Mount Garnet

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30200603
Total population 243
Total dwellings 121
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 89
Male 47
Female 40
Median age 29
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 27
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $633
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,040
Median weekly rent $175

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Mount Garnet % Mount Garnet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 86 96.6 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 3.4 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 89 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 47 54.0 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 40 46.0 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Mount Garnet, there were 89 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 47 (or 54.0%) were male and 40 (or 46.0%) were female.

Age Mount Garnet % Mount Garnet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 13 14.9 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 12 13.8 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 11 12.6 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 39 44.8 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 9 10.3 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 3 3.4 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 29 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Mount Garnet the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 29 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Garnet % Mount Garnet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 9 15.0 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 5 8.3 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 4 6.7 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 42 70.0 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Mount Garnet 15.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Garnet % Mount Garnet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 56 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 55 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 61 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 29 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Mount Garnet for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Garnet % Mount Garnet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 7 12.1 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 13 22.4 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 38 65.5 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Mount Garnet 12.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 22.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Garnet % Mount Garnet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 37 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 46 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Mount Garnet for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 56 years and in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education Mount Garnet % Mount Garnet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 15.0 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 10 50.0 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 3 15.0 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 4 20.0 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 20 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Garnet, 21.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 50.0% were attending a primary school, 15.0% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Mount Garnet % Mount Garnet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 84 96.6 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Garnet. 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
Mount Garnet % Mount Garnet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3 12.0 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 4 16.0 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 20.0 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 13 52.0 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 25 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 25 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Garnet. Of these 12.0% were employed full time, 16.0% were employed part-time and 52.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Mount Garnet % Mount Garnet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 27 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 55 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Garnet who were employed full time was 27 years and those employed part time was 55 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Garnet % Mount Garnet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 350 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 633 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Garnet was $350 and the median weekly household income was $633.

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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
Mount Garnet % Mount Garnet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Mount Garnet, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.2 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
Mount Garnet % Mount Garnet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 175 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,040 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Mount Garnet, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,040.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mount Garnet % Mount Garnet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 25 89.3 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 10.7 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 28 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Mount Garnet there were 28 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 89.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.7% 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
Mount Garnet % Mount Garnet Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 6 23.1 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 20 76.9 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Mount Garnet, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 23.1% were owned with a mortgage and 76.9% were rented.

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