Barron

Demographics & education

In Barron, there were 1,012 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 465 (or 45.9%) were male and 547 (or 54.1%) were female.

In Barron the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 37.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

In Barron 21.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Barron for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Barron 22.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Barron for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 46 years and in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Barron, 41.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.6% were attending a primary school, 28.2% were attending a secondary school and 11.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

English was the only language spoken at home by 88.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Barron. The only other responses for language at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3.8%, Kuku Yalanji 0.4%, Djabugay 0.4% and Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 0.4%.

Employment

There were 398 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Barron. Of these 52.8% were employed full time, 26.6% were employed part-time and 13.6% were unemployed.

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Barron who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 30 years.

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Barron was $491 and the median weekly household income was $1,307.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Barron, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, 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.

In Barron, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $240 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

Dwelling structure

In Barron there were 424 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 78.8% were separate houses, 5.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.1% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

In Barron, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 10.1% were owned outright, 30.6% were owned with a mortgage and 56.9% were rented.