Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20101902
Total population 76,091
Total dwellings 27,294
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 477
Male 266
Female 214
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 219
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,275
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,430
Median weekly rent $283

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing % Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 443 92.9 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 34 7.1 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 477 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 266 55.4 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 214 44.6 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing, there were 477 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 266 (or 55.4%) were male and 214 (or 44.6%) were female.

Age Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing % Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 56 11.7 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 104 21.7 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 103 21.5 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 185 38.5 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 25 5.2 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 7 1.5 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 33.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing % Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 76 24.1 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 21 6.7 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 29 9.2 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 4 1.3 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 185 58.7 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing 24.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing % Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 40 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 43 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 53 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 82 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 40 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing % Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 65 25.9 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 27 10.8 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 159 63.3 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing 25.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 10.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing % Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 33 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 27 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing 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 33 years.

Education Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing % Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 14 6.0 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 59 25.1 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 53 22.6 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 2.6 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 9 3.8 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 5 2.1 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 89 37.9 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 235 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing, 49.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.1% were attending a primary school, 22.6% were attending a secondary school and 8.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing % Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 399 82.8 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 82.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing. 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
Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing % Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 81 50.3 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 41 25.5 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 17 10.6 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 22 13.7 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 161 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 161 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing. Of these 50.3% were employed full time, 25.5% were employed part-time and 13.7% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing % Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 34 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 34 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing % Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 518 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 1,275 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing was $518 and the median weekly household income was $1,275.

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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
Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing % Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.7 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
Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing % Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 283 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,430 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $283 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,430.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing % Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 196 89.9 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 10 4.6 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 9 4.1 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 1.4 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 218 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing there were 218 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 89.9% were separate houses, 4.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing % Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 29 13.4 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 78 36.1 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 103 47.7 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 6 2.8 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Tarneit - Hoppers Crossing, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 13.4% were owned outright, 36.1% were owned with a mortgage and 47.7% were rented.

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