Geelong

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Area code 203
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,702
Male 49.1%
Female 50.9%
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 1,361
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,191
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,576
Median weekly rent $270

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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 Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 2,541 94.0 44,590 93.3 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 107 4.0 2,022 4.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 54 2.0 1,175 2.5 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Geelong, there were 2,702 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female.

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Age Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 315 11.6 5,476 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 620 22.9 10,414 21.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 532 19.6 9,073 19.0 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 319 11.8 6,539 13.7 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 302 11.1 5,239 11.0 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 282 10.4 5,067 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 200 7.4 3,472 7.3 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 140 5.2 2,518 5.3 30,952 4.8

In Geelong, the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 484 27.3 7,613 23.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 95 5.4 1,556 4.9 19,112 4.5
Divorced 141 7.9 2,642 8.3 28,796 6.7
Widowed 44 2.5 943 3.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 1,010 56.9 19,145 60.0 261,980 61.1

In Geelong, 27.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 417 26.4 6,729 23.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 202 12.8 4,079 14.3 60,051 16.0
Not married 963 60.9 17,744 62.1 228,281 60.9

In Geelong, 26.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 12.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 79 6.7 1,388 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 412 35.0 6,935 35.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 330 28.0 4,828 24.7 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 69 5.9 1,215 6.2 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 111 9.4 1,679 8.6 15,489 5.9
Other 26 2.2 567 2.9 5,047 1.9
Not stated 150 12.7 2,940 15.0 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Geelong, 43.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.0% were attending a primary school, 28.0% were attending a secondary school and 15.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 174 9.8 2,929 9.2 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 117 6.6 2,433 7.6 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 96 5.4 1,471 4.6 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 273 15.4 4,581 14.4 56,625 13.2
Year 12 213 12.0 4,285 13.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 159 8.9 2,661 8.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 225 12.7 4,289 13.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 8 0.5 97 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 13 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 259 14.6 4,628 14.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 11 0.6 267 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 192 10.8 3,461 10.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Geelong, 12.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Warlpiri 4 0.1 15 0.0 2,276 0.4
Pitjantjatjara 3 0.1 9 0.0 3,054 0.5
Wangkatha 3 0.1 3 0.0 208 0.0
Yankunytjatjara 3 0.1 4 0.0 417 0.1
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English only spoken at home 2,508 92.4 44,375 92.9 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Geelong. The only other responses for language at home were Warlpiri 0.1%, Pitjantjatjara 0.1%, Wangkatha 0.1% and Yankunytjatjara 0.1%.

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Ancestry, top responses Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 1,835 46.6 32,409 46.6 399,843 45.0
English 761 19.3 13,647 19.6 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 364 9.3 6,416 9.2 140,480 15.8
Irish 317 8.1 5,041 7.2 45,887 5.2
Scottish 195 5.0 3,222 4.6 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 Geelong (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Geelong, the most common ancestries were Australian 46.6%, English 19.3%, Australian Aboriginal 9.3%, Irish 8.1% and Scottish 5.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 485 48.2 8,941 50.0 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 320 31.8 5,297 29.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 83 8.2 1,134 6.3 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 119 11.8 2,502 14.0 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 737 41.5 13,086 41.0 190,132 44.3

There were 1,007 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Geelong. Of these 48.2% were employed full time, 31.8% were employed part-time and 11.8% 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
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 162 18.1 2,459 16.0 30,991 17.0
Professionals 125 14.0 2,391 15.6 24,339 13.4
Labourers 122 13.6 1,970 12.8 27,814 15.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 118 13.2 2,166 14.1 24,399 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 113 12.6 1,931 12.6 23,174 12.7
Sales Workers 91 10.2 1,447 9.4 15,791 8.7
Managers 71 7.9 1,357 8.8 12,844 7.1
Machinery Operators and Drivers 62 6.9 1,117 7.3 16,774 9.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Geelong, the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 18.1%, Professionals 14.0%, Labourers 13.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Sales Workers 10.2%, Managers 7.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Takeaway Food Services 37 4.8 415 2.7 4,469 2.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 35 4.5 481 3.2 5,555 3.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 35 4.5 461 3.0 5,542 3.0
Other Social Assistance Services 30 3.9 388 2.5 5,302 2.9
Higher Education 23 3.0 297 1.9 1,885 1.0

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Geelong, the most common industries of employment were Takeaway Food Services 4.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.5%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.9% and Higher Education 3.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 479 -- 479 -- 441 --
Household 1,191 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Geelong was $479 and the median weekly household income was $1,191.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,165 65.6 20,093 63.0 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 560 31.6 9,408 29.5 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 291 16.4 4,560 14.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 346 19.5 5,878 18.4 63,303 14.8

In Geelong, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 65.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.6% provided care for children and 16.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.5% 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
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 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 Geelong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.8 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
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 270 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,576 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Geelong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,576.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 209 15.3 4,037 17.0 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 435 31.9 6,960 29.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 355 26.1 6,066 25.5 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 22 1.6 448 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 13 1.0 146 0.6 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 11 0.8 245 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 22 1.6 353 1.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 17 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 295 21.7 5,500 23.1 53,195 20.2

In Geelong, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 16.3% were a couple family with no children, 32.7% were a couple family with children and 27.7% 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
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,188 87.7 18,993 80.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 130 9.6 2,661 11.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 32 2.4 1,847 7.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 4 0.3 176 0.7 2,897 1.1

In Geelong there were 1,361 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 87.7% were separate houses, 9.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.4% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Geelong % Geelong Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 205 15.1 3,379 14.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 445 32.7 6,916 29.1 68,085 25.9
Rented 659 48.4 12,300 51.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 19 1.4 188 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 33 2.4 986 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Geelong, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 15.1% were owned outright, 32.7% were owned with a mortgage and 48.4% were rented.

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