Sydney - Northern Beaches

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Area code 122
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,392
Male 51.5%
Female 48.5%
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 743
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $2,330
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,800
Median weekly rent $545

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,308 94.0 207,250 95.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 58 4.2 4,840 2.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 26 1.9 4,080 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Sydney - Northern Beaches, there were 1,392 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 51.5% were male and 48.5% were female.

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Age Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 122 8.8 24,956 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 291 20.9 49,311 22.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 246 17.7 41,327 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 167 12.0 27,767 12.8 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 172 12.4 22,886 10.6 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 180 12.9 22,421 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 113 8.1 15,934 7.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 100 7.2 11,576 5.4 30,952 4.8

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 357 36.2 33,345 23.5 105,086 24.5
Separated 27 2.7 6,715 4.7 19,112 4.5
Divorced 99 10.0 10,931 7.7 28,796 6.7
Widowed 23 2.3 4,357 3.1 13,794 3.2
Never married 480 48.7 86,555 61.0 261,980 61.1

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, 36.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 334 36.3 29,736 23.4 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 140 15.2 18,245 14.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 445 48.4 78,875 62.2 228,281 60.9

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, 36.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 51 9.1 7,286 8.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 189 33.6 33,034 37.1 97,859 37.5
Secondary 168 29.9 22,640 25.4 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 38 6.8 6,508 7.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 70 12.5 5,623 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 13 2.3 1,420 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 33 5.9 12,589 14.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Sydney - Northern Beaches, 40.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.6% were attending a primary school, 29.9% were attending a secondary school and 19.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 171 17.5 9,510 6.7 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 123 12.6 8,908 6.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 34 3.5 5,294 3.7 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 164 16.8 20,305 14.3 56,625 13.2
Year 12 161 16.4 17,641 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 52 5.3 9,222 6.5 34,674 8.1
Year 10 111 11.3 26,665 18.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 475 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 88 9.0 23,512 16.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 7 0.7 792 0.6 4,256 1.0
Not stated 48 4.9 15,835 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Sydney - Northern Beaches, 16.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 3 0.2 161 0.1 347 0.1
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English only spoken at home 1,333 95.6 204,018 94.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Sydney - Northern Beaches. The only other response for language at home was Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.2%.

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Ancestry, top responses Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 1,007 47.4 150,901 49.9 399,843 45.0
English 446 21.0 60,982 20.2 152,758 17.2
Irish 202 9.5 18,060 6.0 45,887 5.2
Australian Aboriginal 156 7.3 29,526 9.8 140,480 15.8
Scottish 100 4.7 11,704 3.9 30,843 3.5

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Sydney - Northern Beaches (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Sydney - Northern Beaches, the most common ancestries were Australian 47.4%, English 21.0%, Irish 9.5%, Australian Aboriginal 7.3% and Scottish 4.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 415 59.2 38,368 49.7 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 214 30.5 22,333 29.0 61,049 27.4
Away from work 47 6.7 4,612 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 25 3.6 11,827 15.3 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 261 26.6 60,973 43.0 190,132 44.3

There were 701 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Sydney - Northern Beaches. Of these 59.2% were employed full time, 30.5% were employed part-time and 3.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 141 20.6 8,807 13.5 24,339 13.4
Managers 103 15.0 4,756 7.3 12,844 7.1
Technicians and Trades Workers 99 14.5 9,016 13.8 24,399 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 91 13.3 11,165 17.1 30,991 17.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 76 11.1 8,060 12.3 23,174 12.7
Sales Workers 73 10.7 5,993 9.2 15,791 8.7
Labourers 57 8.3 9,913 15.2 27,814 15.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers 23 3.4 5,737 8.8 16,774 9.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Sydney - Northern Beaches, the most common occupations were Professionals 20.6%, Managers 15.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.1%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Labourers 8.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 17 3.1 1,136 1.7 2,888 1.6
State Government Administration 16 2.9 1,182 1.8 4,176 2.3
Police Services 16 2.9 528 0.8 1,390 0.8
Secondary Education 15 2.7 1,255 1.9 3,079 1.7
Other Social Assistance Services 15 2.7 2,309 3.5 5,302 2.9

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Sydney - Northern Beaches, the most common industries of employment were Cafes and Restaurants 3.1%, State Government Administration 2.9%, Police Services 2.9%, Secondary Education 2.7% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 753 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 2,330 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Sydney - Northern Beaches was $753 and the median weekly household income was $2,330.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 724 73.3 86,767 61.1 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 352 35.7 42,758 30.1 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 128 13.0 20,600 14.5 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 253 25.7 21,598 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 73.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.7% provided care for children and 13.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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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
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1 -- 1.8 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 2.1 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 545 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,800 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $545 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,800.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 159 21.5 15,498 16.2 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 293 39.5 29,267 30.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 79 10.7 25,476 26.7 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 12 1.6 1,801 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 20 2.7 742 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 22 3.0 1,456 1.5 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 16 2.2 1,862 1.9 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 92 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 140 18.9 19,295 20.2 53,195 20.2

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 24.2% were a couple family with no children, 42.5% were a couple family with children and 12.8% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 459 62.4 75,718 79.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 51 6.9 9,282 9.8 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 214 29.1 8,821 9.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 11 1.5 1,144 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Sydney - Northern Beaches there were 743 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 62.4% were separate houses, 6.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 29.1% were flats or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Sydney - Northern Beaches % Sydney - Northern Beaches New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 161 21.8 13,854 14.5 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 268 36.3 26,061 27.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 261 35.3 51,327 53.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 10 1.4 696 0.7 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 39 5.3 3,553 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Sydney - Northern Beaches, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 21.8% were owned outright, 36.3% were owned with a mortgage and 35.3% were rented.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.