Ballarat (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA20570
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,478
Male 46.9%
Female 53.1%
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 738
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,006
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $235

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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 Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,374 93.0 44,590 93.3 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 68 4.6 2,022 4.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 36 2.4 1,175 2.5 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Ballarat (C), there were 1,478 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 46.9% were male and 53.1% were female.

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Age Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 20 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 190 12.9 5,476 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 357 24.3 10,414 21.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 315 21.4 9,073 19.0 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 188 12.8 6,539 13.7 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 146 9.9 5,239 11.0 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 128 8.7 5,067 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 79 5.4 3,472 7.3 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 66 4.5 2,518 5.3 30,952 4.8

In Ballarat (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 37.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 201 21.6 7,613 23.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 38 4.1 1,556 4.9 19,112 4.5
Divorced 74 7.9 2,642 8.3 28,796 6.7
Widowed 25 2.7 943 3.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 593 63.7 19,145 60.0 261,980 61.1

In Ballarat (C), 21.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 185 21.8 6,729 23.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 115 13.5 4,079 14.3 60,051 16.0
Not married 549 64.7 17,744 62.1 228,281 60.9

In Ballarat (C), 21.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 46 7.5 1,388 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 240 39.2 6,935 35.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 151 24.6 4,828 24.7 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 35 5.7 1,215 6.2 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 66 10.8 1,679 8.6 15,489 5.9
Other 13 2.1 567 2.9 5,047 1.9
Not stated 62 10.1 2,940 15.0 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ballarat (C), 41.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.2% were attending a primary school, 24.6% were attending a secondary school and 16.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 64 6.9 2,929 9.2 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 60 6.5 2,433 7.6 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 36 3.9 1,471 4.6 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 125 13.5 4,581 14.4 56,625 13.2
Year 12 143 15.4 4,285 13.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 101 10.9 2,661 8.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 146 15.7 4,289 13.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 8 0.9 97 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 13 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 140 15.1 4,628 14.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 9 1.0 267 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 78 8.4 3,461 10.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Ballarat (C), 15.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Wiradjuri 8 0.5 19 0.0 432 0.1
Kriol 7 0.5 18 0.0 7,108 1.1
Wergaia 7 0.5 16 0.0 16 0.0
Arrernte, nec 3 0.2 10 0.0 828 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 1,413 96.1 44,375 92.9 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ballarat (C). The only other responses for language at home were Wiradjuri 0.5%, Kriol 0.5%, Wergaia 0.5% and Arrernte, nec 0.2%.

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Ancestry, top responses Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 1,022 47.3 32,409 46.6 399,843 45.0
English 463 21.4 13,647 19.6 152,758 17.2
Irish 179 8.3 5,041 7.2 45,887 5.2
Australian Aboriginal 164 7.6 6,416 9.2 140,480 15.8
Scottish 103 4.8 3,222 4.6 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 Ballarat (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ballarat (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 47.3%, English 21.4%, Irish 8.3%, Australian Aboriginal 7.6% and Scottish 4.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 199 41.5 8,941 50.0 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 168 35.1 5,297 29.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 30 6.3 1,134 6.3 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 82 17.1 2,502 14.0 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 426 46.1 13,086 41.0 190,132 44.3

There were 479 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ballarat (C). Of these 41.5% were employed full time, 35.1% were employed part-time and 17.1% 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
Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 65 16.3 2,391 15.6 24,339 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 64 16.1 2,459 16.0 30,991 17.0
Labourers 60 15.1 1,970 12.8 27,814 15.3
Sales Workers 52 13.1 1,447 9.4 15,791 8.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 51 12.8 1,931 12.6 23,174 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 47 11.8 2,166 14.1 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 25 6.3 1,117 7.3 16,774 9.2
Managers 24 6.0 1,357 8.8 12,844 7.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ballarat (C), the most common occupations were Professionals 16.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.1%, Labourers 15.1%, Sales Workers 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.3% and Managers 6.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Takeaway Food Services 24 6.5 415 2.7 4,469 2.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 18 4.9 461 3.0 5,542 3.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 16 4.4 481 3.2 5,555 3.1
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 15 4.1 177 1.2 2,607 1.4
Higher Education 14 3.8 297 1.9 1,885 1.0

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ballarat (C), the most common industries of employment were Takeaway Food Services 6.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.4%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 4.1% and Higher Education 3.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 435 -- 479 -- 441 --
Household 1,006 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ballarat (C) was $435 and the median weekly household income was $1,006.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 579 62.9 20,093 63.0 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 277 30.0 9,408 29.5 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 126 13.6 4,560 14.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 155 16.8 5,878 18.4 63,303 14.8

In Ballarat (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 62.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.0% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.8% 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
Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 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 Ballarat (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 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
Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 235 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Ballarat (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $235 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 107 14.5 4,037 17.0 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 207 28.1 6,960 29.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 218 29.6 6,066 25.5 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 19 2.6 448 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 3 0.4 245 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 6 0.8 353 1.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 17 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 177 24.0 5,500 23.1 53,195 20.2

In Ballarat (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 14.5% were a couple family with no children, 28.5% were a couple family with children and 30.4% 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
Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 600 82.2 18,993 80.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 92 12.6 2,661 11.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 30 4.1 1,847 7.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 8 1.1 176 0.7 2,897 1.1

In Ballarat (C) there were 738 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 82.2% were separate houses, 12.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% were flats or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ballarat (C) % Ballarat (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 75 10.1 3,379 14.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 184 24.9 6,916 29.1 68,085 25.9
Rented 449 60.7 12,300 51.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 5 0.7 188 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 27 3.6 986 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Ballarat (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 10.1% were owned outright, 24.9% were owned with a mortgage and 60.7% 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.