Gympie - Cooloola

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 3
Area code 31903
People 53,141
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 48
Families 14,687
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 24,672
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,115
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,326
Median weekly rent (b) $290
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 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 26,355 49.6 2,540,404 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 26,783 50.4 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 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 2,325 4.4 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 47,396 89.2 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 3,423 6.4 283,793 5.5 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 48 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 2,446 4.6 292,452 5.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 2,936 5.5 329,311 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 3,416 6.4 342,560 6.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 3,075 5.8 313,506 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 2,151 4.0 323,739 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 2,413 4.5 347,687 6.7 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 2,495 4.7 354,033 6.9 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 2,718 5.1 357,120 6.9 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 2,751 5.2 330,692 6.4 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 3,131 5.9 340,287 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 3,740 7.0 333,843 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 4,058 7.6 316,378 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 4,379 8.2 298,919 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 4,178 7.9 264,515 5.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 3,912 7.4 238,952 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 2,669 5.0 168,385 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 1,473 2.8 106,611 2.1 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 1,204 2.3 97,140 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 20,873 47.1 1,885,416 45.0 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 1,826 4.1 151,093 3.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 5,603 12.6 404,787 9.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 2,669 6.0 198,827 4.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 13,374 30.2 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)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 18,658 47.4 1,697,286 45.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 4,800 12.2 483,458 12.9 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 15,869 40.4 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.

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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 621 4.5 84,535 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 2,925 21.2 292,049 18.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 327 2.4 79,510 5.1 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 527 3.8 53,844 3.4 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 3,781 27.4 426,110 27.1 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 2,293 16.6 209,459 13.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 525 3.8 73,014 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 605 4.4 69,625 4.4 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 3,433 24.9 352,608 22.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 839 6.1 110,221 7.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 905 6.6 223,779 14.2 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,754 12.7 334,418 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 386 2.8 47,384 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 3,814 27.7 326,067 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.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4,572 10.3 918,466 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3,506 7.9 395,615 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 1,686 3.8 151,390 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 8,637 19.5 640,878 15.3 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 5,588 12.6 651,775 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 2,028 4.6 164,314 3.9 958,803 4.6
Year 10 7,883 17.8 499,629 11.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 50 0.1 2,945 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 17 0.0 534 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 4,552 10.3 281,370 6.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 1,101 2.5 99,060 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 125 0.3 20,032 0.5 175,844 0.8
Not stated 4,604 10.4 365,003 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 23,602 44.4 1,959,880 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 21,790 41.0 1,724,657 33.4 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 5,986 11.3 567,928 11.0 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 5,888 11.1 527,011 10.2 2,176,777 8.6
German 4,103 7.7 309,723 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.

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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 43,060 81.0 3,679,899 71.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,853 3.5 191,731 3.7 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 1,315 2.5 208,572 4.0 530,492 2.1
South Africa 291 0.5 49,699 1.0 189,207 0.7
Philippines 286 0.5 51,529 1.0 293,892 1.2
Germany 251 0.5 20,981 0.4 101,255 0.4

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 7,371 13.9 1,437,990 27.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 3,097 5.8 347,689 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 2,409 4.5 275,465 5.3 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 36,335 68.4 2,754,865 53.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 3,929 7.4 340,134 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.

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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 38,904 73.2 3,039,026 58.9 12,959,282 51.0
England 3,410 6.4 341,677 6.6 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 1,700 3.2 260,594 5.1 673,661 2.6
Netherlands 497 0.9 36,523 0.7 177,340 0.7
Scotland 489 0.9 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.

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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 39,619 74.6 3,114,259 60.4 13,383,605 52.6
England 3,159 5.9 310,576 6.0 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 1,618 3.0 256,031 5.0 650,743 2.6
Germany 441 0.8 35,434 0.7 173,712 0.7
Philippines 440 0.8 75,733 1.5 417,285 1.6

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.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 22,994 43.3 2,099,765 40.7 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 7,124 13.4 961,469 18.6 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 6,888 13.0 581,373 11.3 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 4,626 8.7 392,694 7.6 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 3,290 6.2 186,373 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 Gympie - Cooloola, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (49.9%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
German 131 0.2 15,265 0.3 70,247 0.3
Afrikaans 117 0.2 15,009 0.3 49,375 0.2
Mandarin 99 0.2 83,607 1.6 685,274 2.7
Tagalog 90 0.2 20,603 0.4 131,195 0.5
Punjabi 70 0.1 30,873 0.6 239,033 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 48,133 90.6 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 863 4.2 291,137 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 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 21,597 48.7 2,582,802 61.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 19,629 44.3 1,340,215 32.0 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 3,125 7.0 268,794 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)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 10,771 49.9 1,442,451 55.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 7,892 36.5 786,940 30.5 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 1,654 7.7 214,697 8.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 1,276 5.9 138,714 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.

