Redfern

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10702604
Total population 7,684
Total dwellings 4,347
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 261
Male 122
Female 138
Median age 38
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 162
Average people per household 1.9
Median weekly household income $593
Median monthly mortgage repayments $4,767
Median weekly rent $150

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Redfern % Redfern New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 240 92.0 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 7 2.7 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 14 5.4 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 261 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 122 46.9 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 138 53.1 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Redfern, there were 261 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 122 (or 46.9%) were male and 138 (or 53.1%) were female.

Age Redfern % Redfern New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 16 6.1 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 22 8.4 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 32 12.3 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 134 51.3 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 37 14.2 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 20 7.7 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 38 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Redfern the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 38 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 13.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Redfern % Redfern New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 18 7.8 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 16 7.0 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 19 8.3 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 9 3.9 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 168 73.0 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Redfern 7.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 16.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Redfern % Redfern New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 53 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 61 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 75 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 38 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Redfern for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 38 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Redfern % Redfern New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 12 6.0 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 20 10.1 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 167 83.9 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Redfern 6.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 10.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Redfern % Redfern New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 71 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 29 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 44 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Redfern for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 71 years and in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

Education Redfern % Redfern New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 4.5 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 16 24.2 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 5 7.6 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 16 24.2 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7 10.6 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 19 28.8 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 66 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Redfern, 25.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.2% were attending a primary school, 7.6% were attending a secondary school and 38.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Redfern % Redfern New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Gumbaynggir 3 1.2 59 0.0 59 0.0
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English only spoken at home 238 91.9 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 91.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Redfern. The only other response for language at home was Gumbaynggir 1.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Redfern % Redfern New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 51 48.6 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 20 19.0 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 11 10.5 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 23 21.9 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 105 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 105 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Redfern. Of these 48.6% were employed full time, 19.0% were employed part-time and 21.9% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Redfern % Redfern New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 42 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 39 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Redfern who were employed full time was 42 years and those employed part time was 39 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Redfern % Redfern New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 365 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 593 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Redfern was $365 and the median weekly household income was $593.

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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
Redfern % Redfern New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 1.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.8 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Redfern, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.9, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 0.8 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
Redfern % Redfern New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 4,767 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Redfern, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $4,767.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Redfern % Redfern New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 5 3.1 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 39 24.1 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 118 72.8 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 162 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Redfern there were 162 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 3.1% were separate houses, 24.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 72.8% 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
Redfern % Redfern New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 1.8 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 17 10.4 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 135 82.8 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 8 4.9 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Redfern, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 1.8% were owned outright, 10.4% were owned with a mortgage and 82.8% were rented.

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