Coburg

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20101503
Total population 51,177
Total dwellings 21,063
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 232
Male 126
Female 107
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 126
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,237
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,403
Median weekly rent $323

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 221 95.3 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 11 4.7 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 232 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 126 54.1 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 107 45.9 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Coburg, there were 232 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 126 (or 54.1%) were male and 107 (or 45.9%) were female.

Age Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 32 13.7 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 48 20.6 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 39 16.7 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 96 41.2 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 9 3.9 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 9 3.9 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Coburg the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 24 16.2 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 11 7.4 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 13 8.8 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 2.0 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 97 65.5 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Coburg 16.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 39 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 50 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 58 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 52 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Coburg for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 39 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 25 17.9 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 17 12.1 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 98 70.0 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Coburg 17.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 12.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 41 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 30 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Coburg for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 41 years and in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 7 7.4 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 28 29.8 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 18 19.1 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 8 8.5 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 17 18.1 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 16 17.0 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 94 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coburg, 40.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.8% were attending a primary school, 19.1% were attending a secondary school and 23.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 212 91.0 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 91.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coburg. 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
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 50 52.6 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 23 24.2 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 11 11.6 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 11 11.6 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 95 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 95 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Coburg. Of these 52.6% were employed full time, 24.2% were employed part-time and 11.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 34 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 35 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coburg who were employed full time was 34 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 519 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 1,237 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coburg was $519 and the median weekly household income was $1,237.

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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
Coburg % Coburg 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 Coburg, 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
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 323 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,403 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Coburg, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $323 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,403.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 79 63.2 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 22 17.6 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 21 16.8 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 2.4 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 125 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Coburg there were 125 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 63.2% were separate houses, 17.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 16.8% were flats, unit or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Coburg % Coburg Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 12 9.7 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 28 22.6 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 81 65.3 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 3 2.4 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Coburg, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.7% were owned outright, 22.6% were owned with a mortgage and 65.3% were rented.

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