Surat Basin

Market characteristics

Surat Basin 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 Surat Basin's population demographics, and how their characteristics compare to those of the broader region.

More detailed information about Surat Basin'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
Surat Basin20162011Change
NameNumber%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2011
Population summary--------------
Total residents206,889100.0100.0195,855100.0100.0+11,034
Males101,80949.249.496,56249.349.6+5,247
Females105,07950.850.699,29350.750.4+5,786
Age structure--------------
0 - 14 years42,73520.719.442,84621.920.2-111
15 - 24 years26,27512.713.025,69213.113.6+583
25 - 54 years77,35637.440.574,98838.341.5+2,368
55 - 64 Years24,90512.011.822,81011.611.6+2,095
65 years and over35,63717.215.329,51915.113.1+6,118
Education institute attending--------------
Primary school18,7839.18.518,6439.58.8+140
Secondary school14,1266.86.312,8526.66.0+1,274
TAFE3,2861.61.63,3091.71.8-23
University6,8243.34.56,0063.14.0+818
Diversity--------------
Total overseas born22,05710.721.618,5489.520.5+3,509
Speaks language other than English at home12,0555.811.88,0194.19.7+4,036
Speaks another language, and English not well or not at all1,7090.81.81,3090.71.4+400
Qualifications--------------
Bachelor or higher degree24,12314.718.319,48612.715.9+4,637
Advanced Diploma or Diploma12,6777.78.710,2156.77.5+2,462
Certificate level36,07122.021.330,26119.819.9+5,810
No qualification72,01143.940.976,84950.245.8-4,838
Household income--------------
Nill to $64914,59219.317.6--------
$650 to $1,49924,93433.130.4--------
$1,500 to $2,44916,54721.922.3--------
$2,500 or more 11,67215.519.2--------
Housing tenure--------------
Owned24,47830.627.424,26532.628.4+213
Purchasing23,33629.131.422,87330.732.6+463
Renting24,45030.532.222,24729.832.0+2,203
Dwelling structure--------------
Separate house74,92882.973.671,41385.775.7+3,515
Medium house13,26414.715.79,98012.015.2+3,284
High density2060.27.84120.56.5-206

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,

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