Whitfield (Qld)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC33095
People 4,275
Male 47.8%
Female 52.2%
Median age 43
Families 1,118
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 1,871
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,402
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $300
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(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
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 2,046 47.8 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 2,230 52.2 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 237 5.5 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,275 people in Whitfield (Qld). Of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.5% of the population.

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Age Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 43 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 238 5.6 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 316 7.4 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 314 7.3 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 235 5.5 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 167 3.9 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 171 4.0 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 211 4.9 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 260 6.1 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 324 7.6 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 396 9.3 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 326 7.6 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 283 6.6 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 247 5.8 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 231 5.4 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 175 4.1 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 121 2.8 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 114 2.7 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 145 3.4 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Whitfield (Qld) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,533 45.0 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 110 3.2 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 368 10.8 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 235 6.9 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,162 34.1 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Whitfield (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 45.0% were married and 14.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,333 44.8 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 391 13.2 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,249 42.0 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Whitfield (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 40 3.2 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 243 19.6 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 126 10.2 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 46 3.7 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 181 14.6 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 110 8.9 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 20 1.6 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 50 4.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 126 10.2 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 25 2.0 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 271 21.9 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Whitfield (Qld) 29.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.4% were in primary school, 25.2% in secondary school and 14.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 798 23.4 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 327 9.6 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 121 3.5 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 504 14.8 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 504 14.8 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 162 4.7 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 390 11.4 488,554 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 174 5.1 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 16 0.5 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 333 9.8 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Whitfield (Qld), 14.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 1,709 28.1 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 1,513 24.9 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 672 11.1 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 489 8.0 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 271 4.5 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Whitfield (Qld) were English 28.1%, Australian 24.9%, Irish 11.1%, Scottish 8.0% and German 4.5%.

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

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Country of birth Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,137 73.3 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 202 4.7 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 131 3.1 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Japan 59 1.4 12,402 0.3 42,421 0.2
Papua New Guinea 45 1.1 16,120 0.3 28,800 0.1
Philippines 38 0.9 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0

In Whitfield (Qld), 73.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 3.1%, Japan 1.4%, Papua New Guinea 1.1% and Philippines 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,034 24.2 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 311 7.3 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 292 6.8 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,359 55.2 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Whitfield (Qld), 55.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,661 62.6 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 314 7.4 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 174 4.1 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 75 1.8 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Italy 74 1.7 42,085 0.9 470,138 2.0

In Whitfield (Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.6%, England 7.4%, New Zealand 4.1%, Scotland 1.8% and Italy 1.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,680 62.9 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 277 6.5 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 161 3.8 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Japan 101 2.4 17,672 0.4 60,010 0.3
Papua New Guinea 66 1.5 20,050 0.4 34,128 0.1

In Whitfield (Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 62.9%, England 6.5%, New Zealand 3.8%, Japan 2.4% and Papua New Guinea 1.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,534 35.8 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 975 22.8 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 609 14.2 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 410 9.6 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 172 4.0 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Whitfield (Qld) were No Religion, so described 35.8%, Catholic 22.8%, Anglican 14.2%, Not stated 9.6% and Uniting Church 4.0%. In Whitfield (Qld), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Japanese 93 2.2 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
German 41 1.0 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Italian 34 0.8 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
Tagalog 20 0.5 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Mandarin 19 0.4 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 3,601 84.5 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 218 12.6 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Whitfield (Qld) 84.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Japanese 2.2%, German 1.0%, Italian 0.8%, Tagalog 0.5% and Mandarin 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,241 57.1 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 679 31.3 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 111 5.1 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 141 6.5 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 2,172 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Whitfield (Qld). Of these 57.1% were employed full time, 31.3% were employed part-time and 6.5% 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
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 240 11.8 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 175 8.6 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 264 13.0 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 384 18.9 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 864 42.4 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Whitfield (Qld), 11.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.4% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 563 27.8 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 270 13.3 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 248 12.2 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 241 11.9 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Managers 240 11.8 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Sales Workers 196 9.7 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 162 8.0 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 86 4.2 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Whitfield (Qld) included Professionals 27.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.9%, Managers 11.8%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Labourers 8.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 150 7.9 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 64 3.4 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Accommodation 61 3.2 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Takeaway Food Services 44 2.3 41,958 2.0 189,447 1.8
State Government Administration 43 2.3 36,185 1.7 158,980 1.5

Of the employed people in Whitfield (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.9%, Primary Education 3.4%, Accommodation 3.2%, Takeaway Food Services 2.3% and State Government Administration 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 738 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,830 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,402 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Whitfield (Qld) was $738.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,409 69.5 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 139 6.9 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 82 4.0 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 46 2.3 21,679 1.0 107,756 1.0
Bus 35 1.7 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 42 2.1 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,579 77.7 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Whitfield (Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.5%, Car, as passenger 6.9%, Worked at home 4.0%, Bicycle 2.3% and Bus 1.7%. On the day, 2.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,511 73.5 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 954 27.9 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 380 11.1 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 820 24.0 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Whitfield (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.9% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.0% 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
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 708 20.7 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,053 30.8 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 428 12.5 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 320 9.4 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Whitfield (Qld), 30.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 460 40.9 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 446 39.7 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 199 17.7 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 19 1.7 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Whitfield (Qld), 39.7% were couple families with children, 40.9% were couple families without children and 17.7% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.1 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.9 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Whitfield (Qld), 20.1% of single parents were male and 79.9% 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
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 234 25.7 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 42 4.6 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 190 20.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 93 10.2 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 60 6.6 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 153 16.8 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 50 5.5 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 89 9.8 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Whitfield (Qld), of couple families with children, 25.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 20.9% 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 Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,631 92.1 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 139 7.9 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Whitfield (Qld), 92.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,326 81.3 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 281 17.2 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 16 1.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Whitfield (Qld), 81.3% were separate houses, 17.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 26 1.6 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 362 22.2 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 634 38.9 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 575 35.3 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 31 1.9 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Whitfield (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 1.6% had 1 bedroom, 22.2% had 2 bedrooms and 38.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 527 32.3 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 546 33.4 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 480 29.4 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 30 1.8 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 50 3.1 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Whitfield (Qld), 32.3% were owned outright, 33.4% were owned with a mortgage and 29.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,105 67.5 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 472 28.9 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 59 3.6 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Whitfield (Qld), of all households, 67.5% were family households, 28.9% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

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Household income Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 20.4 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 17.8 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Whitfield (Qld), 20.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 17.8% 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 Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 300 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.7 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.3 -- 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 Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.0 -- 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 Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 59 3.6 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 657 40.0 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 624 38.0 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 250 15.2 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 54 3.3 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Whitfield (Qld), 40.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 196 11.9 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,404 85.6 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 41 2.5 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Whitfield (Qld), 85.6% 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.
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 113 47.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 124 52.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Whitfield (Qld), 47.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.3% were female. The median age was 19 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
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) 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 --
Median weekly household income 1,163 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Whitfield (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,163.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Whitfield (Qld) % Whitfield (Qld) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 283 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,668 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Whitfield (Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $283 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,668.

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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.