Boggabilla

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10200801
Total population 627
Total dwellings 219
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 367
Male 178
Female 189
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 76
Average people per household 4.6
Median weekly household income $749
Median monthly mortgage repayments $513
Median weekly rent $110

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Boggabilla % Boggabilla New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 364 99.2 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 0.8 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 367 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 178 48.5 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 189 51.5 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Boggabilla, there were 367 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 178 (or 48.5%) were male and 189 (or 51.5%) were female.

Age Boggabilla % Boggabilla New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 41 11.2 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 108 29.4 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 59 16.1 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 122 33.2 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 19 5.2 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 18 4.9 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Boggabilla the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Boggabilla % Boggabilla New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 38 17.1 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 7 3.2 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 7 3.2 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 3.2 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 163 73.4 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Boggabilla 17.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 5.9% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Boggabilla % Boggabilla New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 53 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 38 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 60 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 64 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Boggabilla for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Boggabilla % Boggabilla New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 24 12.2 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 59 30.1 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 113 57.7 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Boggabilla 12.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 30.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Boggabilla % Boggabilla New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 58 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Boggabilla for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 58 years and in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education Boggabilla % Boggabilla New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 11 7.9 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 81 57.9 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 29 20.7 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 2.9 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 15 10.7 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 140 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Boggabilla, 38.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 57.9% were attending a primary school, 20.7% were attending a secondary school and 2.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Boggabilla % Boggabilla New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Gamilaraay 5 1.4 62 0.0 78 0.0
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English only spoken at home 359 98.6 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 98.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Boggabilla. The only other response for language at home was Gamilaraay 1.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Boggabilla % Boggabilla New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 23 41.8 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 14 25.5 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 18 32.7 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 55 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 55 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Boggabilla. Of these 41.8% were employed full time, 25.5% were employed part-time and 32.7% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Boggabilla % Boggabilla New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 39 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Boggabilla who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 39 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Boggabilla % Boggabilla New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 263 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 749 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Boggabilla was $263 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
Boggabilla % Boggabilla New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.6 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.4 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Boggabilla, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.6, with 1.4 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
Boggabilla % Boggabilla New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 110 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 513 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Boggabilla, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $110 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $513.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Boggabilla % Boggabilla New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 71 92.2 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 6 7.8 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 77 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Boggabilla there were 77 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 92.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.8% 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
Boggabilla % Boggabilla New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 9 11.4 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 5 6.3 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 62 78.5 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 3 3.8 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Boggabilla, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.4% were owned outright, 6.3% were owned with a mortgage and 78.5% were rented.

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