Oakey

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32228
People 4,705
Male 51.5%
Female 48.5%
Median age 38
Families 1,193
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 1,871
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,116
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,313
Median weekly rent $260
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

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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
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 2,425 51.5 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,280 48.5 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 412 8.7 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,705 people in Oakey. Of these 51.5% were male and 48.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.7% of the population.

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Age Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 341 7.2 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 333 7.1 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 341 7.2 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 330 7.0 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 309 6.6 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 246 5.2 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 275 5.8 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 235 5.0 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 329 7.0 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 309 6.6 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 286 6.1 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 302 6.4 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 271 5.7 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 219 4.6 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 212 4.5 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 143 3.0 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 130 2.8 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 105 2.2 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Oakey was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,713 46.4 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 175 4.7 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 303 8.2 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 242 6.6 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,257 34.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Oakey aged 15 years and over, 46.4% were married and 13.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,479 46.7 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 346 10.9 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,345 42.4 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Oakey, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 53 4.1 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 302 23.2 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 95 7.3 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 25 1.9 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 260 20.0 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 30 2.3 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 22 1.7 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 66 5.1 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 52 4.0 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 42 3.2 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 352 27.1 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Oakey 27.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.8% were in primary school, 23.9% in secondary school and 9.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 193 5.2 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 206 5.6 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 101 2.7 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 585 15.8 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 558 15.1 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 175 4.7 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 705 19.1 488,554 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 591 16.0 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 18 0.5 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 476 12.9 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Oakey, 15.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 2,123 33.8 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,668 26.6 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
German 518 8.3 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1
Irish 461 7.4 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 380 6.1 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Oakey were Australian 33.8%, English 26.6%, German 8.3%, Irish 7.4% and Scottish 6.1%.

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

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Country of birth Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,839 81.9 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Brazil 122 2.6 6,608 0.1 27,630 0.1
Philippines 112 2.4 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
England 88 1.9 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 72 1.5 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Cook Islands 16 0.3 2,067 0.0 6,831 0.0

In Oakey, 81.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Brazil 2.6%, Philippines 2.4%, England 1.9%, New Zealand 1.5% and Cook Islands 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 640 13.6 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 173 3.7 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 107 2.3 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 3,464 73.7 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Oakey, 73.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,600 76.9 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 149 3.2 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
Brazil 144 3.1 7,273 0.2 30,614 0.1
Philippines 127 2.7 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2
New Zealand 89 1.9 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6

In Oakey, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.9%, England 3.2%, Brazil 3.1%, Philippines 2.7% and New Zealand 1.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,654 77.8 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 139 3.0 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Philippines 138 2.9 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
Brazil 136 2.9 7,746 0.2 32,805 0.1
New Zealand 86 1.8 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6

In Oakey, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.8%, England 3.0%, Philippines 2.9%, Brazil 2.9% and New Zealand 1.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 1,125 24.0 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,027 21.9 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 909 19.4 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 395 8.4 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 342 7.3 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Oakey were Catholic 24.0%, Anglican 21.9%, No Religion, so described 19.4%, Not stated 8.4% and Uniting Church 7.3%. In Oakey, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (77.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Portuguese 131 2.8 8,634 0.2 48,853 0.2
Tagalog 65 1.4 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Filipino 36 0.8 11,371 0.2 71,220 0.3
Afrikaans 13 0.3 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
Tongan 9 0.2 3,054 0.1 17,691 0.1
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English only spoken at home 4,111 87.6 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 135 7.9 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Oakey 87.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Portuguese 2.8%, Tagalog 1.4%, Filipino 0.8%, Afrikaans 0.3% and Tongan 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,265 59.3 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 558 26.2 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 158 7.4 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 151 7.1 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 2,132 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Oakey. Of these 59.3% were employed full time, 26.2% were employed part-time and 7.1% 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
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 189 9.6 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 163 8.3 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 211 10.7 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 551 27.9 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 709 35.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Oakey, 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 609 30.6 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 303 15.2 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 211 10.6 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 210 10.6 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 178 8.9 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 177 8.9 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 141 7.1 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 130 6.5 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Oakey included Labourers 30.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9%, Managers 8.9%, Professionals 7.1% and Sales Workers 6.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Meat Processing 286 15.0 10,155 0.5 28,852 0.3
Meat, Poultry and Smallgoods Wholesaling 102 5.3 1,395 0.1 6,313 0.1
Defence 99 5.2 17,707 0.8 75,462 0.7
Road Freight Transport 67 3.5 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2
Aged Care Residential Services 61 3.2 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Oakey, the most common responses for industry of employment included Meat Processing 15.0%, Meat, Poultry and Smallgoods Wholesaling 5.3%, Defence 5.2%, Road Freight Transport 3.5% and Aged Care Residential Services 3.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 591 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,289 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,116 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Oakey was $591.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,305 66.5 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 172 8.8 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 96 4.9 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 59 3.0 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 33 1.7 21,679 1.0 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 9 0.5 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,497 75.6 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Oakey, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.5%, Car, as passenger 8.8%, Walked only 4.9%, Worked at home 3.0% and Bicycle 1.7%. On the day, 0.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,372 64.2 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,010 27.3 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 414 11.2 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 669 18.1 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Oakey, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.3% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.1% 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
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 638 17.3 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 860 23.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 442 12.0 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 430 11.6 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Oakey, 23.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 479 39.9 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 462 38.5 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 243 20.3 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 15 1.3 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Oakey, 38.5% were couple families with children, 39.9% were couple families without children and 20.3% were one parent families.

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

In Oakey, 18.5% of single parents were male and 81.5% 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
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 199 21.1 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 34 3.6 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 157 16.6 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 151 16.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 46 4.9 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 229 24.2 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 70 7.4 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 59 6.2 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Oakey, of couple families with children, 21.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 16.6% 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 Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,620 91.1 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 159 8.9 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Oakey, 91.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,498 92.5 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 99 6.1 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 20 1.2 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Oakey, 92.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.1% were flats or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 18 1.1 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 184 11.4 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 803 49.9 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 547 34.0 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 58 3.6 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Oakey, of occupied private dwellings 1.1% had 1 bedroom, 11.4% had 2 bedrooms and 49.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 497 30.7 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 480 29.6 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 577 35.6 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 10 0.6 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 56 3.5 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Oakey, 30.7% were owned outright, 29.6% were owned with a mortgage and 35.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,155 71.2 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 415 25.6 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 53 3.3 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Oakey, of all households, 71.2% were family households, 25.6% were single person households and 3.3% were group households.

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Household income Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 20.8 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.4 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Oakey, 20.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.4% 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 Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 260 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.1 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.9 -- 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 Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,313 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.8 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.2 -- 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 Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 58 3.6 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 525 32.3 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 596 36.7 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 355 21.9 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 89 5.5 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Oakey, 32.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 375 23.1 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,192 73.4 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 56 3.5 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Oakey, 73.4% 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.
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 216 52.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 194 47.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 18 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Oakey, 52.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.3% were female. The median age was 18 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
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,077 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Oakey, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,077.

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
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 260 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Oakey, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $260 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

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.