East Gippsland

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20200702
Total population 28,926
Total dwellings 16,505
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 682
Male 330
Female 353
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 316
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $769
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $173

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People East Gippsland % East Gippsland Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 666 97.7 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 12 1.8 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 4 0.6 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 682 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 330 48.3 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 353 51.7 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In East Gippsland, there were 682 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 330 (or 48.3%) were male and 353 (or 51.7%) were female.

Age East Gippsland % East Gippsland Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 87 12.8 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 156 22.9 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 113 16.6 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 230 33.7 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 60 8.8 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 36 5.3 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 22 -- 21 --

In East Gippsland the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
East Gippsland % East Gippsland Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 120 27.5 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 20 4.6 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 36 8.2 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 20 4.6 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 241 55.1 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In East Gippsland 27.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
East Gippsland % East Gippsland Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 50 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 35 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 58 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 72 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 25 -- 26 --

In East Gippsland for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
East Gippsland % East Gippsland Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 109 27.6 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 48 12.2 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 238 60.3 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In East Gippsland 27.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 12.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
East Gippsland % East Gippsland Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 42 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In East Gippsland for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 48 years and in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

Education East Gippsland % East Gippsland Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 23 8.2 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 84 29.9 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 52 18.5 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 28 10.0 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 8 2.8 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 7 2.5 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 79 28.1 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 281 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in East Gippsland, 41.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.9% were attending a primary school, 18.5% were attending a secondary school and 12.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses East Gippsland % East Gippsland Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Kanai 3 0.4 3 0.0 3 0.0
Yorta Yorta 3 0.4 25 0.1 21 0.0
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English only spoken at home 625 91.9 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 91.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in East Gippsland. The only other responses for language at home were Kanai 0.4% and Yorta Yorta 0.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
East Gippsland % East Gippsland Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 107 48.9 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 75 34.2 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 14 6.4 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 23 10.5 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 219 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 219 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in East Gippsland. Of these 48.9% were employed full time, 34.2% were employed part-time and 10.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
East Gippsland % East Gippsland Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 40 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 35 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in East Gippsland who were employed full time was 40 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
East Gippsland % East Gippsland Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 373 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 769 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in East Gippsland was $373 and the median weekly household income was $769.

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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 Gippsland % East Gippsland Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In East Gippsland, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.6 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 Gippsland % East Gippsland Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 173 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In East Gippsland, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $173 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
East Gippsland % East Gippsland Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 275 87.3 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 15 4.8 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 13 4.1 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 9 2.9 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 315 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In East Gippsland there were 315 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 87.3% were separate houses, 4.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% were flats, unit or apartments and 2.9% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
East Gippsland % East Gippsland Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 61 19.4 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 70 22.2 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 170 54.0 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 14 4.4 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In East Gippsland, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 19.4% were owned outright, 22.2% were owned with a mortgage and 54.0% were rented.

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