Armidale

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10200101
Total population 24,260
Total dwellings 10,243
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,522
Male 706
Female 816
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 556
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $749
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $190

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Armidale % Armidale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,491 98.0 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 14 0.9 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 17 1.1 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 1,522 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 706 46.4 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 816 53.6 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Armidale, there were 1,522 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 706 (or 46.4%) were male and 816 (or 53.6%) were female.

Age Armidale % Armidale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 199 13.1 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 353 23.2 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 342 22.5 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 477 31.3 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 96 6.3 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 55 3.6 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Armidale the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Armidale % Armidale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 137 14.2 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 62 6.4 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 43 4.5 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 31 3.2 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 690 71.7 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Armidale 14.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Armidale % Armidale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 50 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 49 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 49 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 63 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Armidale for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Armidale % Armidale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 126 15.0 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 146 17.4 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 566 67.5 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Armidale 15.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Armidale % Armidale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 37 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Armidale for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 50 years and in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education Armidale % Armidale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 67 9.7 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 206 29.9 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 158 22.9 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 59 8.6 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 82 11.9 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 8 1.2 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 110 15.9 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 690 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Armidale, 45.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.9% were attending a primary school, 22.9% were attending a secondary school and 20.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Armidale % Armidale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Tiwi 3 0.2 10 0.0 2,192 0.4
Gumbaynggir 3 0.2 59 0.0 59 0.0
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English only spoken at home 1,464 96.0 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Armidale. The only other responses for language at home were Tiwi 0.2% and Gumbaynggir 0.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Armidale % Armidale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 154 38.4 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 124 30.9 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 33 8.2 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 90 22.4 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 401 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 401 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Armidale. Of these 38.4% were employed full time, 30.9% were employed part-time and 22.4% were unemployed.

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

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Armidale who were employed full time was 40 years and those employed part time was 34 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Armidale % Armidale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 335 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 749 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Armidale was $335 and the median weekly household income was $749.

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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
Armidale % Armidale 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 1.2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Armidale, 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 1.2 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
Armidale % Armidale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 190 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Armidale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Armidale % Armidale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 443 79.8 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 37 6.7 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 70 12.6 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 5 0.9 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 555 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Armidale there were 555 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 79.8% were separate houses, 6.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.6% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Armidale % Armidale New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 39 7.0 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 81 14.6 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 402 72.3 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 34 6.1 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Armidale, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 7.0% were owned outright, 14.6% were owned with a mortgage and 72.3% were rented.

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