People — demographics & education

People	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Total	11,745	--	4,332,739	--	21,507,717	--
Male	5,708	48.6	2,148,221	49.6	10,634,013	49.4
Female	6,037	51.4	2,184,518	50.4	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	332	2.8	155,825	3.6	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 11,745 people in Wynnum West (State Suburbs) of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8% of the population.

Age	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	848	7.2	297,893	6.9	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	767	6.5	286,989	6.6	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	758	6.5	290,982	6.7	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	701	6.0	293,917	6.8	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	618	5.3	293,845	6.8	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	727	6.2	300,709	6.9	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	802	6.8	286,697	6.6	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	918	7.8	308,180	7.1	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	868	7.4	312,567	7.2	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	789	6.7	302,744	7.0	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	679	5.8	288,140	6.7	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	648	5.5	257,962	6.0	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	646	5.5	243,125	5.6	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	536	4.6	185,758	4.3	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	403	3.4	136,885	3.2	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	352	3.0	99,572	2.3	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	294	2.5	76,971	1.8	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	393	3.3	69,801	1.6	402,681	1.9
Median age	38	--	36	--	37	--

The median age of people in Wynnum West (State Suburbs) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.9% of the population.

Registered marital status	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	4,258	45.4	1,655,245	47.9	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	317	3.4	114,427	3.3	529,280	3.0
Divorced	1,026	10.9	314,681	9.1	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	698	7.4	173,469	5.0	949,634	5.5
Never married	3,078	32.8	1,199,054	34.7	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Wynnum West (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 45.4% were married and 14.3% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	50	--	50	--	50	--
Separated	50	--	48	--	49	--
Divorced	55	--	54	--	54	--
Widowed	81	--	77	--	78	--
Never married	27	--	25	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Wynnum West (State Suburbs) was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	3,894	45.9	1,487,139	48.4	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	981	11.6	342,988	11.2	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	3,602	42.5	1,239,440	40.4	6,413,399	41.3

In Wynnum West (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 45.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	49	--	50	--	50	--
De facto marriage	35	--	34	--	35	--
Not married	40	--	33	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Wynnum West (State Suburbs) was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	151	4.9	50,615	3.9	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	703	22.7	258,616	20.2	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	214	6.9	72,713	5.7	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	72	2.3	48,450	3.8	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	434	14.0	154,133	12.0	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	151	4.9	51,966	4.1	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	79	2.6	52,454	4.1	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	228	7.4	79,238	6.2	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	317	10.2	173,433	13.5	932,524	14.3
Other	69	2.2	28,841	2.2	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	676	21.8	311,791	24.3	1,511,694	23.2
Total	3,094	--	1,282,250	--	6,503,580	--

In Wynnum West (State Suburbs) 26.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.0% were in primary school, 21.5% in secondary school and 17.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Australia	8,461	72.0	3,192,114	73.7	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	3,243	29.5	1,057,879	26.3	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	855	7.8	282,588	7.0	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	630	5.7	210,570	5.2	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	6,280	57.0	2,471,958	61.4	10,757,087	53.7

In Wynnum West (State Suburbs), 57.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 29.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	3,597	62.5	1,302,955	60.0	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	1,488	25.9	611,296	28.2	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	346	6.0	125,025	5.8	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	322	5.6	131,798	6.1	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	5,753	--	2,171,074	--	10,658,460	--
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There were 5,753 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wynnum West (State Suburbs). Of these 62.5% were employed full time, 25.9% were employed part-time and 5.6% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	494	9.1	211,872	10.4	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	469	8.6	179,614	8.8	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	526	9.7	219,806	10.8	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	1,108	20.4	369,264	18.1	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	2,488	45.8	933,696	45.8	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Wynnum West (State Suburbs), 9.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.8% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	40	--	40	--	40	--
Employed part-time	38	--	39	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Wynnum West (State Suburbs) was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

Occupation	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	606	--	587	--	577	--
Family	1,521	--	1,453	--	1,481	--
Household	1,267	--	1,235	--	1,234	--
View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wynnum West (State Suburbs) was $606.

