Snowy Valleys (A)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA17080
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 631
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 290
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $919
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,192
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 Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 606 96.0 207,250 95.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 15 2.4 4,840 2.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 10 1.6 4,080 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Snowy Valleys (A), there were 631 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female.

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Age Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 64 10.2 24,956 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 157 25.0 49,311 22.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 104 16.5 41,327 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 72 11.4 27,767 12.8 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 77 12.2 22,886 10.6 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 65 10.3 22,421 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 44 7.0 15,934 7.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 46 7.3 11,576 5.4 30,952 4.8

In Snowy Valleys (A), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 89 21.8 33,345 23.5 105,086 24.5
Separated 24 5.9 6,715 4.7 19,112 4.5
Divorced 40 9.8 10,931 7.7 28,796 6.7
Widowed 11 2.7 4,357 3.1 13,794 3.2
Never married 245 59.9 86,555 61.0 261,980 61.1

In Snowy Valleys (A), 21.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 79 21.3 29,736 23.4 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 62 16.7 18,245 14.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 230 62.0 78,875 62.2 228,281 60.9

In Snowy Valleys (A), 21.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 24 9.0 7,286 8.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 113 42.2 33,034 37.1 97,859 37.5
Secondary 60 22.4 22,640 25.4 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 14 5.2 6,508 7.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 8 3.0 5,623 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 3 1.1 1,420 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 46 17.2 12,589 14.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Snowy Valleys (A), 42.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.2% were attending a primary school, 22.4% were attending a secondary school and 8.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 19 4.7 9,510 6.7 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 17 4.2 8,908 6.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 3 0.7 5,294 3.7 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 58 14.3 20,305 14.3 56,625 13.2
Year 12 56 13.8 17,641 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 33 8.1 9,222 6.5 34,674 8.1
Year 10 56 13.8 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 85 20.9 23,512 16.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 792 0.6 4,256 1.0
Not stated 65 16.0 15,835 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Snowy Valleys (A), 13.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Wiradjuri 6 0.9 355 0.2 432 0.1
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English only spoken at home 604 95.9 204,018 94.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Snowy Valleys (A). The only other response for language at home was Wiradjuri 0.9%.

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Ancestry, top responses Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 452 54.1 150,901 49.9 399,843 45.0
English 148 17.7 60,982 20.2 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 95 11.4 29,526 9.8 140,480 15.8
Irish 51 6.1 18,060 6.0 45,887 5.2
Scottish 32 3.8 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 Snowy Valleys (A) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Snowy Valleys (A), the most common ancestries were Australian 54.1%, English 17.7%, Australian Aboriginal 11.4%, Irish 6.1% and Scottish 3.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 77 40.5 38,368 49.7 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 67 35.3 22,333 29.0 61,049 27.4
Away from work 18 9.5 4,612 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 28 14.7 11,827 15.3 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 205 49.8 60,973 43.0 190,132 44.3

There were 190 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Snowy Valleys (A). Of these 40.5% were employed full time, 35.3% were employed part-time and 14.7% 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
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Labourers 46 29.1 9,913 15.2 27,814 15.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 24 15.2 11,165 17.1 30,991 17.0
Professionals 17 10.8 8,807 13.5 24,339 13.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 17 10.8 9,016 13.8 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 14 8.9 5,737 8.8 16,774 9.2
Managers 11 7.0 4,756 7.3 12,844 7.1
Sales Workers 11 7.0 5,993 9.2 15,791 8.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9 5.7 8,060 12.3 23,174 12.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Snowy Valleys (A), the most common occupations were Labourers 29.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.2%, Professionals 10.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.9%, Managers 7.0%, Sales Workers 7.0% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7 6.2 131 0.2 720 0.4
Takeaway Food Services 7 6.2 1,944 3.0 4,469 2.5
Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing 5 4.4 12 0.0 21 0.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5 4.4 1,887 2.9 5,555 3.1
Cafes and Restaurants 5 4.4 1,136 1.7 2,888 1.6

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Snowy Valleys (A), the most common industries of employment were Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.2%, Takeaway Food Services 6.2%, Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing 4.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.4% and Cafes and Restaurants 4.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 411 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 919 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Snowy Valleys (A) was $411 and the median weekly household income was $919.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 245 59.5 86,767 61.1 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 125 30.1 42,758 30.1 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 62 14.9 20,600 14.5 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 66 15.9 21,598 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Snowy Valleys (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 59.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.1% 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, 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
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (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 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 Snowy Valleys (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 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
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,192 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Snowy Valleys (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 $1,192.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 60 21.1 15,498 16.2 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 78 27.4 29,267 30.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 83 29.1 25,476 26.7 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 7 2.5 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 57 20.0 19,295 20.2 53,195 20.2

In Snowy Valleys (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 21.1% were a couple family with no children, 27.4% were a couple family with children and 29.1% 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
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 265 94.3 75,718 79.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7 2.5 9,282 9.8 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 9 3.2 8,821 9.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 1,144 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Snowy Valleys (A) there were 290 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 94.3% were separate houses, 2.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.2% 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
Snowy Valleys (A) % Snowy Valleys (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 56 19.6 13,854 14.5 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 78 27.3 26,061 27.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 138 48.3 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 11 3.8 3,553 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Snowy Valleys (A), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 19.6% were owned outright, 27.3% were owned with a mortgage and 48.3% 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.