Guyra (A) - Rem

Demographics

In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 197 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people usually resident in Guyra (A) - Rem, 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female.

In the 2006 Census, 37.6% of the population usually resident in Guyra (A) - Rem were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years, 11.2% were aged 55 years and over and the median age was 18 years.

Language diversity

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 99.5% resident in Guyra (A) - Rem

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 52 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over in Guyra (A) - Rem were in the labour force. Of these 75.0% were employed and 25.0% were unemployed. 66 were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, 20.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Guyra (A) - Rem had completed Year 10 or equivalent, and 12.8% had completed Year 12 or equivalent. 7.2% aged 15-19 years were in full-time education and 24.8% 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 71 dwellings with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Guyra (A) - Rem. 16.9% of these dwellings were fully owned, 12.7% were being purchased and 57.7% were rented.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Guyra (A) - Rem, the median weekly individual income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over was $227 and the median household income was $550. The median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $865. The average household size was 3.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.3.