Swan Hill

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20201401
Total population 9,893
Total dwellings 4,519
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 432
Male 193
Female 239
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 178
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $674
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,192
Median weekly rent $141

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Swan Hill % Swan Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 418 96.8 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 11 2.5 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 0.7 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 432 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 193 44.7 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 239 55.3 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Swan Hill, there were 432 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 193 (or 44.7%) were male and 239 (or 55.3%) were female.

Age Swan Hill % Swan Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 74 17.2 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 113 26.2 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 92 21.3 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 120 27.8 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 19 4.4 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 13 3.0 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Swan Hill the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 43.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan Hill % Swan Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 28 11.4 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 11 4.5 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 19 7.7 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 13 5.3 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 175 71.1 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Swan Hill 11.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan Hill % Swan Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 43 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 49 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 32 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 65 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Swan Hill for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 43 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan Hill % Swan Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 25 11.2 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 42 18.8 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 157 70.1 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Swan Hill 11.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan Hill % Swan Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 43 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 28 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Swan Hill for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 43 years and in a de facto marriage was 28 years.

Education Swan Hill % Swan Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 16 8.6 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 47 25.1 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 38 20.3 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 19 10.2 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 3.2 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 6 3.2 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 55 29.4 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 187 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Swan Hill, 43.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.1% were attending a primary school, 20.3% were attending a secondary school and 13.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Swan Hill % Swan Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 413 96.0 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Swan Hill. 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
Swan Hill % Swan Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 51 54.3 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 17 18.1 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 8 8.5 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 18 19.1 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 94 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 94 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Swan Hill. Of these 54.3% were employed full time, 18.1% were employed part-time and 19.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Swan Hill % Swan Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 33 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 27 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Swan Hill who were employed full time was 33 years and those employed part time was 27 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Swan Hill % Swan Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 350 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 674 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Swan Hill was $350 and the median weekly household income was $674.

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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
Swan Hill % Swan Hill 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 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Swan Hill, 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 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
Swan Hill % Swan Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 141 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,192 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Swan Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $141 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,192.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Swan Hill % Swan Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 138 77.1 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 15 8.4 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 26 14.5 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 179 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Swan Hill there were 179 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 77.1% were separate houses, 8.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.5% 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
Swan Hill % Swan Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8 4.5 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 21 11.8 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 141 79.2 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 8 4.5 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Swan Hill, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 4.5% were owned outright, 11.8% were owned with a mortgage and 79.2% were rented.

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