Ararat (RC)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA20260
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 173
Male 65.9%
Female 34.1%
Median age 30
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 56
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $900
Median monthly mortgage repayments $889
Median weekly rent $175

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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 Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 162 93.6 44,590 93.3 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 11 6.4 2,022 4.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,175 2.5 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Ararat (RC), there were 173 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 65.9% were male and 34.1% were female.

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Age Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 30 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 18 10.7 5,476 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 34 20.1 10,414 21.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 23 13.6 9,073 19.0 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 21 12.4 6,539 13.7 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 21 12.4 5,239 11.0 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 24 14.2 5,067 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 17 10.1 3,472 7.3 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 11 6.5 2,518 5.3 30,952 4.8

In Ararat (RC), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 30 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 38 32.5 7,613 23.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 6 5.1 1,556 4.9 19,112 4.5
Divorced 7 6.0 2,642 8.3 28,796 6.7
Widowed 4 3.4 943 3.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 62 53.0 19,145 60.0 261,980 61.1

In Ararat (RC), 32.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 11 18.0 6,729 23.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 11 18.0 4,079 14.3 60,051 16.0
Not married 39 63.9 17,744 62.1 228,281 60.9

In Ararat (RC), 18.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 1,388 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 22 24.2 6,935 35.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 16 17.6 4,828 24.7 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 1,215 6.2 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 1,679 8.6 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 567 2.9 5,047 1.9
Not stated 53 58.2 2,940 15.0 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ararat (RC), 53.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.2% were attending a primary school, 17.6% 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
Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 0 0.0 2,929 9.2 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 4 3.4 2,433 7.6 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 0 0.0 1,471 4.6 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 5 4.3 4,581 14.4 56,625 13.2
Year 12 7 6.0 4,285 13.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 9 7.8 2,661 8.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 15 12.9 4,289 13.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 97 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 13 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 24 20.7 4,628 14.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 267 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 58 50.0 3,461 10.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Ararat (RC), 6.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.6% 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 Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 123 70.3 44,375 92.9 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 70.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ararat (RC). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 92 42.8 32,409 46.6 399,843 45.0
English 41 19.1 13,647 19.6 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 13 6.0 6,416 9.2 140,480 15.8
Irish 11 5.1 5,041 7.2 45,887 5.2
German 7 3.3 1,499 2.2 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 Ararat (RC) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ararat (RC), the most common ancestries were Australian 42.8%, English 19.1%, Australian Aboriginal 6.0%, Irish 5.1% and German 3.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 11 39.3 8,941 50.0 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 7 25.0 5,297 29.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 3 10.7 1,134 6.3 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 7 25.0 2,502 14.0 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 92 74.2 13,086 41.0 190,132 44.3

There were 28 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ararat (RC). Of these 39.3% were employed full time, 25.0% were employed part-time and 25.0% 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
Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 8 36.4 2,459 16.0 30,991 17.0
Labourers 8 36.4 1,970 12.8 27,814 15.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3 13.6 1,931 12.6 23,174 12.7
Not stated 3 13.6 241 1.6 2,729 1.5

The only responses for occupations for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ararat (RC) were Community and Personal Service Workers 36.4%, Labourers 36.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6% and Not stated 13.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Correctional and Detention Services 4 23.5 86 0.6 1,055 0.6
Horse and Dog Racing Administration and Track Operation 4 23.5 7 0.0 41 0.0
Takeaway Food Services 3 17.6 415 2.7 4,469 2.5

The only responses for industry of employment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ararat (RC) were Correctional and Detention Services 23.5%, Horse and Dog Racing Administration and Track Operation 23.5% and Takeaway Food Services 17.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 425 -- 479 -- 441 --
Household 900 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ararat (RC) was $425 and the median weekly household income was $900.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 50 40.7 20,093 63.0 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 14 11.7 9,408 29.5 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 15 12.5 4,560 14.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 10 8.3 5,878 18.4 63,303 14.8

In Ararat (RC), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 40.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 11.7% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.3% 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
Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3 -- 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 Ararat (RC), 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
Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 175 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 889 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Ararat (RC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $889.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 11 20.4 4,037 17.0 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 20 37.0 6,960 29.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 10 18.5 6,066 25.5 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 0 0.0 448 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 146 0.6 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 245 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 353 1.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 17 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 13 24.1 5,500 23.1 53,195 20.2

In Ararat (RC), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 20.4% were a couple family with no children, 37.0% were a couple family with children and 18.5% 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
Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 52 100.0 18,993 80.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 2,661 11.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 1,847 7.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 176 0.7 2,897 1.1

In Ararat (RC) there were 56 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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
Ararat (RC) % Ararat (RC) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 7 13.0 3,379 14.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 22 40.7 6,916 29.1 68,085 25.9
Rented 22 40.7 12,300 51.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 188 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 5.6 986 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Ararat (RC), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 13.0% were owned outright, 40.7% were owned with a mortgage and 40.7% 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.