North Arm (Qld)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32186
People 657
Male 50%
Female 50%
Median age 44
Families 187
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 250
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,460
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent $270
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.5

(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
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 330 50.0 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 330 50.0 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 22 3.3 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 657 people in North Arm (Qld). Of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.3% of the population.

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Age North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 35 5.4 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 36 5.6 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 41 6.3 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 48 7.4 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 32 4.9 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 25 3.9 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 41 6.3 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 34 5.2 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 38 5.9 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 51 7.9 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 56 8.6 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 46 7.1 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 54 8.3 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 53 8.2 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 32 4.9 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 16 2.5 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 6 0.9 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 4 0.6 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in North Arm (Qld) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 313 57.4 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 12 2.2 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 59 10.8 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 18 3.3 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 143 26.2 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in North Arm (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 57.4% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 280 56.5 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 39 7.9 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 177 35.7 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In North Arm (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 8 4.7 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 48 28.4 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 5 3.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 20 11.8 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 5 3.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 17 10.1 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 9 5.3 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 12 7.1 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 0 0.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 45 26.6 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In North Arm (Qld) 26.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.8% were in primary school, 24.0% in secondary school and 12.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 70 12.8 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 51 9.3 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 16 2.9 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 116 21.2 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 71 13.0 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 30 5.5 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 81 14.8 488,554 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 43 7.9 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 48 8.8 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in North Arm (Qld), 13.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 302 34.0 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 270 30.4 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 82 9.2 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 54 6.1 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1
Scottish 52 5.8 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in North Arm (Qld) were Australian 34.0%, English 30.4%, Irish 9.2%, German 6.1% and Scottish 5.8%.

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

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Country of birth North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 533 82.3 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 19 2.9 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 18 2.8 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Northern Ireland 6 0.9 4,218 0.1 23,022 0.1
Denmark 4 0.6 2,527 0.1 8,788 0.0
Thailand 4 0.6 9,978 0.2 66,229 0.3

In North Arm (Qld), 82.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.9%, England 2.8%, Northern Ireland 0.9%, Denmark 0.6% and Thailand 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 94 14.2 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 52 7.9 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 32 4.8 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 442 66.8 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In North Arm (Qld), 66.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 471 72.0 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 38 5.8 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 30 4.6 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Netherlands 11 1.7 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7
Germany 10 1.5 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7

In North Arm (Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.0%, England 5.8%, New Zealand 4.6%, Netherlands 1.7% and Germany 1.5%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 492 77.4 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 25 3.9 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 19 3.0 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 10 1.6 29,473 0.6 155,231 0.7
Northern Ireland 9 1.4 6,433 0.1 34,975 0.1

In North Arm (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.4%, England 3.9%, New Zealand 3.0%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.6% and Northern Ireland 1.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 192 29.3 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 118 18.0 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Catholic 109 16.6 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 61 9.3 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 59 9.0 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in North Arm (Qld) were No Religion, so described 29.3%, Anglican 18.0%, Catholic 16.6%, Not stated 9.3% and Uniting Church 9.0%. In North Arm (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Thai 4 0.6 8,126 0.2 55,444 0.2
German 3 0.5 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Dutch 3 0.5 7,157 0.2 33,835 0.1
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English only spoken at home 609 92.7 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 15 6.3 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In North Arm (Qld) 92.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Thai 0.6%, German 0.5% and Dutch 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 190 55.1 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 114 33.0 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 12 3.5 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 29 8.4 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 345 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Arm (Qld). Of these 55.1% were employed full time, 33.0% were employed part-time and 8.4% 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
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 25 7.8 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 41 12.8 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 45 14.1 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 58 18.1 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 139 43.4 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in North Arm (Qld), 7.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 55 17.6 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 54 17.3 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 50 16.0 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 46 14.7 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 28 9.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 26 8.3 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 25 8.0 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 25 8.0 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in North Arm (Qld) included Labourers 17.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.3%, Managers 16.0%, Professionals 14.7%, Sales Workers 9.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 20 8.2 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 10 4.1 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 9 3.7 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Concreting Services 7 2.9 7,492 0.4 32,571 0.3
Road Freight Transport 6 2.5 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2

Of the employed people in North Arm (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.2%, Primary Education 4.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 3.7%, Concreting Services 2.9% and Road Freight Transport 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 633 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,562 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,460 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Arm (Qld) was $633.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 209 69.2 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 29 9.6 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 14 4.6 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 9 3.0 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Truck 8 2.6 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 0.9 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 231 73.3 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In North Arm (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.2%, Worked at home 9.6%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Walked only 3.0% and Truck 2.6%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 399 73.3 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 142 26.1 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 58 10.7 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 88 16.2 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In North Arm (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.1% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.2% 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
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 101 18.9 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 150 28.0 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 76 14.2 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 63 11.8 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in North Arm (Qld), 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 79 41.6 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 84 44.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 23 12.1 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 4 2.1 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in North Arm (Qld), 44.2% were couple families with children, 41.6% were couple families without children and 12.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 36.4 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 63.6 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In North Arm (Qld), 36.4% of single parents were male and 63.6% 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
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 35 22.0 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 8 5.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 36 22.6 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 20 12.6 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 10 6.3 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 36 22.6 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 4 2.5 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 10 6.3 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In North Arm (Qld), of couple families with children, 22.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 22.6% 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 North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 218 92.8 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 17 7.2 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In North Arm (Qld), 92.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 205 94.0 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 13 6.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in North Arm (Qld), 94.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 1.3 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 13 5.8 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 22 9.8 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 86 38.2 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 94 41.8 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 7 3.1 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In North Arm (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 5.8% had 1 bedroom, 9.8% had 2 bedrooms and 38.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 76 35.3 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 92 42.8 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 39 18.1 566,478 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 8 3.7 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in North Arm (Qld), 35.3% were owned outright, 42.8% were owned with a mortgage and 18.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 180 81.8 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 37 16.8 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 1.4 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In North Arm (Qld), of all households, 81.8% were family households, 16.8% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

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Household income North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 13.7 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In North Arm (Qld), 15.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.7% 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 North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 270 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.2 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.8 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.2 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.8 -- 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 North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 3 1.4 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 37 17.1 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 86 39.8 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 87 40.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 3 1.4 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In North Arm (Qld), 17.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 40.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 24 11.2 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 187 87.0 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 4 1.9 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In North Arm (Qld), 87.0% 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.
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 11 47.8 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 12 52.2 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 22 -- 23 --

In North Arm (Qld), 47.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.2% were female. The median age was 17 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
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,499 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In North Arm (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,499.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
North Arm (Qld) % North Arm (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 313 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In North Arm (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $313 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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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.