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3.3. Socio-economic Characteristics

3.3.1 Residents

A summary of the key socio-economic characteristics for the proposed centre’s trade area
as at the 2011 Census is shown in Table 3.2. Data for the Sunshine Regional Council
(SRC) area and Queensland are included as benchmarks.

Table 3.2: Summary of selected socio-economic characteristics, Trade Area, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade Area enix Queensland
Age (%)
0-14 19.7 18.9 20.3
15-24 9.3 11.2 13.6
25-44 23.2 23.7 27.9
45-64 32.4 28.1 25.2
65+ 15.5 18.1 13.1
Employment (%)
In labour force 64.3 61.4 66.8
Unemployed 6.9 7A 6.1
White collar occupations 75.5 67.5 66.6
Employed per household 0.9 1.0 1.2
Household Income (%)
$0-$31,000 23.6 27.2 22.8
$31,000-$65,000 32.2 32.0 27.7
$65,000-$156,000 35.8 34.6 39.4
Over $156,000 8.4 6.2 10.2
Average ($2012 values) $75,109 $69,563 $ 80,894
Dwellings (%)
Detached/semi-detached 85.7 86.7 87.0
Flats/units 14.3 11.5 11.8
Other structure 0.0 1.9 1.3
Owned/purchasing 66.1 68.3 65.1
Mobility (%)
No car 3.8 5.8 7.4
1 Car 37.3 38.7 36.5
2 or more cars 58.9 55.6 56.1
Education (Aged 20+)
Bachelor’s Degree 19.7 9.6 12.8
Grad Dip/Grad Cert 29 1.3 1.6
Postgraduate Degree 43 1.5 3.0

 

 

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