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Agnes Water and 1770

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  1. Agnes Water and 1770
  2. Community Snapshot
  3. You are here: Population
  4. Age Profile
  5. Household Character
  6. Cultural Diversity
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  8. Employment and Education
  9. Socio-economics
  10. Dwelling Type
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  15. Community Assets

Population

The data table below has been created using two suburb level data sets. Whilst there are clear trends across the combined data sets these are pronounced or less pronounced at a suburb level. These differences will be highlighted when significant.

Observations:

  • Agnes Water and 1770 have an average median age which has slowly increased over time and is higher than the region and State by 15 years.  The median average age of Agnes Water and 1770 combined was 53 years in 2021, for Agnes Water alone it is 49 (an increase of eight years from 2011) and 57 for the town of 1770 (a decrease of one year since 2011). 
  • The towns of Agnes Water and 1770 significantly lower cultural diversity than the Gladstone Region and the State which decreased in 2011, 2016 and 2021.
  • Agnes Water and 1770 have an increasing proportion of couples without children, which is higher than the region and almost double than the State.
  • Both towns have significantly lower average income compared the region and State. 
  • The average percentage of households with a mortgage in Agnes Water and 1770 is 23.4 per cent.  For Agnes Water alone 28.8 per cent of the population have a mortgage which is higher than 17.9 per cent in 1770. Both Agnes Water and 1770 have a lower proportion of community with a mortgage compared to 37 per cent of the Region and 34.4 per cent of the State
  • Median monthly mortgage payments in 1770 have increased by $1,153 since 2016 and have decreased by $190 for Agnes Water. The average monthly mortgage payments for Agnes water and 1770 combined has steadily increased between 2021 and 2011.
  • The number of people attending university is higher than the region, but lower than the State. 

Compared to the Gladstone Region and Queensland, the towns of Agnes Water and 1770 has:

 

Average of totals

 

 

 

Gladstone Region

Queensland

 

2021

2016

2011

Change  2021- 2011

 Change  2021- 2016

 Change  2016 - 2011

2021

2021

Median age

53

49.5

49.5

3.5

3.5

0

38

38

Non English Speaking backgrounds

0.20%

0.80%

3.20%

-93.8%

-75.0%

-75.0%

5.00%

12.60%

Couple Family with Children

33.10%

36.20%

35.80%

-7.5%

-8.6%

1.1%

41.70%

55.40%

Couple family without children

55.30%

43.90%

45.00%

22.9%

26.0%

-2.4%

40.50%

28.00%

Average number of people per household

2.2

2.1

2.2

0.0%

4.8%

-4.5%

2.5

2.5

Households with a mortgage

23.40%

28.60%

25.70%

-8.9%

-18.2%

11.3%

37.00%

34.40%

Households renting

9%

11%

23.10%

-61.0%

-18.2%

-52.4%

33.40%

33.00%

Median weekly household income

$1,031

$1,131

$705

46.2%

-8.8%

60.4%

$1,639

$1,675

Median monthly mortgage repayments

$2,000

$1,519

$750

166.7%

31.7%

102.5%

$1,600

$1,733

Median weekly rent (overall)

$310

$283

$135

129.6%

9.5%

109.6%

$275

$365

University attendance

11.30%

2.60%

1.40%

707.1%

334.6%

85.7%

7.20%

14.20%

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