Questions people ask about Collaroy

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Collaroy QLD 4707.

What kind of homes are in Collaroy?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 100.0% of occupied private dwellings in Collaroy.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

How large are households in Collaroy?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Collaroy had 1.3 people.

One-person households made up 50.0% of occupied homes. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.

Two-person households represented 0.0%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How many cars do households have in Collaroy?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

One-car households formed 0.0% of the total.

66.7% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

How active is the workforce in Collaroy?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 100.0%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.

Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Collaroy?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $725 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $0.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $0 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

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