Uralla - Walcha

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Areas
Area code IARE102014
Total population 8,732
Total dwellings 4,056
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 564
Male 275
Female 290
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 246
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $743
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,279
Median weekly rent $130

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Uralla - Walcha % Uralla - Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 550 97.5 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 7 1.2 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 7 1.2 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 564 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 275 48.7 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 290 51.3 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Uralla - Walcha, there were 564 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 275 (or 48.7%) were male and 290 (or 51.3%) were female.

Age Uralla - Walcha % Uralla - Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 69 12.2 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 131 23.2 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 97 17.2 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 174 30.8 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 56 9.9 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 38 6.7 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Uralla - Walcha the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Uralla - Walcha % Uralla - Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 106 28.8 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 13 3.5 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 30 8.2 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 19 5.2 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 200 54.3 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Uralla - Walcha 28.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Uralla - Walcha % Uralla - Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 51 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 58 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 48 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 70 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Uralla - Walcha for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Uralla - Walcha % Uralla - Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 96 28.9 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 46 13.9 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 190 57.2 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Uralla - Walcha 28.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Uralla - Walcha % Uralla - Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Uralla - Walcha for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 49 years and in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education Uralla - Walcha % Uralla - Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 22 9.9 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 72 32.3 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 55 24.7 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 17 7.6 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 9 4.0 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 48 21.5 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 223 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Uralla - Walcha, 39.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.3% were attending a primary school, 24.7% were attending a secondary school and 12.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Uralla - Walcha % Uralla - Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 553 97.5 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Uralla - Walcha. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Uralla - Walcha % Uralla - Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 77 48.7 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 44 27.8 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 15 9.5 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 22 13.9 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 158 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 158 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Uralla - Walcha. Of these 48.7% were employed full time, 27.8% were employed part-time and 13.9% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Uralla - Walcha % Uralla - Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 40 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Uralla - Walcha who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 40 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Uralla - Walcha % Uralla - Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 318 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 743 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Uralla - Walcha was $318 and the median weekly household income was $743.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Uralla - Walcha % Uralla - Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Uralla - Walcha, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.5 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Uralla - Walcha % Uralla - Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 130 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,279 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Uralla - Walcha, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $130 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,279.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Uralla - Walcha % Uralla - Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 215 87.8 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 19 7.8 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 8 3.3 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 245 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Uralla - Walcha there were 245 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 87.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.8% were flats, unit or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Uralla - Walcha % Uralla - Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 47 19.3 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 66 27.2 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 120 49.4 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 10 4.1 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Uralla - Walcha, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 19.3% were owned outright, 27.2% were owned with a mortgage and 49.4% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.