Ballina (A)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA10250
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,370
Male 48.4%
Female 51.6%
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 639
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,184
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $300

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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 Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,298 94.7 207,250 95.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 50 3.6 4,840 2.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 22 1.6 4,080 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Ballina (A), there were 1,370 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female.

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Age Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 134 9.8 24,956 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 308 22.6 49,311 22.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 238 17.4 41,327 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 155 11.4 27,767 12.8 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 161 11.8 22,886 10.6 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 161 11.8 22,421 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 109 8.0 15,934 7.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 98 7.2 11,576 5.4 30,952 4.8

In Ballina (A), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.3% 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
Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 200 21.6 33,345 23.5 105,086 24.5
Separated 26 2.8 6,715 4.7 19,112 4.5
Divorced 75 8.1 10,931 7.7 28,796 6.7
Widowed 25 2.7 4,357 3.1 13,794 3.2
Never married 599 64.8 86,555 61.0 261,980 61.1

In Ballina (A), 21.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 176 20.6 29,736 23.4 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 132 15.4 18,245 14.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 547 64.0 78,875 62.2 228,281 60.9

In Ballina (A), 20.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 41 7.3 7,286 8.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 212 37.6 33,034 37.1 97,859 37.5
Secondary 149 26.4 22,640 25.4 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 53 9.4 6,508 7.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 33 5.9 5,623 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 11 2.0 1,420 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 65 11.5 12,589 14.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ballina (A), 41.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.6% were attending a primary school, 26.4% were attending a secondary school and 15.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 65 7.0 9,510 6.7 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 78 8.4 8,908 6.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 34 3.7 5,294 3.7 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 144 15.6 20,305 14.3 56,625 13.2
Year 12 121 13.1 17,641 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 64 6.9 9,222 6.5 34,674 8.1
Year 10 163 17.6 26,665 18.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 3 0.3 475 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 126 13.6 23,512 16.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 8 0.9 792 0.6 4,256 1.0
Not stated 97 10.5 15,835 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Ballina (A), 13.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal English, so described 8 0.6 162 0.1 625 0.1
Bandjalang 3 0.2 81 0.0 106 0.0
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English only spoken at home 1,295 94.3 204,018 94.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ballina (A). The only other responses for language at home were Aboriginal English, so described 0.6% and Bandjalang 0.2%.

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Ancestry, top responses Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 948 51.8 150,901 49.9 399,843 45.0
English 348 19.0 60,982 20.2 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 240 13.1 29,526 9.8 140,480 15.8
Irish 84 4.6 18,060 6.0 45,887 5.2
Scottish 61 3.3 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 Ballina (A) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ballina (A), the most common ancestries were Australian 51.8%, English 19.0%, Australian Aboriginal 13.1%, Irish 4.6% and Scottish 3.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 226 46.9 38,368 49.7 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 153 31.7 22,333 29.0 61,049 27.4
Away from work 30 6.2 4,612 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 73 15.1 11,827 15.3 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 421 44.9 60,973 43.0 190,132 44.3

There were 482 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ballina (A). Of these 46.9% were employed full time, 31.7% were employed part-time and 15.1% 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
Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 73 18.3 11,165 17.1 30,991 17.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 59 14.8 9,016 13.8 24,399 13.4
Labourers 54 13.6 9,913 15.2 27,814 15.3
Professionals 51 12.8 8,807 13.5 24,339 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 48 12.1 8,060 12.3 23,174 12.7
Sales Workers 38 9.5 5,993 9.2 15,791 8.7
Managers 34 8.5 4,756 7.3 12,844 7.1
Machinery Operators and Drivers 23 5.8 5,737 8.8 16,774 9.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ballina (A), the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 18.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Labourers 13.6%, Professionals 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Managers 8.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 19 5.7 1,489 2.3 5,511 3.0
Secondary Education 15 4.5 1,255 1.9 3,079 1.7
Other Social Assistance Services 15 4.5 2,309 3.5 5,302 2.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 13 3.9 1,887 2.9 5,555 3.1
Cafes and Restaurants 12 3.6 1,136 1.7 2,888 1.6

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ballina (A), the most common industries of employment were Local Government Administration 5.7%, Secondary Education 4.5%, Other Social Assistance Services 4.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.9% and Cafes and Restaurants 3.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 475 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 1,184 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ballina (A) was $475 and the median weekly household income was $1,184.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 568 61.3 86,767 61.1 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 226 24.4 42,758 30.1 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 138 14.9 20,600 14.5 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 167 18.0 21,598 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Ballina (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 61.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.4% provided care for children and 14.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.0% 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
Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 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 Ballina (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom and 1.7 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
Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Ballina (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 118 18.7 15,498 16.2 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 167 26.5 29,267 30.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 169 26.8 25,476 26.7 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 10 1.6 1,801 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 3 0.5 742 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 9 1.4 1,456 1.5 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 15 2.4 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 22.2 19,295 20.2 53,195 20.2

In Ballina (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 19.2% were a couple family with no children, 27.9% were a couple family with children and 29.2% 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
Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 438 69.6 75,718 79.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 131 20.8 9,282 9.8 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 48 7.6 8,821 9.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 12 1.9 1,144 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Ballina (A) there were 639 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 69.6% were separate houses, 20.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.6% were flats or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ballina (A) % Ballina (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 77 12.1 13,854 14.5 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 145 22.7 26,061 27.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 380 59.5 51,327 53.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 5 0.8 696 0.7 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 32 5.0 3,553 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Ballina (A), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 12.1% were owned outright, 22.7% were owned with a mortgage and 59.5% were rented.

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