Wodonga

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20201903
Total population 35,518
Total dwellings 14,720
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 706
Male 335
Female 371
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 313
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $785
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,557
Median weekly rent $185

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 668 94.6 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 32 4.5 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 6 0.8 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 706 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 335 47.5 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 371 52.5 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Wodonga, there were 706 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 335 (or 47.5%) were male and 371 (or 52.5%) were female.

Age Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 124 17.6 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 185 26.2 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 140 19.9 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 200 28.4 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 33 4.7 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 23 3.3 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Wodonga the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 44.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 89 22.2 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 23 5.8 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 39 9.8 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 1.8 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 242 60.5 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Wodonga 22.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 14.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 45 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 50 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 48 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 59 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Wodonga for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 84 23.3 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 60 16.7 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 216 60.0 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Wodonga 23.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 43 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 29 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Wodonga 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 29 years.

Education Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 29 9.1 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 118 36.9 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 60 18.8 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 27 8.4 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 17 5.3 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 13 4.1 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 56 17.5 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 320 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wodonga, 45.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.9% were attending a primary school, 18.8% were attending a secondary school and 12.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 684 97.2 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wodonga. 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
Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 91 44.8 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 46 22.7 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 10 4.9 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 56 27.6 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 203 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 203 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wodonga. Of these 44.8% were employed full time, 22.7% were employed part-time and 27.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 29 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 39 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wodonga who were employed full time was 29 years and those employed part time was 39 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 370 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 785 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wodonga was $370 and the median weekly household income was $785.

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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
Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Wodonga, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 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
Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 185 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,557 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Wodonga, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $185 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,557.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 236 75.9 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 34 10.9 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 34 10.9 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 7 2.3 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 311 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Wodonga there were 311 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 75.9% were separate houses, 10.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.9% were flats, unit or apartments and 2.3% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 30 9.6 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 60 19.3 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 203 65.3 9,894 54.0 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 4 1.3 138 0.8 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 14 4.5 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Wodonga, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.6% were owned outright, 19.3% were owned with a mortgage and 65.3% were rented.

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