Dareton

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10500204
Total population 515
Total dwellings 237
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 186
Male 84
Female 100
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 57
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income $774
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $150

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Dareton % Dareton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 180 96.8 164,612 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 6 3.2 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 186 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 84 45.7 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 100 54.3 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Dareton, there were 186 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 84 (or 45.7%) were male and 100 (or 54.3%) were female.

Age Dareton % Dareton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 18 9.8 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 29 15.8 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 47 25.5 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 72 39.1 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 5 2.7 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 13 7.1 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Dareton the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 26.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dareton % Dareton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 19 14.1 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 3.0 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 5 3.7 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 2.2 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 104 77.0 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Dareton 14.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dareton % Dareton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 38 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 44 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 91 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 29 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Dareton for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 38 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dareton % Dareton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 23 18.4 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 41 32.8 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 61 48.8 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Dareton 18.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 32.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dareton % Dareton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 38 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 37 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 21 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Dareton for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 38 years and in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education Dareton % Dareton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 5.6 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 15 27.8 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 15 27.8 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 11.1 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 15 27.8 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 54 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dareton, 28.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.8% were attending a primary school, 27.8% were attending a secondary school and 11.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Dareton % Dareton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Paakantyi 3 1.6 38 0.0 39 0.0
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English only spoken at home 178 96.2 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dareton. The only other response for language at home was Paakantyi 1.6%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Dareton % Dareton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4 14.3 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 12 42.9 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 4 14.3 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 8 28.6 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 28 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 28 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dareton. Of these 14.3% were employed full time, 42.9% were employed part-time and 28.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Dareton % Dareton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 49 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 21 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dareton who were employed full time was 49 years and those employed part time was 21 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Dareton % Dareton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 336 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 774 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dareton was $336 and the median weekly household income was $774.

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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
Dareton % Dareton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.5 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Dareton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.5 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
Dareton % Dareton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Dareton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Dareton % Dareton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 46 83.6 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 9 16.4 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 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 55 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Dareton there were 55 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 83.6% were separate houses, 16.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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
Dareton % Dareton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 5 9.1 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 3 5.5 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 44 80.0 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 5.5 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Dareton, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.1% were owned outright, 5.5% were owned with a mortgage and 80.0% were rented.

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