Bridgetown - Scott River East

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50701502
Total population 7,172
Total dwellings 3,876
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 94
Male 40
Female 55
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 52
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $633
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $160

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Bridgetown - Scott River East % Bridgetown - Scott River East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 94 100.0 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 94 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 40 42.1 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 55 57.9 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Bridgetown - Scott River East, there were 94 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 40 (or 42.1%) were male and 55 (or 57.9%) were female.

Age Bridgetown - Scott River East % Bridgetown - Scott River East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 10 10.4 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 20 20.8 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 11 11.5 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 32 33.3 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 20 20.8 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 3 3.1 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 26 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Bridgetown - Scott River East the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bridgetown - Scott River East % Bridgetown - Scott River East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 16 25.8 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 15 24.2 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 4 6.5 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 27 43.5 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Bridgetown - Scott River East 25.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 24.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bridgetown - Scott River East % Bridgetown - Scott River East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 58 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 57 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Bridgetown - Scott River East for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bridgetown - Scott River East % Bridgetown - Scott River East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 11 19.3 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 11 19.3 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 35 61.4 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Bridgetown - Scott River East 19.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 19.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bridgetown - Scott River East % Bridgetown - Scott River East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 59 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 37 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Bridgetown - Scott River East for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 59 years and in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education Bridgetown - Scott River East % Bridgetown - Scott River East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 11.8 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 17 50.0 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 3 8.8 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 11.8 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 6 17.6 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 34 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bridgetown - Scott River East, 36.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 50.0% were attending a primary school, 8.8% were attending a secondary school and 11.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Bridgetown - Scott River East % Bridgetown - Scott River East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Walmajarri 4 4.2 521 0.7 520 0.1
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English only spoken at home 87 91.6 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 91.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bridgetown - Scott River East. The only other response for language at home was Walmajarri 4.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bridgetown - Scott River East % Bridgetown - Scott River East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 10 33.3 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 14 46.7 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 6 20.0 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 30 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 30 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bridgetown - Scott River East. Of these 33.3% were employed full time, 46.7% were employed part-time and 20.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Bridgetown - Scott River East % Bridgetown - Scott River East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 58 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 40 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bridgetown - Scott River East who were employed full time was 58 years and those employed part time was 40 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bridgetown - Scott River East % Bridgetown - Scott River East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 431 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 633 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bridgetown - Scott River East was $431 and the median weekly household income was $633.

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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
Bridgetown - Scott River East % Bridgetown - Scott River East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Bridgetown - Scott River East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6, with 1.1 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
Bridgetown - Scott River East % Bridgetown - Scott River East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 160 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Bridgetown - Scott River East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $160 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bridgetown - Scott River East % Bridgetown - Scott River East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 51 100.0 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 51 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Bridgetown - Scott River East there were 51 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
Bridgetown - Scott River East % Bridgetown - Scott River East Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 16 30.2 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 15 28.3 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 19 35.8 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 3 5.7 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Bridgetown - Scott River East, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 30.2% were owned outright, 28.3% were owned with a mortgage and 35.8% were rented.

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