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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 1,149 5.7 171,840 7.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 3,230 15.9 326,038 13.3 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 2,716 13.4 270,483 11.1 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 1,943 9.6 190,423 7.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 3,472 17.1 506,685 20.7 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 3,097 15.2 464,433 19.0 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 4,197 20.7 471,333 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)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 3,111 15.3 333,915 13.7 1,554,313 12.9
Labourers 3,006 14.8 246,394 10.1 1,086,120 9.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 2,635 13.0 301,039 12.3 1,382,205 11.5
Professionals 2,528 12.4 523,395 21.4 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 2,494 12.3 305,755 12.5 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 2,284 11.2 309,376 12.7 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 1,998 9.8 211,439 8.7 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,831 9.0 166,739 6.8 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Primary Education 643 3.2 59,930 2.5 265,249 2.2
Other Social Assistance Services 621 3.1 58,762 2.4 278,221 2.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 594 2.9 61,444 2.5 299,810 2.5
Aged Care Residential Services 581 2.9 53,478 2.2 258,274 2.1
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 559 2.8 16,209 0.7 44,450 0.4

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $554 N/A $787 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,359 N/A $2,024 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,115 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 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 13,313 65.5 1,455,104 59.5 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 1,060 5.2 110,004 4.5 466,904 3.9
Walked only 554 2.7 63,580 2.6 306,045 2.5
Truck 304 1.5 18,693 0.8 76,657 0.6
Bus 101 0.5 41,281 1.7 175,085 1.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 2,266 11.2 270,387 11.1 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 2,108 10.4 344,696 14.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 148 0.7 100,396 4.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 14,498 71.4 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)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 30,639 69.1 2,873,872 68.6 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 9,953 22.4 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) 6,385 14.4 481,016 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 7,090 16.0 590,690 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)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 7,826 17.6 845,018 20.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 11,293 25.5 1,161,729 27.7 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 6,210 14.0 507,771 12.1 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 5,307 12.0 359,358 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.

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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 7,298 13.7 456,139 8.8 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 4,764 9.0 438,183 8.5 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 2,261 4.3 159,887 3.1 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 484 0.9 37,680 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 3,143 5.9 231,642 4.5 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 3,149 5.9 215,678 4.2 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 674 1.3 47,737 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 1,946 3.7 106,989 2.1 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 6,376 12.0 496,662 9.6 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 751 1.4 49,769 1.0 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 5,411 10.2 434,963 8.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 26,685 50.2 3,001,387 58.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 5,236 9.9 459,562 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)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 28,878 54.3 3,209,952 62.3 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 11,629 21.9 994,584 19.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 4,476 8.4 319,808 6.2 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 2,925 5.5 172,226 3.3 772,142 3.0
Not stated 5,236 9.9 459,562 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 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Currently serving 63 0.1 23,140 0.6 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 1,996 4.5 139,973 3.3 496,276 2.4
Has never served 39,130 88.2 3,747,281 89.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 3,157 7.1 281,419 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.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 7,197 49.0 551,069 40.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 4,820 32.8 563,327 41.2 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 2,495 17.0 230,026 16.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 170 1.2 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 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male N/A 18.6 N/A 20.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 81.4 N/A 80.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,693 14.1 255,660 22.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 586 4.9 50,463 4.5 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 2,053 17.1 228,575 20.5 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 1,240 10.3 133,752 12.0 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 858 7.1 63,077 5.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 4,083 34.0 228,892 20.5 1,163,744 21.0
Other 755 6.3 93,843 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 749 6.2 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)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 20,430 89.2 1,869,462 90.7 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,489 10.9 192,393 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) 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 18,629 91.2 1,397,920 74.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 931 4.6 218,546 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 393 1.9 233,531 12.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 349 1.7 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) 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 217 1.1 9,560 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 912 4.5 87,315 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 2,936 14.4 317,737 17.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 8,982 44.0 700,672 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 6,983 34.2 725,167 38.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 394 1.9 28,998 1.6 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.4 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) 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 837 4.1 106,309 5.7 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 6,798 33.3 658,705 35.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 7,607 37.2 701,752 37.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 4,809 23.5 373,952 20.0 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 376 1.8 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) 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 14,212 69.6 1,327,873 71.0 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 5,569 27.3 461,009 24.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 644 3.2 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) 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8,594 42.1 543,285 29.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 6,585 32.2 643,459 34.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 4,493 22.0 618,442 33.1 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 357 1.7 35,170 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 396 1.9 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) 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 25.1 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 9.4 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)
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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 290 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) 2,165 48.2 359,728 58.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 1,892 42.1 199,511 32.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 437 9.7 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)
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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 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,326 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) 4,581 69.6 487,060 75.7 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 993 15.1 76,615 11.9 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 1,006 15.3 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)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,151 49.5 117,102 49.3 403,709 49.7
Female 1,176 50.5 120,203 50.7 409,025 50.3
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Median age 23 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
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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 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,260 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 		Gympie - Cooloola % Gympie - Cooloola Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 299 N/A 305 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,400 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)
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