Picnic Bay

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32331
People 291
Male 49%
Female 51%
Median age 55
Families 76
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.3
All private dwellings 266
Average people per household 1.8
Median weekly household income $793
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent $220
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3

(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
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 143 49.0 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 149 51.0 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 18 6.1 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 291 people in Picnic Bay. Of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.1% of the population.

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Age Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 55 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 13 4.5 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 14 4.9 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 11 3.8 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 5 1.7 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 3 1.0 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 11 3.8 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 14 4.9 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 15 5.2 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 9 3.1 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 13 4.5 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 32 11.1 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 47 16.4 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 41 14.3 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 35 12.2 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 14 4.9 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 7 2.4 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3 1.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Picnic Bay was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 94 36.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 18 6.9 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 63 24.3 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 13 5.0 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 71 27.4 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Picnic Bay aged 15 years and over, 36.3% were married and 31.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 88 38.3 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 24 10.4 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 118 51.3 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Picnic Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 38.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 0 0.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 17 35.4 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 6 12.5 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 3 6.2 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 6.2 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 3 6.2 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 16 33.3 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Picnic Bay 17.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.4% were in primary school, 22.2% in secondary school and 6.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 45 18.3 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 39 15.9 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 7 2.8 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 49 19.9 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 39 15.9 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 10 4.1 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 39 15.9 488,554 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 12 4.9 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 19 7.7 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Picnic Bay, 15.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 15.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 123 32.4 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 105 27.6 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 45 11.8 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
Irish 29 7.6 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
German 22 5.8 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Picnic Bay were English 32.4%, Australian 27.6%, Scottish 11.8%, Irish 7.6% and German 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 Picnic Bay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 209 76.3 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 20 7.3 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 11 4.0 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Austria 3 1.1 2,670 0.1 15,384 0.1
Germany 3 1.1 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
South Africa 3 1.1 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7

In Picnic Bay, 76.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.3%, New Zealand 4.0%, Austria 1.1%, Germany 1.1% and South Africa 1.1%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 66 22.4 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 16 5.4 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 14 4.8 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 184 62.6 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Picnic Bay, 62.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 195 69.4 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 25 8.9 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 11 3.9 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 8 2.8 33,883 0.7 177,536 0.8
Austria 8 2.8 5,524 0.1 32,514 0.1

In Picnic Bay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.4%, England 8.9%, New Zealand 3.9%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.8% and Austria 2.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 203 74.9 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 22 8.1 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Germany 8 3.0 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7
New Zealand 5 1.8 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 4 1.5 29,473 0.6 155,231 0.7

In Picnic Bay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.9%, England 8.1%, Germany 3.0%, New Zealand 1.8% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 113 40.8 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 46 16.6 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 38 13.7 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 20 7.2 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 18 6.5 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Picnic Bay were No Religion, so described 40.8%, Catholic 16.6%, Anglican 13.7%, Not stated 7.2% and Uniting Church 6.5%. In Picnic Bay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 7 2.4 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Afrikaans 6 2.1 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
Italian 3 1.0 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
Cantonese 3 1.0 24,900 0.5 280,943 1.2
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English only spoken at home 257 88.6 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 16 9.2 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Picnic Bay 88.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 2.4%, Afrikaans 2.1%, Italian 1.0% and Cantonese 1.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 64 45.4 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 49 34.8 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 19 13.5 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 9 6.4 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 141 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Picnic Bay. Of these 45.4% were employed full time, 34.8% were employed part-time and 6.4% 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
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 8 6.2 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 25 19.5 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 16 12.5 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 22 17.2 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 42 32.8 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Picnic Bay, 6.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 19.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 32.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 26 19.5 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 22 16.5 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 20 15.0 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 16 12.0 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 14 10.5 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 14 10.5 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 13 9.8 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 5 3.8 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Picnic Bay included Professionals 19.5%, Managers 16.5%, Labourers 15.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, Sales Workers 9.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Accommodation 16 19.0 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 9 10.7 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Pubs, Taverns and Bars 5 6.0 15,419 0.7 75,989 0.7
Real Estate Services 4 4.8 25,278 1.2 109,931 1.0
Other Allied Health Services 4 4.8 12,793 0.6 68,701 0.6

Of the employed people in Picnic Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 19.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 10.7%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 6.0%, Real Estate Services 4.8% and Other Allied Health Services 4.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 608 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,174 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 793 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Picnic Bay was $608.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 40 32.3 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 15 12.1 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 13 10.5 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 8 6.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Ferry 6 4.8 2,936 0.1 11,858 0.1
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People who travelled to work by public transport 25 19.1 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 61 46.6 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Picnic Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 32.3%, Walked only 12.1%, Worked at home 10.5%, Car, as passenger 6.5% and Ferry 4.8%. On the day, 19.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 46.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 193 76.9 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 45 18.0 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 34 13.3 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 66 26.4 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Picnic Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 76.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 18.0% provided care for children and 13.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.4% 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
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 45 18.1 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 85 34.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 40 16.1 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 20 8.1 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Picnic Bay, 34.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 47 58.0 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 16 19.8 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 15 18.5 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 3.7 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Picnic Bay, 19.8% were couple families with children, 58.0% were couple families without children and 18.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 0.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 100.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Picnic Bay, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% 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
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 12 20.3 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 9 15.3 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 7 11.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3 5.1 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 3 5.1 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 14 23.7 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 7 11.9 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 4 6.8 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Picnic Bay, of couple families with children, 20.3% had both partners employed full-time, 15.3% had both employed part-time and 11.9% 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 Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 154 62.3 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 93 37.7 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Picnic Bay, 62.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 37.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 117 76.0 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 30 19.5 186,780 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 Picnic Bay, 76.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 1.9 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 12 7.7 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 59 37.8 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 63 40.4 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 16 10.3 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 3 1.9 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 1.8 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Picnic Bay, of occupied private dwellings 7.7% had 1 bedroom, 37.8% had 2 bedrooms and 40.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 1.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 42 27.3 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 38 24.7 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 68 44.2 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 1.9 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 3 1.9 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Picnic Bay, 27.3% were owned outright, 24.7% were owned with a mortgage and 44.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 75 47.5 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 78 49.4 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 5 3.2 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Picnic Bay, of all households, 47.5% were family households, 49.4% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

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Household income Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 41.9 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.1 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Picnic Bay, 41.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.1% 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 Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 220 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 75.2 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 24.8 -- 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 Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.6 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.4 -- 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 Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 19 12.6 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 87 57.6 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 29 19.2 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 8 5.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 5.3 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Picnic Bay, 57.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 19.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 5.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 43 26.5 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 116 71.6 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 3 1.9 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Picnic Bay, 71.6% 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.
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 8 42.1 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 11 57.9 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 17 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Picnic Bay, 42.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.9% were female. The median age was 17 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
Picnic Bay % Picnic Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.7 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,125 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Picnic Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

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

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

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

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.