St George

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL315088
People 2,395
Male 49.1%
Female 50.9%
Median age 38
Families 593
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 1,134
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,226
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,254
Median weekly rent $200
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(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
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,174 49.1 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,217 50.9 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 524 21.8 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,395 people in St George. Of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 21.8% of the population.

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Age St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 38 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 179 7.4 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 199 8.3 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 151 6.3 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 164 6.8 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 134 5.6 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 154 6.4 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 143 5.9 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 144 6.0 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 162 6.7 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 157 6.5 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 150 6.2 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 155 6.4 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 135 5.6 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 140 5.8 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 87 3.6 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 73 3.0 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 41 1.7 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 40 1.7 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in St George was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 866 46.3 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 62 3.3 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 135 7.2 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 127 6.8 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 681 36.4 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in St George aged 15 years and over, 46.3% were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 705 45.7 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 206 13.3 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 633 41.0 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In St George, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 31 4.6 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 116 17.3 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 118 17.6 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 121 18.1 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 4 0.6 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 7 1.0 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 27 4.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 32 4.8 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 12 1.8 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 202 30.1 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In St George 28.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.6% were in primary school, 19.4% in secondary school and 8.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 203 10.9 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 126 6.8 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 41 2.2 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 266 14.3 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 264 14.2 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 95 5.1 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 330 17.7 488,554 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 243 13.0 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 14 0.8 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 251 13.5 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in St George, 14.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 1,219 38.1 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 893 27.9 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 288 9.0 564,334 8.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 192 6.0 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4
German 142 4.4 296,387 4.5 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in St George were Australian 38.1%, English 27.9%, Irish 9.0%, Scottish 6.0% and German 4.4%.

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 St George (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 2,038 85.8 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 30 1.3 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 29 1.2 201,206 4.3 518,466 2.2
Philippines 17 0.7 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0
South Africa 17 0.7 40,131 0.9 162,449 0.7
Ireland 11 0.5 11,352 0.2 74,888 0.3

In St George, 85.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.3%, New Zealand 1.2%, Philippines 0.7%, South Africa 0.7% and Ireland 0.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 195 8.1 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 74 3.1 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 52 2.2 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,900 79.4 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In St George, 79.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,960 81.8 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 60 2.5 287,091 6.1 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 41 1.7 236,403 5.0 617,331 2.6
Philippines 24 1.0 43,562 0.9 270,177 1.2
South Africa 17 0.7 46,102 1.0 190,816 0.8

In St George, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 81.8%, England 2.5%, New Zealand 1.7%, Philippines 1.0% and South Africa 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,984 83.7 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 50 2.1 264,169 5.6 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 44 1.9 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Philippines 17 0.7 57,947 1.2 325,049 1.4
South Africa 16 0.7 46,654 1.0 193,412 0.8

In St George, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.7%, England 2.1%, New Zealand 1.9%, Philippines 0.7% and South Africa 0.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Catholic 724 30.2 1,022,514 21.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 641 26.7 719,718 15.3 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 375 15.6 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 179 7.5 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 124 5.2 138,614 2.9 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in St George were Catholic 30.2%, Anglican 26.7%, No Religion, so described 15.6%, Not stated 7.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.2%. In St George, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (82.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Tongan 14 0.6 3,054 0.1 17,691 0.1
Tagalog 7 0.3 16,999 0.4 111,273 0.5
Malayalam 5 0.2 7,614 0.2 53,206 0.2
Burmese 5 0.2 1,202 0.0 16,321 0.1
Afrikaans 4 0.2 12,525 0.3 43,741 0.2
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English only spoken at home 2,152 90.9 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 46 4.9 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In St George 90.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tongan 0.6%, Tagalog 0.3%, Malayalam 0.2%, Burmese 0.2% and Afrikaans 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 682 58.0 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 358 30.4 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 69 5.9 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 67 5.7 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 1,176 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in St George. Of these 58.0% were employed full time, 30.4% were employed part-time and 5.7% 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
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 98 8.9 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 100 9.0 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 155 14.0 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 193 17.5 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 490 44.3 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in St George, 8.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 170 15.3 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 157 14.2 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Labourers 155 14.0 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 142 12.8 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 128 11.6 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 128 11.6 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 121 10.9 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 95 8.6 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in St George included Professionals 15.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.2%, Labourers 14.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.8%, Managers 11.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.6%, Sales Workers 10.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 75 7.2 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 64 6.1 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4
Local Government Administration 61 5.8 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 48 4.6 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Secondary Education 46 4.4 36,640 1.7 177,487 1.7

Of the employed people in St George, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.1%, Local Government Administration 5.8%, Primary Education 4.6% and Secondary Education 4.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 645 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 1,492 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,226 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in St George was $645.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 743 66.6 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 90 8.1 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 54 4.8 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 40 3.6 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
Truck 16 1.4 19,948 0.9 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 795 71.2 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In St George, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.6%, Walked only 8.1%, Car, as passenger 4.8%, Worked at home 3.6% and Truck 1.4%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,200 64.3 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 485 25.9 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 201 10.7 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 479 25.6 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In St George, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.9% provided care for children and 10.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.6% 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
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 357 19.2 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 471 25.3 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 195 10.5 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 173 9.3 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in St George, 25.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 233 39.9 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 232 39.7 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 110 18.8 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 9 1.5 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in St George, 39.7% were couple families with children, 39.9% were couple families without children and 18.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 13.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 87.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In St George, 13.0% of single parents were male and 87.0% 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
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 113 23.4 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 25 5.2 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 127 26.3 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 53 11.0 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 18 3.7 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 82 17.0 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 29 6.0 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 35 7.3 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In St George, of couple families with children, 23.4% had both partners employed full-time, 5.2% had both employed part-time and 26.3% 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 St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 834 81.3 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 192 18.7 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In St George, 81.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 775 92.9 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 0.4 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 22 2.6 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 21 2.5 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in St George, 92.9% were separate houses, 0.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.6% were flats or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 5 0.6 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 31 3.7 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 117 14.0 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 378 45.2 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 269 32.2 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 36 4.3 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In St George, of occupied private dwellings 3.7% had 1 bedroom, 14.0% had 2 bedrooms and 45.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 231 27.8 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 245 29.4 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 314 37.7 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 9 1.1 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 33 4.0 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in St George, 27.8% were owned outright, 29.4% were owned with a mortgage and 37.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 574 69.6 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 232 28.1 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 19 2.3 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In St George, of all households, 69.6% were family households, 28.1% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

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Household income St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 25.8 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.5 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In St George, 25.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.5% 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 St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 200 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 88.6 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.4 -- 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 St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,254 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.1 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.9 -- 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 St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 50 6.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 258 31.0 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 300 36.1 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 181 21.8 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 42 5.1 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In St George, 31.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 229 27.7 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 567 68.5 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 32 3.9 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In St George, 68.5% 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.
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 248 47.7 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 272 52.3 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In St George, 47.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.3% were female. The median age was 25 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
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 890 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In St George, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $890.

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
St George % St George Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,242 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In St George, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,242.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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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.