Young

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10502201
Total population 12,122
Total dwellings 5,480
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 378
Male 174
Female 203
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 173
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $655
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $190

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 372 98.4 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 6 1.6 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 378 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 174 46.2 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 203 53.8 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Young, there were 378 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 174 (or 46.2%) were male and 203 (or 53.8%) were female.

Age Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 49 12.9 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 106 28.0 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 69 18.2 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 106 28.0 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 33 8.7 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 16 4.2 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Young the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41.4% 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
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 52 23.9 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 9 4.1 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 17 7.8 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 13 6.0 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 127 58.3 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Young 23.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 59 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 55 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 61 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Young for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 24.4 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 39 19.4 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 113 56.2 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Young 24.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 19.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 34 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Young 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 32 years.

Education Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 7 4.0 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 70 40.0 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 31 17.7 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 22 12.6 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 1.7 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 42 24.0 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 175 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Young, 46.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.0% were attending a primary school, 17.7% were attending a secondary school and 14.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 363 96.5 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Young. 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
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 36 37.1 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 35 36.1 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 7.2 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 19 19.6 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 97 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 97 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Young. Of these 37.1% were employed full time, 36.1% were employed part-time and 19.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 36 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 44 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Young who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 44 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 318 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 655 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Young was $318 and the median weekly household income was $655.

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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
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Young, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.4 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
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 190 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Young, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 151 86.8 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 15 8.6 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 5 2.9 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 1.7 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 174 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Young there were 174 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 86.8% were separate houses, 8.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.9% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Young % Young New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 22 12.6 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 46 26.4 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 99 56.9 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 1.7 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 2.3 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Young, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 12.6% were owned outright, 26.4% were owned with a mortgage and 56.9% were rented.

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