Arundel

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Area code 309031235
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 160
Male 52.2%
Female 47.8%
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 72
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $1,687
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,297
Median weekly rent $440

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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 Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 147 91.9 148,940 79.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 13 8.1 21,056 11.3 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 16,487 8.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Arundel, there were 160 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 52.2% were male and 47.8% were female.

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Age Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 21 12.4 21,857 11.7 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 31 18.2 44,223 23.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 41 24.1 35,876 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 26 15.3 24,524 13.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 17 10.0 20,754 11.1 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 18 10.6 18,739 10.0 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 13 7.6 12,308 6.6 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 3 1.8 8,194 4.4 30,952 4.8

In Arundel, the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 27 25.0 26,266 21.8 105,086 24.5
Separated 4 3.7 5,219 4.3 19,112 4.5
Divorced 6 5.6 7,870 6.5 28,796 6.7
Widowed 3 2.8 3,492 2.9 13,794 3.2
Never married 68 63.0 77,564 64.4 261,980 61.1

In Arundel, 25.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 32 28.6 22,449 21.1 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 19 17.0 18,992 17.9 60,051 16.0
Not married 61 54.5 64,807 61.0 228,281 60.9

In Arundel, 28.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 4.3 3,597 4.9 16,698 6.4
Primary 24 34.3 29,132 39.8 97,859 37.5
Secondary 22 31.4 19,602 26.8 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 7 10.0 3,177 4.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 14 20.0 4,645 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 1,750 2.4 5,047 1.9
Not stated 0 0.0 11,357 15.5 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Arundel, 42.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.3% were attending a primary school, 31.4% were attending a secondary school and 30.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 15 14.6 6,490 5.4 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 7 6.8 7,156 5.9 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 3 2.9 3,808 3.2 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 19 18.4 17,714 14.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 21 20.4 21,285 17.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 11 10.7 9,701 8.1 34,674 8.1
Year 10 16 15.5 21,474 17.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 280 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 58 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 7 6.8 15,282 12.7 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 920 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 3 2.9 13,484 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Arundel, 20.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 159 100.0 161,165 86.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Arundel. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 123 48.4 114,137 43.5 399,843 45.0
English 46 18.1 41,381 15.8 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 24 9.4 36,062 13.8 140,480 15.8
Irish 19 7.5 13,013 5.0 45,887 5.2
German 9 3.5 6,083 2.3 16,332 1.8

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 Arundel (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Arundel, the most common ancestries were Australian 48.4%, English 18.1%, Australian Aboriginal 9.4%, Irish 7.5% and German 3.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 38 47.5 30,836 46.8 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 25 31.2 17,867 27.1 61,049 27.4
Away from work 4 5.0 3,935 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 13 16.2 13,259 20.1 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 40 33.3 51,070 42.4 190,132 44.3

There were 80 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Arundel. Of these 47.5% were employed full time, 31.2% were employed part-time and 16.2% 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
Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Managers 9 17.0 3,333 6.3 12,844 7.1
Professionals 9 17.0 6,202 11.8 24,339 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 9 17.0 8,935 17.0 30,991 17.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 7 13.2 7,056 13.4 24,399 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 7 13.2 6,728 12.8 23,174 12.7
Labourers 5 9.4 8,925 17.0 27,814 15.3
Sales Workers 4 7.5 4,797 9.1 15,791 8.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3 5.7 5,130 9.7 16,774 9.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Arundel, the most common occupations were Managers 17.0%, Professionals 17.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 17.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.2%, Labourers 9.4%, Sales Workers 7.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Accommodation 5 18.5 801 1.5 2,427 1.3
Takeaway Food Services 4 14.8 1,338 2.5 4,469 2.5
Road and Bridge Construction 3 11.1 365 0.7 1,085 0.6
Hardware and Building Supplies Retailing 3 11.1 249 0.5 883 0.5
Department Stores 3 11.1 355 0.7 1,218 0.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Arundel, the most common industries of employment were Accommodation 18.5%, Takeaway Food Services 14.8%, Road and Bridge Construction 11.1%, Hardware and Building Supplies Retailing 11.1% and Department Stores 11.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 491 -- 453 -- 441 --
Household 1,687 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Arundel was $491 and the median weekly household income was $1,687.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 81 70.4 75,703 62.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 36 31.9 38,265 31.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 13 11.5 15,171 12.6 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 24 21.2 18,300 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Arundel, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 70.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.9% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.2% 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
Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3 -- 1.7 -- 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 Arundel, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom and 2.3 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
Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 440 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,297 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Arundel, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $440 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,297.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 15 21.1 11,886 15.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 32 45.1 23,609 31.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 13 18.3 19,239 25.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 0 0.0 1,624 2.2 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 576 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 3 4.2 1,381 1.8 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 1,702 2.3 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 117 0.2 471 0.2
Other household 8 11.3 14,572 19.5 53,195 20.2

In Arundel, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 21.1% were a couple family with no children, 49.3% were a couple family with children and 18.3% 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
Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 64 82.1 60,179 80.9 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 14 17.9 6,987 9.4 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 6,288 8.5 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 909 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Arundel there were 72 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 82.1% were separate houses, 17.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Arundel % Arundel Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 10 12.8 7,727 10.3 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 26 33.3 17,634 23.6 68,085 25.9
Rented 39 50.0 46,197 61.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 409 0.5 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 3.8 2,743 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Arundel, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 12.8% were owned outright, 33.3% were owned with a mortgage and 50.0% were rented.

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