Nambour

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL313009
People 18,181
Male 47.4%
Female 52.6%
Median age 40
Families 4,690
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 7,674
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,066
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,573
Median weekly rent $310
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(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
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 8,625 47.4 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 9,560 52.6 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 644 3.5 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 18,181 people in Nambour. Of these 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.5% of the population.

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Age Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,177 6.5 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,265 7.0 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 1,153 6.3 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 1,075 5.9 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 1,009 5.5 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,008 5.5 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 1,169 6.4 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,112 6.1 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,164 6.4 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 1,179 6.5 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 1,162 6.4 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,074 5.9 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 1,036 5.7 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 968 5.3 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 857 4.7 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 645 3.5 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 525 2.9 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 619 3.4 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Nambour was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 6,340 43.4 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 632 4.3 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,804 12.4 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,012 6.9 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 4,808 32.9 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Nambour aged 15 years and over, 43.4% were married and 16.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 5,615 43.8 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,457 11.4 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 5,744 44.8 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Nambour, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 220 4.3 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 1,173 22.7 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 219 4.2 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 207 4.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 742 14.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 165 3.2 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 216 4.2 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 296 5.7 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 630 12.2 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 135 2.6 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,162 22.5 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Nambour 28.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.9% were in primary school, 21.9% in secondary school and 17.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,819 12.5 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,308 9.0 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 620 4.2 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 2,548 17.5 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 2,141 14.7 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 695 4.8 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 2,204 15.1 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 15 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 1,255 8.6 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 48 0.3 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,545 10.6 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Nambour, 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 7,998 31.2 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 7,305 28.5 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 2,255 8.8 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 2,094 8.2 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 1,306 5.1 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Nambour were English 31.2%, Australian 28.5%, Irish 8.8%, Scottish 8.2% and German 5.1%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Nambour (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 14,180 78.3 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 834 4.6 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 634 3.5 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
South Africa 119 0.7 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Philippines 116 0.6 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
Germany 102 0.6 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4

In Nambour, 78.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.6%, New Zealand 3.5%, South Africa 0.7%, Philippines 0.6% and Germany 0.6%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,333 18.3 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,303 7.2 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 1,025 5.6 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 11,159 61.4 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Nambour, 61.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 12,254 67.5 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 1,352 7.5 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 771 4.2 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Scotland 202 1.1 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Netherlands 179 1.0 35,231 0.7 175,354 0.7

In Nambour, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.5%, England 7.5%, New Zealand 4.2%, Scotland 1.1% and Netherlands 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 12,549 69.0 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 1,263 6.9 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 813 4.5 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 201 1.1 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
Philippines 166 0.9 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4

In Nambour, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.0%, England 6.9%, New Zealand 4.5%, Scotland 1.1% and Philippines 0.9%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 5,934 32.6 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,933 16.1 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 2,539 14.0 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 1,565 8.6 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 1,053 5.8 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Nambour were No Religion, so described 32.6%, Catholic 16.1%, Anglican 14.0%, Not stated 8.6% and Uniting Church 5.8%. In Nambour, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 92 0.5 16,488 0.4 79,353 0.3
Afrikaans 59 0.3 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
Malayalam 43 0.2 7,614 0.2 53,206 0.2
Mandarin 38 0.2 69,474 1.5 596,711 2.5
Filipino 35 0.2 11,371 0.2 71,220 0.3
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English only spoken at home 16,233 89.4 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 521 7.3 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Nambour 89.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.5%, Afrikaans 0.3%, Malayalam 0.2%, Mandarin 0.2% and Filipino 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,175 51.2 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,853 35.0 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 400 4.9 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 729 8.9 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 8,157 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nambour. Of these 51.2% were employed full time, 35.0% were employed part-time and 8.9% 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
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 947 12.7 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 743 10.0 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 1,169 15.7 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,497 20.1 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,681 36.1 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Nambour, 12.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,242 16.7 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 1,214 16.3 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 1,071 14.4 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,027 13.8 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 908 12.2 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 764 10.3 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Managers 616 8.3 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 473 6.4 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Nambour included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.7%, Professionals 16.3%, Labourers 14.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Sales Workers 10.3%, Managers 8.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 553 7.6 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 336 4.6 40,967 1.9 211,621 2.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 246 3.4 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Cafes and Restaurants 177 2.4 49,488 2.3 253,385 2.4
Other Social Assistance Services 177 2.4 30,196 1.4 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Nambour, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.6%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.4% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 552 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,329 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,066 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Nambour was $552.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 5,211 70.4 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 422 5.7 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 327 4.4 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Walked only 239 3.2 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Truck 86 1.2 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 143 1.9 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 5,701 76.6 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Nambour, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.4%, Car, as passenger 5.7%, Worked at home 4.4%, Walked only 3.2% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 1.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 10,438 71.5 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 4,226 29.0 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,807 12.4 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,106 21.3 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Nambour, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.0% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.3% 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
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 3,091 21.2 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,956 27.1 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,865 12.8 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,521 10.4 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Nambour, 27.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

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Family composition

Family composition Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,781 38.0 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,850 39.4 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 997 21.3 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 62 1.3 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Nambour, 39.4% were couple families with children, 38.0% were couple families without children and 21.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.9 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.1 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Nambour, 15.9% of single parents were male and 84.1% 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
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 585 16.2 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 160 4.4 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 827 22.9 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 525 14.5 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 259 7.2 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 867 24.0 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 178 4.9 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 218 6.0 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Nambour, of couple families with children, 16.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 22.9% 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 Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 6,755 92.7 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 535 7.3 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Nambour, 92.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 5,181 76.7 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 930 13.8 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 604 8.9 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 15 0.2 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Nambour, 76.7% were separate houses, 13.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.9% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 30 0.4 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 331 4.9 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,318 19.5 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 2,862 42.3 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 2,051 30.3 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 177 2.6 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Nambour, of occupied private dwellings 4.9% had 1 bedroom, 19.5% had 2 bedrooms and 42.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,793 26.5 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,402 35.5 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 2,200 32.5 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 170 2.5 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 199 2.9 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Nambour, 26.5% were owned outright, 35.5% were owned with a mortgage and 32.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 4,570 67.6 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,917 28.4 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 271 4.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Nambour, of all households, 67.6% were family households, 28.4% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

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Household income Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 26.1 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 5.6 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Nambour, 26.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.6% 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 Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 310 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 83.8 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 16.2 -- 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 Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,573 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.3 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.7 -- 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 Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 491 7.3 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,518 37.2 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,368 35.0 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,160 17.2 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 223 3.3 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Nambour, 37.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,079 16.0 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 5,499 81.3 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 182 2.7 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Nambour, 81.3% 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.
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 321 49.9 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 322 50.1 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Nambour, 49.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.1% were female. The median age was 21 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
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,157 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Nambour, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,157.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nambour % Nambour Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 320 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,647 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Nambour, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,647.

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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.