Bourke (A)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA11150
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 837
Male 46.0%
Female 54.0%
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 300
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,157
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent $170

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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 Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 820 98.0 207,250 95.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 14 1.7 4,840 2.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 0.4 4,080 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Bourke (A), there were 837 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 46.0% were male and 54.0% were female.

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Age Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 82 9.7 24,956 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 197 23.4 49,311 22.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 132 15.7 41,327 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 104 12.4 27,767 12.8 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 95 11.3 22,886 10.6 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 114 13.5 22,421 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 66 7.8 15,934 7.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 52 6.2 11,576 5.4 30,952 4.8

In Bourke (A), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 97 17.3 33,345 23.5 105,086 24.5
Separated 22 3.9 6,715 4.7 19,112 4.5
Divorced 22 3.9 10,931 7.7 28,796 6.7
Widowed 24 4.3 4,357 3.1 13,794 3.2
Never married 397 70.6 86,555 61.0 261,980 61.1

In Bourke (A), 17.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 85 16.9 29,736 23.4 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 112 22.3 18,245 14.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 306 60.8 78,875 62.2 228,281 60.9

In Bourke (A), 16.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 22.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 24 7.8 7,286 8.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 137 44.6 33,034 37.1 97,859 37.5
Secondary 56 18.2 22,640 25.4 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 15 4.9 6,508 7.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 4 1.3 5,623 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 1,420 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 71 23.1 12,589 14.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bourke (A), 36.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.6% were attending a primary school, 18.2% were attending a secondary school and 6.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 20 3.6 9,510 6.7 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 29 5.3 8,908 6.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 13 2.4 5,294 3.7 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 47 8.5 20,305 14.3 56,625 13.2
Year 12 29 5.3 17,641 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 50 9.1 9,222 6.5 34,674 8.1
Year 10 135 24.5 26,665 18.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 4 0.7 475 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 122 22.1 23,512 16.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 11 2.0 792 0.6 4,256 1.0
Not stated 81 14.7 15,835 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Bourke (A), 5.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Paakantyi 4 0.5 26 0.0 36 0.0
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English only spoken at home 792 95.5 204,018 94.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bourke (A). The only other response for language at home was Paakantyi 0.5%.

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Ancestry, top responses Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 597 58.2 150,901 49.9 399,843 45.0
English 172 16.8 60,982 20.2 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 149 14.5 29,526 9.8 140,480 15.8
Irish 33 3.2 18,060 6.0 45,887 5.2
Scottish 19 1.9 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 Bourke (A) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bourke (A), the most common ancestries were Australian 58.2%, English 16.8%, Australian Aboriginal 14.5%, Irish 3.2% and Scottish 1.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 142 54.6 38,368 49.7 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 56 21.5 22,333 29.0 61,049 27.4
Away from work 12 4.6 4,612 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 50 19.2 11,827 15.3 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 263 48.1 60,973 43.0 190,132 44.3

There were 260 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bourke (A). Of these 54.6% were employed full time, 21.5% were employed part-time and 19.2% 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
Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 64 28.8 11,165 17.1 30,991 17.0
Labourers 30 13.5 9,913 15.2 27,814 15.3
Professionals 27 12.2 8,807 13.5 24,339 13.4
Managers 23 10.4 4,756 7.3 12,844 7.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers 23 10.4 8,060 12.3 23,174 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 20 9.0 9,016 13.8 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 12 5.4 5,737 8.8 16,774 9.2
Inadequately described 9 4.1 1,024 1.6 3,291 1.8

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bourke (A), the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 28.8%, Labourers 13.5%, Professionals 12.2%, Managers 10.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.4% and Inadequately described 4.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Primary Education 19 10.6 1,832 2.8 4,897 2.7
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 18 10.1 2,306 3.5 5,542 3.0
Legal Services 10 5.6 464 0.7 1,166 0.6
Other Social Assistance Services 10 5.6 2,309 3.5 5,302 2.9
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 9 5.0 1,015 1.6 2,607 1.4

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bourke (A), the most common industries of employment were Primary Education 10.6%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10.1%, Legal Services 5.6%, Other Social Assistance Services 5.6% and Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 5.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 471 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 1,157 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bourke (A) was $471 and the median weekly household income was $1,157.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 257 45.8 86,767 61.1 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 139 24.9 42,758 30.1 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 64 11.4 20,600 14.5 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 89 15.9 21,598 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Bourke (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 45.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.9% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.9% 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
Bourke (A) % Bourke (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 1.2 -- 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 Bourke (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 1.2 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
Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 170 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Bourke (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 49 16.4 15,498 16.2 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 84 28.2 29,267 30.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 76 25.5 25,476 26.7 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 6 2.0 1,801 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 742 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 1,456 1.5 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 10 3.4 1,862 1.9 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 92 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 73 24.5 19,295 20.2 53,195 20.2

In Bourke (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 16.4% were a couple family with no children, 28.2% were a couple family with children and 28.9% 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
Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 280 94.3 75,718 79.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5 1.7 9,282 9.8 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 6 2.0 8,821 9.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 6 2.0 1,144 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Bourke (A) there were 300 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 94.3% were separate houses, 1.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.0% were flats or apartments and 2.0% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bourke (A) % Bourke (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 42 13.8 13,854 14.5 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 73 24.0 26,061 27.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 164 53.9 51,327 53.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 3 1.0 696 0.7 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 22 7.2 3,553 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Bourke (A), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 13.8% were owned outright, 24.0% were owned with a mortgage and 53.9% were rented.

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