Smithfield (Qld)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC32603
People 5,303
Male 49.5%
Female 50.5%
Median age 33
Families 1,371
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 2,167
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,585
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,863
Median weekly rent $360
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
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 2,621 49.5 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,676 50.5 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 242 4.6 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,303 people in Smithfield (Qld). Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.6% of the population.

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Age Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 33 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 371 7.0 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 331 6.2 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 348 6.6 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 373 7.0 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 457 8.6 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 431 8.1 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 434 8.2 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 406 7.7 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 370 7.0 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 356 6.7 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 324 6.1 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 315 5.9 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 239 4.5 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 191 3.6 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 143 2.7 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 101 1.9 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 63 1.2 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 43 0.8 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Smithfield (Qld) was 33 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.2% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,852 43.6 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 139 3.3 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 355 8.4 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 139 3.3 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,765 41.5 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Smithfield (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 43.6% were married and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,637 44.3 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 559 15.1 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,503 40.6 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Smithfield (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 59 3.3 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 257 14.3 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 106 5.9 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 72 4.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 198 11.0 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 101 5.6 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 34 1.9 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 85 4.7 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 488 27.2 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 34 1.9 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 361 20.1 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Smithfield (Qld) 33.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.4% were in primary school, 18.3% in secondary school and 31.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 835 19.7 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 394 9.3 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 147 3.5 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 764 18.0 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 848 20.0 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 191 4.5 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 400 9.4 488,554 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 181 4.3 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 14 0.3 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 376 8.8 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Smithfield (Qld), 20.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 1,957 26.3 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,751 23.6 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 612 8.2 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 588 7.9 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 306 4.1 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Smithfield (Qld) were English 26.3%, Australian 23.6%, Irish 8.2%, Scottish 7.9% and German 4.1%.

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 Smithfield (Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,589 68.1 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 242 4.6 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 152 2.9 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Papua New Guinea 128 2.4 16,120 0.3 28,800 0.1
India 91 1.7 49,145 1.0 455,389 1.9
Philippines 54 1.0 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0

In Smithfield (Qld), 68.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 2.9%, Papua New Guinea 2.4%, India 1.7% and Philippines 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,653 31.2 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 387 7.3 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 309 5.8 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,619 49.4 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Smithfield (Qld), 49.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,942 55.9 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 366 7.0 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 192 3.6 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
India 127 2.4 67,903 1.4 616,939 2.6
Papua New Guinea 124 2.4 16,296 0.3 28,460 0.1

In Smithfield (Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 55.9%, England 7.0%, New Zealand 3.6%, India 2.4% and Papua New Guinea 2.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,016 57.1 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 359 6.8 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 172 3.3 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Papua New Guinea 146 2.8 20,050 0.4 34,128 0.1
India 125 2.4 65,921 1.4 605,777 2.6

In Smithfield (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 57.1%, England 6.8%, New Zealand 3.3%, Papua New Guinea 2.8% and India 2.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,816 34.3 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,170 22.1 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 669 12.6 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 523 9.9 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 176 3.3 143,355 3.0 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Smithfield (Qld) were No Religion, so described 34.3%, Catholic 22.1%, Anglican 12.6%, Not stated 9.9% and Christian, nfd 3.3%. In Smithfield (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 69 1.3 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Japanese 55 1.0 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
Punjabi 48 0.9 17,991 0.4 132,496 0.6
Korean 45 0.8 19,620 0.4 108,997 0.5
German 38 0.7 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 4,185 78.9 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 372 19.0 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Smithfield (Qld) 78.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 1.3%, Japanese 1.0%, Punjabi 0.9%, Korean 0.8% and German 0.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,674 58.7 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 818 28.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 132 4.6 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 230 8.1 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 2,854 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Smithfield (Qld). Of these 58.7% were employed full time, 28.7% were employed part-time and 8.1% 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
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 255 9.7 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 211 8.0 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 351 13.4 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 569 21.7 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,107 42.2 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Smithfield (Qld), 9.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 566 21.6 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 405 15.5 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 367 14.0 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 341 13.0 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 296 11.3 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 282 10.8 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 203 7.8 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 131 5.0 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Smithfield (Qld) included Professionals 21.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Managers 11.3%, Sales Workers 10.8%, Labourers 7.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 176 6.9 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Accommodation 78 3.1 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 73 2.9 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 63 2.5 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Takeaway Food Services 60 2.4 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8

Of the employed people in Smithfield (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.9%, Accommodation 3.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.9%, Primary Education 2.5% and Takeaway Food Services 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 716 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,839 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,585 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Smithfield (Qld) was $716.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,865 71.7 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 128 4.9 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 91 3.5 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 55 2.1 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Bus 47 1.8 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 74 2.8 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 2,026 77.4 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Smithfield (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.7%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Worked at home 3.5%, Walked only 2.1% and Bus 1.8%. On the day, 2.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,119 73.4 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,205 28.3 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 375 8.8 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 835 19.6 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Smithfield (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.3% provided care for children and 8.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.6% 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
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,022 24.0 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,278 30.0 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 481 11.3 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 339 8.0 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Smithfield (Qld), 30.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.0% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 552 40.1 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 595 43.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 202 14.7 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 27 2.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Smithfield (Qld), 43.2% were couple families with children, 40.1% were couple families without children and 14.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.1 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.9 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Smithfield (Qld), 19.1% of single parents were male and 80.9% 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
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 324 28.1 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 52 4.5 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 253 21.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 158 13.7 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 57 4.9 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 148 12.8 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 66 5.7 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 96 8.3 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Smithfield (Qld), of couple families with children, 28.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 21.9% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,858 89.9 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 208 10.1 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Smithfield (Qld), 89.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,659 89.3 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 15 0.8 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 176 9.5 186,780 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 Smithfield (Qld), 89.3% were separate houses, 0.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 6 0.3 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 63 3.4 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 147 7.9 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 774 41.7 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 822 44.3 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 44 2.4 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Smithfield (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 7.9% had 2 bedrooms and 41.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 417 22.5 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 759 41.0 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 626 33.8 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 7 0.4 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 44 2.4 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Smithfield (Qld), 22.5% were owned outright, 41.0% were owned with a mortgage and 33.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,349 72.7 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 357 19.2 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 149 8.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Smithfield (Qld), of all households, 72.7% were family households, 19.2% were single person households and 8.0% were group households.

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Household income Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.1 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 14.3 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Smithfield (Qld), 17.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.3% 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 Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 360 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.0 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 13.0 -- 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 Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,863 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.0 -- 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 Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 80 4.3 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 538 28.9 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 855 46.0 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 326 17.5 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 61 3.3 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Smithfield (Qld), 28.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 181 9.7 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,633 87.9 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 44 2.4 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Smithfield (Qld), 87.9% 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.
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 123 51.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 115 48.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Smithfield (Qld), 51.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 48.3% were female. The median age was 23 years.

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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
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,312 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Smithfield (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,312.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Smithfield (Qld) % Smithfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 340 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Smithfield (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $340 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.

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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.