Walgett (A)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA17900
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,792
Male 48.6%
Female 51.4%
Median age 27
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 657
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $777
Median monthly mortgage repayments $737
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 Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,776 99.1 207,250 95.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 8 0.4 4,840 2.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 8 0.4 4,080 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Walgett (A), there were 1,792 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female.

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Age Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 178 9.9 24,956 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 383 21.3 49,311 22.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 267 14.8 41,327 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 229 12.7 27,767 12.8 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 199 11.1 22,886 10.6 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 237 13.2 22,421 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 185 10.3 15,934 7.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 120 6.7 11,576 5.4 30,952 4.8

In Walgett (A), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 27 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 136 11.0 33,345 23.5 105,086 24.5
Separated 42 3.4 6,715 4.7 19,112 4.5
Divorced 66 5.3 10,931 7.7 28,796 6.7
Widowed 46 3.7 4,357 3.1 13,794 3.2
Never married 950 76.6 86,555 61.0 261,980 61.1

In Walgett (A), 11.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 8.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 98 8.8 29,736 23.4 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 250 22.4 18,245 14.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 770 68.9 78,875 62.2 228,281 60.9

In Walgett (A), 8.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 22.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 73 11.8 7,286 8.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 254 41.1 33,034 37.1 97,859 37.5
Secondary 127 20.6 22,640 25.4 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 29 4.7 6,508 7.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 8 1.3 5,623 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 8 1.3 1,420 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 119 19.3 12,589 14.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Walgett (A), 34.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.1% were attending a primary school, 20.6% were attending a secondary school and 6.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 35 2.8 9,510 6.7 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 37 3.0 8,908 6.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 20 1.6 5,294 3.7 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 92 7.5 20,305 14.3 56,625 13.2
Year 12 116 9.4 17,641 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 100 8.1 9,222 6.5 34,674 8.1
Year 10 306 24.8 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 315 25.5 23,512 16.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 30 2.4 792 0.6 4,256 1.0
Not stated 165 13.4 15,835 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Walgett (A), 9.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Dhanggatti 3 0.2 33 0.0 35 0.0
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English only spoken at home 1,707 94.9 204,018 94.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Walgett (A). The only other response for language at home was Dhanggatti 0.2%.

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Ancestry, top responses Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 1,120 51.2 150,901 49.9 399,843 45.0
Australian Aboriginal 543 24.8 29,526 9.8 140,480 15.8
English 308 14.1 60,982 20.2 152,758 17.2
Irish 43 2.0 18,060 6.0 45,887 5.2
Scottish 29 1.3 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 Walgett (A) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Walgett (A), the most common ancestries were Australian 51.2%, Australian Aboriginal 24.8%, English 14.1%, Irish 2.0% and Scottish 1.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 171 37.6 38,368 49.7 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 133 29.2 22,333 29.0 61,049 27.4
Away from work 31 6.8 4,612 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 120 26.4 11,827 15.3 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 723 58.3 60,973 43.0 190,132 44.3

There were 455 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Walgett (A). Of these 37.6% were employed full time, 29.2% were employed part-time and 26.4% 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
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 86 24.6 11,165 17.1 30,991 17.0
Labourers 63 18.0 9,913 15.2 27,814 15.3
Professionals 47 13.4 8,807 13.5 24,339 13.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 40 11.4 9,016 13.8 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 34 9.7 5,737 8.8 16,774 9.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 32 9.1 8,060 12.3 23,174 12.7
Sales Workers 19 5.4 5,993 9.2 15,791 8.7
Managers 18 5.1 4,756 7.3 12,844 7.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Walgett (A), the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 24.6%, Labourers 18.0%, Professionals 13.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.1%, Sales Workers 5.4% and Managers 5.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
General Practice Medical Services 20 6.5 584 0.9 1,789 1.0
Local Government Administration 19 6.1 1,489 2.3 5,511 3.0
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 15 4.8 652 1.0 2,639 1.4
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 14 4.5 1,015 1.6 2,607 1.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 13 4.2 2,306 3.5 5,542 3.0

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Walgett (A), the most common industries of employment were General Practice Medical Services 6.5%, Local Government Administration 6.1%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 4.8%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 4.5% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 376 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 777 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Walgett (A) was $376 and the median weekly household income was $777.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 581 47.0 86,767 61.1 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 264 21.4 42,758 30.1 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 158 12.8 20,600 14.5 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 141 11.4 21,598 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Walgett (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 47.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.4% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.4% 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
Walgett (A) % Walgett (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 1 -- 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 Walgett (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1 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
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 170 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 737 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Walgett (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 $737.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 89 13.5 15,498 16.2 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 131 19.8 29,267 30.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 204 30.9 25,476 26.7 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 30 4.5 1,801 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 7 1.1 742 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 4 0.6 1,456 1.5 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 17 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 179 27.1 19,295 20.2 53,195 20.2

In Walgett (A), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 14.5% were a couple family with no children, 20.4% were a couple family with children and 33.4% 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
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 558 89.9 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 34 5.5 8,821 9.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 29 4.7 1,144 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Walgett (A) there were 657 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 89.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.5% were flats or apartments and 4.7% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Walgett (A) % Walgett (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 114 17.5 13,854 14.5 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 56 8.6 26,061 27.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 432 66.5 51,327 53.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 4 0.6 696 0.7 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 44 6.8 3,553 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Walgett (A), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 17.5% were owned outright, 8.6% were owned with a mortgage and 66.5% were rented.

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