Upper Murray

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10502001
Total population 27,958
Total dwellings 13,600
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 534
Male 279
Female 255
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 245
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $803
Median monthly mortgage repayments $997
Median weekly rent $180

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Upper Murray % Upper Murray New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 490 91.8 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 25 4.7 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 19 3.6 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 534 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 279 52.2 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 255 47.8 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Upper Murray, there were 534 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 279 (or 52.2%) were male and 255 (or 47.8%) were female.

Age Upper Murray % Upper Murray New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 72 13.5 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 145 27.2 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 80 15.0 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 157 29.4 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 52 9.7 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 28 5.2 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Upper Murray the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Murray % Upper Murray New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 103 32.4 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 17 5.3 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 27 8.5 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 17 5.3 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 154 48.4 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Upper Murray 32.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Murray % Upper Murray New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 51 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 39 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 56 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 62 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Upper Murray 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
Upper Murray % Upper Murray New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 96 34.9 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 29 10.5 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 150 54.5 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Upper Murray 34.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Murray % Upper Murray New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 33 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Upper Murray for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 50 years and in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

Education Upper Murray % Upper Murray New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 16 6.2 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 88 34.4 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 56 21.9 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 22 8.6 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 1.2 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 7 2.7 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 64 25.0 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 256 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Upper Murray, 48.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.4% were attending a primary school, 21.9% were attending a secondary school and 9.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Upper Murray % Upper Murray New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 498 93.1 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Upper Murray. 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
Upper Murray % Upper Murray New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 70 48.6 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 39 27.1 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 8 5.6 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 27 18.8 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 144 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 144 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Upper Murray. Of these 48.6% were employed full time, 27.1% were employed part-time and 18.8% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Upper Murray % Upper Murray New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Upper Murray who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 38 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Upper Murray % Upper Murray New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 350 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 803 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Upper Murray was $350 and the median weekly household income was $803.

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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
Upper Murray % Upper Murray New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Upper Murray, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.7 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
Upper Murray % Upper Murray New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 997 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Upper Murray, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $997.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Upper Murray % Upper Murray New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 226 92.2 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4 1.6 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 15 6.1 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 245 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Upper Murray there were 245 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 92.2% were separate houses, 1.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.1% 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
Upper Murray % Upper Murray New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 48 19.5 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 89 36.2 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 100 40.7 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 1.2 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 6 2.4 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Upper Murray, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 19.5% were owned outright, 36.2% were owned with a mortgage and 40.7% were rented.

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