Warrnambool

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20201701
Total population 32,379
Total dwellings 14,063
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 499
Male 259
Female 239
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 246
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $744
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $161

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Warrnambool % Warrnambool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 463 92.8 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 19 3.8 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 17 3.4 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 499 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 259 52.0 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 239 48.0 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Warrnambool, there were 499 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 259 (or 52.0%) were male and 239 (or 48.0%) were female.

Age Warrnambool % Warrnambool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 76 15.3 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 114 23.0 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 124 25.0 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 136 27.4 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 20 4.0 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 26 5.2 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Warrnambool the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 38.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Warrnambool % Warrnambool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 58 18.8 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 11 3.6 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 22 7.1 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 20 6.5 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 197 64.0 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Warrnambool 18.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Warrnambool % Warrnambool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 52 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 36 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 51 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 54 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 22 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Warrnambool 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 22 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Warrnambool % Warrnambool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 19.5 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 30 10.5 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 201 70.0 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Warrnambool 19.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Warrnambool % Warrnambool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 52 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 28 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 24 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Warrnambool for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 52 years and in a de facto marriage was 28 years.

Education Warrnambool % Warrnambool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 12 5.5 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 74 33.6 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 50 22.7 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 22 10.0 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 2.7 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 5 2.3 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 51 23.2 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 220 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Warrnambool, 44.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.6% were attending a primary school, 22.7% were attending a secondary school and 12.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Warrnambool % Warrnambool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 478 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 Warrnambool. 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
Warrnambool % Warrnambool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 78 48.4 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 33 20.5 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 12 7.5 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 38 23.6 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 161 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 161 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Warrnambool. Of these 48.4% were employed full time, 20.5% were employed part-time and 23.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Warrnambool % Warrnambool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 30 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 29 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Warrnambool who were employed full time was 30 years and those employed part time was 29 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Warrnambool % Warrnambool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 333 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 744 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Warrnambool was $333 and the median weekly household income was $744.

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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
Warrnambool % Warrnambool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Warrnambool, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.4 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
Warrnambool % Warrnambool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 161 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Warrnambool, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $161 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
Warrnambool % Warrnambool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 192 78.4 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 12 4.9 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 41 16.7 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 245 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Warrnambool there were 245 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 78.4% were separate houses, 4.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 16.7% 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
Warrnambool % Warrnambool Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 20 8.2 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 54 22.0 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 156 63.7 9,894 54.0 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 1.2 138 0.8 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 12 4.9 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Warrnambool, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 8.2% were owned outright, 22.0% were owned with a mortgage and 63.7% were rented.

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