Table 1.
Summary of community demographic factors in 439 Queensland postal areas with residents in 2016
| Demographic variable | Mean (s.d.) |
|---|---|
| Number of people per km squared | 490.0 (901.4) |
| Median age (year) | 40.6 (7.0) |
| Proportion of male (%) | 50.8 (3.1) |
| Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (%) | 5.6 (10.4) |
| Proportion of residents born in Australia (%) | 75.3 (10.7) |
| Proportion of unemployed residents (%) | 7.0 (4.0) |
| Average number of children per family | 0.7 (0.2) |
| Average number of residents per house | 2.5 (0.3) |
| Proportion of rented households (%) | 32.1 (14.7) |
| Proportion of residents employed in health care services (%) | 10.5 (4.2) |
| Proportion of residents employed in agricultural industry (%) | 14.1 (18.0) |
| Average number of people per bedroom | 0.8 (0.1) |
| IRSD | 978.6 (74.3) |