Iama (Yam) Island

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30700401
Total population 317
Total dwellings 89
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 299
Male 155
Female 145
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 64
Average people per household 3.7
Median weekly household income $688
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $80

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Iama (Yam) Island % Iama (Yam) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 20 6.7 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 258 86.3 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 21 7.0 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 299 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 155 51.7 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 145 48.3 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Iama (Yam) Island, there were 299 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 155 (or 51.7%) were male and 145 (or 48.3%) were female.

Age Iama (Yam) Island % Iama (Yam) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 46 15.4 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 70 23.4 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 53 17.7 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 108 36.1 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 10 3.3 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 12 4.0 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Iama (Yam) Island the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 38.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Iama (Yam) Island % Iama (Yam) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 50 27.3 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 2.2 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 12 6.6 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 117 63.9 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Iama (Yam) Island 27.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 2.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Iama (Yam) Island % Iama (Yam) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 50 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 48 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 53 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Iama (Yam) Island for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Iama (Yam) Island % Iama (Yam) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44 29.3 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 35 23.3 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 71 47.3 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Iama (Yam) Island 29.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 23.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Iama (Yam) Island % Iama (Yam) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 31 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Iama (Yam) Island 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 31 years.

Education Iama (Yam) Island % Iama (Yam) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 60 51.3 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 20 17.1 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 7 6.0 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 4 3.4 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 26 22.2 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 117 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Iama (Yam) Island, 39.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 51.3% were attending a primary school, 17.1% were attending a secondary school and 6.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Iama (Yam) Island % Iama (Yam) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 212 70.4 4,917 3.2 5,150 0.9
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 3 1.0 935 0.6 963 0.2
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English only spoken at home 7 2.3 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 2.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Iama (Yam) Island. The only other responses for language at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 70.4% and Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 1.0%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Iama (Yam) Island % Iama (Yam) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 50 43.1 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 56 48.3 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 4.3 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 5 4.3 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 116 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 116 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Iama (Yam) Island. Of these 43.1% were employed full time, 48.3% were employed part-time and 4.3% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Iama (Yam) Island % Iama (Yam) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 44 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 28 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Iama (Yam) Island who were employed full time was 44 years and those employed part time was 28 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Iama (Yam) Island % Iama (Yam) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 279 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 688 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Iama (Yam) Island was $279 and the median weekly household income was $688.

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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
Iama (Yam) Island % Iama (Yam) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.7 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.1 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Iama (Yam) Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 0.1 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
Iama (Yam) Island % Iama (Yam) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 80 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Iama (Yam) Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $80 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Iama (Yam) Island % Iama (Yam) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 57 90.5 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 6 9.5 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 63 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Iama (Yam) Island there were 63 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 90.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.5% 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
Iama (Yam) Island % Iama (Yam) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 61 95.3 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 3 4.7 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Iama (Yam) Island, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 95.3% were rented.

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