2016 Census QuickStats

People — 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	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Male	3,127	47.9	2,321,889	49.4	11,546,638	49.3
Female	3,400	52.1	2,381,308	50.6	11,855,248	50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people	73	1.1	186,482	4.0	649,171	2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,533 people in Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs). Of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

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Age	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Median age	35	--	37	--	38	--
0-4 years	249	3.8	296,466	6.3	1,464,779	6.3
5-9 years	208	3.2	317,138	6.7	1,502,646	6.4
10-14 years	205	3.1	299,097	6.4	1,397,183	6.0
15-19 years	279	4.3	296,287	6.3	1,421,595	6.1
20-24 years	646	9.9	316,860	6.7	1,566,793	6.7
25-29 years	906	13.9	320,753	6.8	1,664,602	7.1
30-34 years	753	11.5	325,943	6.9	1,703,847	7.3
35-39 years	524	8.0	305,218	6.5	1,561,679	6.7
40-44 years	369	5.7	322,901	6.9	1,583,257	6.8
45-49 years	404	6.2	322,982	6.9	1,581,455	6.8
50-54 years	436	6.7	308,727	6.6	1,523,551	6.5
55-59 years	392	6.0	292,198	6.2	1,454,332	6.2
60-64 years	311	4.8	260,685	5.5	1,299,397	5.6
65-69 years	282	4.3	242,192	5.1	1,188,999	5.1
70-74 years	214	3.3	180,406	3.8	887,716	3.8
75-79 years	139	2.1	126,084	2.7	652,657	2.8
80-84 years	80	1.2	83,731	1.8	460,549	2.0
85 years and over	133	2.0	85,528	1.8	486,842	2.1

The median age of people in Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.0% of the population.

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Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Married	1,822	31.0	1,775,920	46.9	9,148,218	48.1
Separated	195	3.3	134,953	3.6	608,059	3.2
Divorced	653	11.1	354,382	9.3	1,626,890	8.5
Widowed	203	3.5	184,671	4.9	985,204	5.2
Never married	3,004	51.1	1,340,580	35.4	6,668,910	35.0

Of people in Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs) aged 15 years and over, 31.0% were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status People aged 15 years and over	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Registered marriage	1,466	30.0	1,546,502	46.7	8,001,141	47.7
De facto marriage	913	18.7	394,739	11.9	1,751,731	10.4
Not married	2,509	51.3	1,367,026	41.3	7,024,973	41.9

In Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 30.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Preschool	45	2.5	56,639	3.9	347,621	4.8
Primary - Government	144	8.1	276,468	19.1	1,314,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	48	2.7	73,844	5.1	380,604	5.3
Primary - other non Government	67	3.8	50,202	3.5	231,490	3.2
Secondary - Government	89	5.0	176,138	12.2	827,505	11.5
Secondary - Catholic	30	1.7	63,080	4.4	338,384	4.7
Secondary - other non Government	105	5.9	58,927	4.1	280,618	3.9
Technical or further education institution	139	7.8	76,992	5.3	424,869	5.9
University or tertiary institution	377	21.2	213,221	14.8	1,160,626	16.1
Other	82	4.6	37,517	2.6	198,383	2.8
Not stated	656	36.8	360,888	25.0	1,707,023	23.7

In Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), 27.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 14.9% were in primary school, 12.8% in secondary school and 29.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Bachelor Degree level and above	1,477	25.2	693,412	18.3	4,181,406	22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level	596	10.2	330,619	8.7	1,687,893	8.9
Certificate level IV	164	2.8	111,975	3.0	551,767	2.9
Certificate level III	776	13.2	576,295	15.2	2,442,203	12.8
Year 12	1,034	17.6	625,959	16.5	2,994,097	15.7
Year 11	233	4.0	163,394	4.3	941,531	4.9
Year 10	459	7.8	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	209	3.6	275,376	7.3	1,529,897	8.0
No educational attainment	16	0.3	15,700	0.4	145,844	0.8
Not stated	735	12.5	409,227	10.8	1,974,794	10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), 17.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

2011 benchmarks are not available for this data item.

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People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

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 Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Australia	4,248	65.2	3,343,657	71.1	15,614,835	66.7
Other top responses

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	1,834	28.1	1,225,441	26.1	8,051,196	34.4
Father only born overseas	446	6.8	302,904	6.4	1,488,092	6.4
Mother only born overseas	426	6.5	234,425	5.0	1,094,591	4.7
Both parents born in Australia	3,172	48.6	2,575,201	54.8	11,070,538	47.3

In Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), 48.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 28.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

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Religious affiliation, top responses	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

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Language, top responses (other than English)	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

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People — employment

Employment People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Worked full-time	2,396	59.1	1,333,193	57.7	6,623,065	57.7
Worked part-time	1,283	31.6	691,751	29.9	3,491,503	30.4
Away from work	170	4.2	111,509	4.8	569,276	5.0
Unemployed	207	5.1	175,665	7.6	787,452	6.9

There were 4,056 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs). Of these 59.1% were employed full time, 31.6% were employed part-time and 5.1% 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	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
1-15 hours per week	369	9.6	235,001	11.0	1,218,823	11.4
16-24 hours per week	407	10.6	201,035	9.4	1,079,236	10.1
25-34 hours per week	506	13.1	255,714	12.0	1,193,445	11.2
35-39 hours per week	701	18.2	410,236	19.2	2,031,263	19.0
40 hours or more per week	1,695	44.0	922,958	43.2	4,591,801	43.0

Of employed people in Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation Employed people aged 15 years and over	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%

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

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Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Personal	842	--	660	--	662	--
Family	1,816	--	1,661	--	1,734	--
Household	1,463	--	1,402	--	1,438	--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs) was $842.

