Bli Bli

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Area code 316071545
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 214
Male 52.2%
Female 47.8%
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 96
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,567
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,800
Median weekly rent $370

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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 Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 192 89.7 148,940 79.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 7 3.3 21,056 11.3 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 15 7.0 16,487 8.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Bli Bli, there were 214 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 52.2% were male and 47.8% were female.

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Age Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 14 7.0 21,857 11.7 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 53 26.6 44,223 23.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 44 22.1 35,876 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 23 11.6 24,524 13.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 26 13.1 20,754 11.1 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 22 11.1 18,739 10.0 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 14 7.0 12,308 6.6 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 3 1.5 8,194 4.4 30,952 4.8

In Bli Bli, the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 40 28.0 26,266 21.8 105,086 24.5
Separated 3 2.1 5,219 4.3 19,112 4.5
Divorced 12 8.4 7,870 6.5 28,796 6.7
Widowed 8 5.6 3,492 2.9 13,794 3.2
Never married 80 55.9 77,564 64.4 261,980 61.1

In Bli Bli, 28.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 37 29.4 22,449 21.1 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 21 16.7 18,992 17.9 60,051 16.0
Not married 68 54.0 64,807 61.0 228,281 60.9

In Bli Bli, 29.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 4.8 3,597 4.9 16,698 6.4
Primary 31 37.3 29,132 39.8 97,859 37.5
Secondary 26 31.3 19,602 26.8 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 10 12.0 3,177 4.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 7 8.4 4,645 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 1,750 2.4 5,047 1.9
Not stated 5 6.0 11,357 15.5 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bli Bli, 39.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.3% were attending a primary school, 31.3% were attending a secondary school and 20.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 8 5.6 6,490 5.4 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 9 6.3 7,156 5.9 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 7 4.9 3,808 3.2 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 32 22.5 17,714 14.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 23 16.2 21,285 17.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 10 7.0 9,701 8.1 34,674 8.1
Year 10 21 14.8 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 16 11.3 15,282 12.7 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 920 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 11 7.7 13,484 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Bli Bli, 16.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal English, so described 3 1.5 183 0.1 625 0.1
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English only spoken at home 192 92.3 161,165 86.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bli Bli. The only other response for language at home was Aboriginal English, so described 1.5%.

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Ancestry, top responses Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 157 49.7 114,137 43.5 399,843 45.0
English 52 16.5 41,381 15.8 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 29 9.2 36,062 13.8 140,480 15.8
Scottish 19 6.0 8,935 3.4 30,843 3.5
Irish 15 4.7 13,013 5.0 45,887 5.2

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

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bli Bli, the most common ancestries were Australian 49.7%, English 16.5%, Australian Aboriginal 9.2%, Scottish 6.0% and Irish 4.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 45 48.4 30,836 46.8 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 24 25.8 17,867 27.1 61,049 27.4
Away from work 3 3.2 3,935 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 21 22.6 13,259 20.1 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 43 31.6 51,070 42.4 190,132 44.3

There were 93 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bli Bli. Of these 48.4% were employed full time, 25.8% were employed part-time and 22.6% 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
Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 19 23.8 7,056 13.4 24,399 13.4
Labourers 15 18.8 8,925 17.0 27,814 15.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 13 16.2 6,728 12.8 23,174 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 9 11.2 8,935 17.0 30,991 17.0
Professionals 8 10.0 6,202 11.8 24,339 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 6 7.5 5,130 9.7 16,774 9.2
Managers 5 6.2 3,333 6.3 12,844 7.1
Sales Workers 5 6.2 4,797 9.1 15,791 8.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bli Bli, the most common occupations were Technicians and Trades Workers 23.8%, Labourers 18.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.2%, Professionals 10.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.5%, Managers 6.2% and Sales Workers 6.2%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Takeaway Food Services 5 10.4 1,338 2.5 4,469 2.5
Electrical Services 4 8.3 276 0.5 1,053 0.6
Road and Bridge Construction 3 6.2 365 0.7 1,085 0.6
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3 6.2 1,674 3.2 5,555 3.1
Cafes and Restaurants 3 6.2 861 1.6 2,888 1.6

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bli Bli, the most common industries of employment were Takeaway Food Services 10.4%, Electrical Services 8.3%, Road and Bridge Construction 6.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.2% and Cafes and Restaurants 6.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 521 -- 453 -- 441 --
Household 1,567 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bli Bli was $521 and the median weekly household income was $1,567.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 92 66.7 75,703 62.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 46 33.1 38,265 31.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 16 11.5 15,171 12.6 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 21 15.1 18,300 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Bli Bli, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 66.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.1% 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, 15.1% 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
Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2 -- 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 Bli Bli, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom and 2.2 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
Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 370 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,800 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Bli Bli, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $370 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,800.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 17 17.9 11,886 15.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 40 42.1 23,609 31.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 19 20.0 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 3.2 1,381 1.8 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 3 3.2 1,702 2.3 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 117 0.2 471 0.2
Other household 13 13.7 14,572 19.5 53,195 20.2

In Bli Bli, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 17.9% were a couple family with no children, 45.3% were a couple family with children and 23.2% 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
Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 84 86.6 60,179 80.9 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 9 9.3 6,987 9.4 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 6,288 8.5 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 4 4.1 909 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Bli Bli there were 96 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 86.6% were separate houses, 9.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 4.1% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bli Bli % Bli Bli Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 11 11.1 7,727 10.3 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 42 42.4 17,634 23.6 68,085 25.9
Rented 43 43.4 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 3.0 2,743 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Bli Bli, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.1% were owned outright, 42.4% were owned with a mortgage and 43.4% were rented.

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