Roma

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30600803
Total population 6,907
Total dwellings 2,940
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 602
Male 311
Female 294
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 237
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $1,172
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $220

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 593 98.5 122,896 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 9 1.5 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 602 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 311 51.4 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 294 48.6 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Roma, there were 602 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 311 (or 51.4%) were male and 294 (or 48.6%) were female.

Age Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 73 12.1 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 142 23.5 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 121 20.0 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 203 33.6 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 42 7.0 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 23 3.8 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Roma the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 86 22.2 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 8 2.1 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 14 3.6 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 15 3.9 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 264 68.2 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Roma 22.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 49 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 42 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 29 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Roma for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 77 22.8 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 76 22.5 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 185 54.7 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Roma 22.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 22.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 25 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Roma for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 45 years and in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 9 4.1 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 74 34.1 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 74 34.1 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 9 4.1 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 2.8 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 3 1.4 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 42 19.4 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 217 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Roma, 35.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.1% were attending a primary school, 34.1% were attending a secondary school and 6.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 586 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 Roma. 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
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 141 54.4 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 62 23.9 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 27 10.4 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 29 11.2 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 259 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 259 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Roma. Of these 54.4% were employed full time, 23.9% were employed part-time and 11.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 33 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Roma who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 33 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 479 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 1,172 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Roma was $479 and the median weekly household income was $1,172.

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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
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Roma, 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 1.8 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
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 220 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Roma, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 211 88.7 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5 2.1 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 19 8.0 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 238 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Roma there were 238 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 88.7% were separate houses, 2.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.0% 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
Roma % Roma Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 26 11.0 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 50 21.1 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 151 63.7 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 1.3 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 7 3.0 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Roma, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.0% were owned outright, 21.1% were owned with a mortgage and 63.7% were rented.

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