Sarina

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32542
People 5,522
Male 51.2%
Female 48.8%
Median age 40
Families 1,454
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 2,406
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,301
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,799
Median weekly rent $250
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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 2,827 51.2 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,698 48.8 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 478 8.6 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,522 people in Sarina. Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.6% of the population.

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Age Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 344 6.2 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 396 7.2 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 398 7.2 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 355 6.4 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 298 5.4 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 298 5.4 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 344 6.2 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 319 5.8 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 376 6.8 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 344 6.2 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 377 6.8 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 442 8.0 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 371 6.7 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 292 5.3 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 218 3.9 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 147 2.7 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 115 2.1 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 92 1.7 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Sarina was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 2,107 47.9 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 176 4.0 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 406 9.2 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 250 5.7 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,460 33.2 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Sarina aged 15 years and over, 47.9% were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,763 47.9 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 494 13.4 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,422 38.7 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Sarina, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 56 3.3 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 376 21.9 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 116 6.8 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 0.2 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 298 17.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 56 3.3 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 17 1.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 62 3.6 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 79 4.6 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 43 2.5 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 611 35.6 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Sarina 31.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.1% were in primary school, 21.7% in secondary school and 8.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 213 4.8 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 215 4.9 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 94 2.1 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 858 19.5 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 585 13.3 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 237 5.4 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 802 18.2 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 3 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 524 11.9 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 21 0.5 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 753 17.1 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Sarina, 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 2,647 35.3 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,984 26.5 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 559 7.5 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 528 7.0 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 400 5.3 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Sarina were Australian 35.3%, English 26.5%, Irish 7.5%, Scottish 7.0% and German 5.3%.

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

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Country of birth Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,542 82.6 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 105 1.9 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
England 60 1.1 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Philippines 41 0.7 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
South Africa 29 0.5 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Germany 16 0.3 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Sarina, 82.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 1.9%, England 1.1%, Philippines 0.7%, South Africa 0.5% and Germany 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 467 8.4 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 235 4.2 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 194 3.5 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,028 72.8 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Sarina, 72.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,250 77.5 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 167 3.0 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 139 2.5 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Philippines 43 0.8 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2
Malta 40 0.7 8,382 0.2 100,031 0.4

In Sarina, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 77.5%, England 3.0%, New Zealand 2.5%, Philippines 0.8% and Malta 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,295 77.7 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 146 2.6 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 144 2.6 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Philippines 67 1.2 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
Malta 32 0.6 7,085 0.2 91,404 0.4

In Sarina, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 77.7%, England 2.6%, New Zealand 2.6%, Philippines 1.2% and Malta 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 1,338 24.3 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,163 21.1 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 1,147 20.8 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 670 12.2 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 500 9.1 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Sarina were Catholic 24.3%, Anglican 21.1%, No Religion, so described 20.8%, Not stated 12.2% and Uniting Church 9.1%. In Sarina, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (75.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Filipino 14 0.3 11,371 0.2 71,220 0.3
Thai 13 0.2 8,126 0.2 55,444 0.2
Tagalog 11 0.2 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Maori (New Zealand) 10 0.2 4,264 0.1 11,747 0.1
German 9 0.2 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 4,838 87.7 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 88 4.1 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Sarina 87.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Filipino 0.3%, Thai 0.2%, Tagalog 0.2%, Maori (New Zealand) 0.2% and German 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,402 57.0 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 627 25.5 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 168 6.8 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 261 10.6 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 2,458 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sarina. Of these 57.0% were employed full time, 25.5% were employed part-time and 10.6% 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
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 202 9.1 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 214 9.7 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 219 9.9 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 386 17.5 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,018 46.0 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Sarina, 9.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 431 19.7 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 421 19.2 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Labourers 352 16.1 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 227 10.4 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 204 9.3 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 180 8.2 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 168 7.7 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Professionals 165 7.5 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2

The most common occupations in Sarina included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 19.2%, Labourers 16.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.4%, Sales Workers 9.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2%, Managers 7.7% and Professionals 7.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 214 10.1 24,967 1.2 46,491 0.4
Rail Freight Transport 121 5.7 4,048 0.2 9,680 0.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 103 4.9 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Sugar Manufacturing 102 4.8 4,026 0.2 4,560 0.0
Road Freight Transport 65 3.1 28,785 1.3 129,528 1.2

Of the employed people in Sarina, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 10.1%, Rail Freight Transport 5.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.9%, Sugar Manufacturing 4.8% and Road Freight Transport 3.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 587 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,508 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,301 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Sarina was $587.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,471 67.4 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 119 5.5 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 97 4.4 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 81 3.7 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Truck 30 1.4 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 36 1.6 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,599 72.8 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Sarina, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.4%, Car, as passenger 5.5%, Walked only 4.4%, Worked at home 3.7% and Truck 1.4%. On the day, 1.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,829 64.4 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,261 28.7 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 463 10.5 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 821 18.7 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Sarina, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.7% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.7% 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
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 751 17.1 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,037 23.6 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 494 11.2 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 552 12.6 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Sarina, 23.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 610 42.0 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 566 39.0 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 254 17.5 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 23 1.6 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Sarina, 39.0% were couple families with children, 42.0% were couple families without children and 17.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 23.7 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 76.3 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Sarina, 23.7% of single parents were male and 76.3% 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
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 196 16.7 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 32 2.7 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 212 18.0 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 210 17.9 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 63 5.4 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 248 21.1 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 82 7.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 132 11.2 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Sarina, of couple families with children, 16.7% had both partners employed full-time, 2.7% had both employed part-time and 18.0% 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 Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,906 88.2 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 254 11.8 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Sarina, 88.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,718 90.1 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 22 1.2 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 126 6.6 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 36 1.9 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Sarina, 90.1% were separate houses, 1.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.6% were flats or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 13 0.7 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 52 2.7 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 269 14.1 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 901 47.1 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 575 30.1 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 101 5.3 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Sarina, of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 14.1% had 2 bedrooms and 47.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 591 30.9 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 657 34.3 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 539 28.2 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 8 0.4 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 118 6.2 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Sarina, 30.9% were owned outright, 34.3% were owned with a mortgage and 28.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,436 75.0 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 434 22.7 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 44 2.3 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Sarina, of all households, 75.0% were family households, 22.7% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

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Household income Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 22.3 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.1 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Sarina, 22.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.1% 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 Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 250 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.7 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.3 -- 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 Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,799 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 93.5 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 6.5 -- 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 Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 100 5.3 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 537 28.2 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 698 36.7 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 424 22.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 142 7.5 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Sarina, 28.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 428 22.3 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,377 71.8 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 114 5.9 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Sarina, 71.8% 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.
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 234 49.2 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 242 50.8 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Sarina, 49.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.8% were female. The median age was 20 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
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,098 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Sarina, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,098.

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
Sarina % Sarina Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 250 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Sarina, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.

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.