Tenterfield (A)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA17400
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 394
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 176
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $731
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,000
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 Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 372 94.4 207,250 95.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 9 2.3 4,840 2.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 13 3.3 4,080 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Tenterfield (A), there were 394 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female.

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Age Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 54 14.0 24,956 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 87 22.5 49,311 22.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 61 15.8 41,327 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 36 9.3 27,767 12.8 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 51 13.2 22,886 10.6 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 43 11.1 22,421 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 34 8.8 15,934 7.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 20 5.2 11,576 5.4 30,952 4.8

In Tenterfield (A), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 51 20.0 33,345 23.5 105,086 24.5
Separated 13 5.1 6,715 4.7 19,112 4.5
Divorced 16 6.3 10,931 7.7 28,796 6.7
Widowed 11 4.3 4,357 3.1 13,794 3.2
Never married 164 64.3 86,555 61.0 261,980 61.1

In Tenterfield (A), 20.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 40 17.4 29,736 23.4 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 42 18.3 18,245 14.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 148 64.3 78,875 62.2 228,281 60.9

In Tenterfield (A), 17.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 18 11.3 7,286 8.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 59 37.1 33,034 37.1 97,859 37.5
Secondary 39 24.5 22,640 25.4 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 11 6.9 6,508 7.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 4 2.5 5,623 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 3 1.9 1,420 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 25 15.7 12,589 14.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tenterfield (A), 39.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.1% were attending a primary school, 24.5% were attending a secondary school and 9.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 11 4.6 9,510 6.7 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 7 2.9 8,908 6.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 6 2.5 5,294 3.7 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 31 12.9 20,305 14.3 56,625 13.2
Year 12 24 10.0 17,641 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 17 7.1 9,222 6.5 34,674 8.1
Year 10 53 22.0 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 57 23.7 23,512 16.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 792 0.6 4,256 1.0
Not stated 27 11.2 15,835 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Tenterfield (A), 10.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Githabul 3 0.8 3 0.0 5 0.0
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English only spoken at home 370 93.4 204,018 94.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tenterfield (A). The only other response for language at home was Githabul 0.8%.

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Ancestry, top responses Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 209 43.4 150,901 49.9 399,843 45.0
Australian Aboriginal 139 28.8 29,526 9.8 140,480 15.8
English 73 15.1 60,982 20.2 152,758 17.2
Irish 27 5.6 18,060 6.0 45,887 5.2
German 11 2.3 4,977 1.6 16,332 1.8

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

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tenterfield (A), the most common ancestries were Australian 43.4%, Australian Aboriginal 28.8%, English 15.1%, Irish 5.6% and German 2.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 33 33.3 38,368 49.7 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 36 36.4 22,333 29.0 61,049 27.4
Away from work 8 8.1 4,612 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 22 22.2 11,827 15.3 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 158 60.5 60,973 43.0 190,132 44.3

There were 99 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tenterfield (A). Of these 33.3% were employed full time, 36.4% were employed part-time and 22.2% 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
Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 14 20.9 11,165 17.1 30,991 17.0
Labourers 13 19.4 9,913 15.2 27,814 15.3
Professionals 10 14.9 8,807 13.5 24,339 13.4
Managers 8 11.9 4,756 7.3 12,844 7.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers 7 10.4 8,060 12.3 23,174 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 5 7.5 5,737 8.8 16,774 9.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 4 6.0 9,016 13.8 24,399 13.4
Sales Workers 3 4.5 5,993 9.2 15,791 8.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tenterfield (A), the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 20.9%, Labourers 19.4%, Professionals 14.9%, Managers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.0% and Sales Workers 4.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Primary Education 6 12.0 1,832 2.8 4,897 2.7
Accommodation 4 8.0 790 1.2 2,427 1.3
Secondary Education 4 8.0 1,255 1.9 3,079 1.7
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 3 6.0 131 0.2 720 0.4
Log Sawmilling 3 6.0 80 0.1 179 0.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tenterfield (A), the most common industries of employment were Primary Education 12.0%, Accommodation 8.0%, Secondary Education 8.0%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.0% and Log Sawmilling 6.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 339 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 731 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tenterfield (A) was $339 and the median weekly household income was $731.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 160 63.0 86,767 61.1 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 78 30.5 42,758 30.1 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 50 19.5 20,600 14.5 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 40 15.6 21,598 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Tenterfield (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 63.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.5% provided care for children and 19.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.6% 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
Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (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 1.5 -- 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 Tenterfield (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 1.5 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
Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 170 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,000 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Tenterfield (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 $1,000.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 29 16.1 15,498 16.2 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 48 26.7 29,267 30.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 61 33.9 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 3 1.7 742 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 39 21.7 19,295 20.2 53,195 20.2

In Tenterfield (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 17.8% were a couple family with no children, 26.7% were a couple family with children and 33.9% 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
Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 165 93.2 75,718 79.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7 4.0 9,282 9.8 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 5 2.8 8,821 9.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 1,144 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Tenterfield (A) there were 176 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 93.2% were separate houses, 4.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% 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
Tenterfield (A) % Tenterfield (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 26 14.5 13,854 14.5 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 40 22.3 26,061 27.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 110 61.5 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 1.7 3,553 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Tenterfield (A), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 14.5% were owned outright, 22.3% were owned with a mortgage and 61.5% 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.