Travel to work, top responses	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	6,522	69.6	2,474,102	71.6	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	2,948	31.4	986,298	28.5	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	953	10.2	353,373	10.2	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	1,509	16.1	645,543	18.7	3,090,874	17.8

In Wynnum West (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.4% provided care for children and 10.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	2,030	21.7	772,078	22.3	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	2,457	26.2	915,272	26.5	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	1,141	12.2	425,045	12.3	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	893	9.5	361,710	10.5	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Wynnum West (State Suburbs), 26.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	1,121	35.4	453,102	39.5	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	1,369	43.3	491,200	42.8	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	622	19.7	184,547	16.1	901,637	15.9
Other family	53	1.7	19,330	1.7	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Wynnum West (State Suburbs), 43.3% were couple families with children, 35.4% were couple families without children and 19.7% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	19.7	--	17.9	--	17.6
Female	--	80.3	--	82.1	--	82.4

In Wynnum West (State Suburbs) 19.7% of single parents were male and 80.3% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Families without children	2,041	--	2,011	--	2,081	--
Families with children	2,292	--	2,256	--	2,310	--
View the income fact sheet

In Wynnum West (State Suburbs), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,292 and those without children was $2,041.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	648	26.1	216,006	22.9	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	85	3.4	34,300	3.6	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	524	21.1	197,353	20.9	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	365	14.7	144,966	15.4	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	96	3.9	47,188	5.0	251,191	5.4
Both not working	476	19.1	174,355	18.5	899,598	19.2
Other	159	6.4	58,603	6.2	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	134	5.4	71,530	7.6	314,529	6.7

In Wynnum West (State Suburbs), of couple families, 26.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 21.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	4,307	95.0	1,547,303	89.7	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	229	5.0	177,911	10.3	934,470	10.7

In Wynnum West (State Suburbs), 95.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.0% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	3,484	80.9	1,215,302	78.5	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	535	12.4	129,429	8.4	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	283	6.6	181,717	11.7	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	0	0.0	19,575	1.3	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Wynnum West (State Suburbs), 80.9% were separate houses, 12.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	34	0.8	8,676	0.6	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	227	5.3	64,983	4.2	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	374	8.7	260,607	16.8	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	2,331	54.2	651,208	42.1	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	1,244	28.9	532,756	34.4	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	93	2.2	29,075	1.9	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3.1	--	3.2	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.6	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Wynnum West (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 5.3% had 1 bedroom, 8.7% had 2 bedrooms and 54.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	1,218	28.3	448,615	29.0	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	1,470	34.1	533,870	34.5	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	1,483	34.4	513,413	33.2	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	24	0.6	14,306	0.9	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	110	2.6	37,100	2.4	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Wynnum West (State Suburbs), 28.3% were owned outright, 34.1% were owned with a mortgage and 34.4% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Family households	3,082	71.6	1,120,828	72.4	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	1,064	24.7	353,509	22.8	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	160	3.7	72,967	4.7	321,007	4.1

In Wynnum West (State Suburbs), of all households, 71.6% were family households, 24.7% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

Household income	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	22.6	--	22.8	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	9.0	--	10.2	--	11.2
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In Wynnum West (State Suburbs), 22.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 9.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — 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	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Median rent	355	--	300	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	88.5	--	88.1	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	11.5	--	11.9	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	2,000	--	1,850	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	91.3	--	90.3	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	8.7	--	9.7	--	9.9
View the income fact sheet

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
None	413	9.6	110,842	7.2	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	1,629	37.8	547,575	35.4	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	1,541	35.8	575,735	37.2	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	581	13.5	267,081	17.3	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	141	3.3	46,071	3.0	234,292	3.0

In Wynnum West (State Suburbs), 37.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	327	--	155,825	--	548,368	--
Male	162	49.5	76,744	49.3	270,331	49.3
Female	165	50.5	79,081	50.7	278,037	50.7
Median age	18	--	20	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Wynnum West (State Suburbs), there were 327 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 162 (or 49.5%) were male and 165 (or 50.5%) were female. The median age was 18 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	3.2	--	3.4	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.1	--	1.3	--	1.2	--
Median household income	1,134	--	1,066	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Wynnum West (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,134.

Mortgage and rent	Wynnum West	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	300	--	220	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	2,167	--	1,733	--	1,647	--

In Wynnum West (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.