Purfleet

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10401901
Total population 449
Total dwellings 165
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 155
Male 85
Female 71
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 41
Average people per household 3.7
Median weekly household income $707
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $135

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Purfleet % Purfleet New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 155 100.0 164,612 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 155 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 85 54.5 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 71 45.5 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Purfleet, there were 155 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 85 (or 54.5%) were male and 71 (or 45.5%) were female.

Age Purfleet % Purfleet New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 11 7.1 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 38 24.4 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 32 20.5 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 51 32.7 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 15 9.6 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 9 5.8 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Purfleet the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Purfleet % Purfleet New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 5 4.7 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 3 2.8 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 0 0.0 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 98 92.5 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Purfleet 4.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 2.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Purfleet % Purfleet New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 56 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 41 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Purfleet for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 41 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Purfleet % Purfleet New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 7 6.9 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 21 20.8 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 73 72.3 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Purfleet 6.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 20.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Purfleet % Purfleet New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 44 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 38 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Purfleet for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 56 years and in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

Education Purfleet % Purfleet New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 7.7 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 25 48.1 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 17 32.7 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 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 6 11.5 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 52 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Purfleet, 32.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 48.1% were attending a primary school, 32.7% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Purfleet % Purfleet New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 149 95.5 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Purfleet. 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
Purfleet % Purfleet New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 9 39.1 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 3 13.0 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 11 47.8 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 23 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 23 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Purfleet. Of these 39.1% were employed full time, 13.0% were employed part-time and 47.8% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Purfleet % Purfleet New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 41 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 0 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Purfleet who were employed full time was 41 years and those employed part time was 0 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Purfleet % Purfleet New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 257 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 707 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Purfleet was $257 and the median weekly household income was $707.

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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
Purfleet % Purfleet New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.7 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Purfleet, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 0.5 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
Purfleet % Purfleet New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 135 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Purfleet, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $135 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Purfleet % Purfleet New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 37 90.2 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 0 0.0 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 4 9.8 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 41 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Purfleet there were 41 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 90.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 9.8% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Purfleet % Purfleet New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 40 100.0 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 0 0.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Purfleet, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

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