Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse

2006 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Areas
Area code IARE04011
Total population 115,646
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,131
Male 604
Female 527
Median age 28
Occupied private dwellings 510
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income 959
Median monthly mortgage repayment 1,975
Median weekly rent 250

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People

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Demographics

People Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse % Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse Australia % Australia
Total Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,131 1.0 455,031 2.3
Aboriginal 1,041 92.0 407,698 89.6
Torres Strait Islander 62 5.5 29,517 6.5
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 28 2.5 17,816 3.9
Male 604 53.4 224,079 49.2
Female 527 46.6 230,952 50.8

In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 1,131 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people usually resident in Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse, 53.4% were male and 46.6% were female.

Age
People
Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse % Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse Australia % Australia
0-4 years 110 9.7 55,567 12.2
5-14 years 180 15.9 115,542 25.4
15-24 years 205 18.1 86,015 18.9
25-54 years 513 45.4 160,588 35.3
55-64 years 73 6.5 22,202 4.9
65 years and over 51 4.5 15,113 3.3
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Median age 28 -- 20 --

In the 2006 Census, 25.6% of the population usually resident in Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years, 11.0% were aged 55 years and over and the median age was 28 years.

Language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse % Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse Australia % Australia
Aboriginal English, so described 6 0.5 469 0.1
Mangarrayi 3 0.3 3 0.0
Torres Strait Creole 3 0.3 5,773 1.3
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English only spoken at home 904 79.9 372,012 81.8

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for Indigenous language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse were Aboriginal English, so described 0.5%, Mangarrayi 0.3% and Torres Strait Creole 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 79.9% resident in Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse

Employment

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse % Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse Australia % Australia
Employed 375 89.3 122,747 84.4
Unemployed 45 10.7 22,643 15.6
Not in the labour force 383 -- 121,360 --
Total labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 420 -- 145,390 --

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 420 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over in Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse were in the labour force. Of these 89.3% were employed and 10.7% were unemployed. 383 were not in the labour force.

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Education
People aged 15 years and over
Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse % Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse Australia % Australia
Highest year of school completed:  null  null  null  null
Year 10 or equivalent 185 22.0 79,450 28.0
Year 12 or equivalent 273 32.4 55,100 19.4
People aged 15-19 years in full-time education 61 7.2 21,762 7.7
People with a qualification 417 49.5 101,457 35.7

In the 2006 Census, 22.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse had completed Year 10 or equivalent, and 32.4% had completed Year 12 or equivalent. 7.2% aged 15-19 years were in full-time education and 49.5% aged 15 years and over had a qualification.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | dwelling characteristics

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse % Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 510 -- 167,049 --
Owned outright 55 10.8 18,375 11.0
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme) 61 12.0 38,665 23.1
Rented (includes rent-free) 368 72.2 100,630 60.2
Other tenure type 0 0.0 1,177 0.7
Tenure type not stated 26 5.1 8,202 4.9

In the 2006 Census, there were 510 dwellings with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse. 10.8% of these dwellings were fully owned, 12.0% were being purchased and 72.2% were rented.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling characteristics Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse % Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse Australia % Australia
Median weekly individual income 437 -- 278 --
Median weekly household income 959 -- 791 --
Median weekly rent 250 -- 140 --
Median monthly mortgage repayment 1,975 -- 1,127 --
Average people per household 2.6 -- 3.4 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 --

In the 2006 Census in Randwick (C) excl. La Perouse, the median weekly individual income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over was $437 and the median household income was $959. The median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,975. The average household size was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.

The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2006 Census of Population & Housing held on 9 August 2006. 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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