Brisbane - East

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 4
Area code 301
People 239,817
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 42
Families 68,482
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 96,739
Average number of people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,890
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent (b) $420
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 117,124 48.8 2,540,404 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 122,696 51.2 2,615,736 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 6,699 2.8 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 225,577 94.1 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 7,543 3.1 283,793 5.5 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 42 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 13,082 5.5 292,452 5.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 14,957 6.2 329,311 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 16,425 6.8 342,560 6.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 14,997 6.3 313,506 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 12,431 5.2 323,739 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 11,585 4.8 347,687 6.7 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 13,627 5.7 354,033 6.9 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 15,847 6.6 357,120 6.9 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 15,662 6.5 330,692 6.4 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 17,166 7.2 340,287 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 16,781 7.0 333,843 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 16,142 6.7 316,378 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 15,324 6.4 298,919 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 13,653 5.7 264,515 5.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 12,494 5.2 238,952 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 8,794 3.7 168,385 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 5,493 2.3 106,611 2.1 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 5,357 2.2 97,140 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 97,413 49.9 1,885,416 45.0 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 6,443 3.3 151,093 3.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 19,908 10.2 404,787 9.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 10,188 5.2 198,827 4.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 61,396 31.4 1,551,691 37.0 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 91,183 50.1 1,697,286 45.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 20,901 11.5 483,458 12.9 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 69,808 38.4 1,556,509 41.6 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 4,388 6.6 84,535 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 13,169 19.7 292,049 18.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 4,001 6.0 79,510 5.1 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 3,004 4.5 53,844 3.4 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 20,197 30.3 426,110 27.1 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 8,783 13.2 209,459 13.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 3,984 6.0 73,014 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 4,850 7.3 69,625 4.4 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 17,651 26.5 352,608 22.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 4,747 7.1 110,221 7.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 8,795 13.2 223,779 14.2 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 13,558 20.3 334,418 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 1,922 2.9 47,384 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 9,013 13.5 326,067 20.8 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 41,644 21.3 918,466 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 21,750 11.1 395,615 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 7,757 4.0 151,390 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 32,718 16.7 640,878 15.3 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 30,431 15.6 651,775 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 7,543 3.9 164,314 3.9 958,803 4.6
Year 10 23,690 12.1 499,629 11.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 126 0.1 2,945 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 16 0.0 534 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 12,045 6.2 281,370 6.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 5,117 2.6 99,060 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 469 0.2 20,032 0.5 175,844 0.8
Not stated 12,019 6.2 365,003 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 105,164 43.9 1,959,880 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 83,752 34.9 1,724,657 33.4 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 30,046 12.5 567,928 11.0 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 29,130 12.1 527,011 10.2 2,176,777 8.6
German 14,290 6.0 309,723 6.0 1,026,138 4.0

Note 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 175,637 73.2 3,679,899 71.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 13,860 5.8 191,731 3.7 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 12,216 5.1 208,572 4.0 530,492 2.1
South Africa 4,145 1.7 49,699 1.0 189,207 0.7
Philippines 1,918 0.8 51,529 1.0 293,892 1.2
Scotland 1,808 0.8 22,756 0.4 118,496 0.5

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 68,504 28.6 1,437,990 27.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 19,665 8.2 347,689 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 14,648 6.1 275,465 5.3 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 127,276 53.1 2,754,865 53.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 9,718 4.1 340,134 6.6 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 142,280 59.3 3,039,026 58.9 12,959,282 51.0
England 23,328 9.7 341,677 6.6 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 15,704 6.5 260,594 5.1 673,661 2.6
South Africa 4,791 2.0 59,055 1.1 229,259 0.9
Scotland 3,988 1.7 54,923 1.1 272,233 1.1

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 147,439 61.5 3,114,259 60.4 13,383,605 52.6
England 21,118 8.8 310,576 6.0 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 15,339 6.4 256,031 5.0 650,743 2.6
South Africa 4,802 2.0 59,259 1.1 231,248 0.9
Scotland 3,429 1.4 47,320 0.9 241,428 0.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 99,339 41.4 2,099,765 40.7 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 48,103 20.1 961,469 18.6 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 31,161 13.0 581,373 11.3 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 11,915 5.0 392,694 7.6 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 9,871 4.1 186,373 3.6 673,260 2.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Brisbane - East, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (52.4%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Mandarin 1,865 0.8 83,607 1.6 685,274 2.7
Afrikaans 1,390 0.6 15,009 0.3 49,375 0.2
Spanish 1,177 0.5 29,642 0.6 171,370 0.7
Punjabi 831 0.3 30,873 0.6 239,033 0.9
German 802 0.3 15,265 0.3 70,247 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 210,212 87.7 4,151,206 80.5 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 9,888 11.2 291,137 15.6 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 124,111 63.5 2,582,802 61.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 63,396 32.5 1,340,215 32.0 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 7,840 4.0 268,794 6.4 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 71,355 57.5 1,442,451 55.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 36,799 29.7 786,940 30.5 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 10,601 8.5 214,697 8.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 5,356 4.3 138,714 5.4 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 9,071 7.6 171,840 7.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 15,615 13.1 326,038 13.3 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 12,347 10.4 270,483 11.1 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 8,839 7.4 190,423 7.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 24,559 20.7 506,685 20.7 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 24,319 20.5 464,433 19.0 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 22,481 18.9 471,333 19.3 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 24,484 20.6 523,395 21.4 2,886,921 24.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 17,851 15.0 309,376 12.7 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 17,139 14.4 333,915 13.7 1,554,313 12.9
Managers 16,662 14.0 305,755 12.5 1,645,769 13.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 13,054 11.0 301,039 12.3 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 10,343 8.7 211,439 8.7 986,433 8.2
Labourers 10,219 8.6 246,394 10.1 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 7,091 6.0 166,739 6.8 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5,331 4.5 122,121 5.0 545,158 4.5
Primary Education 3,229 2.7 59,930 2.5 265,249 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3,114 2.6 61,444 2.5 299,810 2.5
Other Social Assistance Services 2,606 2.2 58,762 2.4 278,221 2.3
Aged Care Residential Services 2,549 2.1 53,478 2.2 258,274 2.1

