Barcaldine

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30500201
Total population 3,216
Total dwellings 1,865
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 203
Male 93
Female 112
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 90
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,045
Median monthly mortgage repayments $650
Median weekly rent $100

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Barcaldine % Barcaldine Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 178 87.7 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 16 7.9 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 9 4.4 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 203 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 93 45.4 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 112 54.6 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Barcaldine, there were 203 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 93 (or 45.4%) were male and 112 (or 54.6%) were female.

Age Barcaldine % Barcaldine Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 33 16.2 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 45 22.1 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 40 19.6 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 66 32.4 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 12 5.9 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 8 3.9 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Barcaldine the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 38.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barcaldine % Barcaldine Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 30 24.2 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 3.2 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 8 6.5 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 2.4 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 79 63.7 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Barcaldine 24.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barcaldine % Barcaldine Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 53 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 53 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 38 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 62 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Barcaldine for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barcaldine % Barcaldine Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 22 20.6 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 23 21.5 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 62 57.9 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Barcaldine 20.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 21.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barcaldine % Barcaldine Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 28 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 36 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Barcaldine 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 28 years.

Education Barcaldine % Barcaldine Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 10 12.8 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 30 38.5 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 20 25.6 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 5.1 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 14 17.9 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 78 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Barcaldine, 39.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.5% were attending a primary school, 25.6% were attending a secondary school and 6.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Barcaldine % Barcaldine Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 194 95.1 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Barcaldine. 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
Barcaldine % Barcaldine Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 46 63.9 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 16 22.2 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 6 8.3 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 4 5.6 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 72 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 72 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Barcaldine. Of these 63.9% were employed full time, 22.2% were employed part-time and 5.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Barcaldine % Barcaldine Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 24 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Barcaldine who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 24 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Barcaldine % Barcaldine Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 486 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 1,045 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Barcaldine was $486 and the median weekly household income was $1,045.

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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
Barcaldine % Barcaldine Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Barcaldine, 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 1.6 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
Barcaldine % Barcaldine Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 100 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 650 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Barcaldine, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $650.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Barcaldine % Barcaldine Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 87 94.6 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 5 5.4 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 92 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Barcaldine there were 92 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 94.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.4% 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
Barcaldine % Barcaldine Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13 14.3 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 27 29.7 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 43 47.3 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 8 8.8 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Barcaldine, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 14.3% were owned outright, 29.7% were owned with a mortgage and 47.3% were rented.

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