Beechboro

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50501902
Total population 21,463
Total dwellings 7,869
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 821
Male 387
Female 433
Median age 17
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 268
Average people per household 3.9
Median weekly household income $1,093
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,614
Median weekly rent $170

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Beechboro % Beechboro Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 796 97.0 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 21 2.6 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 4 0.5 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 821 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 387 47.2 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 433 52.8 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Beechboro, there were 821 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 387 (or 47.2%) were male and 433 (or 52.8%) were female.

Age Beechboro % Beechboro Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 126 15.4 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 224 27.4 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 174 21.2 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 239 29.2 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 29 3.5 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 27 3.3 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 17 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Beechboro the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 17 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 42.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Beechboro % Beechboro Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 74 15.7 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 24 5.1 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 28 6.0 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 19 4.0 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 325 69.1 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Beechboro 15.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Beechboro % Beechboro Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 36 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 54 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 73 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Beechboro 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 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Beechboro % Beechboro Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 72 16.3 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 58 13.1 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 312 70.6 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Beechboro 16.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Beechboro % Beechboro Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 33 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 25 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Beechboro for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 48 years and in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

Education Beechboro % Beechboro Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 22 6.1 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 150 41.4 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 63 17.4 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 15 4.1 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 12 3.3 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 4 1.1 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 96 26.5 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 362 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Beechboro, 44.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.4% were attending a primary school, 17.4% were attending a secondary school and 7.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Beechboro % Beechboro Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Nyungar 3 0.4 322 0.5 341 0.1
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English only spoken at home 777 94.6 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Beechboro. The only other response for language at home was Nyungar 0.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Beechboro % Beechboro Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 100 46.7 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 37 17.3 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 29 13.6 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 48 22.4 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 214 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 214 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Beechboro. Of these 46.7% were employed full time, 17.3% were employed part-time and 22.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Beechboro % Beechboro Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 36 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 30 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Beechboro who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 30 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Beechboro % Beechboro Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 333 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 1,093 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Beechboro was $333 and the median weekly household income was $1,093.

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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
Beechboro % Beechboro Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.9 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Beechboro, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.9, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.7 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
Beechboro % Beechboro Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 170 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,614 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Beechboro, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,614.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Beechboro % Beechboro Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 245 92.1 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 13 4.9 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 8 3.0 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 266 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Beechboro there were 266 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 92.1% were separate houses, 4.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.0% 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
Beechboro % Beechboro Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 25 9.4 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 95 35.6 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 133 49.8 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 14 5.2 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Beechboro, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.4% were owned outright, 35.6% were owned with a mortgage and 49.8% were rented.

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