Emerton

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10700307
Total population 2,393
Total dwellings 782
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 150
Male 69
Female 81
Median age 15
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 59
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income $1,050
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $175

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 133 88.7 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 14 9.3 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 2.0 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 150 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 69 46.0 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 81 54.0 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Emerton, there were 150 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 69 (or 46.0%) were male and 81 (or 54.0%) were female.

Age Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 24 15.8 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 36 23.7 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 39 25.7 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 40 26.3 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 10 6.6 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 3 2.0 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 15 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Emerton the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 15 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 16 17.4 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 7 7.6 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 8 8.7 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 3.3 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 58 63.0 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Emerton 17.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 41 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 63 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 20 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Emerton for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 41 years and the median age of people never married was 20 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 16 19.5 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 4 4.9 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 62 75.6 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Emerton 19.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 4.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 38 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 39 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 21 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Emerton 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 39 years.

Education Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 8 11.6 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 26 37.7 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 16 23.2 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 19 27.5 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 69 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Emerton, 46.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.7% were attending a primary school, 23.2% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 134 88.7 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 88.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Emerton. 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
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 12 34.3 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 7 20.0 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 20.0 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 9 25.7 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 35 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 35 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Emerton. Of these 34.3% were employed full time, 20.0% were employed part-time and 25.7% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 20 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 29 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Emerton who were employed full time was 20 years and those employed part time was 29 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 267 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 1,050 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Emerton was $267 and the median weekly household income was $1,050.

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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
Emerton % Emerton 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 1.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Emerton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.5 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
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 175 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Emerton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 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
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 49 84.5 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4 6.9 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 5 8.6 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 58 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Emerton there were 58 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 84.5% were separate houses, 6.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.6% 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
Emerton % Emerton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 7 11.9 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 9 15.3 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 38 64.4 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 5 8.5 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Emerton, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.9% were owned outright, 15.3% were owned with a mortgage and 64.4% were rented.

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