Inverell (A)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 15,510 people were usually resident in Inverell (A): of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Of the total population 5.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 22.0% of people usually resident in Inverell (A) were children aged 0-14 years, and 30.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 39 years.

In the 2006 Census, 93.1% of people usually resident in Inverell (A) were Australian citizens, 4.7% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 53.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Inverell (A) were married, 10.1% were either separated or divorced, 8.5% were widowed and 27.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 90.2% of people usually resident in Inverell (A), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 1.4%, United States of America 0.7%, New Zealand 0.4%, Germany 0.3% and Scotland 0.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Inverell (A) were Anglican 34.0%, Catholic 23.8%, No Religion 10.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 8.2% and Uniting Church 6.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Inverell (A) were Italian 0.4%, German 0.2%, Arabic 0.1%, Thai 0.1% and Afrikaans 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.1%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 6,632 people aged 15 years and over in Inverell (A) were in the labour force. Of these 59.5% worked full-time, 26.3% worked part-time, 3.1% were away from work, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.3% were unemployed. 4,899 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Inverell (A) were Managers 19.9%, Labourers 15.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.5%, Professionals 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.1%, Sales Workers 10.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.9%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Inverell (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 12.7%, School Education 6.0%, Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 5.3%, Residential Care Services 3.4% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.0%.

In the 2006 Census in Inverell (A), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $352, the median family income was $840 and the median household income was $642.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 4,187 families in Inverell (A): of these 42.2% were couple families without children, 40.0% were couple families with children, 16.4% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 6,078 occupied private dwellings were counted in Inverell (A).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Inverell (A), 89.0% were separate houses, 1.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.1% were flats, units or apartments and 2.6% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Inverell (A), 39.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 28.3% were owned with a mortgage and 25.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Inverell (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 37.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 14.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.1% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Inverell (A), the median weekly rent was $120. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $867. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Inverell (A), 68.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.