Newell

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32152
People 336
Male 52.9%
Female 47.1%
Median age 48
Families 93
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 230
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,187
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,595
Median weekly rent $270
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 180 52.9 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 160 47.1 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 17 5.0 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 336 people in Newell. Of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.0% of the population.

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Age Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 48 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 16 4.7 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 14 4.1 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 26 7.6 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 25 7.3 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 8 2.3 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 8 2.3 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 9 2.6 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 20 5.9 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 19 5.6 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 36 10.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 39 11.4 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 31 9.1 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 17 5.0 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 13 3.8 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 28 8.2 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 16 4.7 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 7 2.1 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 9 2.6 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Newell was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 129 46.9 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 5 1.8 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 39 14.2 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 14 5.1 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 88 32.0 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Newell aged 15 years and over, 46.9% were married and 16.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 121 47.5 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 32 12.5 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 102 40.0 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Newell, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 6 6.7 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 25 28.1 276,468 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 22 24.7 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 3.4 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 0 0.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 5 5.6 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 28 31.5 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Newell 26.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.0% were in primary school, 25.0% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 39 13.4 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 16 5.5 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 11 3.8 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 61 21.0 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 49 16.8 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 4 1.4 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 34 11.7 488,554 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 21 7.2 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 35 12.0 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Newell, 16.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 26.1% 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 Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 122 26.2 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 119 25.5 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 50 10.7 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 43 9.2 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 31 6.7 131,687 2.0 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Newell were Australian 26.2%, English 25.5%, Irish 10.7%, Scottish 9.2% and Italian 6.7%.

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

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Country of birth Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 263 79.9 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 23 7.0 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 6 1.8 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Netherlands 3 0.9 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3
Japan 3 0.9 12,402 0.3 42,421 0.2
United States of America 3 0.9 17,053 0.4 86,125 0.4

In Newell, 79.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.0%, New Zealand 1.8%, Netherlands 0.9%, Japan 0.9% and United States of America 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 69 20.6 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 17 5.1 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 8 2.4 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 207 61.8 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Newell, 61.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 216 67.9 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 29 9.1 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 14 4.4 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Italy 9 2.8 42,085 0.9 470,138 2.0
Egypt 4 1.3 4,394 0.1 68,408 0.3

In Newell, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.9%, England 9.1%, New Zealand 4.4%, Italy 2.8% and Egypt 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 227 69.2 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 20 6.1 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 10 3.0 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Netherlands 8 2.4 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6
Japan 5 1.5 17,672 0.4 60,010 0.3

In Newell, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.2%, England 6.1%, New Zealand 3.0%, Netherlands 2.4% and Japan 1.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 118 34.8 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 94 27.7 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 41 12.1 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 39 11.5 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 25 7.4 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Newell were No Religion, so described 34.8%, Catholic 27.7%, Not stated 12.1%, Anglican 11.5% and Uniting Church 7.4%. In Newell, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Italian 4 1.2 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
Spanish 3 0.9 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 296 89.2 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 7 3.8 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Newell 89.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.2% and Spanish 0.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 92 58.2 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 53 33.5 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 9 5.7 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 4 2.5 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 158 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Newell. Of these 58.2% were employed full time, 33.5% were employed part-time and 2.5% 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
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 17 10.4 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 13 7.9 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 32 19.5 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 30 18.3 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 61 37.2 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Newell, 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 27 17.0 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 26 16.4 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 26 16.4 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 25 15.7 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 19 11.9 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 15 9.4 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 12 7.5 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 9 5.7 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Newell included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.0%, Managers 16.4%, Professionals 16.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.7%, Labourers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.4%, Sales Workers 7.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Primary Education 14 12.8 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Accommodation 12 11.0 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Secondary Education 8 7.3 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5 4.6 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Cafes and Restaurants 5 4.6 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Newell, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 12.8%, Accommodation 11.0%, Secondary Education 7.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.6% and Cafes and Restaurants 4.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 675 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,471 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,187 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Newell was $675.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 114 76.5 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 8 5.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 5 3.4 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Truck 3 2.0 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
Other 3 2.0 15,689 0.7 73,512 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
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 120 80.0 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Newell, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 76.5%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Worked at home 3.4%, Truck 2.0% and Other 2.0%. 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 80.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 215 74.1 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 60 21.0 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 37 12.8 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 65 23.3 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Newell, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.0% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.3% 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
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 52 18.4 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 80 28.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 37 13.1 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 39 13.8 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Newell, 28.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 38 41.8 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 35 38.5 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 18 19.8 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Newell, 38.5% were couple families with children, 41.8% were couple families without children and 19.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 40.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 60.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Newell, 40.0% of single parents were male and 60.0% 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
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 17 23.9 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 5 7.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 14 19.7 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 8 11.3 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 5 7.0 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 19 26.8 200,661 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) 3 4.2 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Newell, of couple families with children, 23.9% had both partners employed full-time, 7.0% had both employed part-time and 19.7% 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 Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 140 78.2 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 39 21.8 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Newell, 78.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 130 92.9 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 2.1 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 4 2.9 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 2.1 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Newell, 92.9% were separate houses, 2.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.9% were flats or apartments and 2.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 5 3.6 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 40 28.6 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 71 50.7 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 21 15.0 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 2.1 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 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Newell, of occupied private dwellings 3.6% had 1 bedroom, 28.6% had 2 bedrooms and 50.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 53 39.6 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 45 33.6 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 32 23.9 566,478 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 4 3.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Newell, 39.6% were owned outright, 33.6% were owned with a mortgage and 23.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 96 68.1 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 42 29.8 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 2.1 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Newell, of all households, 68.1% were family households, 29.8% were single person households and 2.1% were group households.

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Household income Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 24.8 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.0 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Newell, 24.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.0% 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 Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 270 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.7 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.3 -- 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 Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,595 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.8 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.2 -- 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 Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 3 2.2 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 49 36.3 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 48 35.6 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 27 20.0 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 5.9 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Newell, 36.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 25 17.7 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 111 78.7 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 5 3.5 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Newell, 78.7% 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.
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 13 56.5 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 10 43.5 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 14 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Newell, 56.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 43.5% were female. The median age was 14 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
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,624 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Newell, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,624.

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
Newell % Newell Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 220 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Newell, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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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.