Coolbellup

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50500604
Total population 4,916
Total dwellings 2,367
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 199
Male 93
Female 106
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 80
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $1,112
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $280

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Coolbellup % Coolbellup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 199 100.0 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 199 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 93 46.7 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 106 53.3 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Coolbellup, there were 199 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 93 (or 46.7%) were male and 106 (or 53.3%) were female.

Age Coolbellup % Coolbellup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 34 17.0 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 40 20.0 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 35 17.5 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 70 35.0 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 11 5.5 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 10 5.0 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Coolbellup the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coolbellup % Coolbellup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 23 19.0 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 9 7.4 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 5.0 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 83 68.6 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Coolbellup 19.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coolbellup % Coolbellup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 44 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 25 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 51 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 53 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Coolbellup for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coolbellup % Coolbellup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 19 16.8 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 17 15.0 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 77 68.1 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Coolbellup 16.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coolbellup % Coolbellup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 42 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Coolbellup for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 47 years and in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

Education Coolbellup % Coolbellup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 4.2 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 26 36.6 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 18 25.4 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 5.6 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 20 28.2 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 71 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coolbellup, 36.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.6% were attending a primary school, 25.4% were attending a secondary school and 7.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Coolbellup % Coolbellup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Nyungar 4 2.0 322 0.5 341 0.1
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English only spoken at home 181 91.0 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 91.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coolbellup. The only other response for language at home was Nyungar 2.0%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Coolbellup % Coolbellup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 27 42.2 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 10 15.6 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 11 17.2 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 16 25.0 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 64 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 64 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Coolbellup. Of these 42.2% were employed full time, 15.6% were employed part-time and 25.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Coolbellup % Coolbellup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 31 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 26 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coolbellup who were employed full time was 31 years and those employed part time was 26 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Coolbellup % Coolbellup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 325 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 1,112 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Coolbellup was $325 and the median weekly household income was $1,112.

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

In Coolbellup, 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 1.3 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
Coolbellup % Coolbellup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 280 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Coolbellup, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $280 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Coolbellup % Coolbellup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 68 82.9 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 8 9.8 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 6 7.3 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 82 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Coolbellup there were 82 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 82.9% were separate houses, 9.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.3% 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
Coolbellup % Coolbellup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 5 6.2 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 17 21.2 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 52 65.0 13,868 62.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 158 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 6 7.5 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Coolbellup, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 6.2% were owned outright, 21.2% were owned with a mortgage and 65.0% were rented.

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