Broadmeadows

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20101501
Total population 62,689
Total dwellings 22,490
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 399
Male 195
Female 204
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 204
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $677
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $200

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Broadmeadows % Broadmeadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 347 87.0 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 33 8.3 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 19 4.8 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 399 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 195 48.9 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 204 51.1 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Broadmeadows, there were 399 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 195 (or 48.9%) were male and 204 (or 51.1%) were female.

Age Broadmeadows % Broadmeadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 54 13.5 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 80 20.0 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 75 18.8 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 154 38.5 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 23 5.8 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 14 3.5 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Broadmeadows the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Broadmeadows % Broadmeadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 44 16.6 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 15 5.7 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 18 6.8 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 8 3.0 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 180 67.9 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Broadmeadows 16.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Broadmeadows % Broadmeadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 53 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 54 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 61 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 70 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Broadmeadows for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Broadmeadows % Broadmeadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 40 15.9 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 29 11.6 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 182 72.5 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Broadmeadows 15.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 11.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Broadmeadows % Broadmeadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 31 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Broadmeadows for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 53 years and in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Broadmeadows % Broadmeadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 14 8.5 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 51 30.9 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 22 13.3 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 21 12.7 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 1.8 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 3 1.8 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 51 30.9 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 165 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Broadmeadows, 42.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.9% were attending a primary school, 13.3% were attending a secondary school and 16.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Broadmeadows % Broadmeadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bidjara 3 0.8 5 0.0 12 0.0
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English only spoken at home 354 88.5 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 88.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Broadmeadows. The only other response for language at home was Bidjara 0.8%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Broadmeadows % Broadmeadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 65 52.8 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 30 24.4 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 12 9.8 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 16 13.0 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 123 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 123 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Broadmeadows. Of these 52.8% were employed full time, 24.4% were employed part-time and 13.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Broadmeadows % Broadmeadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 33 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 40 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Broadmeadows who were employed full time was 33 years and those employed part time was 40 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Broadmeadows % Broadmeadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 387 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 677 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Broadmeadows was $387 and the median weekly household income was $677.

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

In Broadmeadows, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.3 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
Broadmeadows % Broadmeadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Broadmeadows, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Broadmeadows % Broadmeadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 169 83.7 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 13 6.4 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 15 7.4 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 5 2.5 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 202 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Broadmeadows there were 202 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 83.7% were separate houses, 6.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.4% were flats, unit or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Broadmeadows % Broadmeadows Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 23 11.4 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 26 12.9 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 129 64.2 9,894 54.0 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 7 3.5 138 0.8 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 16 8.0 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Broadmeadows, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.4% were owned outright, 12.9% were owned with a mortgage and 64.2% were rented.

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