A day in the life of the Whitsundays

The Australian Bureau of Statistics have released the Census 2011 data and it paints an interesting picture of the Whitsundays almost one year ago on the August 9, 2011.

Compared to the 2006 Census (Whitsunday Statistic District):

• Population rose 9.3%
• Household mortgages rose 46% yet Household income only rose 11.1% 
• 1 in 5 private dwellings vacant 
• The number of Unoccupied dwellings increased 67.2%
• Average personal income rose 21.6%

CURRENT

	Whitsunday District		Whitsunday Council		QLD	AUS
SUMMARY
People	18,533		31,426		4.333M	21.727M
Male	9,703	52.4%	16,543	52.6%	49.6%	49.4%
Female	8,830	47.6%	14,833	47.7%	50.4%	50.6%
Avg Age	37		38		36	37
Families	4,544		7,720
Avg Kids/Family	1.8		1.8
Private Dwellings	9,086		15,840
People per Household	2.4		2.4
Weekly Houshold Income	$1,184		$1,165
Monthly Mortgage	$1,900		$1,768
Weekly Rent	$290		$260
Vehicles per Dwelling	1.7		1.8
FAMILY
Married (15+)	6,614	43.8%	11,519	45.1%	47.9%	49.2%
Seperated (15+)	544	3.6%	870	3.4%	3.3%	3.0%
Divorced (15+)	1,479	9.8%	2,491	9.1%	9.1%	8.4%
Widowed (15+)	525	3.5%	1,178	5.0%	5.0%	5.5%
Never Married (15+)	5,939	39.3%	9,480	34.7	34.7%	34.3%
Average Age of those:
Married (15+)	50		50		50	50
De Facto (15+)	36	16.4%	36	15.1%	11.2%	9.5%
Separated (15+)	48		49		48	49
Divorced (15+)	53		54		54	54
Widowed (15+)	73		74		77	78
Never Married (15+)	28		27		25	25
Not Married (15+)	37		38		33	33
Couples with No Kids	2,140	47.1%	3,582	46.4%	39.5%	37.8%
Couples with Kids	1,744	38.4%	2,992	38.8%	42.8%	44.6%
One Parent Family:	605	13.3%	1,059	13.7%	16.1%	15.9%
Male		19.6%			17.9%	17.6%
Female		80.4%		78.2%	82.1%	82.4%
Other Family	54	1.2%	87	1.1%	1.7%	1.7%
Average Weekly:
Personal Income (15+)	$659		$621		$587	$577
Family Income (15+)	$1,405		$1,405		$1,453	$1,481
Household Income (15+)	$1,184		$1,165		$1,235	$1,234
DWELLINGS
Occupied	6,311	80.3%	10,850	80.8%	89.7%	89.3%
Unoccupied	1,550	19.7%	2,853	19.2%	10.3%	10.7%
Owned Outright	1,612	25.5%	3,200	29.5%	29.0%	32.1%
In a mortgage	2,138	33.9%	3,281	30.2%	34.5%	34.9%
Rent	2,359	37.4%	3,956	36.5%	33.2%	29.6%
Families	4,479	71.0%	7,602	70.1%	72.4%	71.5%
Single	1,482	23.5%	2,701	24.9%	22.8%	24.3%
Shared	350	5.5%	547	5.0%	4.7%	4.1%
RELIGION
No Religion (15+)	4,679	25.2%	7,301	23.2%	22.1%	22.3%
Catholic (15+)	4,010	21.6%	6,813	21.7	23.8%	25.3%
Anglican (15+)	3,530	19%	6,132	19.5%	18.9%	17.1%

CENSUS 2011 COMPARED WITH 2006

	Whitsunday District
	2011	2006	Change
SUMMARY
People	18,533	16,955	9.3%
Male	9,703	9,008	7.7%
Female	8,830	7,947	10.1%
Avg Age	37	36	2.8%
Families	4,544	4,073	11.6%
Avg Kids/Family	1.8
Private Dwellings	9,086	8,575	6.0%
People per Household	2.4	2.5	4%
Weekly Houshold Income	$1,184	$1,065	11.1%
Monthly Mortgage	$1,900	$1,300	46.2%
Weekly Rent	$290	$200	45%
Vehicles per Dwelling	1.7
FAMILY
Married (15+)	6,614	6,148	7.6%
Seperated (15+)	544	1,927	5.0%
Divorced (15+)	1,479
Widowed (15+)	525	494	6.3%
Never Married (15+)	5,939	5,419	9.6%
Average Age of those:
Married (15+)	50
De Facto (15+)	36
Separated (15+)	48
Divorced (15+)	53
Widowed (15+)	73
Never Married (15+)	28
Not Married (15+)	37
Couples with No Kids	2,140
Couples with Kids	1,744
One Parent Family:	605
Male
Female
Other Family	54
Average Weekly:
Personal Income (15+)	$659	$542	21.6%
Family Income (15+)	$1,405	$1,162	20.9%
Household Income (15+)	$1,184	$1,065	11.1%
DWELLINGS
Occupied	6,311	7,648	-17.5%
Unoccupied	1,550	927	67.2%
Owned Outright	1,612	2,050	-21.4%
In a mortgage	2,138	1,909	12.0%
Rent	2,359	2,448	-3.6%
Families	4,479	4,023	11.3%
Single	1,482	1,225	21.0%
Shared	350	385	-9.1%
RELIGION
No Religion (15+)	4,679	3,700	26.5%
Catholic (15+)	4,010	3,611	11.0%
Anglican (15+)	3,530	3,450	2.3%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics - Census 2011 & 2006