Quakers Hill

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10700317
Total population 25,978
Total dwellings 8,551
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 375
Male 189
Female 185
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 153
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income $1,353
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,253
Median weekly rent $300

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Quakers Hill % Quakers Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 361 96.3 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 5 1.3 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 9 2.4 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 375 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 189 50.5 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 185 49.5 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Quakers Hill, there were 375 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 189 (or 50.5%) were male and 185 (or 49.5%) were female.

Age Quakers Hill % Quakers Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 60 16.0 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 89 23.8 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 85 22.7 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 120 32.1 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 17 4.5 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 3 0.8 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Quakers Hill the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 0.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Quakers Hill % Quakers Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 52 23.4 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 11 5.0 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 9 4.1 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 1.4 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 147 66.2 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Quakers Hill 23.4% 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
Quakers Hill % Quakers Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 38 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 36 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 49 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 65 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 22 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Quakers Hill for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 38 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Quakers Hill % Quakers Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50 23.1 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 39 18.1 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 127 58.8 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Quakers Hill 23.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Quakers Hill % Quakers Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 36 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 37 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 23 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Quakers Hill for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 36 years and in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education Quakers Hill % Quakers Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 16 9.4 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 60 35.1 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 41 24.0 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 23 13.5 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 3.5 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 4 2.3 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 21 12.3 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 171 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Quakers Hill, 45.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.1% were attending a primary school, 24.0% were attending a secondary school and 17.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Quakers Hill % Quakers Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 373 99.2 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 99.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Quakers Hill. 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
Quakers Hill % Quakers Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 71 52.2 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 29 21.3 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 10 7.4 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 26 19.1 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 136 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 136 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Quakers Hill. Of these 52.2% were employed full time, 21.3% were employed part-time and 19.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Quakers Hill % Quakers Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 22 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Quakers Hill who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 22 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Quakers Hill % Quakers Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 383 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 1,353 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Quakers Hill was $383 and the median weekly household income was $1,353.

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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
Quakers Hill % Quakers Hill 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 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Quakers Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.8 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
Quakers Hill % Quakers Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,253 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Quakers Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,253.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Quakers Hill % Quakers Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 139 89.7 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 13 8.4 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 1.9 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 155 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Quakers Hill there were 155 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 89.7% were separate houses, 8.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.9% 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
Quakers Hill % Quakers Hill New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 14 9.1 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 53 34.4 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 87 56.5 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 0 0.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Quakers Hill, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.1% were owned outright, 34.4% were owned with a mortgage and 56.5% were rented.

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