Borroloola (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 926 people in Borroloola (L) of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 79.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Borroloola (L) was 26 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 30.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.4% of the population.

Of people in Borroloola (L) aged 15 years and over, 30.0% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Borroloola (L) was 42 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Borroloola (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 25.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Borroloola (L) was 46 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Borroloola (L) 41.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.3% were in primary school, 9.6% in secondary school and 1.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Borroloola (L) were Australian Aboriginal 48.2%, Australian 12.0%, English 8.3%, Scottish 3.5% and Irish 2.4%.

In Borroloola (L), 94.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 1.1%, Serbia 0.5%, England 0.3%, Latvia 0.3% and United States of America 0.3%.

In Borroloola (L), 93.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Borroloola (L) were No Religion 35.0%, Other Protestant 27.2%, Catholic 5.0%, Anglican 3.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 1.1%.

In Borroloola (L) 61.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Yanyuwa 4.9%, Garrwa 2.6%, Waanyi 2.4%, Kriol 0.6% and Jingulu 0.3%.

Employment

There were 340 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Borroloola (L). Of these 52.9% were employed full time, 28.5% were employed part-time and 10.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Borroloola (L), 7.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Borroloola (L) was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 33 years.

The most common occupations in Borroloola (L) included Labourers 30.8%, Professionals 18.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Managers 8.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.5% and Sales Workers 2.3%.

Of the employed people in Borroloola (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services 29.6%, School Education 8.5%, Local Government Administration 7.2%, Waste Collection Services 6.2% and Metal Ore Mining 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Borroloola (L) was $386.

In Borroloola (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 53.1%, Car, as driver 21.2%, Car, as passenger 9.8%, Bus 1.3% and Bicycle 1.3%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 29.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Borroloola (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 14.8% provided care for children and 3.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Borroloola (L), 13.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 21.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Borroloola (L), 46.8% were couple families with children, 24.2% were couple families without children and 25.3% were one parent families.

In Borroloola (L) 24.4% of single parents were male and 75.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Borroloola (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $900 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Borroloola (L), of couple families with children, 21.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 12.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Borroloola (L), 95.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Borroloola (L), 74.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.1% were flats, units or apartments and 10.6% were other dwellings.

In Borroloola (L), of occupied private dwellings 10.6% had 1 bedroom, 20.7% had 2 bedrooms and 41.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Borroloola (L), 8.6% were owned outright, 1.5% were owned with a mortgage and 72.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Borroloola (L), of all households, 77.3% were family households, 19.7% were single person households and 3.0% were group households.

In Borroloola (L), 13.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Borroloola (L), 30.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 14.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Borroloola (L), there were 729 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 358 (or 49.1%) were male and 371 (or 50.9%) were female. The median age was 21 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Borroloola (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5, with 2.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $953.

In Borroloola (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $55 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.