41-458: Download coordinates as: Mount Gravatt is a southern suburb of the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia and a prominent hill and lookout within this suburb ( 27°32′34″S 153°04′22″E / 27.5428°S 153.0728°E / -27.5428; 153.0728 ( Mount Gravatt (mountain) ) ). In the 2021 census , Mount Gravatt had a population of 3,733 people. The suburb
82-613: A "very substantial financial settlement" with the Commonwealth as compensation for the failure of the 2016 online Census. The census forms were able to be submitted online until 23 September. Once collection was complete, the ABS issued an announcement which confirmed that in spite of the initial online problems, there was a preliminary response rate of more than 96%. This consisted of 4.9 million (over 58%) online submissions and 3.5 million paper forms. The preliminary response rate
123-678: A diplomatic passport are excluded, as per the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations . Those on vessels between Australian ports, or planes between Australian airports are included. All private dwellings are counted. Caravans in caravan parks and manufactured homes in manufactured home estates are counted if they are occupied. Non-private dwellings are included if they are occupied. This includes hotels, hospitals and prisons. Non occupied residences of owners, managers or caretakers are included and unoccupied, self contained residences in retirement villages are included. The 2016 census had
164-558: A museum school. It was then relocated to the Griffith University campus and reopened on 27 January 1987, known as Old Yarranlea State School) to provide teacher training in a one-teacher school environment (typical of schools in many regional communities of Queensland).To that end, enrolments in the school were limited to 18 students. However, the school was closed at the end 2013 due to having fewer than 150 students and being within five kilometres of three state schools. Due to
205-439: A paper census had to order such forms via an automated hotline. Letters were sent to each dwelling with unique code numbers that people would need to either login to the census website, or order a paper form if they preferred. By census night, many households had still not received such a letter. Contrary to previous years where censuses were both delivered and retrieved from households by dedicated census employees, in 2016 most of
246-691: A population of 1,796 in 2011 (Norfolk Island Government Census). Of these 46.8% were male and 53.2% were female. The enumeration of Norfolk Island was an area of special attention for the ABS. Of all residents over two-thirds (66.7% or 15,614,835) were born in Australia. Over a quarter of the population (26.3% or 6,163,667 persons) said they were born overseas, plus 1.6 million did not state any response. The proportion of overseas-born people from Asia has increased from 33% in 2011 to 40%, while Europe has declined from 40% in 2011 to 34% in 2016. However, England (907,572 or 3.9% of Australia's population) remains
287-718: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
328-550: A response rate of 95.1% and a net undercount of 1.0%, with 63% of people completing the Census online. In the period leading up to census date the Australian Government decided that the retention period for names and addresses would be increased to up to four years, from 18 months in the 2006 and 2011 censuses, leading to concerns about privacy and data security. As such, some Australian Senate crossbenchers (from
369-502: A third data release was from 17 October 2017. For the first time, the ABS significantly favoured internet submission of census forms over the traditional paper forms, claiming it expected more than 65% of Australians would complete the census online. Reflecting this new preference, the tagline of the ad campaign for the census was the rhyming slogan "Get online on August 9". Across many regions, paper forms were no longer delivered by default to homes, and households that wished to complete
410-570: Is operated by the Brisbane City Council operates is located at 8 Creek Road. Mount Gravatt sport includes: Mount Gravatt Lookout is accessible via Shire Road which winds its way past water towers up to the lookout carpark and a communications tower. There is a large cave complex located on a walking trail on the southern slope of the mountain ( 27°32′39″S 153°04′36″E / 27.5442°S 153.0768°E / -27.5442; 153.0768 ( Caves ) ). Since
451-578: Is situated in the south-east of the city and was one of Brisbane's largest. This was before it was divided into Mount Gravatt East , Upper Mount Gravatt and Mount Gravatt South; the last being renamed Wishart in the early 1990s. Prior to European settlement in the 19th century, Mount Gravatt was inhabited by the Indigenous Yuggera and Turrbal peoples for thousands of years, and is known as kagarr-mabul , kaggur-mabul , caggara-mahbill , or kaggur-madul , which means "place of echidnas" in
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#1732801875965492-538: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. 2016 Australian census The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia . The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of
533-400: Is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
574-587: The Australian Antarctic Territory . Visitors to Australia are included, regardless of how long they are staying for, however those who have been in the country less than a year answer fewer questions on the census. People who enter Australia but do not go through migration formalities are excluded. This includes those on ships in Australian waters that remain on the ship at port. Foreign diplomats and their families or those who travel on
