Narromine (A) - Rem

2006 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC3801305
Total population 2,043
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 146
Male 71
Female 75
Median age 18
Occupied private dwellings 54
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income 914
Median monthly mortgage repayment 1,040
Median weekly rent 69

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People

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Demographics

People Narromine (A) - Rem % Narromine (A) - Rem Australia % Australia
Total Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 146 7.1 455,031 2.3
Aboriginal 135 92.5 407,698 89.6
Torres Strait Islander 7 4.8 29,517 6.5
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 4 2.7 17,816 3.9
Male 71 48.6 224,079 49.2
Female 75 51.4 230,952 50.8

In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 146 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people usually resident in Narromine (A) - Rem, 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female.

Age
People
Narromine (A) - Rem % Narromine (A) - Rem Australia % Australia
0-4 years 17 11.6 55,567 12.2
5-14 years 38 26.0 115,542 25.4
15-24 years 44 30.1 86,015 18.9
25-54 years 41 28.1 160,588 35.3
55-64 years 5 3.4 22,202 4.9
65 years and over 0 0.0 15,113 3.3
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Median age 18 -- 20 --

In the 2006 Census, 37.7% of the population usually resident in Narromine (A) - Rem were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years, 3.4% were aged 55 years and over and the median age was 18 years.

Language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Narromine (A) - Rem % Narromine (A) - Rem Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 146 100.0 372,012 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 Narromine (A) - Rem

Employment

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
Narromine (A) - Rem % Narromine (A) - Rem Australia % Australia
Employed 47 83.9 122,747 84.4
Unemployed 9 16.1 22,643 15.6
Not in the labour force 30 -- 121,360 --
Total labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 56 -- 145,390 --

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 56 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over in Narromine (A) - Rem were in the labour force. Of these 83.9% were employed and 16.1% were unemployed. 30 were not in the labour force.

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Education
People aged 15 years and over
Narromine (A) - Rem % Narromine (A) - Rem Australia % Australia
Highest year of school completed:  null  null  null  null
Year 10 or equivalent 27 30.0 79,450 28.0
Year 12 or equivalent 20 22.2 55,100 19.4
People aged 15-19 years in full-time education 15 16.7 21,762 7.7
People with a qualification 31 34.4 101,457 35.7

In the 2006 Census, 30.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Narromine (A) - Rem had completed Year 10 or equivalent, and 22.2% had completed Year 12 or equivalent. 16.7% aged 15-19 years were in full-time education and 34.4% 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
Narromine (A) - Rem % Narromine (A) - Rem Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 54 -- 167,049 --
Owned outright 12 22.2 18,375 11.0
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme) 21 38.9 38,665 23.1
Rented (includes rent-free) 21 38.9 100,630 60.2
Other tenure type 0 0.0 1,177 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 8,202 4.9

In the 2006 Census, there were 54 dwellings with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narromine (A) - Rem. 22.2% of these dwellings were fully owned, 38.9% were being purchased and 38.9% were rented.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling characteristics Narromine (A) - Rem % Narromine (A) - Rem Australia % Australia
Median weekly individual income 301 -- 278 --
Median weekly household income 914 -- 791 --
Median weekly rent 69 -- 140 --
Median monthly mortgage repayment 1,040 -- 1,127 --
Average people per household 3.6 -- 3.4 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 --

In the 2006 Census in Narromine (A) - Rem, the median weekly individual income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over was $301 and the median household income was $914. The median weekly rent was $69 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,040. The average household size was 3.6 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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