Brisbane City Southern Outer

Demographics

In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 2,019 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people usually resident in Brisbane City Southern Outer, 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female.

In the 2006 Census, 38.6% of the population usually resident in Brisbane City Southern Outer were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years, 7.1% were aged 55 years and over and the median age was 20 years.

Language diversity

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for Indigenous language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Brisbane City Southern Outer were Torres Strait Creole 0.8% and Warumungu 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.3% resident in Brisbane City Southern Outer

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 795 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over in Brisbane City Southern Outer were in the labour force. Of these 87.9% were employed and 12.1% were unemployed. 399 were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, 27.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Brisbane City Southern Outer had completed Year 10 or equivalent, and 35.1% had completed Year 12 or equivalent. 11.0% aged 15-19 years were in full-time education and 36.3% aged 15 years and over had a qualification.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census, there were 898 dwellings with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Brisbane City Southern Outer. 8.9% of these dwellings were fully owned, 26.1% were being purchased and 61.9% were rented.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Brisbane City Southern Outer, the median weekly individual income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over was $405 and the median household income was $1,057. The median weekly rent was $215 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,394. The average household size was 3.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.