Echuca

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20200402
Total population 13,095
Total dwellings 5,815
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 480
Male 220
Female 262
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 206
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $625
Median monthly mortgage repayments $800
Median weekly rent $180

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Echuca % Echuca Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 462 96.2 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 9 1.9 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 9 1.9 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 480 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 220 45.6 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 262 54.4 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Echuca, there were 480 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 220 (or 45.6%) were male and 262 (or 54.4%) were female.

Age Echuca % Echuca Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 88 18.3 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 92 19.1 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 93 19.3 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 165 34.3 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 28 5.8 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 15 3.1 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Echuca the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 37.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Echuca % Echuca Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 34 11.3 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 18 6.0 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 19 6.3 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 16 5.3 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 213 71.0 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Echuca 11.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Echuca % Echuca Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 52 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 51 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 48 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 65 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Echuca for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Echuca % Echuca Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 31 11.3 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 39 14.2 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 204 74.5 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Echuca 11.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Echuca % Echuca Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 39 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Echuca 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 39 years.

Education Echuca % Echuca Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 18 9.7 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 46 24.7 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 35 18.8 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 33 17.7 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 3.2 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 48 25.8 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 186 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Echuca, 39.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.7% were attending a primary school, 18.8% were attending a secondary school and 19.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Echuca % Echuca Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Yorta Yorta 3 0.6 25 0.1 21 0.0
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English only spoken at home 446 92.5 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Echuca. The only other response for language at home was Yorta Yorta 0.6%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Echuca % Echuca Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 65 49.2 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 36 27.3 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 12 9.1 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 19 14.4 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 132 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 132 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Echuca. Of these 49.2% were employed full time, 27.3% were employed part-time and 14.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Echuca % Echuca Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 44 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Echuca who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 44 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Echuca % Echuca Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 367 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 625 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Echuca was $367 and the median weekly household income was $625.

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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
Echuca % Echuca Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Echuca, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.1 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
Echuca % Echuca Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 800 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Echuca, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $800.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Echuca % Echuca Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 151 73.3 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 18 8.7 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 34 16.5 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 1.5 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 206 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Echuca there were 206 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 73.3% were separate houses, 8.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 16.5% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Echuca % Echuca Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 17 8.2 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 24 11.6 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 149 72.0 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 17 8.2 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Echuca, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 8.2% were owned outright, 11.6% were owned with a mortgage and 72.0% were rented.

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