Bulahdelah

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10400801
Total population 15,818
Total dwellings 10,040
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 569
Male 296
Female 273
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 277
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $770
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent $230

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Bulahdelah % Bulahdelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 544 95.6 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 13 2.3 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 12 2.1 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 569 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 296 52.0 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 273 48.0 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Bulahdelah, there were 569 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 296 (or 52.0%) were male and 273 (or 48.0%) were female.

Age Bulahdelah % Bulahdelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 71 12.5 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 140 24.6 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 102 17.9 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 180 31.6 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 52 9.1 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 24 4.2 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Bulahdelah the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bulahdelah % Bulahdelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 112 31.1 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 14 3.9 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 34 9.4 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 16 4.4 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 184 51.1 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Bulahdelah 31.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bulahdelah % Bulahdelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 50 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 46 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 54 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 45 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Bulahdelah 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 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bulahdelah % Bulahdelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 108 31.6 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 43 12.6 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 191 55.8 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Bulahdelah 31.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bulahdelah % Bulahdelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 41 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 27 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Bulahdelah 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 41 years.

Education Bulahdelah % Bulahdelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 17 7.3 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 98 41.9 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 73 31.2 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 8 3.4 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 10 4.3 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 28 12.0 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 234 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bulahdelah, 41.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.9% were attending a primary school, 31.2% were attending a secondary school and 7.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Bulahdelah % Bulahdelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 3 0.5 10 0.0 963 0.2
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English only spoken at home 555 97.5 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bulahdelah. The only other response for language at home was Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 0.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bulahdelah % Bulahdelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 79 45.4 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 50 28.7 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 13 7.5 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 32 18.4 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 174 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 174 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bulahdelah. Of these 45.4% were employed full time, 28.7% were employed part-time and 18.4% were unemployed.

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

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bulahdelah who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 37 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bulahdelah % Bulahdelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 368 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 770 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bulahdelah was $368 and the median weekly household income was $770.

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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
Bulahdelah % Bulahdelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Bulahdelah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.6 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
Bulahdelah % Bulahdelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 230 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Bulahdelah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 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
Bulahdelah % Bulahdelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 260 94.9 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5 1.8 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 5 1.8 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 4 1.5 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 274 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Bulahdelah there were 274 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 94.9% were separate houses, 1.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.8% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bulahdelah % Bulahdelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 58 20.9 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 95 34.3 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 116 41.9 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 8 2.9 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Bulahdelah, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 20.9% were owned outright, 34.3% were owned with a mortgage and 41.9% were rented.

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