East Bendigo

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20200305
Total population 22,865
Total dwellings 10,124
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 186
Male 96
Female 87
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 104
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $705
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,363
Median weekly rent $175

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People East Bendigo % East Bendigo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 170 91.4 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 10 5.4 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 6 3.2 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 186 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 96 52.5 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 87 47.5 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In East Bendigo, there were 186 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 96 (or 52.5%) were male and 87 (or 47.5%) were female.

Age East Bendigo % East Bendigo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 29 15.8 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 22 12.0 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 45 24.6 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 62 33.9 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 10 5.5 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 15 8.2 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 25 -- 22 -- 21 --

In East Bendigo the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 26.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 8.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
East Bendigo % East Bendigo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 19 14.5 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 6 4.6 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 22 16.8 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 5 3.8 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 79 60.3 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In East Bendigo 14.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 20.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
East Bendigo % East Bendigo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 61 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 49 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 82 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 25 -- 26 --

In East Bendigo for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
East Bendigo % East Bendigo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 18 14.5 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 19 15.3 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 87 70.2 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In East Bendigo 14.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
East Bendigo % East Bendigo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 25 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 28 -- 28 --

In East Bendigo 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 25 years.

Education East Bendigo % East Bendigo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 5.0 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 13 21.7 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 8 13.3 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 10 16.7 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 8 13.3 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 18 30.0 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 60 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in East Bendigo, 33.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.7% were attending a primary school, 13.3% were attending a secondary school and 25.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses East Bendigo % East Bendigo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Kriol 3 1.6 26 0.1 6,692 1.2
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English only spoken at home 172 91.5 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 91.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in East Bendigo. The only other response for language at home was Kriol 1.6%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
East Bendigo % East Bendigo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 40 64.5 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 15 24.2 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 4.8 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 4 6.5 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 62 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 62 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Bendigo. Of these 64.5% were employed full time, 24.2% were employed part-time and 6.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
East Bendigo % East Bendigo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 27 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 28 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in East Bendigo who were employed full time was 27 years and those employed part time was 28 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
East Bendigo % East Bendigo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 384 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 705 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in East Bendigo was $384 and the median weekly household income was $705.

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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
East Bendigo % East Bendigo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 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 East Bendigo, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8, 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
East Bendigo % East Bendigo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 175 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,363 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In East Bendigo, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,363.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
East Bendigo % East Bendigo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 74 71.8 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 13 12.6 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 16 15.5 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 103 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In East Bendigo there were 103 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 71.8% were separate houses, 12.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.5% 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
East Bendigo % East Bendigo Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13 12.6 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 18 17.5 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 65 63.1 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 7 6.8 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In East Bendigo, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 12.6% were owned outright, 17.5% were owned with a mortgage and 63.1% were rented.

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