Heathwood

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31323
People 2,794
Male 49%
Female 51%
Median age 31
Families 759
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1.2
All private dwellings 875
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $2,316
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,200
Median weekly rent $450
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

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
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,369 49.0 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,426 51.0 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34 1.2 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,794 people in Heathwood. Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

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Age Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 31 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 304 10.9 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 219 7.8 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 195 7.0 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 208 7.4 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 175 6.3 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 212 7.6 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 282 10.1 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 275 9.8 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 232 8.3 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 214 7.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 158 5.6 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 126 4.5 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 89 3.2 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 56 2.0 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 18 0.6 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 17 0.6 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 7 0.3 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 12 0.4 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Heathwood was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 3.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,278 61.2 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 49 2.3 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 96 4.6 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 35 1.7 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 631 30.2 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Heathwood aged 15 years and over, 61.2% were married and 6.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,162 59.6 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 171 8.8 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 618 31.7 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Heathwood, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 53 5.9 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 195 21.7 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 39 4.3 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 42 4.7 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 127 14.2 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 22 2.5 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 55 6.1 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 39 4.3 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 181 20.2 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 13 1.4 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 131 14.6 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Heathwood 32.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.0% were in primary school, 22.5% in secondary school and 24.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 611 29.3 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 206 9.9 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 61 2.9 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 212 10.2 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 434 20.8 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 89 4.3 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 170 8.2 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 78 3.7 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 40 1.9 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 124 6.0 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Heathwood, 20.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 656 18.4 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 535 15.0 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Vietnamese 331 9.3 28,325 0.4 294,798 0.9
Indian 319 8.9 74,094 1.1 619,164 2.0
Chinese 223 6.2 136,389 2.1 1,213,903 3.9

The most common ancestries in Heathwood were English 18.4%, Australian 15.0%, Vietnamese 9.3%, Indian 8.9% and Chinese 6.2%.

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

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Country of birth Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,468 53.0 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Vietnam 185 6.7 19,544 0.4 219,355 0.9
India 164 5.9 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 160 5.8 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 90 3.2 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 71 2.6 47,114 1.0 509,555 2.2

In Heathwood, 53.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 6.7%, India 5.9%, New Zealand 5.8%, England 3.2% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,630 58.4 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 184 6.6 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 123 4.4 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 721 25.8 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Heathwood, 25.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 58.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 847 30.2 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
Vietnam 324 11.6 28,991 0.6 320,208 1.4
India 261 9.3 67,903 1.4 616,939 2.6
England 149 5.3 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 147 5.2 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6

In Heathwood, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 30.2%, Vietnam 11.6%, India 9.3%, England 5.3% and New Zealand 5.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 913 32.7 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
Vietnam 319 11.4 30,297 0.6 335,060 1.4
India 246 8.8 65,921 1.4 605,777 2.6
New Zealand 161 5.8 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 122 4.4 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6

In Heathwood, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 32.7%, Vietnam 11.4%, India 8.8%, New Zealand 5.8% and England 4.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 729 26.1 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 542 19.4 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Hinduism 242 8.7 45,961 1.0 440,300 1.9
Anglican 227 8.1 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 214 7.7 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Heathwood were No Religion, so described 26.1%, Catholic 19.4%, Hinduism 8.7%, Anglican 8.1% and Not stated 7.7%. In Heathwood, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (48.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Vietnamese 307 11.1 25,914 0.6 277,400 1.2
Mandarin 103 3.7 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Hindi 78 2.8 18,163 0.4 159,652 0.7
Samoan 56 2.0 14,969 0.3 44,869 0.2
Tamil 51 1.8 5,520 0.1 73,161 0.3
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English only spoken at home 1,502 54.1 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 392 47.6 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Heathwood 54.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 11.1%, Mandarin 3.7%, Hindi 2.8%, Samoan 2.0% and Tamil 1.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,009 63.8 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 391 24.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 73 4.6 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 108 6.8 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,581 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Heathwood. Of these 63.8% were employed full time, 24.7% were employed part-time and 6.8% 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
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 119 8.1 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 128 8.7 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 145 9.9 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 347 23.6 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 659 44.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Heathwood, 8.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 367 24.9 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 235 16.0 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 211 14.3 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 159 10.8 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 147 10.0 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 133 9.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 107 7.3 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 89 6.1 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Heathwood included Professionals 24.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Managers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 9.0%, Labourers 7.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 67 4.9 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 44 3.2 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8
State Government Administration 35 2.5 36,185 1.7 158,980 1.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 34 2.5 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Road Freight Transport 33 2.4 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2

Of the employed people in Heathwood, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.9%, Takeaway Food Services 3.2%, State Government Administration 2.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5% and Road Freight Transport 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 856 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 2,291 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,316 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Heathwood was $856.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,012 69.8 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 86 5.9 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 67 4.6 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Bus 66 4.6 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
Train 25 1.7 42,306 2.0 488,012 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 146 9.9 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,150 77.8 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Heathwood, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.8%, Car, as passenger 5.9%, Worked at home 4.6%, Bus 4.6% and Train 1.7%. On the day, 9.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,545 74.0 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 786 37.8 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 205 9.9 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 333 16.0 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Heathwood, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.8% provided care for children and 9.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.0% 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
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 512 24.6 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 603 28.9 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 254 12.2 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 171 8.2 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Heathwood, 28.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 197 25.9 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 483 63.5 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 74 9.7 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 7 0.9 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Heathwood, 63.5% were couple families with children, 25.9% were couple families without children and 9.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 23.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 77.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Heathwood, 23.0% of single parents were male and 77.0% 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
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 245 36.3 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 24 3.6 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 151 22.4 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 114 16.9 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 17 2.5 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 51 7.6 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 47 7.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 26 3.9 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Heathwood, of couple families with children, 36.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 22.4% 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 Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 781 94.0 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 50 6.0 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Heathwood, 94.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 772 98.8 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 0.4 174,984 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 Heathwood, 98.8% were separate houses, 0.4% 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
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 3 0.4 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 4 0.5 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 64 8.2 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 698 89.1 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 14 1.8 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 4 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Heathwood, of occupied private dwellings 0.4% had 1 bedroom, 0.5% had 2 bedrooms and 8.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4. The average household size was 3.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 80 10.2 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 479 60.9 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 206 26.2 566,478 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 21 2.7 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Heathwood, 10.2% were owned outright, 60.9% were owned with a mortgage and 26.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 724 92.8 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 45 5.8 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 11 1.4 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Heathwood, of all households, 92.8% were family households, 5.8% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

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Household income Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 5.9 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 27.6 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Heathwood, 5.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 27.6% 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 Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 450 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.2 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.8 -- 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 Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,200 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 86.7 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.3 -- 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 Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 4 0.5 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 155 19.9 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 388 49.9 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 215 27.7 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 15 1.9 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Heathwood, 19.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 31 4.0 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 727 93.6 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 19 2.4 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Heathwood, 93.6% 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.
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 11 36.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 19 63.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Heathwood, 36.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 63.3% were female. The median age was 27 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
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.7 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,791 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Heathwood, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,791.

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
Heathwood % Heathwood Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 470 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,730 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Heathwood, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $470 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,730.

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.