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Manumbar
265 km²
Low weekly incomes define the small community of Manumbar, where the typical household earns $1,291, well below the national figure. This sparsely populated area is far older than most, with a typical resident aged 48 and a large majority of adults aged between 45 and 64. It is a quiet, stable place where very few people have moved in recently and almost everyone was born in Australia. The community is largely car-dependent and lives in a rural setting with few local services.
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The area is far older than both the state and nation, with a typical age of 48. However, seniors aged 65 and over make up only 7.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure.
Manumbar is almost entirely Australian-born, with no residents born overseas and no recent overseas arrivals, far below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
English is the only language used at home, with 0.0% of people using another language, a figure far below the national average of 22.3%.
Christianity is the dominant faith here at 63.2%, while the proportion of people reporting no religion is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the national figure.
Education levels are much lower than most areas, with only 7.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and just 8.1% completing Year 12.
Typical personal weekly income is $489, which is far below the national figure of $805, and no one in the community earns $2,000 or more per week.
Long-term health conditions are far more common here than in most areas, affecting 39.5% of residents, though no one requires help with daily activities.
Volunteering is high, with 23.7% of residents helping out, well above the national figure of 14.1%. Unpaid housework is also much more common than in most areas.
There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people living in the area, which is smaller than about 60% of similar areas.
Almost half of the homes are couples with children, though the typical home has 2.2 people, which is a little below the national figure.
Rent is very affordable here, with a typical weekly rent of $165, far below the national average of $375.
The area has no public transport stops or routes, making it entirely dependent on private vehicles.
The population is very stable, with only 18.6% of people moving in the last five years, far below the national figure of 40.7%.
Only 42.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national rate of 61.1%.
The area is completely car-dependent with a walkability score of 0.0, as no homes are within a 15-minute walk of schools, shops, or health services.
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