Bidyadanga

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50100203
Total population 595
Total dwellings 123
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 528
Male 263
Female 267
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 78
Average people per household 5.6
Median weekly household income $909
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $50

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Bidyadanga % Bidyadanga Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 528 100.0 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 528 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 263 49.6 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 267 50.4 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Bidyadanga, there were 528 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 263 (or 49.6%) were male and 267 (or 50.4%) were female.

Age Bidyadanga % Bidyadanga Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 62 11.7 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 133 25.0 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 99 18.6 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 204 38.4 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 24 4.5 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 9 1.7 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Bidyadanga the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bidyadanga % Bidyadanga Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 82 24.3 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 0.9 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 9 2.7 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 243 72.1 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Bidyadanga 24.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 0.9% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bidyadanga % Bidyadanga Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 46 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 31 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 53 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Bidyadanga for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bidyadanga % Bidyadanga Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 64 21.7 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 53 18.0 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 178 60.3 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Bidyadanga 21.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bidyadanga % Bidyadanga Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 43 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Bidyadanga 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 35 years.

Education Bidyadanga % Bidyadanga Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 10 5.3 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 113 60.1 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 35 18.6 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 11 5.9 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 19 10.1 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 188 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bidyadanga, 35.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 60.1% were attending a primary school, 18.6% were attending a secondary school and 7.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Bidyadanga % Bidyadanga Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Kriol 55 10.4 1,936 2.8 6,692 1.2
Yulparija 41 7.7 51 0.1 51 0.0
Nyangumarta 31 5.8 262 0.4 262 0.0
Mangala 26 4.9 60 0.1 57 0.0
Karajarri 25 4.7 39 0.1 39 0.0
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English only spoken at home 310 58.4 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 58.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bidyadanga. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Kriol 10.4%, Yulparija 7.7%, Nyangumarta 5.8%, Mangala 4.9% and Karajarri 4.7%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bidyadanga % Bidyadanga Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 35 34.7 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 43 42.6 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 10 9.9 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 13 12.9 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 101 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 101 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bidyadanga. Of these 34.7% were employed full time, 42.6% were employed part-time and 12.9% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Bidyadanga % Bidyadanga Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 46 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bidyadanga who were employed full time was 46 years and those employed part time was 38 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bidyadanga % Bidyadanga Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 266 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 909 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bidyadanga was $266 and the median weekly household income was $909.

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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
Bidyadanga % Bidyadanga Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 5.6 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.9 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.8 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Bidyadanga, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.6, with 1.9 persons per bedroom and 0.8 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
Bidyadanga % Bidyadanga Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 50 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Bidyadanga, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $50 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
Bidyadanga % Bidyadanga Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 79 100.0 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 79 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Bidyadanga there were 79 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
Bidyadanga % Bidyadanga Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 73 91.2 13,868 62.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 3.8 158 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 5.0 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Bidyadanga, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 91.2% were rented.

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