Poruma (Coconut) Island

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30700402
Total population 148
Total dwellings 51
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 145
Male 74
Female 72
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 35
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $729
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $70

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Poruma (Coconut) Island % Poruma (Coconut) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 0 0.0 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 133 91.7 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 12 8.3 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 145 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 74 50.7 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 72 49.3 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Poruma (Coconut) Island, there were 145 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 74 (or 50.7%) were male and 72 (or 49.3%) were female.

Age Poruma (Coconut) Island % Poruma (Coconut) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 20 13.7 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 28 19.2 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 25 17.1 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 55 37.7 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 9 6.2 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 9 6.2 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Poruma (Coconut) Island the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 33.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Poruma (Coconut) Island % Poruma (Coconut) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 23 23.0 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 5 5.0 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 3.0 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 69 69.0 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Poruma (Coconut) Island 23.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 5.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Poruma (Coconut) Island % Poruma (Coconut) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 43 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 97 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Poruma (Coconut) Island for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Poruma (Coconut) Island % Poruma (Coconut) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 18 22.0 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 14 17.1 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 50 61.0 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Poruma (Coconut) Island 22.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Poruma (Coconut) Island % Poruma (Coconut) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 42 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Poruma (Coconut) Island for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 42 years and in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education Poruma (Coconut) Island % Poruma (Coconut) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 7.0 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 27 62.8 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 6 14.0 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 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 9.3 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 3 7.0 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 43 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Poruma (Coconut) Island, 30.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 62.8% were attending a primary school, 14.0% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Poruma (Coconut) Island % Poruma (Coconut) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 130 88.4 4,917 3.2 5,150 0.9
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English only spoken at home 4 2.7 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 2.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Poruma (Coconut) Island. The only other response for language at home was Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 88.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Poruma (Coconut) Island % Poruma (Coconut) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 19 30.6 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 38 61.3 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 8.1 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 0 0.0 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 62 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 62 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Poruma (Coconut) Island. Of these 30.6% were employed full time, 61.3% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Poruma (Coconut) Island % Poruma (Coconut) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 30 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 27 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Poruma (Coconut) Island who were employed full time was 30 years and those employed part time was 27 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Poruma (Coconut) Island % Poruma (Coconut) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 358 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 729 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Poruma (Coconut) Island was $358 and the median weekly household income was $729.

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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
Poruma (Coconut) Island % Poruma (Coconut) Island 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 0.1 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Poruma (Coconut) Island, 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 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
Poruma (Coconut) Island % Poruma (Coconut) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 70 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Poruma (Coconut) Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $70 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
Poruma (Coconut) Island % Poruma (Coconut) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 34 100.0 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 0 0.0 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 34 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Poruma (Coconut) Island there were 34 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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
Poruma (Coconut) Island % Poruma (Coconut) 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 35 100.0 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 0 0.0 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Poruma (Coconut) 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 100.0% were rented.

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