Yeppoon

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC33248
People 6,334
Male 47.2%
Female 52.8%
Median age 45
Families 1,586
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 3,343
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $1,006
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,675
Median weekly rent $280
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(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
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 2,988 47.2 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 3,345 52.8 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 337 5.3 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,334 people in Yeppoon. Of these 47.2% were male and 52.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.3% of the population.

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Age Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 45 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 340 5.4 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 287 4.5 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 337 5.3 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 382 6.0 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 370 5.8 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 351 5.5 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 369 5.8 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 301 4.8 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 358 5.7 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 405 6.4 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 453 7.2 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 464 7.3 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 394 6.2 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 391 6.2 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 329 5.2 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 282 4.5 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 229 3.6 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 292 4.6 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Yeppoon was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 2,273 42.4 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 241 4.5 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 638 11.9 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 489 9.1 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 1,726 32.2 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Yeppoon aged 15 years and over, 42.4% were married and 16.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,841 42.1 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 591 13.5 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,942 44.4 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Yeppoon, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 53 3.1 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 241 14.1 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 130 7.6 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 17 1.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 178 10.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 186 10.9 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 19 1.1 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 72 4.2 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 165 9.6 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 26 1.5 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 625 36.5 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Yeppoon 27.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.5% were in primary school, 23.0% in secondary school and 13.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 621 11.6 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 357 6.7 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 159 3.0 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 853 15.9 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 718 13.4 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 258 4.8 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 861 16.1 488,554 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 577 10.8 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 27 0.5 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 819 15.3 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Yeppoon, 13.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 2,556 29.2 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 2,535 28.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 891 10.2 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 713 8.1 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 401 4.6 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Yeppoon were Australian 29.2%, English 28.9%, Irish 10.2%, Scottish 8.1% 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 Yeppoon (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,916 77.9 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 219 3.5 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 198 3.1 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Germany 37 0.6 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
South Africa 35 0.6 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Philippines 33 0.5 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0

In Yeppoon, 77.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 3.1%, Germany 0.6%, South Africa 0.6% and Philippines 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 912 14.4 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 354 5.6 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 267 4.2 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 4,133 65.3 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Yeppoon, 65.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,419 69.9 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 352 5.6 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 254 4.0 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 72 1.1 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Germany 57 0.9 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7

In Yeppoon, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.9%, England 5.6%, New Zealand 4.0%, Scotland 1.1% and Germany 0.9%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,513 71.4 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 332 5.3 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 252 4.0 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 67 1.1 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
Philippines 44 0.7 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4

In Yeppoon, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.4%, England 5.3%, New Zealand 4.0%, Scotland 1.1% and Philippines 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,735 27.4 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 1,569 24.8 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 1,116 17.6 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 716 11.3 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 393 6.2 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Yeppoon were No Religion, so described 27.4%, Catholic 24.8%, Anglican 17.6%, Not stated 11.3% and Uniting Church 6.2%. In Yeppoon, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 34 0.5 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Japanese 15 0.2 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
French 13 0.2 11,988 0.3 70,873 0.3
Mandarin 12 0.2 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Danish 11 0.2 1,631 0.0 5,777 0.0
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English only spoken at home 5,544 87.9 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 126 4.4 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Yeppoon 87.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.5%, Japanese 0.2%, French 0.2%, Mandarin 0.2% and Danish 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,533 56.4 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 788 29.0 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 145 5.3 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 254 9.3 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 2,720 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yeppoon. Of these 56.4% were employed full time, 29.0% were employed part-time and 9.3% 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
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 279 11.3 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 208 8.4 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 309 12.5 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 519 21.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 1,019 41.2 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Yeppoon, 11.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 420 17.0 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 396 16.1 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 315 12.8 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 274 11.1 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 269 10.9 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 263 10.7 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 248 10.1 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 230 9.3 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Yeppoon included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.0%, Professionals 16.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Labourers 10.9%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Managers 10.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 174 7.4 24,967 1.2 46,491 0.4
Secondary Education 118 5.0 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7
Local Government Administration 79 3.4 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 76 3.2 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 71 3.0 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9

Of the employed people in Yeppoon, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 7.4%, Secondary Education 5.0%, Local Government Administration 3.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 550 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,366 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,006 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yeppoon was $550.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,659 67.2 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 152 6.2 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 120 4.9 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 87 3.5 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Bus 59 2.4 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 70 2.8 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,822 73.7 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Yeppoon, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.2%, Car, as passenger 6.2%, Walked only 4.9%, Worked at home 3.5% and Bus 2.4%. 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 73.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 3,486 65.1 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,234 23.0 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 544 10.1 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 985 18.4 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Yeppoon, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.0% provided care for children and 10.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 1,032 19.2 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 1,295 24.1 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 658 12.3 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 508 9.5 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Yeppoon, 24.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 765 48.4 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 519 32.9 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 278 17.6 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 17 1.1 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Yeppoon, 32.9% were couple families with children, 48.4% were couple families without children and 17.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 13.8 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 86.2 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Yeppoon, 13.8% of single parents were male and 86.2% 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
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 241 18.9 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 37 2.9 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 203 15.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 151 11.8 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 66 5.2 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 350 27.4 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 64 5.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 165 12.9 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Yeppoon, of couple families with children, 18.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 15.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 2,558 84.7 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 463 15.3 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Yeppoon, 84.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,742 68.1 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 330 12.9 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 426 16.7 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 41 1.6 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Yeppoon, 68.1% were separate houses, 12.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 16.7% were flats or apartments and 1.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 25 1.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 226 8.9 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 592 23.3 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 943 37.0 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 684 26.9 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 76 3.0 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.9 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Yeppoon, of occupied private dwellings 8.9% had 1 bedroom, 23.3% had 2 bedrooms and 37.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 729 28.5 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 688 26.9 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 975 38.2 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 83 3.2 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 80 3.1 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Yeppoon, 28.5% were owned outright, 26.9% were owned with a mortgage and 38.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,560 61.2 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 907 35.6 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 81 3.2 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Yeppoon, of all households, 61.2% were family households, 35.6% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

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Household income Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 31.7 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 8.3 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Yeppoon, 31.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.3% 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 Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 280 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 84.7 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 15.3 -- 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 Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,675 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.8 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.2 -- 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 Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 256 10.1 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 1,065 41.8 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 769 30.2 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 332 13.0 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 124 4.9 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Yeppoon, 41.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 625 24.5 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,852 72.6 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 73 2.9 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Yeppoon, 72.6% 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.
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 146 43.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 188 56.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Yeppoon, 43.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 56.3% 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
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,112 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Yeppoon, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,112.

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
Yeppoon % Yeppoon Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 295 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Yeppoon, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $295 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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.