Coonamble

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10300401
Total population 2,446
Total dwellings 1,163
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 905
Male 427
Female 481
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 325
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $825
Median monthly mortgage repayments $885
Median weekly rent $130

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Coonamble % Coonamble New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 905 100.0 164,612 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 0 0.0 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 905 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 427 47.0 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 481 53.0 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Coonamble, there were 905 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 427 (or 47.0%) were male and 481 (or 53.0%) were female.

Age Coonamble % Coonamble New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 99 10.9 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 223 24.6 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 157 17.3 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 307 33.8 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 74 8.1 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 48 5.3 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Coonamble the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coonamble % Coonamble New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 109 18.6 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 21 3.6 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 25 4.3 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 32 5.5 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 400 68.1 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Coonamble 18.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coonamble % Coonamble New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 55 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 56 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 72 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 30 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Coonamble for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coonamble % Coonamble New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 106 19.6 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 84 15.6 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 350 64.8 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Coonamble 19.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coonamble % Coonamble New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 51 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 38 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 31 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Coonamble for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 51 years and in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

Education Coonamble % Coonamble New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 31 9.3 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 114 34.2 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 93 27.9 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 18 5.4 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 0.9 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 74 22.2 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 333 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coonamble, 36.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.2% were attending a primary school, 27.9% were attending a secondary school and 6.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Coonamble % Coonamble New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 893 98.2 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 98.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coonamble. 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
Coonamble % Coonamble New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 101 38.5 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 81 30.9 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 16 6.1 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 64 24.4 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 262 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 262 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Coonamble. Of these 38.5% were employed full time, 30.9% were employed part-time and 24.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Coonamble % Coonamble New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 36 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 39 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coonamble who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 39 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Coonamble % Coonamble New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 357 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 825 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coonamble was $357 and the median weekly household income was $825.

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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
Coonamble % Coonamble 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 1.3 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Coonamble, 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 1.3 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
Coonamble % Coonamble New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 130 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 885 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Coonamble, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $130 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $885.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Coonamble % Coonamble New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 306 94.2 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6 1.8 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 10 3.1 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 0.9 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 325 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Coonamble there were 325 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 94.2% were separate houses, 1.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.1% 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
Coonamble % Coonamble New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 63 19.3 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 81 24.8 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 169 51.8 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 0.9 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 10 3.1 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Coonamble, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 19.3% were owned outright, 24.8% were owned with a mortgage and 51.8% were rented.

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