Quilpie Shire

Market characteristics

Quilpie Shire has a lower proportion of households in the medium to high income category compared to Queensland.

The people who live in an area are one of the most important resources that an economy draws upon, both as a market that consumes goods and services and as a source of labour.

This table provides an overview of Quilpie Shire's population demographics, and how their characteristics compare to those of the broader region.

More detailed information about Quilpie Shire's resident population, including neighbourhood profiles, can be found in the Community Profile.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence

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Market characteristics
Quilpie Shire20162011Change
NameNumber%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2011
Population summary--------------
Total residents813100.6100.097699.9100.0-163
Males43654.049.452954.149.6-93
Females37746.750.644745.850.4-70
Age structure--------------
0 - 14 years16920.919.420721.220.2-38
15 - 24 years8110.013.010711.013.6-26
25 - 54 years35243.640.542843.841.5-76
55 - 64 Years11213.911.811111.411.6+1
65 years and over10412.915.312312.613.1-19
Education institute attending--------------
Primary school8911.08.5919.38.8-2
Secondary school172.16.3272.86.0-10
TAFE162.01.6111.11.8+5
University192.44.5141.44.0+5
Diversity--------------
Total overseas born526.421.6616.220.5-9
Speaks language other than English at home70.911.8232.49.7-16
Speaks another language, and English not well or not at all0--1.890.91.4-9
Qualifications--------------
Bachelor or higher degree589.018.3536.815.9+5
Advanced Diploma or Diploma426.58.7445.77.5-2
Certificate level13621.121.312315.919.9+13
No qualification35855.640.947961.745.8-121
Household income--------------
Nill to $6498523.117.6--------
$650 to $1,49913235.930.4--------
$1,500 to $2,4496016.322.3--------
$2,500 or more 4311.719.2--------
Housing tenure--------------
Owned12933.427.418740.528.4-58
Purchasing8321.531.47616.532.6+7
Renting11630.132.216435.532.0-48
Dwelling structure--------------
Separate house35182.473.651780.375.7-166
Medium house286.615.7416.415.2-13
High density0--7.80--6.5--

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,

Quilpie Shire

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