Eden

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10600103
Total population 3,043
Total dwellings 1,496
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 235
Male 119
Female 117
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 95
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $568
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,587
Median weekly rent $160

Search QuickStats for another area

Map is loading.
Other 2011 Census products available for this area:
To view more QuickStats or Community Profiles for a different area, see Search Census data.

People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Eden % Eden New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 223 94.9 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 7 3.0 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 5 2.1 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 235 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 119 50.4 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 117 49.6 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Eden, there were 235 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 119 (or 50.4%) were male and 117 (or 49.6%) were female.

Age Eden % Eden New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 21 9.0 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 60 25.6 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 51 21.8 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 67 28.6 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 10 4.3 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 25 10.7 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 18 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Eden the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 10.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Eden % Eden New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 29 18.7 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 8 5.2 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 8 5.2 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 9 5.8 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 101 65.2 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Eden 18.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Eden % Eden New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 50 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 53 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 72 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Eden 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 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Eden % Eden New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 31 21.4 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 17 11.7 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 97 66.9 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Eden 21.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 11.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Eden % Eden New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 30 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 26 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Eden 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 30 years.

Education Eden % Eden New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 5 4.4 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 41 36.0 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 34 29.8 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 2.6 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 31 27.2 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 114 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Eden, 48.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.0% were attending a primary school, 29.8% were attending a secondary school and 3.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Eden % Eden New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 218 93.2 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Eden. 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
Eden % Eden New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 17 30.4 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 15 26.8 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 5.4 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 21 37.5 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 56 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 56 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Eden. Of these 30.4% were employed full time, 26.8% were employed part-time and 37.5% were unemployed.

View the labour force fact sheet
Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Eden % Eden New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 30 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 26 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Eden who were employed full time was 30 years and those employed part time was 26 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Eden % Eden New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 282 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 568 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Eden was $282 and the median weekly household income was $568.

View the income fact sheet

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
Eden % Eden New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 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 Eden, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, 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
Eden % Eden New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 160 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,587 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Eden, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $160 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,587.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Eden % Eden New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 71 76.3 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 9 9.7 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 13 14.0 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 93 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Eden there were 93 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 76.3% were separate houses, 9.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.0% 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
Eden % Eden New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 9 9.7 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 4 4.3 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 74 79.6 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 3.2 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 3.2 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Eden, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.7% were owned outright, 4.3% were owned with a mortgage and 79.6% were rented.

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