North Mackay

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32198
People 5,933
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 40
Families 1,469
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 2,993
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,111
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $236
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 2,942 49.6 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,991 50.4 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 371 6.3 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,933 people in North Mackay. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.3% of the population.

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Age North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 340 5.7 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 347 5.9 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 305 5.2 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 312 5.3 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 439 7.4 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 429 7.2 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 420 7.1 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 366 6.2 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 340 5.7 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 386 6.5 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 394 6.7 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 425 7.2 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 312 5.3 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 270 4.6 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 267 4.5 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 216 3.6 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 178 3.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 172 2.9 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in North Mackay was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,982 40.1 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 233 4.7 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 522 10.6 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 369 7.5 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,840 37.2 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in North Mackay aged 15 years and over, 40.1% were married and 15.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,665 40.4 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 506 12.3 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,955 47.4 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In North Mackay, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 65 4.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 295 18.2 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 79 4.9 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 54 3.3 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 203 12.5 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 42 2.6 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 43 2.7 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 82 5.1 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 171 10.6 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 36 2.2 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 550 34.0 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In North Mackay 27.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.6% were in primary school, 17.7% in secondary school and 15.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 501 10.1 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 289 5.8 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 138 2.8 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 971 19.6 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 662 13.4 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 207 4.2 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 808 16.3 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 5 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 523 10.6 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 17 0.3 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 728 14.7 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in North Mackay, 13.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 2,331 28.0 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 2,268 27.2 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 709 8.5 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 708 8.5 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 387 4.6 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in North Mackay were Australian 28.0%, English 27.2%, Irish 8.5%, Scottish 8.5% 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 North Mackay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,650 79.1 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 147 2.5 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 105 1.8 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Philippines 95 1.6 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
South Africa 55 0.9 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
India 52 0.9 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9

In North Mackay, 79.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.5%, England 1.8%, Philippines 1.6%, South Africa 0.9% and India 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 931 15.7 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 341 5.8 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 260 4.4 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,794 64.0 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In North Mackay, 64.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,080 68.8 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 206 3.5 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 194 3.3 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Philippines 100 1.7 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2
Malta 76 1.3 8,382 0.2 100,031 0.4

In North Mackay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.8%, England 3.5%, New Zealand 3.3%, Philippines 1.7% and Malta 1.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,176 70.4 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 207 3.5 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 186 3.1 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Philippines 126 2.1 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
South Africa 76 1.3 46,654 1.0 193,412 0.8

In North Mackay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.4%, England 3.5%, New Zealand 3.1%, Philippines 2.1% and South Africa 1.3%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 1,447 24.3 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 1,440 24.2 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 877 14.8 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 617 10.4 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 458 7.7 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in North Mackay were Catholic 24.3%, No Religion, so described 24.2%, Anglican 14.8%, Not stated 10.4% and Uniting Church 7.7%. In North Mackay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Filipino 42 0.7 11,371 0.2 71,220 0.3
Afrikaans 37 0.6 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
Punjabi 33 0.6 17,991 0.4 132,496 0.6
Tagalog 31 0.5 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Mandarin 21 0.4 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 5,060 85.3 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 188 7.4 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In North Mackay 85.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Filipino 0.7%, Afrikaans 0.6%, Punjabi 0.6%, Tagalog 0.5% and Mandarin 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,605 56.9 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 732 25.9 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 150 5.3 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 334 11.8 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 2,821 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in North Mackay. Of these 56.9% were employed full time, 25.9% were employed part-time and 11.8% 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
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 254 10.2 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 206 8.3 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 280 11.3 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 511 20.6 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,088 43.8 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in North Mackay, 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 511 20.5 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 354 14.2 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 329 13.2 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 287 11.5 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 280 11.2 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 267 10.7 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 235 9.4 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 186 7.4 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0

The most common occupations in North Mackay included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.5%, Professionals 14.2%, Labourers 13.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.2%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4% and Managers 7.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 198 8.4 24,967 1.2 46,491 0.4
Takeaway Food Services 87 3.7 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 85 3.6 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 81 3.4 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Secondary Education 61 2.6 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in North Mackay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 8.4%, Takeaway Food Services 3.7%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.6%, Primary Education 3.4% and Secondary Education 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 603 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,433 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,111 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in North Mackay was $603.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,719 69.6 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 171 6.9 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 78 3.2 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 50 2.0 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Bus 47 1.9 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 53 2.1 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,907 76.7 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In North Mackay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.6%, Car, as passenger 6.9%, Worked at home 3.2%, Walked only 2.0% and Bus 1.9%. On the day, 2.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,263 66.0 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,205 24.4 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 477 9.6 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 885 17.9 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In North Mackay, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.4% provided care for children and 9.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.9% 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 Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 959 19.4 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,290 26.1 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 542 11.0 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 472 9.5 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in North Mackay, 26.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 635 43.1 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 495 33.6 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 305 20.7 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 37 2.5 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in North Mackay, 33.6% were couple families with children, 43.1% were couple families without children and 20.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In North Mackay, 18.0% of single parents were male and 82.0% 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
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 203 17.9 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 29 2.6 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 231 20.3 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 171 15.1 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 74 6.5 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 276 24.3 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 51 4.5 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 101 8.9 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In North Mackay, of couple families with children, 17.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 20.3% 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 Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,332 84.0 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 444 16.0 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In North Mackay, 84.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,793 76.9 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 171 7.3 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 331 14.2 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 29 1.2 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in North Mackay, 76.9% were separate houses, 7.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.2% were flats or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 14 0.6 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 99 4.2 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 593 25.4 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,055 45.1 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 498 21.3 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 78 3.3 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In North Mackay, of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 25.4% had 2 bedrooms and 45.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 649 27.8 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 642 27.5 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 889 38.1 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 74 3.2 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 81 3.5 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in North Mackay, 27.8% were owned outright, 27.5% were owned with a mortgage and 38.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,449 62.1 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 768 32.9 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 117 5.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In North Mackay, of all households, 62.1% were family households, 32.9% were single person households and 5.0% were group households.

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Household income North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.3 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 9.2 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In North Mackay, 28.3% 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 North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 236 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.6 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.4 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

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

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Mortgage monthly repayments North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.4 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.6 -- 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 Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 198 8.5 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 933 39.9 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 764 32.7 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 339 14.5 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 102 4.4 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In North Mackay, 39.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 545 23.3 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,705 73.0 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 86 3.7 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In North Mackay, 73.0% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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 Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 176 47.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 193 52.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 22 -- 23 --

In North Mackay, 47.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.3% were female. The median age was 24 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 993 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In North Mackay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $993.

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
North Mackay % North Mackay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 228 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In North Mackay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $228 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.