Central Darling (A)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA11700
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 725
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 28
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 232
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $903
Median monthly mortgage repayments $377
Median weekly rent $120

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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 Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 718 99.0 207,250 95.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 4,840 2.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 7 1.0 4,080 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Central Darling (A), there were 725 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female.

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Age Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 28 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 66 9.1 24,956 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 113 15.5 49,311 22.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 136 18.7 41,327 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 126 17.3 27,767 12.8 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 92 12.7 22,886 10.6 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 98 13.5 22,421 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 51 7.0 15,934 7.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 45 6.2 11,576 5.4 30,952 4.8

In Central Darling (A), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 28 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 24.1% 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
Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 65 11.9 33,345 23.5 105,086 24.5
Separated 20 3.6 6,715 4.7 19,112 4.5
Divorced 21 3.8 10,931 7.7 28,796 6.7
Widowed 18 3.3 4,357 3.1 13,794 3.2
Never married 424 77.4 86,555 61.0 261,980 61.1

In Central Darling (A), 11.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 37 8.0 29,736 23.4 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 102 22.2 18,245 14.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 321 69.8 78,875 62.2 228,281 60.9

In Central Darling (A), 8.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 22.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 12 5.3 7,286 8.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 53 23.3 33,034 37.1 97,859 37.5
Secondary 49 21.6 22,640 25.4 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 10 4.4 6,508 7.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 3 1.3 5,623 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 9 4.0 1,420 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 91 40.1 12,589 14.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Darling (A), 31.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.3% were attending a primary school, 21.6% were attending a secondary school and 5.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3 0.6 9,510 6.7 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 20 3.7 8,908 6.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 8 1.5 5,294 3.7 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 34 6.3 20,305 14.3 56,625 13.2
Year 12 19 3.5 17,641 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 25 4.6 9,222 6.5 34,674 8.1
Year 10 124 23.0 26,665 18.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 3 0.6 475 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 122 22.7 23,512 16.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 3 0.6 792 0.6 4,256 1.0
Not stated 176 32.7 15,835 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Central Darling (A), 3.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Kuuku-Ya'u 5 0.7 11 0.0 10 0.0
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English only spoken at home 635 87.7 204,018 94.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 87.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Darling (A). The only other response for language at home was Kuuku-Ya'u 0.7%.

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Ancestry, top responses Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 453 57.2 29,526 9.8 140,480 15.8
Australian 185 23.4 150,901 49.9 399,843 45.0
English 52 6.6 60,982 20.2 152,758 17.2
Scottish 13 1.6 11,704 3.9 30,843 3.5
Irish 7 0.9 18,060 6.0 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 Central Darling (A) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Darling (A), the most common ancestries were Australian Aboriginal 57.2%, Australian 23.4%, English 6.6%, Scottish 1.6% and Irish 0.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 79 49.1 38,368 49.7 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 34 21.1 22,333 29.0 61,049 27.4
Away from work 7 4.3 4,612 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 41 25.5 11,827 15.3 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 333 61.2 60,973 43.0 190,132 44.3

There were 161 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Central Darling (A). Of these 49.1% were employed full time, 21.1% were employed part-time and 25.5% 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
Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 45 39.5 11,165 17.1 30,991 17.0
Labourers 23 20.2 9,913 15.2 27,814 15.3
Professionals 13 11.4 8,807 13.5 24,339 13.4
Managers 9 7.9 4,756 7.3 12,844 7.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9 7.9 8,060 12.3 23,174 12.7
Not stated 5 4.4 841 1.3 2,729 1.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4 3.5 5,737 8.8 16,774 9.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 3 2.6 9,016 13.8 24,399 13.4

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Darling (A), the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 39.5%, Labourers 20.2%, Professionals 11.4%, Managers 7.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.9%, Not stated 4.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.5% and Technicians and Trades Workers 2.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 17 15.3 652 1.0 2,639 1.4
Local Government Administration 10 9.0 1,489 2.3 5,511 3.0
Employment Placement and Recruitment Services 7 6.3 451 0.7 1,453 0.8
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6 5.4 2,306 3.5 5,542 3.0
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 5 4.5 137 0.2 230 0.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Darling (A), the most common industries of employment were Combined Primary and Secondary Education 15.3%, Local Government Administration 9.0%, Employment Placement and Recruitment Services 6.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.4% and Sheep Farming (Specialised) 4.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 367 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 903 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Darling (A) was $367 and the median weekly household income was $903.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 228 41.5 86,767 61.1 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 93 17.0 42,758 30.1 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 43 7.8 20,600 14.5 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 54 9.9 21,598 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Central Darling (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 41.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.0% provided care for children and 7.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.9% 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
Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (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 1.1 -- 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 Central Darling (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 1.1 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
Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 120 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 377 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Central Darling (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $377.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 27 11.9 15,498 16.2 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 53 23.5 29,267 30.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 80 35.4 25,476 26.7 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 3 1.3 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 3 1.3 1,456 1.5 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 3 1.3 1,862 1.9 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 92 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 57 25.2 19,295 20.2 53,195 20.2

In Central Darling (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 11.9% were a couple family with no children, 24.8% were a couple family with children and 36.7% 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
Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 210 93.3 75,718 79.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5 2.2 9,282 9.8 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 5 2.2 8,821 9.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 5 2.2 1,144 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Central Darling (A) there were 232 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 93.3% were separate houses, 2.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.2% were flats or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Central Darling (A) % Central Darling (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 46 19.9 13,854 14.5 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 6 2.6 26,061 27.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 164 71.0 51,327 53.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 3 1.3 696 0.7 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 12 5.2 3,553 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Central Darling (A), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 19.9% were owned outright, 2.6% were owned with a mortgage and 71.0% were rented.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.