Fortitude Valley

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 2
Area code 305011106
People 9,512
Male 53.6%
Female 46.4%
Median age 31
Families 1,847
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.3
for all households (a) 0.1
All private dwellings 6,625
Average number of people per household 1.6
Median weekly household income $1,670
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent (b) $400
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 0.9

(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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 5,095 53.6 2,540,404 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 4,415 46.4 2,615,736 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 196 2.1 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 8,633 90.8 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 690 7.3 283,793 5.5 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 31 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 203 2.1 292,452 5.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 117 1.2 329,311 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 102 1.1 342,560 6.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 193 2.0 313,506 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 1,411 14.8 323,739 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 2,130 22.4 347,687 6.7 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 1,689 17.8 354,033 6.9 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,095 11.5 357,120 6.9 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 660 6.9 330,692 6.4 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 522 5.5 340,287 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 382 4.0 333,843 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 313 3.3 316,378 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 217 2.3 298,919 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 163 1.7 264,515 5.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 125 1.3 238,952 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 86 0.9 168,385 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 35 0.4 106,611 2.1 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 71 0.7 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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,566 17.2 1,885,416 45.0 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 248 2.7 151,093 3.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 675 7.4 404,787 9.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 131 1.4 198,827 4.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 6,483 71.3 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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,286 16.4 1,697,286 45.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 1,900 24.2 483,458 12.9 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 4,679 59.5 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.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 48 1.7 84,535 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 116 4.0 292,049 18.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 17 0.6 79,510 5.1 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 6 0.2 53,844 3.4 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 135 4.7 426,110 27.1 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 67 2.3 209,459 13.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 16 0.6 73,014 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 15 0.5 69,625 4.4 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 96 3.3 352,608 22.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 638 22.0 110,221 7.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 1,035 35.8 223,779 14.2 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 1,683 58.1 334,418 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 211 7.3 47,384 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 727 25.1 326,067 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.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,791 41.7 918,466 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 976 10.7 395,615 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 317 3.5 151,390 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 768 8.4 640,878 15.3 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 1,512 16.6 651,775 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 183 2.0 164,314 3.9 958,803 4.6
Year 10 303 3.3 499,629 11.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 3 0.0 2,945 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 534 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 152 1.7 281,370 6.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 203 2.2 99,060 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 30 0.3 20,032 0.5 175,844 0.8
Not stated 872 9.6 365,003 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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English 2,939 30.9 1,959,880 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 1,978 20.8 1,724,657 33.4 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 1,045 11.0 567,928 11.0 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 835 8.8 527,011 10.2 2,176,777 8.6
Chinese 534 5.6 160,075 3.1 1,390,639 5.5

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.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 4,890 51.4 3,679,899 71.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 396 4.2 208,572 4.0 530,492 2.1
Colombia 352 3.7 7,709 0.1 35,033 0.1
England 332 3.5 191,731 3.7 927,490 3.6
India 297 3.1 71,819 1.4 673,352 2.6
Brazil 248 2.6 12,544 0.2 46,720 0.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 4,347 45.7 1,437,990 27.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 597 6.3 347,689 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 578 6.1 275,465 5.3 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 3,222 33.9 2,754,865 53.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 769 8.1 340,134 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.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,805 40.0 3,039,026 58.9 12,959,282 51.0
England 539 5.7 341,677 6.6 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 463 4.9 260,594 5.1 673,661 2.6
India 374 3.9 103,646 2.0 935,066 3.7
Colombia 357 3.8 8,876 0.2 40,023 0.2

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.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 3,836 40.3 3,114,259 60.4 13,383,605 52.6
England 524 5.5 310,576 6.0 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 462 4.9 256,031 5.0 650,743 2.6
India 370 3.9 100,657 2.0 917,541 3.6
Colombia 367 3.9 9,418 0.2 42,125 0.2

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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 4,885 51.4 2,099,765 40.7 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 1,612 16.9 961,469 18.6 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 872 9.2 392,694 7.6 1,751,052 6.9
Anglican 415 4.4 581,373 11.3 2,496,273 9.8
Hinduism 311 3.3 69,520 1.3 684,002 2.7

