Oakleigh

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20101402
Total population 46,409
Total dwellings 17,973
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 121
Male 63
Female 58
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 63
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $1,312
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,237
Median weekly rent $390

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Oakleigh % Oakleigh Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 111 91.7 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 4 3.3 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 6 5.0 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 121 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 63 52.1 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 58 47.9 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Oakleigh, there were 121 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 63 (or 52.1%) were male and 58 (or 47.9%) were female.

Age Oakleigh % Oakleigh Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 10 8.3 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 26 21.5 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 30 24.8 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 43 35.5 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 9 7.4 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 3 2.5 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Oakleigh the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Oakleigh % Oakleigh Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 28 32.2 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 12 13.8 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 4 4.6 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 43 49.4 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Oakleigh 32.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Oakleigh % Oakleigh Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 53 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 27 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 21 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Oakleigh 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 21 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Oakleigh % Oakleigh Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 21 28.0 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 11 14.7 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 43 57.3 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Oakleigh 28.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Oakleigh % Oakleigh Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 16 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 24 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Oakleigh for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 47 years and in a de facto marriage was 16 years.

Education Oakleigh % Oakleigh Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 20 32.8 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 14 23.0 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 4.9 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 14 23.0 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 10 16.4 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 61 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Oakleigh, 49.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.8% were attending a primary school, 23.0% were attending a secondary school and 29.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Oakleigh % Oakleigh Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 113 95.0 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Oakleigh. 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
Oakleigh % Oakleigh Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 28 56.0 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 15 30.0 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 4 8.0 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 3 6.0 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 50 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 50 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Oakleigh. Of these 56.0% were employed full time, 30.0% were employed part-time and 6.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Oakleigh % Oakleigh Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 25 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 20 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Oakleigh who were employed full time was 25 years and those employed part time was 20 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Oakleigh % Oakleigh Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 350 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 1,312 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Oakleigh was $350 and the median weekly household income was $1,312.

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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
Oakleigh % Oakleigh Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 3.2 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Oakleigh, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 3.2 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
Oakleigh % Oakleigh Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 390 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,237 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Oakleigh, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $390 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,237.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Oakleigh % Oakleigh Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 48 77.4 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7 11.3 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 7 11.3 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 62 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Oakleigh there were 62 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 77.4% were separate houses, 11.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.3% 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
Oakleigh % Oakleigh Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 11 17.7 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 17 27.4 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 34 54.8 9,894 54.0 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 138 0.8 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Oakleigh, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 17.7% were owned outright, 27.4% were owned with a mortgage and 54.8% were rented.

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