615-464: The Commonwealth of Australia was counted as 23,401,892 – an increase of 8.8 per cent or 1,894,175 people over the 2011 census . Norfolk Island joined the census for the first time in 2016, adding 1,748 to the population. The ABS annual report revealed that $ 24 million in additional expenses accrued due to the outage on the census website. Results from the 2016 census were available to
656-579: The Greens , Nick Xenophon Team and Jacqui Lambie Network ) said they would not complete those specific sections of the census, despite the fines associated with incorrect completion of the census. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the first release of census data became available to the public on the ABS website on 11 April 2017, two months earlier than for any previous census. The second release of data occurred on 27 June 2017 and
697-513: The 2016 Census data can be used with confidence. The Census form had 51 questions relating to the characteristics of individuals, plus an extra nine questions relating to households. Of the sixty questions, the following two questions were optional: The population counts for Australian states and territories were that New South Wales remains the most populous state, with 7,480,228 people counted, ahead of Victoria (5,926,624) and Queensland (4,703,193). Australian Capital Territory (ACT) experienced
738-840: The American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
779-513: The Philippines 1.1%. 74.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 3.1% Mandarin, 1.1% Cantonese, 0.9% Hindi, 0.8% Korean and 0.8% Vietnamese. Mount Gravatt State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 1263 Logan Road ( 27°31′57″S 153°04′26″E / 27.5326°S 153.0740°E / -27.5326; 153.0740 ( Mount Gravatt State School ) ). In 2017,
820-624: The closure of the tram network in 1969, the public transport has been provided by buses operated by Transport for Brisbane and a local bus company the Mount Gravatt Bus Service . The South East Busway is connected by a service from Mount Gravatt Central to the Busway terminal at Griffith University . Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
861-454: The closure. The census website was restored at 2:30 pm on 11 August. On the same day Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stated his unhappiness over the event, which had "been a failure of the ABS", with his expectation that "heads will roll" once a review was complete. Leader of the opposition Bill Shorten said that the 2016 census had been the "worst-run ... in the history of Australia". The ABS blamed service provider IBM for
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#1732801875965902-467: The external territories of Christmas Island , Cocos (Keeling) Islands , and Norfolk Island . It does not include the other external territories of Australia. People who leave Australia but do not go through migration formalities are included, counted as part of an "Off-Shore Statistical Areas Level 1" in Tasmania. This includes those on oil and gas rigs near Australia and those at the Australian bases of
943-478: The failure in the online census, saying that IBM had advised on the preparedness and resilience to DDoS attacks and had not offered any further protections that could be employed. On 31 August, Parliament initiated an inquiry into the 2016 census. It released its findings on 24 November and found that no individual party was responsible but it was shared between the government, IBM, and the sub-contractors. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has confirmed that IBM made
984-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
1025-454: The five years to 2016, according to census data. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said 116,000 people were homeless on census night in 2016, representing 50 homeless people per 10,000. The majority of homeless people in Australia were male. In addition, Indigenous Australians and recent migrants were over-represented among the homeless. The 2016 census was the first to offer an option other than "male" or "female", however, this option
1066-589: The largest population growth of any state or territory over the past five years, with an increase of 11.2% while Tasmania had the smallest growth at 3.0% since the last census in 2011. Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night. The inclusion of Norfolk Island in Other Territories was new for 2016, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. In the 2016 Census, there were 1,748 people, compared with
1107-585: The local Indigenous dialect. The hill was named Mount Gravatt in 1840 by surveyor Robert Dixon after Lieutenant George Gravatt who was the commander of the Moreton Bay penal colony from May to July 1839. Gravatt was later transferred to India where he died in 1843. Mount Gravatt State School was opened on 29 June 1874. In 1888, 3 sections of 107 allotments, 6 and 7 acres were advertised to be auctioned on 24 November as 'The Abdington Estate Mount Gravatt'. Between 1953 and 1969 electric trams ran from
1148-633: The most common country of birth, followed by New Zealand (518,466 or 2.2%). It was question 12 on the 2016 Census Household Paper Form. Proportion of overseas-born population. The highest reported ancestries in Australia and for the external territory of Norfolk Island as a percentage of population. Results of the ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2016 are as follows. There were 649,171 Indigenous Australians , who made up 2.8% of Australia's population. The number of homeless people in Australia jumped by more than 14,000 – or 14 per cent – in
1189-655: The next most common languages were 1.1% Arabic, 1.0% Mandarin, 1.0% Punjabi, 0.7% Greek and 0.7% Italian. In the 2016 census , Mount Gravatt had a population of 3,366 people, 51.2% female and 48.8% male. The median age of the Mount Gravatt population was 36 years, 2 years below the national median of 38. 68.8% of people living in Mount Gravatt were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.1%, India 3.1%, New Zealand 2.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8% and Korea, Republic of Korea (South) 0.8%. 77.0% of people spoke only English at home;
