Yorkeys Knob

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC33252
People 2,759
Male 49.9%
Female 50.1%
Median age 44
Families 689
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.4
All private dwellings 1,586
Average people per household 2
Median weekly household income $1,025
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,500
Median weekly rent $270
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
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,377 49.9 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,382 50.1 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 153 5.5 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,759 people in Yorkeys Knob. Of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.5% of the population.

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Age Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 44 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 118 4.3 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 146 5.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 126 4.6 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 110 4.0 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 180 6.5 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 164 5.9 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 194 7.0 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 166 6.0 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 201 7.3 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 205 7.4 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 237 8.6 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 229 8.3 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 206 7.5 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 207 7.5 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 139 5.0 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 61 2.2 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 44 1.6 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 31 1.1 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Yorkeys Knob was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 762 32.0 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 113 4.8 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 433 18.2 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 99 4.2 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 971 40.8 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Yorkeys Knob aged 15 years and over, 32.0% were married and 22.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 641 32.0 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 344 17.2 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 1,018 50.8 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Yorkeys Knob, of people aged 15 years and over, 32.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 19 2.3 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 137 16.9 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 25 3.1 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 10 1.2 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 89 10.9 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 19 2.3 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 9 1.1 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 53 6.5 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 123 15.1 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 17 2.1 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 312 38.4 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Yorkeys Knob 29.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.4% were in primary school, 14.4% in secondary school and 21.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 410 17.4 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 238 10.1 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 77 3.3 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 416 17.6 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 356 15.1 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 91 3.9 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 221 9.4 488,554 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 116 4.9 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.1 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 362 15.3 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Yorkeys Knob, 15.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 1,073 27.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 847 22.0 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 367 9.5 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 340 8.8 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 181 4.7 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Yorkeys Knob were English 27.9%, Australian 22.0%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 8.8% and German 4.7%.

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 Yorkeys Knob (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,826 66.5 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 140 5.1 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 111 4.0 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Germany 29 1.1 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Philippines 27 1.0 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Papua New Guinea 25 0.9 16,120 0.3 28,800 0.1

In Yorkeys Knob, 66.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.1%, New Zealand 4.0%, Germany 1.1%, Philippines 1.0% and Papua New Guinea 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 718 26.1 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 194 7.0 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 159 5.8 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,366 49.6 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Yorkeys Knob, 49.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,540 56.5 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 225 8.2 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 138 5.1 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 50 1.8 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Germany 39 1.4 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7

In Yorkeys Knob, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 56.5%, England 8.2%, New Zealand 5.1%, Scotland 1.8% and Germany 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,576 57.3 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 209 7.6 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 128 4.7 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 42 1.5 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
Germany 39 1.4 33,417 0.7 169,618 0.7

In Yorkeys Knob, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 57.3%, England 7.6%, New Zealand 4.7%, Scotland 1.5% and Germany 1.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,028 37.1 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 485 17.5 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 400 14.4 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 347 12.5 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Presbyterian and Reformed 95 3.4 138,614 2.9 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Yorkeys Knob were No Religion, so described 37.1%, Catholic 17.5%, Not stated 14.4%, Anglican 12.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.4%. In Yorkeys Knob, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 28 1.0 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Japanese 26 0.9 16,877 0.4 55,966 0.2
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 16 0.6 5,901 0.1 6,171 0.0
Italian 15 0.5 20,009 0.4 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 12 0.4 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
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English only spoken at home 2,201 80.3 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 155 10.9 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Yorkeys Knob 80.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.0%, Japanese 0.9%, Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 0.6%, Italian 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
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 806 56.2 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 454 31.7 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 58 4.0 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 115 8.0 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,433 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yorkeys Knob. Of these 56.2% were employed full time, 31.7% were employed part-time and 8.0% 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
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 145 11.0 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 116 8.8 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 191 14.5 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 290 22.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 518 39.3 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Yorkeys Knob, 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 268 20.1 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 224 16.8 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 187 14.0 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 179 13.4 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 156 11.7 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 134 10.0 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 110 8.2 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 56 4.2 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Yorkeys Knob included Professionals 20.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.0%, Sales Workers 13.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Managers 10.0%, Labourers 8.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 91 7.5 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Accommodation 56 4.6 29,602 1.4 113,377 1.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 45 3.7 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Primary Education 37 3.0 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Cafes and Restaurants 30 2.5 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Yorkeys Knob, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.5%, Accommodation 4.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.7%, Primary Education 3.0% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 688 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,355 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,025 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Yorkeys Knob was $688.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 951 72.5 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 62 4.7 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 60 4.6 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 32 2.4 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Bus 21 1.6 63,829 3.0 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 28 2.1 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,033 78.1 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Yorkeys Knob, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.5%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Worked at home 4.6%, Walked only 2.4% and Bus 1.6%. 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 78.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,590 67.1 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 493 20.9 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 222 9.4 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 408 17.2 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Yorkeys Knob, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.9% provided care for children and 9.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.2% 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
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 523 22.0 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 646 27.2 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 248 10.5 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 176 7.4 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Yorkeys Knob, 27.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 332 48.1 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 178 25.8 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 166 24.1 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 14 2.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Yorkeys Knob, 25.8% were couple families with children, 48.1% were couple families without children and 24.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 23.8 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 76.2 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Yorkeys Knob, 23.8% of single parents were male and 76.2% 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
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 119 23.3 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 38 7.4 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 102 20.0 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 57 11.2 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 31 6.1 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 101 19.8 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 24 4.7 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 39 7.6 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Yorkeys Knob, of couple families with children, 23.3% had both partners employed full-time, 7.4% had both employed part-time and 20.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,235 87.9 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 170 12.1 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Yorkeys Knob, 87.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.1% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 449 36.4 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 439 35.5 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 322 26.1 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 13 1.1 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Yorkeys Knob, 36.4% were separate houses, 35.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 26.1% were flats or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 78 6.3 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 619 50.1 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 353 28.6 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 155 12.5 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 31 2.5 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.5 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Yorkeys Knob, of occupied private dwellings 6.3% had 1 bedroom, 50.1% had 2 bedrooms and 28.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 254 20.6 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 262 21.2 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 676 54.8 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 8 0.6 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 34 2.8 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Yorkeys Knob, 20.6% were owned outright, 21.2% were owned with a mortgage and 54.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 677 54.7 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 490 39.6 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 70 5.7 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Yorkeys Knob, of all households, 54.7% were family households, 39.6% were single person households and 5.7% were group households.

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Household income Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.2 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.1 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Yorkeys Knob, 27.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 270 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 74.9 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 25.1 -- 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 Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,500 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.6 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.4 -- 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 Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 79 6.4 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 586 47.5 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 380 30.8 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 142 11.5 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 47 3.8 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Yorkeys Knob, 47.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 30.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 179 14.5 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 1,016 82.3 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 40 3.2 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Yorkeys Knob, 82.3% 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.
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 67 42.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 90 57.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Yorkeys Knob, 42.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.3% were female. The median age was 26 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
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 968 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Yorkeys Knob, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $968.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Yorkeys Knob % Yorkeys Knob Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 270 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,940 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Yorkeys Knob, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,940.

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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.