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 Fortitude Valley, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (57.8%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Spanish 466 4.9 29,642 0.6 171,370 0.7
Mandarin 263 2.8 83,607 1.6 685,274 2.7
Portuguese 240 2.5 14,958 0.3 67,327 0.3
Thai 145 1.5 10,654 0.2 66,576 0.3
Korean 123 1.3 21,904 0.4 115,531 0.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 6,174 64.9 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 1,472 28.8 291,137 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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 7,062 77.6 2,582,802 61.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,337 14.7 1,340,215 32.0 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 697 7.7 268,794 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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,188 59.3 1,442,451 55.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 1,820 25.8 786,940 30.5 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 677 9.6 214,697 8.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 382 5.4 138,714 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.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 576 8.6 171,840 7.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 705 10.6 326,038 13.3 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 767 11.5 270,483 11.1 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 351 5.3 190,423 7.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,656 24.8 506,685 20.7 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,444 21.6 464,433 19.0 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 1,083 16.2 471,333 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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,998 29.9 523,395 21.4 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 887 13.3 305,755 12.5 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 881 13.2 309,376 12.7 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 845 12.7 301,039 12.3 1,382,205 11.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 667 10.0 333,915 13.7 1,554,313 12.9
Labourers 523 7.8 246,394 10.1 1,086,120 9.0
Sales Workers 506 7.6 211,439 8.7 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 242 3.6 166,739 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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 509 7.6 55,180 2.3 268,005 2.2
Computer System Design and Related Services 301 4.5 32,433 1.3 221,712 1.8
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 265 4.0 122,121 5.0 545,158 4.5
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 197 2.9 30,532 1.2 145,595 1.2
Pubs, Taverns and Bars 169 2.5 16,369 0.7 76,602 0.6

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,059 N/A $787 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,260 N/A $2,024 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,670 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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,751 26.2 1,455,104 59.5 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 1,342 20.1 63,580 2.6 306,045 2.5
Bus 440 6.6 41,281 1.7 175,085 1.5
Train 361 5.4 27,327 1.1 170,326 1.4
Car, as passenger 202 3.0 110,004 4.5 466,904 3.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 621 9.3 270,387 11.1 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 1,308 19.6 344,696 14.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 980 14.7 100,396 4.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 2,043 30.6 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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 5,714 62.8 2,873,872 68.6 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 785 8.6 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) 484 5.3 481,016 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,061 11.7 590,690 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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 2,382 26.2 845,018 20.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 2,554 28.1 1,161,729 27.7 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 504 5.5 507,771 12.1 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 272 3.0 359,358 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.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 311 3.3 456,139 8.8 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 740 7.8 438,183 8.5 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 127 1.3 159,887 3.1 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 18 0.2 37,680 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 198 2.1 231,642 4.5 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 164 1.7 215,678 4.2 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 42 0.4 47,737 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 80 0.8 106,989 2.1 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,283 13.5 496,662 9.6 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 47 0.5 49,769 1.0 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 723 7.6 434,963 8.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 5,998 63.1 3,001,387 58.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 891 9.4 459,562 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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 6,359 66.9 3,209,952 62.3 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,719 18.1 994,584 19.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 403 4.2 319,808 6.2 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 139 1.5 172,226 3.3 772,142 3.0
Not stated 891 9.4 459,562 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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Currently serving 57 0.6 23,140 0.6 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 167 1.8 139,973 3.3 496,276 2.4
Has never served 8,157 89.7 3,747,281 89.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 721 7.9 281,419 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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,339 72.5 551,069 40.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 285 15.4 563,327 41.2 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 142 7.7 230,026 16.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 80 4.3 22,230 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male N/A 21.1 N/A 20.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 77.5 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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 539 33.1 255,660 22.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 151 9.3 50,463 4.5 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 284 17.5 228,575 20.5 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 208 12.8 133,752 12.0 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 90 5.5 63,077 5.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 78 4.8 228,892 20.5 1,163,744 21.0
Other 210 12.9 93,843 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 72 4.4 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) 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 5,107 82.8 1,869,462 90.7 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,059 17.2 192,393 9.3 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 78 1.5 1,397,920 74.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 73 1.4 218,546 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 4,936 96.7 233,531 12.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 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) 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 233 4.6 9,560 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 2,040 40.0 87,315 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 2,380 46.6 317,737 17.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 326 6.4 700,672 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 57 1.1 725,167 38.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 70 1.4 28,998 1.6 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 1.6 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 1.6 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) 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 1,465 28.7 106,309 5.7 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 2,827 55.3 658,705 35.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 618 12.1 701,752 37.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 108 2.1 373,952 20.0 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 90 1.8 28,738 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 1,841 36.0 1,327,873 71.0 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 2,583 50.5 461,009 24.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 687 13.4 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) 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 270 5.3 543,285 29.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 717 14.0 643,459 34.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 4,027 78.9 618,442 33.1 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 33 0.6 35,170 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 62 1.2 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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 14.1 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 17.4 N/A 21.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

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Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 400 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) 2,430 60.3 359,728 58.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 1,373 34.1 199,511 32.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 228 5.7 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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,733 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) 569 79.4 487,060 75.7 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 94 13.1 76,615 11.9 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 51 7.1 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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 113 57.7 117,102 49.3 403,709 49.7
Female 83 42.3 120,203 50.7 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 30 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

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Table based on place of usual residence

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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.6 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,310 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.

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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 		Fortitude Valley % Fortitude Valley Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 350 N/A 305 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 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.

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Table based on place of enumeration

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