Freshwater Point

16.1% of Freshwater Point's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

50 family households lived in Freshwater Point; 36.0% were couple families and 8.0% were one-parent families.

16.0% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

Freshwater Point had 174 residents at the 2021 Census.

21.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

38.5% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

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

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

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

44.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

45.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.

10.2% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

The average household in Freshwater Point had 2.5 people.

One-person households made up 16.7% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

Two-person households represented 51.7%, while 16.7% had four or more usual residents.

7.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

74.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

3.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.

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

One-car households formed 16.4% of the total.

73.8% of households had two or more vehicles.

54.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 45.5% reported a different address.

14.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

83.9% of residents used only English at home.

2.3% used a language other than English at home.

2.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

14.4% of Freshwater Point's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 85.6% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 81.6%.

English ancestry accounted for 42.0% of ancestry responses in Freshwater Point.

Australian ancestry made up 37.9% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

8.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

Managers accounted for 5.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 11.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 4.7% of workers, and education and training employed 5.9%.

The labour-force participation rate was 60.7%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.

35.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 15.7% worked part time.

Unemployment was 5.5%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.

59.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.

6.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

6.3% reported asthma, 5.7% arthritis and 8.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

8.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 42.6%.

Median household income was $2,250 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,950.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $270 per week.

Working from home was 7.1% in Freshwater Point, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.

Outright ownership was 44.1% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

Renting accounted for 10.2% in Freshwater Point, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.