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

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Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	4,007	68.3	2,671,858	70.5	13,143,914	69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	1,129	19.2	1,063,450	28.1	5,259,400	27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	442	7.5	407,168	10.7	2,145,203	11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	874	14.9	714,138	18.8	3,620,726	19.0

In Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.2% provided care for children and 7.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Less than 5 hours per week	1,814	30.9	853,120	22.5	4,298,593	22.6
5 to 14 hours per week	1,501	25.6	1,017,232	26.8	4,944,578	26.0
15 to 29 hours per week	435	7.4	448,338	11.8	2,189,776	11.5
30 hours or more per week	252	4.3	353,168	9.3	1,710,970	9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families — family composition

Family composition	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	795	52.1	481,451	39.4	2,291,987	37.8
Couple family with children	426	27.9	518,494	42.5	2,716,224	44.7
One parent family	265	17.4	201,308	16.5	959,543	15.8
Other family	39	2.6	19,898	1.6	102,559	1.7

Of the families in Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), 27.9% were couple families with children, 52.1% were couple families without children and 17.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Male	--	20.5	--	18.5	--	18.2
Female	--	79.5	--	81.5	--	81.8

In Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), 20.5% of single parents were male and 79.5% were female.

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Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of parents in couple families Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Both employed, worked full-time	328	27.1	225,032	22.5	1,084,006	21.6
Both employed, worked part-time	97	8.0	39,193	3.9	203,596	4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time	277	22.9	212,524	21.3	1,086,460	21.7
One employed full-time, other not working	137	11.3	144,839	14.5	749,886	15.0
One employed part-time, other not working	80	6.6	57,595	5.8	302,037	6.0
Both not working	156	12.9	200,661	20.1	1,006,697	20.1
Other (includes away from work)	58	4.8	52,525	5.3	264,145	5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family)	76	6.3	67,574	6.8	311,381	6.2

In Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), of couple families with children, 27.1% had both partners employed full-time, 8.0% had both employed part-time and 22.9% 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

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	2,767	82.2	1,656,828	89.4	8,286,073	88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings	600	17.8	195,570	10.6	1,039,874	11.2

In Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), 82.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Separate house	583	21.1	1,269,653	76.6	6,041,788	72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	481	17.4	174,984	10.6	1,055,016	12.7
Flat or apartment	1,686	60.9	186,780	11.3	1,087,434	13.1
Other dwelling	0	0.0	16,809	1.0	64,425	0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), 21.1% were separate houses, 17.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 60.9% were flat or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
None (includes bedsitters)	8	0.3	8,306	0.5	39,769	0.5
1 bedroom	299	10.8	70,628	4.3	411,252	5.0
2 bedrooms	1,440	52.0	275,203	16.6	1,562,759	18.9
3 bedrooms	612	22.1	657,978	39.7	3,403,190	41.1
4 or more bedrooms	342	12.3	604,269	36.5	2,670,758	32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated	70	2.5	40,448	2.4	198,351	2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	2.4	--	3.2	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.1	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 10.8% had 1 bedroom, 52.0% had 2 bedrooms and 22.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2.1 people.

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Tenure Occupied private dwellings	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Owned outright	562	20.3	471,407	28.5	2,565,695	31.0
Owned with a mortgage	643	23.2	558,439	33.7	2,855,222	34.5
Rented	1,472	53.1	566,478	34.2	2,561,302	30.9
Other tenure type	11	0.4	15,566	0.9	78,994	1.0
Tenure type not stated	82	3.0	44,944	2.7	224,869	2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), 20.3% were owned outright, 23.2% were owned with a mortgage and 53.1% were rented.

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Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Family households	1,514	54.7	1,189,859	71.8	5,907,625	71.3
Single (or lone) person households	905	32.7	389,076	23.5	2,023,542	24.4
Group households	351	12.7	77,898	4.7	354,917	4.3

In Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), of all households, 54.7% were family households, 32.7% were single person households and 12.7% were group households.

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Household income	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Less than $650 gross weekly income	--	15.0	--	19.5	--	20.0
More than $3000 gross weekly income	--	14.9	--	14.4	--	16.4

In Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), 15.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.9% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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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	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Median rent	370	--	330	--	335	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	78.8	--	87.2	--	88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	21.2	--	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	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	1,733	--	1,733	--	1,755	--
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income	--	94.2	--	93.6	--	92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	5.8	--	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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Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
None	177	6.4	99,133	6.0	623,829	7.5
1 motor vehicle	1,184	42.8	566,233	34.2	2,881,485	34.8
2 motor vehicles	983	35.5	620,096	37.4	2,999,184	36.2
3 or more vehicles	323	11.7	315,106	19.0	1,496,382	18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated	101	3.6	56,263	3.4	285,197	3.4

In Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), 42.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Dwellings — internet connection

Dwelling internet connection	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Internet not accessed from dwelling	349	12.6	224,855	13.6	1,172,415	14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling	2,337	84.7	1,387,499	83.7	6,892,165	83.2
Not stated	74	2.7	44,482	2.7	221,494	2.7

In Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), 84.7% 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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People characteristics - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Male	39	48.8	92,176	49.4	322,171	49.6
Female	41	51.2	94,311	50.6	326,996	50.4
Median age	26	--	22	--	23	--

In Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), 48.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.2% were female. The median age was 26 years.

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Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Average number of people per household	2.4	--	3.3	--	3.2	--
Average number of persons per bedroom	0.9	--	1	--	1	--
Median weekly household income	1,625	--	1,222	--	1,203	--

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,625.

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Mortgage and rent Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Mermaid Beach	%	Queensland	%	Australia	%
Median weekly rent	350	--	270	--	250	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	2,019	--	1,733	--	1,660	--

In Mermaid Beach (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,019.

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