Longreach (Qld)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31700
People 2,970
Male 47.7%
Female 52.3%
Median age 38
Families 711
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 1,814
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,323
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,361
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
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,415 47.7 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,553 52.3 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 179 6.0 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,970 people in Longreach (Qld). Of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.0% of the population.

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Age Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 184 6.2 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 199 6.7 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 192 6.5 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 218 7.4 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 186 6.3 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 197 6.6 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 184 6.2 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 173 5.8 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 168 5.7 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 192 6.5 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 210 7.1 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 208 7.0 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 176 5.9 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 156 5.3 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 90 3.0 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 81 2.7 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 78 2.6 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 73 2.5 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Longreach (Qld) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,081 45.1 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 74 3.1 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 180 7.5 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 139 5.8 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 924 38.5 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Longreach (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 45.1% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 878 44.9 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 249 12.7 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 828 42.4 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Longreach (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 41 4.6 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 148 16.5 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 79 8.8 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 9 1.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 147 16.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 7 0.8 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 68 7.6 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 64 7.1 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 24 2.7 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 309 34.5 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Longreach (Qld) 30.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.3% were in primary school, 17.4% in secondary school and 14.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 352 14.6 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 177 7.3 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 72 3.0 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 343 14.2 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 355 14.7 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 106 4.4 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 355 14.7 488,554 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 233 9.7 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 8 0.3 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 354 14.7 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Longreach (Qld), 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 1,399 34.9 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,146 28.6 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 370 9.2 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 332 8.3 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 185 4.6 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Longreach (Qld) were Australian 34.9%, English 28.6%, Irish 9.2%, Scottish 8.3% and German 4.6%.

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 Longreach (Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,452 82.7 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 65 2.2 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 47 1.6 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Philippines 15 0.5 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
India 11 0.4 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9
Netherlands 8 0.3 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3

In Longreach (Qld), 82.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.2%, England 1.6%, Philippines 0.5%, India 0.4% and Netherlands 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 248 8.3 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 116 3.9 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 94 3.2 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,216 74.5 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Longreach (Qld), 74.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,339 79.2 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 97 3.3 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 86 2.9 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 19 0.6 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7
India 14 0.5 67,903 1.4 616,939 2.6

In Longreach (Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 79.2%, England 3.3%, New Zealand 2.9%, Netherlands 0.6% and India 0.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,340 79.2 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 93 3.1 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
England 84 2.8 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
India 17 0.6 65,921 1.4 605,777 2.6
Philippines 16 0.5 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4

In Longreach (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.2%, New Zealand 3.1%, England 2.8%, India 0.6% and Philippines 0.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 896 30.2 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 600 20.2 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 523 17.6 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 311 10.5 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 254 8.6 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Longreach (Qld) were Catholic 30.2%, Anglican 20.2%, No Religion, so described 17.6%, Not stated 10.5% and Uniting Church 8.6%. In Longreach (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (78.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bisaya 9 0.3 937 0.0 4,061 0.0
Cantonese 8 0.3 24,900 0.5 280,943 1.2
Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian) 7 0.2 1,887 0.0 3,741 0.0
Afrikaans 6 0.2 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
Hindi 6 0.2 18,163 0.4 159,652 0.7
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English only spoken at home 2,633 88.8 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 55 3.6 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Longreach (Qld) 88.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Bisaya 0.3%, Cantonese 0.3%, Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian) 0.2%, Afrikaans 0.2% and Hindi 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,052 65.4 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 370 23.0 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 126 7.8 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 61 3.8 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,609 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Longreach (Qld). Of these 65.4% were employed full time, 23.0% were employed part-time and 3.8% 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
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 117 7.6 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 82 5.3 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 167 10.8 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 305 19.7 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 748 48.4 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Longreach (Qld), 7.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 280 18.1 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 229 14.8 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 216 14.0 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 198 12.8 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 181 11.7 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 174 11.2 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 139 9.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 94 6.1 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Longreach (Qld) included Professionals 18.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.0%, Managers 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.7%, Labourers 11.2%, Sales Workers 9.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 105 7.0 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Local Government Administration 80 5.3 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 56 3.7 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 53 3.5 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Secondary Education 48 3.2 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in Longreach (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.0%, Local Government Administration 5.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.7%, Primary Education 3.5% and Secondary Education 3.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 747 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,665 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,323 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Longreach (Qld) was $747.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,000 65.1 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 133 8.7 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 88 5.7 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 68 4.4 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 35 2.3 21,679 1.0 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 5 0.3 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,104 71.0 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Longreach (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.1%, Walked only 8.7%, Car, as passenger 5.7%, Worked at home 4.4% and Bicycle 2.3%. On the day, 0.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,595 66.5 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 583 24.3 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 210 8.8 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 758 31.7 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Longreach (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.3% provided care for children and 8.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.7% 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
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 470 19.6 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 667 27.7 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 261 10.9 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 203 8.4 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Longreach (Qld), 27.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 300 42.0 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 292 40.9 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 108 15.1 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 14 2.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Longreach (Qld), 40.9% were couple families with children, 42.0% were couple families without children and 15.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.7 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.3 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Longreach (Qld), 14.7% of single parents were male and 85.3% 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
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 190 32.5 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 15 2.6 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 105 18.0 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 75 12.8 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 18 3.1 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 69 11.8 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 50 8.6 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 62 10.6 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Longreach (Qld), of couple families with children, 32.5% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% 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 Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,114 79.4 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 289 20.6 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Longreach (Qld), 79.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 977 87.7 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 40 3.6 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 55 4.9 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 34 3.1 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Longreach (Qld), 87.7% were separate houses, 3.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.9% were flats or apartments and 3.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 9 0.8 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 49 4.4 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 201 18.0 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 453 40.5 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 375 33.5 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 31 2.8 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Longreach (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 18.0% had 2 bedrooms and 40.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 310 27.9 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 275 24.7 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 482 43.3 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 7 0.6 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 39 3.5 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Longreach (Qld), 27.9% were owned outright, 24.7% were owned with a mortgage and 43.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 697 62.8 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 375 33.8 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 37 3.3 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Longreach (Qld), of all households, 62.8% were family households, 33.8% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

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Household income Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 21.5 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.2 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Longreach (Qld), 21.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.2% 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 Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 200 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.0 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.0 -- 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 Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,361 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.8 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.2 -- 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 Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 80 7.2 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 400 36.1 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 387 34.9 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 192 17.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 50 4.5 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Longreach (Qld), 36.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 223 20.0 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 859 77.1 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 32 2.9 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Longreach (Qld), 77.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 91 50.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 91 50.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Longreach (Qld), 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 21 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
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,062 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Longreach (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,062.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Longreach (Qld) % Longreach (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,361 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Longreach (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,361.

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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.