Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C)

2006 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC0401303
Total population 94,030
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 140
Male 68
Female 72
Median age 32
Occupied private dwellings 94
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income 1,768
Median monthly mortgage repayment 2,167
Median weekly rent 320

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People

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Demographics

People Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) % Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) Australia % Australia
Total Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 140 0.1 455,031 2.3
Aboriginal 125 89.3 407,698 89.6
Torres Strait Islander 12 8.6 29,517 6.5
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 2.1 17,816 3.9
Male 68 48.6 224,079 49.2
Female 72 51.4 230,952 50.8

In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 140 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people usually resident in Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C), 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female.

Age
People
Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) % Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) Australia % Australia
0-4 years 9 6.4 55,567 12.2
5-14 years 18 12.9 115,542 25.4
15-24 years 23 16.4 86,015 18.9
25-54 years 64 45.7 160,588 35.3
55-64 years 12 8.6 22,202 4.9
65 years and over 13 9.3 15,113 3.3
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Median age 32 -- 20 --

In the 2006 Census, 19.3% of the population usually resident in Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years, 17.9% were aged 55 years and over and the median age was 32 years.

Language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) % Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 127 90.7 372,012 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 90.7% resident in Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C)

Employment

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) % Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) Australia % Australia
Employed 69 95.8 122,747 84.4
Unemployed 3 4.2 22,643 15.6
Not in the labour force 37 -- 121,360 --
Total labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 72 -- 145,390 --

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 72 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over in Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) were in the labour force. Of these 95.8% were employed and 4.2% were unemployed. 37 were not in the labour force.

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Education
People aged 15 years and over
Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) % Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) Australia % Australia
Highest year of school completed:  null  null  null  null
Year 10 or equivalent 28 25.0 79,450 28.0
Year 12 or equivalent 55 49.1 55,100 19.4
People aged 15-19 years in full-time education 9 8.0 21,762 7.7
People with a qualification 54 48.2 101,457 35.7

In the 2006 Census, 25.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) had completed Year 10 or equivalent, and 49.1% had completed Year 12 or equivalent. 8.0% aged 15-19 years were in full-time education and 48.2% 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
Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) % Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 94 -- 167,049 --
Owned outright 19 20.2 18,375 11.0
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme) 19 20.2 38,665 23.1
Rented (includes rent-free) 49 52.1 100,630 60.2
Other tenure type 3 3.2 1,177 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 4.3 8,202 4.9

In the 2006 Census, there were 94 dwellings with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C). 20.2% of these dwellings were fully owned, 20.2% were being purchased and 52.1% were rented.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling characteristics Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) % Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C) Australia % Australia
Median weekly individual income 608 -- 278 --
Median weekly household income 1,768 -- 791 --
Median weekly rent 320 -- 140 --
Median monthly mortgage repayment 2,167 -- 1,127 --
Average people per household 2.4 -- 3.4 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 --

In the 2006 Census in Lane Cove (A)/Willoughby (C), the median weekly individual income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over was $608 and the median household income was $1,768. The median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167. The average household size was 2.4 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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