Swan Hill - Surrounds

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20201403
Total population 6,806
Total dwellings 3,049
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 158
Male 87
Female 70
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 70
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $987
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,114
Median weekly rent $180

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Swan Hill - Surrounds % Swan Hill - Surrounds Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 146 92.4 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 6 3.8 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 6 3.8 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 158 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 87 55.4 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 70 44.6 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Swan Hill - Surrounds, there were 158 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 87 (or 55.4%) were male and 70 (or 44.6%) were female.

Age Swan Hill - Surrounds % Swan Hill - Surrounds Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 25 16.1 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 42 27.1 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 31 20.0 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 48 31.0 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 4 2.6 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 5 3.2 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Swan Hill - Surrounds the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 42.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan Hill - Surrounds % Swan Hill - Surrounds Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 33 36.7 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 8 8.9 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 8 8.9 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 3.3 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 38 42.2 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Swan Hill - Surrounds 36.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan Hill - Surrounds % Swan Hill - Surrounds Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 38 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 23 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 15 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 49 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 19 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Swan Hill - Surrounds for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 38 years and the median age of people never married was 19 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan Hill - Surrounds % Swan Hill - Surrounds Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 30 38.0 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 10 12.7 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 39 49.4 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Swan Hill - Surrounds 38.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan Hill - Surrounds % Swan Hill - Surrounds Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 40 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 19 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Swan Hill - Surrounds for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 40 years and in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Swan Hill - Surrounds % Swan Hill - Surrounds Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 4.3 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 21 30.0 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 25 35.7 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 8 11.4 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 4 5.7 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 9 12.9 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 70 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Swan Hill - Surrounds, 45.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.0% were attending a primary school, 35.7% were attending a secondary school and 12.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Swan Hill - Surrounds % Swan Hill - Surrounds Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 139 90.3 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 90.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Swan Hill - Surrounds. 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 - Surrounds % Swan Hill - Surrounds Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 25 56.8 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 13 29.5 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 6 13.6 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 44 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 44 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Swan Hill - Surrounds. Of these 56.8% were employed full time, 29.5% were employed part-time and 13.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Swan Hill - Surrounds % Swan Hill - Surrounds Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 32 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 16 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Swan Hill - Surrounds who were employed full time was 32 years and those employed part time was 16 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Swan Hill - Surrounds % Swan Hill - Surrounds Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 330 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 987 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Swan Hill - Surrounds was $330 and the median weekly household income was $987.

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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 - Surrounds % Swan Hill - Surrounds Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2.6 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Swan Hill - Surrounds, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 2.6 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
Swan Hill - Surrounds % Swan Hill - Surrounds Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,114 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Swan Hill - Surrounds, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,114.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Swan Hill - Surrounds % Swan Hill - Surrounds Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 65 94.2 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4 5.8 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 69 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Swan Hill - Surrounds there were 69 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 94.2% were separate houses, 5.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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 - Surrounds % Swan Hill - Surrounds Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8 11.8 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 31 45.6 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 25 36.8 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 4 5.9 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Swan Hill - Surrounds, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.8% were owned outright, 45.6% were owned with a mortgage and 36.8% were rented.

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