West End (Townsville - Qld)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC33064
People 4,064
Male 50.8%
Female 49.2%
Median age 38
Families 908
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 2,275
Average people per household 2
Median weekly household income $1,136
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent $250
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(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
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 2,065 50.8 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,003 49.2 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 250 6.2 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,064 people in West End (Townsville - Qld). Of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.2% of the population.

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Age West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 217 5.4 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 214 5.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 167 4.1 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 205 5.1 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 330 8.1 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 320 7.9 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 340 8.4 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 326 8.0 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 306 7.5 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 305 7.5 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 285 7.0 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 291 7.2 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 226 5.6 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 186 4.6 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 126 3.1 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 100 2.5 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 62 1.5 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 49 1.2 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in West End (Townsville - Qld) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,132 32.7 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 135 3.9 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 437 12.6 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 149 4.3 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,604 46.4 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in West End (Townsville - Qld) aged 15 years and over, 32.7% were married and 16.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 939 32.9 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 419 14.7 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,493 52.4 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In West End (Townsville - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 32.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 35 2.9 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 158 13.0 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 58 4.8 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 18 1.5 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 100 8.2 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 37 3.0 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 49 4.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 75 6.1 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 219 18.0 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 26 2.1 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 445 36.5 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In West End (Townsville - Qld) 30.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.1% were in primary school, 15.1% in secondary school and 24.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 691 20.1 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 274 8.0 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 110 3.2 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 499 14.5 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 575 16.7 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 149 4.3 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 383 11.1 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 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 226 6.6 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 9 0.3 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 460 13.4 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in West End (Townsville - Qld), 16.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 1,627 28.3 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,362 23.7 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 603 10.5 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 443 7.7 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 263 4.6 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in West End (Townsville - Qld) were English 28.3%, Australian 23.7%, Irish 10.5%, Scottish 7.7% and German 4.6%.

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 West End (Townsville - Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,960 72.9 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 143 3.5 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 117 2.9 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Philippines 32 0.8 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Papua New Guinea 22 0.5 16,120 0.3 28,800 0.1
United States of America 22 0.5 17,053 0.4 86,125 0.4

In West End (Townsville - Qld), 72.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 2.9%, Philippines 0.8%, Papua New Guinea 0.5% and United States of America 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 767 18.8 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 272 6.7 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 170 4.2 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,380 58.5 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In West End (Townsville - Qld), 58.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,562 63.6 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 221 5.5 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 147 3.6 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Italy 51 1.3 42,085 0.9 470,138 2.0
Scotland 46 1.1 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2

In West End (Townsville - Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 63.6%, England 5.5%, New Zealand 3.6%, Italy 1.3% and Scotland 1.1%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,668 65.7 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 205 5.0 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 136 3.3 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Philippines 37 0.9 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
Italy 32 0.8 31,865 0.7 395,775 1.7

In West End (Townsville - Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 65.7%, England 5.0%, New Zealand 3.3%, Philippines 0.9% and Italy 0.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,287 31.8 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 927 22.9 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 573 14.2 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 504 12.5 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Uniting Church 177 4.4 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in West End (Townsville - Qld) were No Religion, so described 31.8%, Catholic 22.9%, Not stated 14.2%, Anglican 12.5% and Uniting Church 4.4%. In West End (Townsville - Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 18 0.4 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Spanish 18 0.4 21,006 0.4 140,817 0.6
Italian 17 0.4 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
Greek 16 0.4 10,538 0.2 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 15 0.4 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 3,321 82.0 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 174 8.8 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In West End (Townsville - Qld) 82.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.4%, Spanish 0.4%, Italian 0.4%, Greek 0.4% and Mandarin 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,305 60.1 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 537 24.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 104 4.8 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 225 10.4 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 2,171 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West End (Townsville - Qld). Of these 60.1% were employed full time, 24.7% were employed part-time and 10.4% 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
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 169 8.7 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 143 7.4 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 224 11.5 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 455 23.4 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 852 43.8 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in West End (Townsville - Qld), 8.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 463 23.6 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 280 14.3 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 279 14.2 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 249 12.7 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 188 9.6 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 185 9.4 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 180 9.2 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 110 5.6 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in West End (Townsville - Qld) included Professionals 23.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.7%, Managers 9.6%, Labourers 9.4%, Sales Workers 9.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 113 6.1 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 64 3.4 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8
Defence 60 3.2 17,707 0.8 75,462 0.7
Cafes and Restaurants 56 3.0 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Primary Education 52 2.8 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in West End (Townsville - Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.1%, Takeaway Food Services 3.4%, Defence 3.2%, Cafes and Restaurants 3.0% and Primary Education 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 716 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,660 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,136 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

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

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,356 70.2 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 123 6.4 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 62 3.2 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Bicycle 55 2.8 21,679 1.0 107,756 1.0
Worked at home 55 2.8 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 24 1.2 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,503 77.2 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In West End (Townsville - Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.2%, Car, as passenger 6.4%, Walked only 3.2%, Bicycle 2.8% and Worked at home 2.8%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,345 67.9 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 765 22.1 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 316 9.1 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 655 18.9 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In West End (Townsville - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.1% provided care for children and 9.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.9% 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
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 824 23.8 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 965 27.9 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 337 9.7 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 222 6.4 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in West End (Townsville - Qld), 27.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 401 44.4 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 309 34.2 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 165 18.3 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 28 3.1 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in West End (Townsville - Qld), 34.2% were couple families with children, 44.4% were couple families without children and 18.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 25.1 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 74.9 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In West End (Townsville - Qld), 25.1% of single parents were male and 74.9% 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
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 203 28.3 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 21 2.9 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 127 17.7 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 90 12.5 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 47 6.5 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 116 16.2 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 35 4.9 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 79 11.0 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In West End (Townsville - Qld), of couple families with children, 28.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 17.7% 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 West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,762 85.0 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 310 15.0 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In West End (Townsville - Qld), 85.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.0% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 882 50.1 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 661 37.5 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 193 11.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 20 1.1 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in West End (Townsville - Qld), 50.1% were separate houses, 37.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.0% were flats or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 10 0.6 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 132 7.5 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 768 43.9 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 546 31.2 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 247 14.1 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 46 2.6 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.6 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In West End (Townsville - Qld), of occupied private dwellings 7.5% had 1 bedroom, 43.9% had 2 bedrooms and 31.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 340 19.4 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 459 26.2 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 902 51.4 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 4 0.2 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 50 2.8 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in West End (Townsville - Qld), 19.4% were owned outright, 26.2% were owned with a mortgage and 51.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 902 51.4 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 722 41.1 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 131 7.5 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In West End (Townsville - Qld), of all households, 51.4% were family households, 41.1% were single person households and 7.5% were group households.

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Household income West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 26.7 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.0 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In West End (Townsville - Qld), 26.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.0% 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 West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 250 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 78.9 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 21.1 -- 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 West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.2 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.8 -- 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 West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 192 11.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 766 43.7 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 552 31.5 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 176 10.1 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 65 3.7 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In West End (Townsville - Qld), 43.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 359 20.5 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,344 76.6 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 52 3.0 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In West End (Townsville - Qld), 76.6% 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.

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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.
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 131 52.6 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 118 47.4 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In West End (Townsville - Qld), 52.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.4% were female. The median age was 25 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
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 941 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In West End (Townsville - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $941.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
West End (Townsville - Qld) % West End (Townsville - Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 228 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,509 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In West End (Townsville - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $228 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,509.

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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.