Ocean View

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32237
People 936
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 46
Families 276
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 377
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $2,049
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $350
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.4

(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
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 453 48.5 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 481 51.5 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 14 1.5 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 936 people in Ocean View. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

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Age Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 46 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 36 3.9 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 65 7.0 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 55 5.9 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 56 6.0 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 37 4.0 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 27 2.9 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 36 3.9 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 49 5.2 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 83 8.9 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 93 9.9 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 90 9.6 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 87 9.3 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 84 9.0 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 56 6.0 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 41 4.4 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 25 2.7 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 9 1.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 6 0.6 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Ocean View was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 482 61.4 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 15 1.9 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 70 8.9 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 25 3.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 193 24.6 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Ocean View aged 15 years and over, 61.4% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 412 60.7 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 85 12.5 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 182 26.8 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Ocean View, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 10 3.6 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 57 20.5 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 9 3.2 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 9 3.2 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 34 12.2 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 1.1 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 18 6.5 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 18 6.5 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 27 9.7 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 9 3.2 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 84 30.2 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Ocean View 29.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.9% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 16.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 175 22.4 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 100 12.8 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 22 2.8 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 108 13.8 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 115 14.7 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 35 4.5 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 90 11.5 488,554 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 34 4.4 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 86 11.0 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Ocean View, 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 418 31.5 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 367 27.6 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 121 9.1 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 115 8.7 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 74 5.6 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Ocean View were English 31.5%, Australian 27.6%, Scottish 9.1%, Irish 8.7% and German 5.6%.

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 Ocean View (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 682 73.3 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 65 7.0 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 29 3.1 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
South Africa 14 1.5 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Germany 12 1.3 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Netherlands 7 0.8 14,067 0.3 70,172 0.3

In Ocean View, 73.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.0%, New Zealand 3.1%, South Africa 1.5%, Germany 1.3% and Netherlands 0.8%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 202 21.5 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 85 9.0 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 39 4.1 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 532 56.5 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Ocean View, 56.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 573 62.5 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 95 10.4 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 34 3.7 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Germany 23 2.5 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7
Scotland 13 1.4 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In Ocean View, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.5%, England 10.4%, New Zealand 3.7%, Germany 2.5% and Scotland 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 618 67.7 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 91 10.0 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 36 3.9 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Germany 15 1.6 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7
Netherlands 15 1.6 30,008 0.6 152,088 0.6

In Ocean View, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.7%, England 10.0%, New Zealand 3.9%, Germany 1.6% and Netherlands 1.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 311 33.5 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 166 17.9 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 118 12.7 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 105 11.3 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 79 8.5 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Ocean View were No Religion, so described 33.5%, Catholic 17.9%, Anglican 12.7%, Not stated 11.3% and Uniting Church 8.5%. In Ocean View, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 8 0.9 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Dutch 8 0.9 7,157 0.2 33,835 0.1
Italian 4 0.4 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
Afrikaans 3 0.3 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
French 3 0.3 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
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English only spoken at home 821 88.2 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 23 6.8 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Ocean View 88.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.9%, Dutch 0.9%, Italian 0.4%, Afrikaans 0.3% and French 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 270 56.1 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 155 32.2 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 35 7.3 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 21 4.4 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 481 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ocean View. Of these 56.1% were employed full time, 32.2% were employed part-time and 4.4% 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
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 63 13.5 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 48 10.3 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 47 10.1 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 90 19.4 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 179 38.5 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Ocean View, 13.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 112 24.5 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 71 15.5 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 69 15.1 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 67 14.6 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 45 9.8 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 38 8.3 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 32 7.0 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 15 3.3 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Ocean View included Professionals 24.5%, Managers 15.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Labourers 9.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3%, Sales Workers 7.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 20 5.4 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 14 3.8 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Cafes and Restaurants 13 3.5 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Computer System Design and Related Services 12 3.2 23,232 1.1 162,884 1.5
Landscape Construction Services 9 2.4 8,145 0.4 39,602 0.4

Of the employed people in Ocean View, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.4%, Primary Education 3.8%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.2% and Landscape Construction Services 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 788 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 2,151 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,049 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ocean View was $788.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 264 58.8 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 50 11.1 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Train, car as driver 24 5.3 11,835 0.6 86,003 0.8
Car, as passenger 21 4.7 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Train, car as passenger 8 1.8 2,365 0.1 20,239 0.2
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People who travelled to work by public transport 38 8.2 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 317 68.6 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Ocean View, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.8%, Worked at home 11.1%, Train, car as driver 5.3%, Car, as passenger 4.7% and Train, car as passenger 1.8%. On the day, 8.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 613 79.0 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 213 27.4 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 97 12.4 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 174 22.3 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Ocean View, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.4% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.3% 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
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 143 18.5 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 234 30.2 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 142 18.3 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 93 12.0 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Ocean View, 30.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 143 52.8 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 102 37.6 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 23 8.5 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 1.1 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Ocean View, 37.6% were couple families with children, 52.8% were couple families without children and 8.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 13.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 87.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Ocean View, 13.0% of single parents were male and 87.0% 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
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 56 22.5 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 13 5.2 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 62 24.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 27 10.8 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 7 2.8 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 57 22.9 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 14 5.6 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 13 5.2 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Ocean View, of couple families with children, 22.5% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 24.9% 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 Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 312 89.4 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 37 10.6 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Ocean View, 89.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 312 100.0 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 0 0.0 186,780 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 Ocean View, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 13 4.1 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 22 6.9 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 108 34.0 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 169 53.1 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 6 1.9 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Ocean View, of occupied private dwellings 4.1% had 1 bedroom, 6.9% had 2 bedrooms and 34.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 102 32.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 176 55.2 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 31 9.7 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.9 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 7 2.2 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Ocean View, 32.0% were owned outright, 55.2% were owned with a mortgage and 9.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 266 83.6 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 45 14.2 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 7 2.2 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Ocean View, of all households, 83.6% were family households, 14.2% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

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Household income Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 10.5 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 27.4 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Ocean View, 10.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 27.4% 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 Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 350 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.5 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.5 -- 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 Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.7 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.3 -- 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 Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 4 1.3 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 61 19.4 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 132 41.9 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 110 34.9 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 2.5 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Ocean View, 19.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 34.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 14 4.5 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 290 92.7 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 9 2.9 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Ocean View, 92.7% 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.
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 7 38.9 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 11 61.1 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Ocean View, 38.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 61.1% were female. The median age was 23 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
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,124 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Ocean View, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,124.

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
Ocean View % Ocean View Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,884 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Ocean View, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,884.

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.