Leeton (A)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA14750
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 630
Male 49.9%
Female 50.1%
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 270
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,101
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,070
Median weekly rent $180

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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 Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 616 97.8 207,250 95.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 8 1.3 4,840 2.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 6 1.0 4,080 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Leeton (A), there were 630 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female.

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Age Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 18 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 81 12.9 24,956 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 168 26.8 49,311 22.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 143 22.8 41,327 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 63 10.0 27,767 12.8 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 53 8.5 22,886 10.6 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 60 9.6 22,421 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 32 5.1 15,934 7.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 27 4.3 11,576 5.4 30,952 4.8

In Leeton (A), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 38.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 77 20.1 33,345 23.5 105,086 24.5
Separated 22 5.7 6,715 4.7 19,112 4.5
Divorced 23 6.0 10,931 7.7 28,796 6.7
Widowed 11 2.9 4,357 3.1 13,794 3.2
Never married 251 65.4 86,555 61.0 261,980 61.1

In Leeton (A), 20.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 69 20.7 29,736 23.4 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 55 16.5 18,245 14.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 209 62.8 78,875 62.2 228,281 60.9

In Leeton (A), 20.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 16 5.9 7,286 8.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 99 36.3 33,034 37.1 97,859 37.5
Secondary 95 34.8 22,640 25.4 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 21 7.7 6,508 7.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 10 3.7 5,623 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 1,420 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 32 11.7 12,589 14.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leeton (A), 43.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.3% were attending a primary school, 34.8% were attending a secondary school and 11.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 6 1.5 9,510 6.7 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 13 3.4 8,908 6.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 8 2.1 5,294 3.7 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 64 16.5 20,305 14.3 56,625 13.2
Year 12 48 12.4 17,641 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 42 10.8 9,222 6.5 34,674 8.1
Year 10 98 25.3 26,665 18.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 475 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 71 18.3 23,512 16.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 792 0.6 4,256 1.0
Not stated 32 8.2 15,835 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Leeton (A), 12.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Wiradjuri 3 0.5 355 0.2 432 0.1
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English only spoken at home 607 95.4 204,018 94.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leeton (A). The only other response for language at home was Wiradjuri 0.5%.

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Ancestry, top responses Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 475 56.1 150,901 49.9 399,843 45.0
English 164 19.4 60,982 20.2 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 55 6.5 29,526 9.8 140,480 15.8
Scottish 46 5.4 11,704 3.9 30,843 3.5
Irish 43 5.1 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 Leeton (A) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leeton (A), the most common ancestries were Australian 56.1%, English 19.4%, Australian Aboriginal 6.5%, Scottish 5.4% and Irish 5.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 97 43.9 38,368 49.7 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 54 24.4 22,333 29.0 61,049 27.4
Away from work 16 7.2 4,612 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 54 24.4 11,827 15.3 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 154 39.8 60,973 43.0 190,132 44.3

There were 221 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Leeton (A). Of these 43.9% were employed full time, 24.4% were employed part-time and 24.4% 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
Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Labourers 51 31.3 9,913 15.2 27,814 15.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 30 18.4 9,016 13.8 24,399 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 18 11.0 11,165 17.1 30,991 17.0
Professionals 16 9.8 8,807 13.5 24,339 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 16 9.8 5,737 8.8 16,774 9.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 13 8.0 8,060 12.3 23,174 12.7
Sales Workers 11 6.7 5,993 9.2 15,791 8.7
Managers 8 4.9 4,756 7.3 12,844 7.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leeton (A), the most common occupations were Labourers 31.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0%, Professionals 9.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.0%, Sales Workers 6.7% and Managers 4.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Grain Mill Product Manufacturing 11 9.6 60 0.1 72 0.0
Primary Education 8 7.0 1,832 2.8 4,897 2.7
Cafes and Restaurants 7 6.1 1,136 1.7 2,888 1.6
Aged Care Residential Services 7 6.1 1,602 2.5 3,760 2.1
Meat Processing 6 5.3 383 0.6 932 0.5

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leeton (A), the most common industries of employment were Grain Mill Product Manufacturing 9.6%, Primary Education 7.0%, Cafes and Restaurants 6.1%, Aged Care Residential Services 6.1% and Meat Processing 5.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 411 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 1,101 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leeton (A) was $411 and the median weekly household income was $1,101.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 230 59.4 86,767 61.1 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 121 31.3 42,758 30.1 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 47 12.1 20,600 14.5 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 54 14.0 21,598 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Leeton (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 59.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.3% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.0% 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
Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 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 Leeton (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom and 1.6 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
Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,070 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Leeton (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,070.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 39 14.7 15,498 16.2 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 86 32.5 29,267 30.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 81 30.6 25,476 26.7 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 3 1.1 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 7 2.6 1,862 1.9 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 92 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 49 18.5 19,295 20.2 53,195 20.2

In Leeton (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 14.7% were a couple family with no children, 32.5% were a couple family with children and 33.2% 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
Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 246 90.1 75,718 79.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 12 4.4 9,282 9.8 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 12 4.4 8,821 9.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 3 1.1 1,144 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Leeton (A) there were 270 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 90.1% were separate houses, 4.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.4% were flats or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Leeton (A) % Leeton (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 40 14.7 13,854 14.5 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 76 27.9 26,061 27.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 143 52.6 51,327 53.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 3 1.1 696 0.7 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 10 3.7 3,553 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Leeton (A), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 14.7% were owned outright, 27.9% were owned with a mortgage and 52.6% were rented.

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