St Helens Park

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10700713
Total population 6,322
Total dwellings 2,106
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 209
Male 100
Female 109
Median age 16
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 90
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $1,265
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,100
Median weekly rent $330

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People St Helens Park % St Helens Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 193 92.3 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 9 4.3 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 7 3.3 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 209 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 100 47.8 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 109 52.2 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In St Helens Park, there were 209 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 100 (or 47.8%) were male and 109 (or 52.2%) were female.

Age St Helens Park % St Helens Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 34 16.3 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 53 25.5 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 34 16.3 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 78 37.5 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 9 4.3 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 0 0.0 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 16 -- 21 -- 21 --

In St Helens Park the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 16 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 0.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
St Helens Park % St Helens Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 36 30.5 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 3.4 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 10 8.5 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 2.5 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 65 55.1 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In St Helens Park 30.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
St Helens Park % St Helens Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 36 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 46 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In St Helens Park for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 36 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
St Helens Park % St Helens Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 33 30.0 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 15 13.6 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 62 56.4 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In St Helens Park 30.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
St Helens Park % St Helens Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 36 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 26 -- 28 -- 28 --

In St Helens Park 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 32 years.

Education St Helens Park % St Helens Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 10 10.2 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 24 24.5 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 18 18.4 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 6.1 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 8 8.2 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 7 7.1 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 25 25.5 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 98 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in St Helens Park, 45.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.5% were attending a primary school, 18.4% were attending a secondary school and 14.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses St Helens Park % St Helens Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 204 97.1 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in St Helens Park. 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
St Helens Park % St Helens Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 51 63.0 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 19 23.5 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 6 7.4 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 5 6.2 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 81 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 81 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in St Helens Park. Of these 63.0% were employed full time, 23.5% were employed part-time and 6.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
St Helens Park % St Helens Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 31 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 37 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in St Helens Park who were employed full time was 31 years and those employed part time was 37 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
St Helens Park % St Helens Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 642 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 1,265 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in St Helens Park was $642 and the median weekly household income was $1,265.

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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
St Helens Park % St Helens Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In St Helens Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.9 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
St Helens Park % St Helens Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 330 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,100 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In St Helens Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $330 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,100.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
St Helens Park % St Helens Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 82 91.1 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 8 8.9 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 90 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In St Helens Park there were 90 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 91.1% were separate houses, 8.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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
St Helens Park % St Helens Park New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 11 12.2 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 31 34.4 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 45 50.0 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 3.3 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In St Helens Park, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 12.2% were owned outright, 34.4% were owned with a mortgage and 50.0% were rented.

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