, Tagalog 0.3% and Mandarin 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,339 54.7 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 794 32.4 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 140 5.7 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 175 7.1 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 2,448 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Glass House Mountains. Of these 54.7% were employed full time, 32.4% were employed part-time and 7.1% 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
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 294 12.9 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 212 9.3 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 291 12.8 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 377 16.6 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 961 42.2 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Glass House Mountains, 12.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 377 16.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 333 14.6 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 303 13.3 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 292 12.8 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 268 11.8 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 259 11.4 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 227 10.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 182 8.0 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Glass House Mountains included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.6%, Professionals 14.6%, Labourers 13.3%, Managers 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Sales Workers 10.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 71 3.3 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 70 3.2 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 63 2.9 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 56 2.6 3,830 0.2 6,413 0.1
Road Freight Transport 55 2.5 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2

Of the employed people in Glass House Mountains, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 3.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 2.6% and Road Freight Transport 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 579 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,501 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,389 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Glass House Mountains was $579.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,434 63.8 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 154 6.9 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 110 4.9 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 67 3.0 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Train 56 2.5 42,306 2.0 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 113 5.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,593 70.1 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Glass House Mountains, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.8%, Worked at home 6.9%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Walked only 3.0% and Train 2.5%. On the day, 5.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,127 76.1 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,183 28.8 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 475 11.5 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 867 21.1 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Glass House Mountains, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.8% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.1% 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
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 870 21.2 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,200 29.2 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 557 13.6 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 500 12.2 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Glass House Mountains, 29.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 635 43.3 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 624 42.5 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 193 13.2 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 15 1.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Glass House Mountains, 42.5% were couple families with children, 43.3% were couple families without children and 13.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.8 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.2 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Glass House Mountains, 20.8% of single parents were male and 79.2% 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
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 235 18.6 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 43 3.4 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 264 20.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 160 12.7 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 87 6.9 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 330 26.1 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 74 5.9 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 69 5.5 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Glass House Mountains, of couple families with children, 18.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 20.9% 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 Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,739 95.5 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 81 4.5 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Glass House Mountains, 95.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,722 99.0 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 5 0.3 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 9 0.5 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Glass House Mountains, 99.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.3% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 12 0.7 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 20 1.1 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 108 6.2 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 675 38.7 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 887 50.8 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 44 2.5 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Glass House Mountains, of occupied private dwellings 1.1% had 1 bedroom, 6.2% had 2 bedrooms and 38.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 631 36.3 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 759 43.6 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 298 17.1 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.2 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 48 2.8 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Glass House Mountains, 36.3% were owned outright, 43.6% were owned with a mortgage and 17.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,433 82.7 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 247 14.3 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 53 3.1 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Glass House Mountains, of all households, 82.7% were family households, 14.3% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

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Household income Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.3 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.2 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Glass House Mountains, 15.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.2% 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 Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 350 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.8 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.2 -- 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 Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,777 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.1 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.9 -- 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 Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 40 2.3 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 416 24.0 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 741 42.7 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 479 27.6 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 59 3.4 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Glass House Mountains, 24.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 186 10.7 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,504 86.3 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 53 3.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Glass House Mountains, 86.3% 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.

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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.
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 43 45.3 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 52 54.7 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Glass House Mountains, 45.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.7% were female. The median age was 25 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
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,125 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Glass House Mountains, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Glass House Mountains % Glass House Mountains Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 368 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,100 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Glass House Mountains, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $368 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,100.

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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.