Bamaga

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL315004
People 1,164
Male 47.9%
Female 52.1%
Median age 24
Families 259
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.3
for all households (a) 1.3
All private dwellings 358
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $1,337
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $112
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1

(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
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 558 47.9 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 607 52.1 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 957 82.4 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,164 people in Bamaga. Of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 82.4% of the population.

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Age Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 24 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 136 11.5 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 157 13.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 105 8.9 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 99 8.4 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 95 8.1 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 99 8.4 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 77 6.5 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 74 6.3 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 69 5.9 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 59 5.0 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 66 5.6 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 54 4.6 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 38 3.2 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 25 2.1 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 14 1.2 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 3 0.3 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3 0.3 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 6 0.5 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Bamaga was 24 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 33.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 219 28.6 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 11 1.4 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 24 3.1 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 35 4.6 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 476 62.2 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Bamaga aged 15 years and over, 28.6% were married and 5.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 162 24.1 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 147 21.8 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 364 54.1 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Bamaga, of people aged 15 years and over, 24.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 21.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 25 6.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 198 47.6 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 89 21.4 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 3 0.7 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 19 4.6 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 11 2.6 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 11 2.6 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 60 14.4 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Bamaga 35.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 48.5% were in primary school, 23.0% in secondary school and 7.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 94 12.5 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 62 8.2 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 35 4.6 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 140 18.6 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 154 20.4 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 48 6.4 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 70 9.3 488,554 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 40 5.3 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 0 0.0 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 99 13.1 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Bamaga, 20.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Torres Strait Islander 802 49.6 13,227 0.2 15,243 0.0
Australian Aboriginal 299 18.5 36,971 0.6 144,173 0.5
Australian 185 11.4 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 85 5.3 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 40 2.5 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Bamaga were Torres Strait Islander 49.6%, Australian Aboriginal 18.5%, Australian 11.4%, English 5.3% and Irish 2.5%.

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 Bamaga (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,069 92.9 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 19 1.7 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Papua New Guinea 7 0.6 16,120 0.3 28,800 0.1
England 6 0.5 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Germany 3 0.3 20,387 0.4 102,595 0.4
Malaysia 3 0.3 14,848 0.3 138,364 0.6

In Bamaga, 92.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 1.7%, Papua New Guinea 0.6%, England 0.5%, Germany 0.3% and Malaysia 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 55 4.7 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 26 2.2 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 28 2.4 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,002 86.5 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Bamaga, 86.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,039 90.7 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
New Zealand 26 2.3 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Fiji 8 0.7 17,814 0.4 88,598 0.4
Papua New Guinea 7 0.6 16,296 0.3 28,460 0.1
Germany 4 0.3 34,868 0.7 170,571 0.7

In Bamaga, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 90.7%, New Zealand 2.3%, Fiji 0.7%, Papua New Guinea 0.6% and Germany 0.3%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,034 89.8 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
New Zealand 27 2.3 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Papua New Guinea 11 1.0 20,050 0.4 34,128 0.1
England 8 0.7 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
Fiji 6 0.5 18,313 0.4 90,329 0.4

In Bamaga, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 89.8%, New Zealand 2.3%, Papua New Guinea 1.0%, England 0.7% and Fiji 0.5%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Anglican 396 34.0 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
Pentecostal 386 33.2 72,478 1.5 260,558 1.1
No Religion, so described 115 9.9 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Christian, nfd 63 5.4 143,355 3.0 612,371 2.6
Not stated 59 5.1 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Bamaga were Anglican 34.0%, Pentecostal 33.2%, No Religion, so described 9.9%, Christian, nfd 5.4% and Not stated 5.1%. In Bamaga, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (88.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 140 12.1 930 0.0 957 0.0
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 73 6.3 5,901 0.1 6,171 0.0
Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian) 7 0.6 1,887 0.0 3,741 0.0
Tamil 3 0.3 5,520 0.1 73,161 0.3
Kriol 3 0.3 364 0.0 7,155 0.0
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English only spoken at home 228 19.8 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 220 64.7 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Bamaga 19.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 12.1%, Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 6.3%, Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian) 0.6%, Tamil 0.3% and Kriol 0.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 311 66.7 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 93 20.0 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 20 4.3 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 42 9.0 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 466 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bamaga. Of these 66.7% were employed full time, 20.0% were employed part-time and 9.0% 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
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 10 2.3 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 27 6.3 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 59 13.7 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 139 32.3 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 172 39.9 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Bamaga, 2.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 93 21.8 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Professionals 82 19.2 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 53 12.4 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 45 10.5 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 45 10.5 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 38 8.9 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 35 8.2 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 32 7.5 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Bamaga included Community and Personal Service Workers 21.8%, Professionals 19.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.4%, Managers 10.5%, Labourers 10.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9%, Sales Workers 8.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 55 13.4 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 41 10.0 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 34 8.3 26,748 1.3 122,286 1.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 34 8.3 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Other Social Assistance Services 26 6.4 30,196 1.4 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Bamaga, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 13.4%, Primary Education 10.0%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 8.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.3% and Other Social Assistance Services 6.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 568 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,259 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,337 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Bamaga was $568.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 165 40.3 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 133 32.5 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 56 13.7 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Car as driver, car as passenger 12 2.9 5,366 0.3 25,615 0.2
Worked at home 9 2.2 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 12 2.9 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 244 58.1 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Bamaga, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 40.3%, Walked only 32.5%, Car, as passenger 13.7%, Car as driver, car as passenger 2.9% and Worked at home 2.2%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 552 72.9 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 262 34.4 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 89 11.6 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 205 26.9 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Bamaga, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.4% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 197 26.0 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 217 28.7 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 74 9.8 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 64 8.5 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Bamaga, 28.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 45 17.4 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 107 41.5 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 91 35.3 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 15 5.8 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Bamaga, 41.5% were couple families with children, 17.4% were couple families without children and 35.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 10.9 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 89.1 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Bamaga, 10.9% of single parents were male and 89.1% 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
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 52 34.7 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 9 6.0 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 17 11.3 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 33 22.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 4 2.7 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 23 15.3 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 8 5.3 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 4 2.7 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Bamaga, of couple families with children, 34.7% had both partners employed full-time, 6.0% had both employed part-time and 11.3% 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 Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 299 92.6 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 24 7.4 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Bamaga, 92.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 252 84.3 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 18 6.0 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 18 6.0 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 8 2.7 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Bamaga, 84.3% were separate houses, 6.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.0% were flats or apartments and 2.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 27 9.0 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 59 19.7 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 131 43.7 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 65 21.7 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 18 6.0 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 3.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Bamaga, of occupied private dwellings 9.0% had 1 bedroom, 19.7% had 2 bedrooms and 43.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 3.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 1.0 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 273 92.9 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 18 6.1 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Bamaga, 1.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 92.9% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 238 79.6 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 58 19.4 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 1.0 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Bamaga, of all households, 79.6% were family households, 19.4% were single person households and 1.0% were group households.

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Household income Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 18.8 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.7 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Bamaga, 18.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.7% 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 Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 112 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.7 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.3 -- 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 Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 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 Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 70 24.2 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 113 39.1 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 70 24.2 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 14 4.8 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 22 7.6 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Bamaga, 39.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 31 10.3 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 251 83.1 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 20 6.6 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Bamaga, 83.1% 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.

View the data quality statement for Dwelling internet connection (NEDD)

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.
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 456 47.4 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 506 52.6 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Bamaga, 47.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.6% were female. The median age was 21 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
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.3 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,261 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Bamaga, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,261.

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
Bamaga % Bamaga Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 120 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Bamaga, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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.