Central Highlands

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30500402
Total population 10,667
Total dwellings 5,786
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 336
Male 184
Female 150
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 139
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $1,489
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,664
Median weekly rent $72

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Central Highlands % Central Highlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 308 91.7 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 17 5.1 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 11 3.3 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 336 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 184 55.1 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 150 44.9 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Central Highlands, there were 336 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 184 (or 55.1%) were male and 150 (or 44.9%) were female.

Age Central Highlands % Central Highlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 54 16.2 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 92 27.5 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 36 10.8 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 113 33.8 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 27 8.1 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 12 3.6 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Central Highlands the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 44.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Central Highlands % Central Highlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 67 35.3 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 7 3.7 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 10 5.3 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 3.7 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 99 52.1 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Central Highlands 35.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Central Highlands % Central Highlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 42 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 50 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 60 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 36 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Central Highlands for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 42 years and the median age of people never married was 36 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Central Highlands % Central Highlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 55 34.8 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 37 23.4 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 66 41.8 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Central Highlands 34.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 23.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Central Highlands % Central Highlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 41 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 36 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Central Highlands for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 44 years and in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

Education Central Highlands % Central Highlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 8 6.2 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 63 48.8 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 25 19.4 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 3.1 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 3.1 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 25 19.4 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 129 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Highlands, 37.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 48.8% were attending a primary school, 19.4% were attending a secondary school and 4.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Central Highlands % Central Highlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 323 96.7 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Highlands. 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
Central Highlands % Central Highlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 77 61.6 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 32 25.6 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 9 7.2 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 7 5.6 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 125 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 125 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Central Highlands. Of these 61.6% were employed full time, 25.6% 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
Central Highlands % Central Highlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 42 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Highlands who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 42 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Central Highlands % Central Highlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 574 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 1,489 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Highlands was $574 and the median weekly household income was $1,489.

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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
Central Highlands % Central Highlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Central Highlands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.9 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
Central Highlands % Central Highlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 72 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,664 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Central Highlands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $72 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,664.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Central Highlands % Central Highlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 124 89.2 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 2.2 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 12 8.6 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 139 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Central Highlands there were 139 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 89.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.2% were flats, unit or apartments and 8.6% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Central Highlands % Central Highlands Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 23 16.5 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 24 17.3 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 83 59.7 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 2.2 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 6 4.3 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Central Highlands, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 16.5% were owned outright, 17.3% were owned with a mortgage and 59.7% were rented.

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