Mount Gambier

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC40101902
Total population 25,200
Total dwellings 11,604
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 575
Male 264
Female 311
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 273
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $749
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,250
Median weekly rent $150

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 525 91.3 28,831 94.7 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 23 4.0 1,039 3.4 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 27 4.7 561 1.8 21,206 3.9
Total 575 -- 30,431 -- 548,370 --
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Male 264 45.9 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 311 54.1 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Mount Gambier, there were 575 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 264 (or 45.9%) were male and 311 (or 54.1%) were female.

Age Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 78 13.6 3,580 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 166 28.9 6,969 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 113 19.7 5,897 19.4 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 170 29.6 10,953 36.0 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 27 4.7 1,774 5.8 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 21 3.7 1,260 4.1 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Mount Gambier the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 42.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 69 21.0 4,142 20.8 85,741 24.4
Separated 17 5.2 869 4.4 14,925 4.2
Divorced 29 8.8 1,394 7.0 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 1.8 737 3.7 12,142 3.5
Never married 207 63.1 12,739 64.1 215,347 61.3

In Mount Gambier 21.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 45 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 60 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 46 -- 65 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Mount Gambier 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 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 67 22.4 3,449 20.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 44 14.7 2,642 15.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 188 62.9 10,991 64.3 187,097 60.9

In Mount Gambier 22.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 26 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 30 -- 28 --

In Mount Gambier for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 53 years and in a de facto marriage was 26 years.

Education Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 25 9.0 844 6.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 124 44.4 4,561 35.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 59 21.1 2,580 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 16 5.7 751 5.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7 2.5 594 4.6 10,125 4.5
Other 10 3.6 263 2.0 3,662 1.6
Not stated 38 13.6 3,291 25.5 50,410 22.5
Total 279 -- 12,884 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Gambier, 48.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.4% were attending a primary school, 21.1% were attending a secondary school and 8.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Kukatha 3 0.5 26 0.1 27 0.0
Kaurna 3 0.5 36 0.1 48 0.0
Ngarrindjeri 3 0.5 238 0.8 256 0.0
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English only spoken at home 541 93.8 25,009 82.2 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Gambier. The only other responses for language at home were Kukatha 0.5%, Kaurna 0.5% and Ngarrindjeri 0.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 78 46.2 4,311 46.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 43 25.4 2,578 27.8 47,035 26.4
Away from work 14 8.3 698 7.5 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 34 20.1 1,670 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 169 -- 9,257 -- 178,170 --

There were 169 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Gambier. Of these 46.2% were employed full time, 25.4% were employed part-time and 20.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 31 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Gambier who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 31 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 356 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 749 -- 842 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Gambier was $356 and the median weekly household income was $749.

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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
Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4 -- 1.4 -- 1.5 --

In Mount Gambier, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.4 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
Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,250 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Mount Gambier, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,250.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 205 74.8 9,815 79.5 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 21 7.7 1,586 12.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 44 16.1 861 7.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 4 1.5 76 0.6 2,949 1.4
Total 274 -- 12,343 -- 209,047 --

In Mount Gambier there were 274 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 74.8% were separate houses, 7.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 16.1% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mount Gambier % Mount Gambier South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 21 7.7 1,182 9.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 75 27.5 3,028 24.5 51,761 24.8
Rented 165 60.4 7,430 60.2 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 1.1 137 1.1 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 9 3.3 564 4.6 8,338 4.0

In Mount Gambier, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 7.7% were owned outright, 27.5% were owned with a mortgage and 60.4% were rented.

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