Maroondah

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20100901
Total population 103,840
Total dwellings 41,839
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 413
Male 198
Female 215
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 223
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,210
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,907
Median weekly rent $250

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Maroondah % Maroondah Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 378 91.5 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 29 7.0 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 6 1.5 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 413 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 198 47.9 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 215 52.1 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Maroondah, there were 413 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 198 (or 47.9%) were male and 215 (or 52.1%) were female.

Age Maroondah % Maroondah Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 42 10.2 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 96 23.3 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 84 20.4 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 137 33.3 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 25 6.1 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 28 6.8 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Maroondah the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 33.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Maroondah % Maroondah Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 73 26.7 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 8 2.9 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 34 12.5 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 8 2.9 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 150 54.9 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Maroondah 26.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Maroondah % Maroondah Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 46 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 43 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 47 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 77 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Maroondah for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Maroondah % Maroondah Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 69 27.1 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 30 11.8 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 156 61.2 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Maroondah 27.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 11.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Maroondah % Maroondah Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 37 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 26 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Maroondah 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 37 years.

Education Maroondah % Maroondah Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 12 6.7 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 65 36.1 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 50 27.8 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 18 10.0 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 9 5.0 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 4 2.2 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 22 12.2 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 180 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Maroondah, 43.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.1% were attending a primary school, 27.8% were attending a secondary school and 15.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Maroondah % Maroondah Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 381 92.7 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Maroondah. 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
Maroondah % Maroondah Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 88 56.4 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 39 25.0 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 12 7.7 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 17 10.9 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 156 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 156 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Maroondah. Of these 56.4% were employed full time, 25.0% were employed part-time and 10.9% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Maroondah % Maroondah Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 37 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Maroondah who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 37 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Maroondah % Maroondah Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 429 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 1,210 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Maroondah was $429 and the median weekly household income was $1,210.

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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
Maroondah % Maroondah Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 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 Maroondah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, 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
Maroondah % Maroondah Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 250 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,907 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Maroondah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,907.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Maroondah % Maroondah Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 164 73.2 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 45 20.1 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 15 6.7 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 224 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Maroondah there were 224 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 73.2% were separate houses, 20.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.7% 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
Maroondah % Maroondah Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 25 11.1 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 73 32.4 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 113 50.2 9,894 54.0 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 5 2.2 138 0.8 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 9 4.0 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Maroondah, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.1% were owned outright, 32.4% were owned with a mortgage and 50.2% were rented.

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