Oberon (A)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA16100
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 180
Male 53.1%
Female 46.9%
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 86
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,125
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,500
Median weekly rent $250

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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 Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 162 90.0 207,250 95.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 14 7.8 4,840 2.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 4 2.2 4,080 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Oberon (A), there were 180 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female.

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Age Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 17 10.1 24,956 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 32 18.9 49,311 22.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 45 26.6 41,327 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 13 7.7 27,767 12.8 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 14 8.3 22,886 10.6 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 15 8.9 22,421 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 18 10.7 15,934 7.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 15 8.9 11,576 5.4 30,952 4.8

In Oberon (A), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 8.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 40 29.4 33,345 23.5 105,086 24.5
Separated 8 5.9 6,715 4.7 19,112 4.5
Divorced 16 11.8 10,931 7.7 28,796 6.7
Widowed 8 5.9 4,357 3.1 13,794 3.2
Never married 64 47.1 86,555 61.0 261,980 61.1

In Oberon (A), 29.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 17.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 34 32.7 29,736 23.4 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 9 8.7 18,245 14.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 61 58.7 78,875 62.2 228,281 60.9

In Oberon (A), 32.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 8.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 6.7 7,286 8.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 19 31.7 33,034 37.1 97,859 37.5
Secondary 17 28.3 22,640 25.4 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 6,508 7.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 5,623 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 1,420 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 20 33.3 12,589 14.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Oberon (A), 34.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.7% were attending a primary school, 28.3% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4 3.1 9,510 6.7 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3 2.3 8,908 6.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 3 2.3 5,294 3.7 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 23 18.0 20,305 14.3 56,625 13.2
Year 12 19 14.8 17,641 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 9 7.0 9,222 6.5 34,674 8.1
Year 10 23 18.0 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 21 16.4 23,512 16.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 792 0.6 4,256 1.0
Not stated 22 17.2 15,835 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Oberon (A), 14.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 163 91.1 204,018 94.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 91.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Oberon (A). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 118 46.8 150,901 49.9 399,843 45.0
English 49 19.4 60,982 20.2 152,758 17.2
Irish 22 8.7 18,060 6.0 45,887 5.2
Scottish 17 6.7 11,704 3.9 30,843 3.5
Australian Aboriginal 13 5.2 29,526 9.8 140,480 15.8

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 Oberon (A) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Oberon (A), the most common ancestries were Australian 46.8%, English 19.4%, Irish 8.7%, Scottish 6.7% and Australian Aboriginal 5.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 27 37.5 38,368 49.7 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 27 37.5 22,333 29.0 61,049 27.4
Away from work 7 9.7 4,612 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 11 15.3 11,827 15.3 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 56 42.7 60,973 43.0 190,132 44.3

There were 72 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Oberon (A). Of these 37.5% were employed full time, 37.5% were employed part-time and 15.3% 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
Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Machinery Operators and Drivers 10 16.7 5,737 8.8 16,774 9.2
Managers 9 15.0 4,756 7.3 12,844 7.1
Community and Personal Service Workers 9 15.0 11,165 17.1 30,991 17.0
Labourers 9 15.0 9,913 15.2 27,814 15.3
Professionals 8 13.3 8,807 13.5 24,339 13.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 7 11.7 9,016 13.8 24,399 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 5 8.3 8,060 12.3 23,174 12.7
Sales Workers 3 5.0 5,993 9.2 15,791 8.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Oberon (A), the most common occupations were Machinery Operators and Drivers 16.7%, Managers 15.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.0%, Labourers 15.0%, Professionals 13.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.3% and Sales Workers 5.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Log Sawmilling 5 20.0 80 0.1 179 0.1
Plumbing Services 4 16.0 470 0.7 1,070 0.6
Cafes and Restaurants 4 16.0 1,136 1.7 2,888 1.6
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3 12.0 1,887 2.9 5,555 3.1
Takeaway Food Services 3 12.0 1,944 3.0 4,469 2.5

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Oberon (A), the most common industries of employment were Log Sawmilling 20.0%, Plumbing Services 16.0%, Cafes and Restaurants 16.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 12.0% and Takeaway Food Services 12.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 366 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 1,125 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Oberon (A) was $366 and the median weekly household income was $1,125.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 69 56.6 86,767 61.1 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 36 27.5 42,758 30.1 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 21 16.0 20,600 14.5 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 14 10.7 21,598 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Oberon (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 56.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.5% provided care for children and 16.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.7% 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
Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2 -- 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 Oberon (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 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
Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 250 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,500 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Oberon (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 18 24.0 15,498 16.2 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 26 34.7 29,267 30.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 18 24.0 25,476 26.7 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 0 0.0 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 0 0.0 1,862 1.9 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 92 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 13 17.3 19,295 20.2 53,195 20.2

In Oberon (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 24.0% were a couple family with no children, 34.7% were a couple family with children and 24.0% 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
Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 72 96.0 75,718 79.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 9,282 9.8 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 3 4.0 8,821 9.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 1,144 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Oberon (A) there were 86 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 96.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Oberon (A) % Oberon (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 11 14.3 13,854 14.5 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 28 36.4 26,061 27.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 35 45.5 51,327 53.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 696 0.7 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 3.9 3,553 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Oberon (A), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 14.3% were owned outright, 36.4% were owned with a mortgage and 45.5% were rented.

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