Gunnedah

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10200301
Total population 7,890
Total dwellings 3,549
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,106
Male 550
Female 556
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 430
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $765
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,200
Median weekly rent $190

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Gunnedah % Gunnedah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,086 98.2 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 8 0.7 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 12 1.1 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 1,106 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 550 49.7 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 556 50.3 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Gunnedah, there were 1,106 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 550 (or 49.7%) were male and 556 (or 50.3%) were female.

Age Gunnedah % Gunnedah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 149 13.5 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 299 27.0 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 211 19.1 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 337 30.4 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 58 5.2 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 53 4.8 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Gunnedah the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gunnedah % Gunnedah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 135 20.5 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 46 7.0 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 46 7.0 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 25 3.8 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 408 61.8 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Gunnedah 20.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 14.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gunnedah % Gunnedah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 45 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 50 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 73 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Gunnedah for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gunnedah % Gunnedah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 127 20.7 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 95 15.5 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 392 63.8 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Gunnedah 20.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gunnedah % Gunnedah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Gunnedah 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 32 years.

Education Gunnedah % Gunnedah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 38 8.5 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 188 42.1 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 103 23.0 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 24 5.4 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 1.3 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 4 0.9 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 84 18.8 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 447 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gunnedah, 40.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.1% were attending a primary school, 23.0% were attending a secondary school and 7.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Gunnedah % Gunnedah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Gamilaraay 3 0.3 62 0.0 78 0.0
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English only spoken at home 1,083 97.7 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gunnedah. The only other response for language at home was Gamilaraay 0.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Gunnedah % Gunnedah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 150 43.9 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 80 23.4 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 22 6.4 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 90 26.3 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 342 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 342 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gunnedah. Of these 43.9% were employed full time, 23.4% were employed part-time and 26.3% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Gunnedah % Gunnedah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 32 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gunnedah who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 32 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Gunnedah % Gunnedah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 357 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 765 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gunnedah was $357 and the median weekly household income was $765.

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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
Gunnedah % Gunnedah 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 1.4 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Gunnedah, 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 1.4 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
Gunnedah % Gunnedah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 190 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,200 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Gunnedah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,200.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gunnedah % Gunnedah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 379 88.6 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7 1.6 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 42 9.8 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 428 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Gunnedah there were 428 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 88.6% were separate houses, 1.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.8% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gunnedah % Gunnedah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 54 12.5 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 88 20.4 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 267 61.9 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 0.7 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 19 4.4 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Gunnedah, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 12.5% were owned outright, 20.4% were owned with a mortgage and 61.9% were rented.

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