Coonamble - Rem

2006 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC0202105
Total population 1,269
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 88
Male 37
Female 51
Median age 21
Occupied private dwellings 36
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income 687
Median monthly mortgage repayment 867
Median weekly rent 5

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People

demographics | language diversity | employment

Demographics

People Coonamble - Rem % Coonamble - Rem Australia % Australia
Total Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 88 6.9 455,031 2.3
Aboriginal 85 96.6 407,698 89.6
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 29,517 6.5
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 3.4 17,816 3.9
Male 37 42.0 224,079 49.2
Female 51 58.0 230,952 50.8

In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 88 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people usually resident in Coonamble - Rem, 42.0% were male and 58.0% were female.

Age
People
Coonamble - Rem % Coonamble - Rem Australia % Australia
0-4 years 9 10.2 55,567 12.2
5-14 years 20 22.7 115,542 25.4
15-24 years 20 22.7 86,015 18.9
25-54 years 30 34.1 160,588 35.3
55-64 years 7 8.0 22,202 4.9
65 years and over 0 0.0 15,113 3.3
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Median age 21 -- 20 --

In the 2006 Census, 33.0% of the population usually resident in Coonamble - Rem were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years, 8.0% were aged 55 years and over and the median age was 21 years.

Language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Coonamble - Rem % Coonamble - Rem Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 88 100.0 372,012 81.8

In the 2006 Census, there were no responses for Indigenous language spoken at home. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 100.0% resident in Coonamble - Rem

Employment

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
Coonamble - Rem % Coonamble - Rem Australia % Australia
Employed 22 75.9 122,747 84.4
Unemployed 7 24.1 22,643 15.6
Not in the labour force 27 -- 121,360 --
Total labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 29 -- 145,390 --

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 29 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over in Coonamble - Rem were in the labour force. Of these 75.9% were employed and 24.1% were unemployed. 27 were not in the labour force.

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Education
People aged 15 years and over
Coonamble - Rem % Coonamble - Rem Australia % Australia
Highest year of school completed:  null  null  null  null
Year 10 or equivalent 17 29.8 79,450 28.0
Year 12 or equivalent 4 7.0 55,100 19.4
People aged 15-19 years in full-time education 6 10.5 21,762 7.7
People with a qualification 24 42.1 101,457 35.7

In the 2006 Census, 29.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Coonamble - Rem had completed Year 10 or equivalent, and 7.0% had completed Year 12 or equivalent. 10.5% aged 15-19 years were in full-time education and 42.1% 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
Coonamble - Rem % Coonamble - Rem Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 36 -- 167,049 --
Owned outright 8 22.2 18,375 11.0
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme) 6 16.7 38,665 23.1
Rented (includes rent-free) 16 44.4 100,630 60.2
Other tenure type 3 8.3 1,177 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 8.3 8,202 4.9

In the 2006 Census, there were 36 dwellings with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coonamble - Rem. 22.2% of these dwellings were fully owned, 16.7% were being purchased and 44.4% were rented.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling characteristics Coonamble - Rem % Coonamble - Rem Australia % Australia
Median weekly individual income 238 -- 278 --
Median weekly household income 687 -- 791 --
Median weekly rent 5 -- 140 --
Median monthly mortgage repayment 867 -- 1,127 --
Average people per household 3.2 -- 3.4 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 --

In the 2006 Census in Coonamble - Rem, the median weekly individual income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over was $238 and the median household income was $687. The median weekly rent was $5 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $867. The average household size was 3.2 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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