Westcourt

14.6% of Westcourt's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

814 family households lived in Westcourt; 26.8% were couple families and 26.5% were one-parent families.

36.4% of local families included children under 15. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.

Westcourt had 3,841 residents at the 2021 Census.

29.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

31.9% were 55 or older. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.

Separate houses made up 37.5% of occupied private dwellings in Westcourt.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 25.3% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 37.2% of occupied private dwellings.

18.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

19.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.

61.8% rented their home. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.

The average household in Westcourt had 2.0 people.

One-person households made up 44.5% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

Two-person households represented 32.6%, while 11.5% had four or more usual residents.

8.4% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

57.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

2.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 6.8% walked or cycled.

17.4% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.

One-car households formed 49.0% of the total.

33.0% of households had two or more vehicles.

43.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 56.5% reported a different address.

30.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

65.5% of residents used only English at home.

23.6% used a language other than English at home.

1.1% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.6% spoke Cantonese and 0.3% spoke Hindi.

30.4% of Westcourt's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 69.6% was born in Australia.

0.8% of residents were born in China.

1.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 75.1%.

English ancestry accounted for 28.9% of ancestry responses in Westcourt.

Australian ancestry made up 22.9% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 2.9% of responses.

19.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

Managers accounted for 11.0% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 18.0% of workers, and education and training employed 6.9%.

The labour-force participation rate was 52.6%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.

28.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.8% worked part time.

Unemployment was 7.9%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.

54.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

6.6% reported asthma, 9.2% arthritis and 6.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

20.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 4.2% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.6%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 35.5%.

Median household income was $1,186 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.

Working from home was 8.4% in Westcourt, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.

Outright ownership was 18.9% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

Renting accounted for 61.8% in Westcourt, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.