Mena Creek

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC31819
People 244
Male 52.1%
Female 47.9%
Median age 41
Families 58
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 123
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,264
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,667
Median weekly rent $250
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
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 126 52.1 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 116 47.9 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 7 3.0 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 244 people in Mena Creek. Of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

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Age Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 11 4.4 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 18 7.2 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 20 8.0 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 5 2.0 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 9 3.6 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 17 6.8 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 23 9.2 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 10 4.0 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 16 6.4 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 19 7.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 18 7.2 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 23 9.2 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 19 7.6 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 17 6.8 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 11 4.4 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 3 1.2 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 6 2.4 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 5 2.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Mena Creek was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 90 46.2 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 7 3.6 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 17 8.7 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 10 5.1 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 71 36.4 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Mena Creek aged 15 years and over, 46.2% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 55 37.7 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 30 20.5 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 61 41.8 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Mena Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 0 0.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 13 15.9 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 8 9.8 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 8 9.8 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 3.7 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 3.7 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 3.7 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 44 53.7 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Mena Creek 35.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.3% were in primary school, 19.0% in secondary school and 7.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 23 12.2 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 10 5.3 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 3 1.6 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 30 15.9 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 34 18.0 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 0 0.0 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 31 16.4 488,554 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 12 6.3 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 46 24.3 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mena Creek, 18.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 89 28.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 88 28.6 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 20 6.5 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 15 4.9 131,687 2.0 1,000,006 3.2
German 13 4.2 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Mena Creek were English 28.9%, Australian 28.6%, Scottish 6.5%, Italian 4.9% and German 4.2%.

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 Mena Creek (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 170 75.6 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 3 1.3 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 3 1.3 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Germany 3 1.3 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 3 1.3 10,755 0.2 86,886 0.4

In Mena Creek, 75.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.3%, England 1.3%, Germany 1.3% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 32 13.4 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 8 3.3 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 15 6.3 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 143 59.8 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Mena Creek, 59.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 160 71.4 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 6 2.7 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
England 6 2.7 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Germany 4 1.8 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4 1.8 64,856 1.4 704,658 3.0

In Mena Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.4%, New Zealand 2.7%, England 2.7%, Germany 1.8% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 156 69.6 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 10 4.5 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 6 2.7 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Germany 3 1.3 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7
Finland 3 1.3 4,724 0.1 14,568 0.1

In Mena Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.6%, England 4.5%, New Zealand 2.7%, Germany 1.3% and Finland 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 89 38.0 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 47 20.1 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 40 17.1 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 32 13.7 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 9 3.8 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Mena Creek were No Religion, so described 38.0%, Catholic 20.1%, Not stated 17.1%, Anglican 13.7% and Uniting Church 3.8%. In Mena Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (52.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 3 1.3 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 198 83.5 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 3 2.6 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Mena Creek 83.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Mandarin 1.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 80 67.2 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 28 23.5 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 6 5.0 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 5 4.2 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 119 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mena Creek. Of these 67.2% were employed full time, 23.5% were employed part-time and 4.2% 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
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 9 7.8 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 9 7.8 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 14 12.1 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 18 15.5 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 57 49.1 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Mena Creek, 7.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 22 19.1 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 20 17.4 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Labourers 17 14.8 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Professionals 14 12.2 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 13 11.3 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 11 9.6 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 10 8.7 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 8 7.0 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6

The most common occupations in Mena Creek included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 17.4%, Labourers 14.8%, Professionals 12.2%, Managers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 8.7% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Sugar Manufacturing 11 15.3 4,026 0.2 4,560 0.0
Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 7 9.7 3,830 0.2 6,413 0.1
Fertiliser Manufacturing 7 9.7 1,027 0.0 2,853 0.0
Electrical Services 5 6.9 19,087 0.9 89,954 0.8
Primary Education 5 6.9 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Mena Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar Manufacturing 15.3%, Other Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 9.7%, Fertiliser Manufacturing 9.7%, Electrical Services 6.9% and Primary Education 6.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 652 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,416 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,264 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mena Creek was $652.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 65 59.6 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 10 9.2 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 9 8.3 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 5 4.6 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Other 4 3.7 15,689 0.7 73,512 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 3 2.8 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 76 67.3 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Mena Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.6%, Walked only 9.2%, Worked at home 8.3%, Car, as passenger 4.6% and Other 3.7%. On the day, 2.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 122 63.9 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 57 28.9 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 20 10.5 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 29 14.6 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Mena Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.9% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 36 18.6 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 41 21.1 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 25 12.9 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 23 11.9 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mena Creek, 21.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 26 45.6 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 18 31.6 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 13 22.8 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Mena Creek, 31.6% were couple families with children, 45.6% were couple families without children and 22.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 50.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 50.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Mena Creek, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% 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
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 16 37.2 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 3 7.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 8 18.6 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 7 16.3 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 0 0.0 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 9 20.9 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 0 0.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 0 0.0 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Mena Creek, of couple families with children, 37.2% had both partners employed full-time, 7.0% had both employed part-time and 18.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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

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Dwellings

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

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 84 95.5 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 4 4.5 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Mena Creek, 95.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 81 96.4 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 0 0.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 3.6 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mena Creek, 96.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 8 10.3 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 16 20.5 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 34 43.6 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 20 25.6 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.8 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Mena Creek, of occupied private dwellings 10.3% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 43.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 36 43.4 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 27 32.5 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 20 24.1 566,478 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 0 0.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mena Creek, 43.4% were owned outright, 32.5% were owned with a mortgage and 24.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 60 71.4 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 18 21.4 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 6 7.1 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Mena Creek, of all households, 71.4% were family households, 21.4% were single person households and 7.1% were group households.

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Household income Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 22.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 4.2 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Mena Creek, 22.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.2% 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 Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 250 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.9 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.1 -- 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 Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,667 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.9 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.1 -- 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 Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 3 3.7 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 32 39.5 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 24 29.6 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 19 23.5 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 3 3.7 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Mena Creek, 39.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 15 17.9 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 69 82.1 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 0 0.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Mena Creek, 82.1% 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.
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 3 42.9 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 4 57.1 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 31 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Mena Creek, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 31 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
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.6 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,624 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Mena Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,624.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mena Creek % Mena Creek Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Mena Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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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.