Gloucester

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10400602
Total population 4,869
Total dwellings 2,534
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 227
Male 115
Female 114
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 111
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $819
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent $185

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Gloucester % Gloucester New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 227 100.0 164,612 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 227 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 115 50.2 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 114 49.8 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Gloucester, there were 227 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 115 (or 50.2%) were male and 114 (or 49.8%) were female.

Age Gloucester % Gloucester New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 22 9.6 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 55 24.1 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 38 16.7 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 77 33.8 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 21 9.2 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 15 6.6 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Gloucester the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gloucester % Gloucester New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 40 27.6 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 9 6.2 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 14 9.7 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 11 7.6 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 71 49.0 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Gloucester 27.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gloucester % Gloucester New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 51 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 39 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 50 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 71 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Gloucester 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
Gloucester % Gloucester New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44 31.0 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 20 14.1 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 78 54.9 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Gloucester 31.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gloucester % Gloucester New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 50 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 36 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Gloucester 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 50 years.

Education Gloucester % Gloucester New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 5 5.4 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 24 25.8 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 36 38.7 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 7 7.5 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 3 3.2 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 18 19.4 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 93 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gloucester, 40.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.8% were attending a primary school, 38.7% were attending a secondary school and 8.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Gloucester % Gloucester New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 225 100.0 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gloucester. 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
Gloucester % Gloucester New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 36 47.4 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 25 32.9 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 4 5.3 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 11 14.5 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 76 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 76 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gloucester. Of these 47.4% were employed full time, 32.9% were employed part-time and 14.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Gloucester % Gloucester New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 42 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 49 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gloucester who were employed full time was 42 years and those employed part time was 49 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Gloucester % Gloucester New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 388 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 819 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gloucester was $388 and the median weekly household income was $819.

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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
Gloucester % Gloucester New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Gloucester, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.9 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
Gloucester % Gloucester New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 185 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Gloucester, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $185 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gloucester % Gloucester New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 102 91.1 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 2.7 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 7 6.2 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 112 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Gloucester there were 112 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 91.1% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.2% 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
Gloucester % Gloucester New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 21 18.8 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 29 25.9 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 57 50.9 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 5 4.5 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Gloucester, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 18.8% were owned outright, 25.9% were owned with a mortgage and 50.9% were rented.

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