Chelsea

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20100501
Total population 142,428
Total dwellings 59,778
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 379
Male 199
Female 181
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 222
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,408
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,084
Median weekly rent $280

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Chelsea % Chelsea Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 321 84.7 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 37 9.8 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 21 5.5 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 379 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 199 52.4 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 181 47.6 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Chelsea, there were 379 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 199 (or 52.4%) were male and 181 (or 47.6%) were female.

Age Chelsea % Chelsea Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 36 9.4 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 65 17.1 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 80 21.0 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 148 38.8 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 21 5.5 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 31 8.1 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 26 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Chelsea the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 26.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 8.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chelsea % Chelsea Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 72 25.8 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 17 6.1 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 27 9.7 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 10 3.6 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 153 54.8 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Chelsea 25.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chelsea % Chelsea Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 42 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 51 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 50 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 71 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Chelsea for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 42 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chelsea % Chelsea Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 67 25.8 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 33 12.7 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 160 61.5 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Chelsea 25.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chelsea % Chelsea Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 42 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 37 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Chelsea for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 42 years and in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education Chelsea % Chelsea Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 14 10.4 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 40 29.6 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 29 21.5 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 12 8.9 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 16 11.9 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 3 2.2 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 21 15.6 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 135 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Chelsea, 35.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.6% were attending a primary school, 21.5% were attending a secondary school and 20.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Chelsea % Chelsea Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 361 94.5 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Chelsea. 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
Chelsea % Chelsea Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 95 51.4 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 52 28.1 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 18 9.7 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 20 10.8 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 185 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 185 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Chelsea. Of these 51.4% were employed full time, 28.1% were employed part-time and 10.8% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Chelsea % Chelsea Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 32 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Chelsea who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 32 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Chelsea % Chelsea Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 610 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 1,408 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Chelsea was $610 and the median weekly household income was $1,408.

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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
Chelsea % Chelsea Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Chelsea, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.6 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
Chelsea % Chelsea Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 280 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,084 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Chelsea, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $280 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,084.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Chelsea % Chelsea Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 135 61.1 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 40 18.1 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 38 17.2 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 8 3.6 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 221 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Chelsea there were 221 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 61.1% were separate houses, 18.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 17.2% were flats, unit or apartments and 3.6% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Chelsea % Chelsea Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 41 18.6 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 65 29.5 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 104 47.3 9,894 54.0 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 5 2.3 138 0.8 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 5 2.3 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Chelsea, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 18.6% were owned outright, 29.5% were owned with a mortgage and 47.3% were rented.

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