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $837 N/A $787 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,245 N/A $2,024 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,890 N/A $1,675 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 70,691 59.5 1,455,104 59.5 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 4,366 3.7 110,004 4.5 466,904 3.9
Train 2,025 1.7 27,327 1.1 170,326 1.4
Walked only 1,372 1.2 63,580 2.6 306,045 2.5
Bus 1,019 0.9 41,281 1.7 175,085 1.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 13,164 11.1 270,387 11.1 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 20,080 16.9 344,696 14.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 5,312 4.5 100,396 4.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 77,338 65.1 1,597,346 65.4 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 144,529 74.0 2,873,872 68.6 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 57,118 29.2 1,112,322 26.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 24,598 12.6 481,016 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 27,413 14.0 590,690 14.1 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 41,801 21.4 845,018 20.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 59,021 30.2 1,161,729 27.7 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 26,805 13.7 507,771 12.1 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 16,909 8.7 359,358 8.6 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 23,469 9.8 456,139 8.8 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 21,661 9.0 438,183 8.5 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 8,755 3.7 159,887 3.1 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 1,945 0.8 37,680 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 11,430 4.8 231,642 4.5 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 11,504 4.8 215,678 4.2 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 2,222 0.9 47,737 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 5,328 2.2 106,989 2.1 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 23,939 10.0 496,662 9.6 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 2,572 1.1 49,769 1.0 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 22,865 9.5 434,963 8.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 138,931 57.9 3,001,387 58.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 15,048 6.3 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 149,967 62.5 3,209,952 62.3 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 49,894 20.8 994,584 19.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 16,168 6.7 319,808 6.2 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 8,741 3.6 172,226 3.3 772,142 3.0
Not stated 15,048 6.3 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Currently serving 333 0.2 23,140 0.6 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 6,918 3.5 139,973 3.3 496,276 2.4
Has never served 180,138 92.2 3,747,281 89.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 7,961 4.1 281,419 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 26,695 39.0 551,069 40.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 30,228 44.1 563,327 41.2 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 10,689 15.6 230,026 16.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 863 1.3 22,230 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male N/A 20.4 N/A 20.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.6 N/A 80.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 14,139 24.8 255,660 22.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 2,142 3.8 50,463 4.5 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 12,324 21.6 228,575 20.5 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 6,362 11.2 133,752 12.0 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 2,735 4.8 63,077 5.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 11,988 21.1 228,892 20.5 1,163,744 21.0
Other 5,032 8.8 93,843 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 2,209 3.9 60,129 5.4 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 88,042 93.7 1,869,462 90.7 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 5,880 6.3 192,393 9.3 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 72,460 82.3 1,397,920 74.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 10,908 12.4 218,546 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 4,278 4.9 233,531 12.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 298 0.3 13,519 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 308 0.3 9,560 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 2,492 2.8 87,315 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 10,237 11.6 317,737 17.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 31,720 36.0 700,672 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 42,302 48.0 725,167 38.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 982 1.1 28,998 1.6 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.4 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.6 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 4,073 4.6 106,309 5.7 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 27,911 31.7 658,705 35.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 35,361 40.2 701,752 37.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 19,743 22.4 373,952 20.0 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 950 1.1 28,738 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 66,587 75.6 1,327,873 71.0 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 19,189 21.8 461,009 24.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 2,268 2.6 80,576 4.3 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 28,215 32.0 543,285 29.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 35,620 40.5 643,459 34.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 21,464 24.4 618,442 33.1 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 1,702 1.9 35,170 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 1,045 1.2 29,107 1.6 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 15.4 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 26.7 N/A 21.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 420 N/A 365 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 12,138 56.6 359,728 58.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 7,359 34.3 199,511 32.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 1,969 9.2 59,204 9.6 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,000 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 27,809 78.1 487,060 75.7 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 4,031 11.3 76,615 11.9 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 3,775 10.6 79,788 12.4 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 3,302 49.3 117,102 49.3 403,709 49.7
Female 3,398 50.7 120,203 50.7 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 24 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,790 N/A 1,517 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Brisbane - East % Brisbane - East Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 405 N/A 305 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,985 N/A 1,670 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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