Goondiwindi

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30600602
Total population 4,987
Total dwellings 2,071
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 319
Male 144
Female 175
Median age 17
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 117
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $890
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,127
Median weekly rent $188

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Goondiwindi % Goondiwindi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 304 95.3 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 8 2.5 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 7 2.2 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 319 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 144 45.1 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 175 54.9 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Goondiwindi, there were 319 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 144 (or 45.1%) were male and 175 (or 54.9%) were female.

Age Goondiwindi % Goondiwindi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 49 15.3 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 97 30.3 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 56 17.5 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 94 29.4 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 16 5.0 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 8 2.5 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 17 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Goondiwindi the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 17 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 45.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Goondiwindi % Goondiwindi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 40 22.6 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 12 6.8 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 12 6.8 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 11 6.2 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 102 57.6 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Goondiwindi 22.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Goondiwindi % Goondiwindi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 41 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 32 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 45 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 60 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 21 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Goondiwindi for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 41 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Goondiwindi % Goondiwindi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 38 24.2 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 26 16.6 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 93 59.2 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Goondiwindi 24.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Goondiwindi % Goondiwindi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 43 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 33 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 22 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Goondiwindi 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 33 years.

Education Goondiwindi % Goondiwindi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 9 6.5 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 63 45.7 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 25 18.1 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 12 8.7 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 2.2 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 26 18.8 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 138 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Goondiwindi, 43.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.7% were attending a primary school, 18.1% were attending a secondary school and 10.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Goondiwindi % Goondiwindi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 310 96.9 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Goondiwindi. 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
Goondiwindi % Goondiwindi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 47 46.5 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 27 26.7 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 11 10.9 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 16 15.8 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 101 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 101 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Goondiwindi. Of these 46.5% were employed full time, 26.7% were employed part-time and 15.8% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Goondiwindi % Goondiwindi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 32 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 34 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Goondiwindi who were employed full time was 32 years and those employed part time was 34 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Goondiwindi % Goondiwindi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 371 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 890 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Goondiwindi was $371 and the median weekly household income was $890.

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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
Goondiwindi % Goondiwindi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Goondiwindi, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.5 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
Goondiwindi % Goondiwindi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 188 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,127 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Goondiwindi, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $188 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,127.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Goondiwindi % Goondiwindi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 93 80.9 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 22 19.1 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 115 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Goondiwindi there were 115 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 80.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.1% 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
Goondiwindi % Goondiwindi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 5 4.3 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 16 13.8 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 88 75.9 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 2.6 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 3.4 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Goondiwindi, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 4.3% were owned outright, 13.8% were owned with a mortgage and 75.9% were rented.

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