1230-511: The next most common languages were 1.9% Mandarin, 1.3% Spanish, 1.2% Punjabi,0.9% Korean and 0.8% Japanese. In the 2021 census , Mount Gravatt had a population of 3,733 people, 51.7% female and 48.3% male. The median age of the Mount Gravatt population was 36 years, 2 years below the national median of 38. 67.9% of people living in Mount Gravatt were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.8%, India 2.7%, England 2.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8% and
1271-470: The paperwork relating to the census was delivered from and to the ABS by Australia Post . The 2016 census was met by a significant controversy, which meant that many Australians could not complete the census online on the designated census day. The ABS census website shut down at about 7:30 pm AEST on the night the census was to be completed. According to the ABS, throughout 9 August the census website received four denial-of-service attacks . At 7:30 pm, when
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1312-595: The public on 11 April 2017, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website, two months earlier than for any previous census. The second release of data occurred on 27 June 2017 and a third data release was from 17 October 2017. Australia's next census took place in 2021 . The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) states the aim of the 2016 Australian census is "to count every person who spent Census night, 9 August 2016, in Australia." The census covers every Australian state and mainland territory, as well as
1353-525: The school had an enrolment of 1196 students with 98 teachers (91 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. The Mount Gravatt Showgrounds are an important centre for cultural and community activities and the site of the annual Mount Gravatt Show, an agricultural fair. The grounds are positioned on Logan Road, opposite the mega-church , Hillsong Brisbane Campus (formerly known as Garden City Christian Church). The Mount Gravatt Library which
1394-432: The school had an enrolment of 231 students with 24 teachers (17 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. St Agnes School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 29 Tudor Street ( 27°31′56″S 153°04′20″E / 27.5322°S 153.0722°E / -27.5322; 153.0722 ( St Agnes School ) ). In 2017,
1435-420: The school had an enrolment of 25 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). Mount Gravatt State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at Loreburn Street ( 27°32′06″S 153°04′25″E / 27.5350°S 153.0735°E / -27.5350; 153.0735 ( Mount Gravatt State High School ) ). In 2017,
1476-414: The school had an enrolment of 312 students with 29 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent). Yarranlea Primary School is a private primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 176 Messines Ridge Road ( 27°32′24″S 153°03′46″E / 27.5399°S 153.0628°E / -27.5399; 153.0628 ( Yarranlea Primary School ) ). In 2017,
1517-450: The site was being heavily used, a software failure meant that the ABS was unable to keep blocking the denial-of-service attacks, leading to the failure of a router. As a result, the ABS decided to close down the system as a precaution. The 15th Chief Statistician , David Kalisch stated that no census data were compromised. The Australian Signals Directorate assisted the ABS to bring the infrastructure back online more than 24 hours after
1558-591: The suburb into Brisbane's Central Business District (CBD) along Logan Road . As Mount Gravatt was the end of the line, part of the area was known locally as "The Terminus". Mount Gravatt East State School (in neighbouring Mount Gravatt East ) was opened on 29 August 1955. Mount Gravatt State High School opened in 1960. St Agnes Catholic Primary School opened on 1 January 1962. The Mount Gravatt Library opened in 1967. St Catherine's School (in neighbouring Wishart ) opened on 4 March 1971. Mount Gravatt Special School opened on 17 May 1971. On 21 September 2012, it
1599-724: The support of parents and the public, it reopened as Yarranlea Primary School (an independent school) in July 2014. Circa 1975, the suburb was populated by middle class, young families seeking stability. In the 2011 census , Mount Gravatt had a population of 3,238 people, 50.9% female and 49.1% male. The median age of the Mount Gravatt population was 36 years, 1 year below the national median of 37. 71.7% of people living in Mount Gravatt were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.2%, England 3.1%, India 2.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.0% and South Africa 1.0%. 81.9% of people spoke only English at home;
1640-648: Was relocated Mackenzie State Primary School (which was formerly Mount Petrie State School in Mackenzie ) where it was renamed Mackenzie Special School. Griffith University (in neighbouring Nathan ) opened its main campus in 1975. Yarranlea State School opened in Yarranlea (in the Toowoomba Region ) on 22 January 1883 and closed on 9 December 1977. In 1979 it was relocated to Mount Gravatt College of Advanced Education (a teacher training institution) as
1681-536: Was similar to the previous two census response rates of 95.8% in 2006 and 96.5% in 2011. An independent panel established by the Australian Statistician to quality assure the data from the 2016 census found it was fit for purpose, comparable to previous Australian and international censuses and can be used with confidence. The Independent Assurance Panel I established to provide extra assurance and transparency of Census data quality concluded that