Laynha Homelands

2001 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC3403503
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 650
Male 326
Female 324

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People

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Demographics

People Laynha Homelands % Laynha Homelands Australia % Australia
Total Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 650 88.4 410,003 2.2
Male 326 50.2 202,954 49.5
Female 324 49.8 207,049 50.5

On Census Night 7th August 2001 in Laynha Homelands, 650 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were counted, 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female.

Age
People
Laynha Homelands % Laynha Homelands Australia % Australia
0-4 years 68 10.5 52,861 12.9
5-14 years 159 24.5 108,069 26.4
15-24 years 142 21.8 75,220 18.3
25-54 years 237 36.5 146,270 35.7
55-64 years 28 4.3 16,146 3.9
65 years and over 17 2.6 11,437 2.8

On Census Night 2001 in Laynha Homelands, of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, there were 227 children aged 0-14 years and 45 people aged 55 years and over.

Cultural & language diversity

Selected characteristics Laynha Homelands % Laynha Homelands Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religion 230 35.4 4,993 1.2
Speaks Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander languages 530 81.5 49,764 12.1

On Census Night 2001 in Laynha Homelands, 230 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were of Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religion and 530 spoke Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander languages.

Employment

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
Laynha Homelands % Laynha Homelands Australia % Australia
Employed 204 100.0 100,393 80.0
Unemployed 0 0.0 25,044 20.0
Not in the labour force 219 -- 115,422 --
Total labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 204 -- 125,437 --

During the week prior to Census Night 2001 in Laynha Homelands, 204 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in the labour force. Of these 100.0% were employed, 0.0% were unemployed and 219 were not in the labour force.

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Data for this QuickStat has been sourced from the 2001 Basic Community Profile catalogue No. 2001.0 and the 2001 Indigenous Profile catalogue No. 2002.0. Indigenous Statistics are only available for selected geographic areas. The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2001 Census of Population & Housing held on 7 August 2001. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census

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