Karumba

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31507
People 531
Male 54.9%
Female 45.1%
Median age 52
Families 140
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.5
for all households (a) 0.2
All private dwellings 654
Average people per household 1.9
Median weekly household income $1,125
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,000
Median weekly rent $150
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 291 54.9 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 239 45.1 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 37 6.9 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 531 people in Karumba. Of these 54.9% were male and 45.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.9% of the population.

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Age Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 52 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 22 4.1 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 19 3.6 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 12 2.3 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 6 1.1 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 29 5.5 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 19 3.6 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 21 4.0 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 34 6.4 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 27 5.1 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 39 7.3 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 56 10.5 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 61 11.5 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 34 6.4 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 64 12.1 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 43 8.1 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 23 4.3 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 18 3.4 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 4 0.8 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Karumba was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 28.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 233 49.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 21 4.4 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 67 14.2 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 25 5.3 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 127 26.8 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Karumba aged 15 years and over, 49.3% were married and 18.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 171 44.5 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 70 18.2 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 143 37.2 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Karumba, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 9 8.1 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 25 22.5 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 3 2.7 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 3 2.7 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7 6.3 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 64 57.7 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Karumba 22.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.7% were in primary school, 3.5% in secondary school and 8.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 30 6.4 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 26 5.5 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 15 3.2 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 93 19.8 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 40 8.5 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 25 5.3 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 80 17.0 488,554 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 62 13.2 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.6 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 83 17.7 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Karumba, 8.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 207 30.2 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 206 30.0 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 59 8.6 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 37 5.4 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 34 5.0 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Karumba were Australian 30.2%, English 30.0%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 5.4% and German 5.0%.

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

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Country of birth Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 386 73.1 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 12 2.3 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Philippines 10 1.9 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
New Zealand 7 1.3 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 7 1.3 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3
Solomon Islands 6 1.1 1,008 0.0 1,985 0.0

In Karumba, 73.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.3%, Philippines 1.9%, New Zealand 1.3%, Netherlands 1.3% and Solomon Islands 1.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 82 15.5 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 20 3.8 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 28 5.3 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 335 63.3 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Karumba, 63.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 365 70.3 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 18 3.5 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Netherlands 12 2.3 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7
Germany 10 1.9 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7
Philippines 9 1.7 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2

In Karumba, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 70.3%, England 3.5%, Netherlands 2.3%, Germany 1.9% and Philippines 1.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 362 68.2 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 27 5.1 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 11 2.1 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Solomon Islands 9 1.7 1,280 0.0 2,385 0.0
Netherlands 9 1.7 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6

In Karumba, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.2%, England 5.1%, New Zealand 2.1%, Solomon Islands 1.7% and Netherlands 1.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 153 28.4 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 105 19.5 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 102 19.0 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 75 13.9 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 35 6.5 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Karumba were No Religion, so described 28.4%, Catholic 19.5%, Anglican 19.0%, Not stated 13.9% and Uniting Church 6.5%. In Karumba, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (64.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Tagalog 5 1.0 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
German 4 0.8 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Indonesian 4 0.8 5,551 0.1 67,891 0.3
Solomon Islands Pijin 4 0.8 142 0.0 294 0.0
Cantonese 3 0.6 24,900 0.5 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 441 85.0 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 21 3.6 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Karumba 85.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 1.0%, German 0.8%, Indonesian 0.8%, Solomon Islands Pijin 0.8% and Cantonese 0.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 178 65.9 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 60 22.2 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 18 6.7 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 14 5.2 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 270 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Karumba. Of these 65.9% were employed full time, 22.2% were employed part-time and 5.2% 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
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 17 6.5 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 22 8.4 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 27 10.3 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 43 16.3 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 135 51.3 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Karumba, 6.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 66 24.7 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 41 15.4 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 40 15.0 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 35 13.1 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 29 10.9 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 23 8.6 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 21 7.9 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 7 2.6 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Karumba included Labourers 24.7%, Managers 15.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.9%, Professionals 8.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.9% and Sales Workers 2.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Accommodation 37 16.3 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Local Government Administration 22 9.7 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 12 5.3 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Fish and Seafood Wholesaling 11 4.8 601 0.0 2,478 0.0
Prawn Fishing 9 4.0 170 0.0 390 0.0

Of the employed people in Karumba, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 16.3%, Local Government Administration 9.7%, Primary Education 5.3%, Fish and Seafood Wholesaling 4.8% and Prawn Fishing 4.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 647 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,458 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,125 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Karumba was $647.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 112 44.4 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 58 23.0 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 22 8.7 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Other 19 7.5 15,689 0.7 73,512 0.7
Car, as passenger 11 4.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 126 48.5 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Karumba, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 44.4%, Walked only 23.0%, Worked at home 8.7%, Other 7.5% and Car, as passenger 4.4%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 48.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 277 59.2 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 54 11.4 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 29 6.1 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 92 19.2 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Karumba, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 11.4% provided care for children and 6.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.2% 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
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 79 16.8 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 106 22.6 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 43 9.1 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 51 10.9 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Karumba, 22.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 93 68.9 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 30 22.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 8 5.9 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 4 3.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Karumba, 22.2% were couple families with children, 68.9% were couple families without children and 5.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 37.5 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 62.5 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Karumba, 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% 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
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 38 29.7 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 5 3.9 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 23 18.0 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 8 6.2 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 2.3 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 28 21.9 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 7 5.5 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 16 12.5 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Karumba, of couple families with children, 29.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 18.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 235 74.1 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 82 25.9 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Karumba, 74.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 145 61.7 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 15 6.4 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 57 24.3 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Karumba, 61.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.4% were flats or apartments and 24.3% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 18 8.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 49 21.7 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 66 29.2 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 65 28.8 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 17 7.5 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 11 4.9 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 1.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Karumba, of occupied private dwellings 21.7% had 1 bedroom, 29.2% had 2 bedrooms and 28.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.1. The average household size was 1.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 109 46.8 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 27 11.6 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 82 35.2 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 1.3 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 12 5.2 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Karumba, 46.8% were owned outright, 11.6% were owned with a mortgage and 35.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 139 58.6 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 91 38.4 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 7 3.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Karumba, of all households, 58.6% were family households, 38.4% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

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Household income Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 30.4 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.2 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Karumba, 30.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.2% 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 Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 150 -- 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 Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,000 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 98.1 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 1.9 -- 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 Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 10 4.2 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 105 44.1 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 76 31.9 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 37 15.5 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 10 4.2 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Karumba, 44.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 61 25.5 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 165 69.0 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 13 5.4 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Karumba, 69.0% 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.
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 20 55.6 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 16 44.4 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 39 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Karumba, 55.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 44.4% were female. The median age was 39 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
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.7 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,437 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Karumba, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,437.

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
Karumba % Karumba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 220 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 951 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Karumba, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $951.

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.