 | Torres Strait Area | Balance of Queensland | Queensland | Australia excluding
Torres Strait Area | Australia |
| % | % | % | % | % |
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| Family and culture | | | | | |
| Involved in social activities in last 3 months | 100.0 | 87.0 | 89.8 | 88.1 | 89.5 |
| Participated in sport or physical recreation activities in last 12 months | 88.7 | 48.8 | 57.5 | 47.8 | 52.8 |
| Able to get support in time of crisis from someone outside household | 87.0 | 86.8 | 86.9 | 90.1 | 89.8 |
| At least one stressor experienced in last 12 months | 95.7 | 80.7 | 83.9 | 80.2 | 82.1 |
| Identifies with clan, tribal or language group | *63.9 | 56.5 | 58.1 | 41.6 | 44.3 |
| Currently lives in homelands/traditional country | *45.4 | *9.2 | 17.0 | 12.4 | 16.4 |
| Attended cultural events in last 12 months | 98.7 | 84.2 | 87.4 | 66.5 | 70.4 |
| Speaks an Indigenous language(b) | *54.6 | 57.8 | 57.1 | 46.1 | 47.1 |
| Main language spoken at home | | | | | |
| English | **20.0 | 68.5 | 58.0 | 82.2 | 74.7 |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander language | *8.9 | *20.2 | *17.8 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
| Other(c) | *71.1 | **11.3 | 24.2 | **6.0 | 13.9 |
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| Health and disability | | | | | |
| Self-assessed health status | | | | | |
| Excellent/very good | 38.8 | 42.0 | 41.3 | 45.7 | 44.9 |
| Good | *38.1 | 35.1 | 35.8 | 31.5 | 32.3 |
| Fair/poor | *23.1 | 22.8 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 22.8 |
| Has a disability or long-term health condition | *33.0 | 38.1 | 37.0 | 35.1 | 34.8 |
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| Education | | | | | |
| Has a non-school qualification | *18.4 | 27.9 | 25.9 | 29.4 | 28.0 |
| Does not have a non-school qualification | | | | | |
| Year 12 | *20.8 | 13.8 | 15.3 | 12.8 | 13.8 |
| Year 10 or Year 11 | *34.9 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 32.6 | 32.9 |
| Year 9 or below(d) | *25.9 | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.2 | 25.3 |
| Total with no non-school qualification(e) | 81.6 | 72.1 | 74.1 | 70.6 | 72.0 |
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| Employment | | | | | |
| Employed | | | | | |
| CDEP | *44.2 | **15.9 | *22.0 | *9.1 | *13.3 |
| Non-CDEP | *16.2 | 29.7 | 26.8 | 39.3 | 36.5 |
| Total employed(e) | *60.4 | 45.6 | 48.8 | 48.4 | 49.8 |
| Unemployed | **2.5 | *15.1 | *12.4 | 18.1 | 16.2 |
| Not in the labour force | *37.1 | 39.3 | 38.8 | 33.5 | 33.9 |
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| Income | | | | | |
| Equivalised gross household income - second and third deciles | *49.4 | 44.3 | 45.4 | 46.9 | 47.2 |
| | | | | |
| Financial stress | | | | | |
| Unable to raise $2,000 within a week for something important | 75.3 | 60.9 | 64.0 | 50.0 | 53.1 |
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| Housing | | | | | |
| Household tenure type | | | | | |
| Owner with or without a mortgage | **6.2 | *20.9 | 17.7 | 34.9 | 31.4 |
| Renter | *84.6 | 79.1 | 80.3 | 63.8 | 66.3 |
| Dwelling has major structural problems | *69.6 | 33.0 | 40.9 | 28.4 | 33.4 |
| Repairs and maintenance carried out in last 12 months | 54.1 | 59.4 | 58.2 | 67.5 | 65.8 |
| Dwelling requires additional bedroom(s)(f) | *41.9 | *32.3 | 34.4 | *27.6 | 29.3 |
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| Law and justice | | | | | |
| Victim of physical or threatened violence in last 12 months | *29.8 | 22.8 | 24.4 | 25.3 | 25.9 |
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| Transport access | | | | | |
| Has access to motor vehicle(s) to drive | *31.9 | 50.3 | 46.3 | 54.0 | 51.4 |
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| Mobility | | | | | |
| Moved dwellings in last 12 months | *16.3 | 36.9 | 32.4 | 30.9 | 29.2 |
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| Information technology | | | | | |
| Used computer in last 12 months | *39.4 | 55.2 | 51.8 | 60.5 | 58.0 |
| Accessed Internet in last 12 months | *27.4 | 35.1 | 33.5 | 43.5 | 41.6 |
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| Torres Strait Islander persons aged 15 years or over (number) | 3,600 | 13,000 | 16,600 | 26,200 | 29,800 |
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