Marayong

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10700314
Total population 9,676
Total dwellings 3,422
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 308
Male 147
Female 160
Median age 17
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 125
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $850
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,383
Median weekly rent $180

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Marayong % Marayong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 295 95.8 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 6 1.9 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 7 2.3 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 308 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 147 47.9 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 160 52.1 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Marayong, there were 308 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 147 (or 47.9%) were male and 160 (or 52.1%) were female.

Age Marayong % Marayong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 39 12.7 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 94 30.6 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 51 16.6 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 96 31.3 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 18 5.9 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 9 2.9 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 17 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Marayong the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 17 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 43.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Marayong % Marayong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 37 21.4 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 10 5.8 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 19 11.0 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 3.5 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 101 58.4 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Marayong 21.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 16.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Marayong % Marayong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 45 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 45 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 46 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Marayong for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Marayong % Marayong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 39 23.9 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 10 6.1 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 114 69.9 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Marayong 23.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 6.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Marayong % Marayong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 42 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Marayong for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 45 years and in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

Education Marayong % Marayong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 11 8.1 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 64 47.1 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 37 27.2 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 10 7.4 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 14 10.3 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 136 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Marayong, 44.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 47.1% were attending a primary school, 27.2% were attending a secondary school and 8.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Marayong % Marayong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Wiradjuri 4 1.3 109 0.1 136 0.0
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English only spoken at home 298 97.4 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Marayong. The only other response for language at home was Wiradjuri 1.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Marayong % Marayong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 40 50.0 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 22 27.5 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 18 22.5 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 80 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 80 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Marayong. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 27.5% were employed part-time and 22.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Marayong % Marayong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 36 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 57 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Marayong who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 57 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Marayong % Marayong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 374 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 850 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Marayong was $374 and the median weekly household income was $850.

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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
Marayong % Marayong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 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 Marayong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, 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
Marayong % Marayong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,383 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Marayong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,383.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Marayong % Marayong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 120 95.2 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 2.4 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 2.4 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 126 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Marayong there were 126 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 95.2% were separate houses, 2.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.4% 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
Marayong % Marayong New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 16 12.9 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 26 21.0 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 77 62.1 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 4.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Marayong, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 12.9% were owned outright, 21.0% were owned with a mortgage and 62.1% were rented.

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