Heidelberg

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20101101
Total population 63,943
Total dwellings 26,521
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 352
Male 162
Female 191
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 187
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $833
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,560
Median weekly rent $230

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Heidelberg % Heidelberg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 332 94.3 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 9 2.6 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 11 3.1 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 352 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 162 45.9 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 191 54.1 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Heidelberg, there were 352 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 162 (or 45.9%) were male and 191 (or 54.1%) were female.

Age Heidelberg % Heidelberg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 35 9.9 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 76 21.5 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 84 23.7 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 113 31.9 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 29 8.2 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 17 4.8 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Heidelberg the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Heidelberg % Heidelberg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 51 21.0 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 11 4.5 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 15 6.2 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 10 4.1 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 156 64.2 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Heidelberg 21.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Heidelberg % Heidelberg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 77 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 48 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 56 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Heidelberg 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 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Heidelberg % Heidelberg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46 21.0 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 19 8.7 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 154 70.3 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Heidelberg 21.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 8.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Heidelberg % Heidelberg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 30 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 33 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Heidelberg for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 48 years and in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education Heidelberg % Heidelberg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 11 7.3 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 35 23.3 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 29 19.3 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 16 10.7 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 9 6.0 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 3 2.0 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 47 31.3 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 150 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Heidelberg, 42.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.3% were attending a primary school, 19.3% were attending a secondary school and 16.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Heidelberg % Heidelberg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 328 93.4 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Heidelberg. 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
Heidelberg % Heidelberg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 71 52.6 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 38 28.1 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 13 9.6 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 13 9.6 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 135 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 135 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Heidelberg. Of these 52.6% were employed full time, 28.1% were employed part-time and 9.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Heidelberg % Heidelberg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 26 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 33 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Heidelberg who were employed full time was 26 years and those employed part time was 33 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Heidelberg % Heidelberg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 496 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 833 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Heidelberg was $496 and the median weekly household income was $833.

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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
Heidelberg % Heidelberg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Heidelberg, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.2 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
Heidelberg % Heidelberg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 230 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,560 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Heidelberg, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,560.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Heidelberg % Heidelberg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 119 64.3 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 33 17.8 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 33 17.8 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 185 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Heidelberg there were 185 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 64.3% were separate houses, 17.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 17.8% 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
Heidelberg % Heidelberg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 30 16.0 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 27 14.4 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 117 62.6 9,894 54.0 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 1.6 138 0.8 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 10 5.3 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Heidelberg, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 16.0% were owned outright, 14.4% were owned with a mortgage and 62.6% were rented.

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