Balranald

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10500201
Total population 1,160
Total dwellings 567
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 100
Male 45
Female 55
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 46
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $633
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $110

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Balranald % Balranald New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 91 91.0 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 9 9.0 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 100 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 45 45.0 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 55 55.0 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Balranald, there were 100 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 45 (or 45.0%) were male and 55 (or 55.0%) were female.

Age Balranald % Balranald New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 13 13.3 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 13 13.3 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 20 20.4 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 37 37.8 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 9 9.2 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 6 6.1 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 26 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Balranald the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 26.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Balranald % Balranald New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 12 16.7 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 5 6.9 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 4 5.6 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 51 70.8 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Balranald 16.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.9% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Balranald % Balranald New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 59 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 50 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Balranald for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Balranald % Balranald New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 10 15.9 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 20 31.7 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 33 52.4 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Balranald 15.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 31.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Balranald % Balranald New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 59 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 37 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 41 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Balranald for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 59 years and in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education Balranald % Balranald New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 11 39.3 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 5 17.9 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 12 42.9 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 28 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Balranald, 30.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.3% were attending a primary school, 17.9% were attending a secondary school and 9.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Balranald % Balranald New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 99 100.0 163,100 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 Balranald. 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
Balranald % Balranald New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 22 57.9 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 9 23.7 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 7.9 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 4 10.5 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 38 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 38 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Balranald. Of these 57.9% were employed full time, 23.7% were employed part-time and 10.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Balranald % Balranald New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 24 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Balranald who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 24 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Balranald % Balranald New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 363 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 633 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Balranald was $363 and the median weekly household income was $633.

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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
Balranald % Balranald 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 1.1 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Balranald, 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 1.1 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
Balranald % Balranald New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 110 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Balranald, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $110 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
Balranald % Balranald New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 42 87.5 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 6.2 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 6.2 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 48 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Balranald there were 48 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 87.5% were separate houses, 6.2% 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
Balranald % Balranald New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8 17.4 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 3 6.5 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 32 69.6 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 6.5 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Balranald, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 17.4% were owned outright, 6.5% were owned with a mortgage and 69.6% were rented.

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