Yarra (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA27350
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 378
Male 51.6%
Female 48.4%
Median age 29
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 260
Average people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,633
Median monthly mortgage repayments $3,259
Median weekly rent $396

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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 Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 348 92.1 44,590 93.3 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 22 5.8 2,022 4.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 8 2.1 1,175 2.5 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Yarra (C), there were 378 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female.

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Age Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 29 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 26 6.7 5,476 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 33 8.5 10,414 21.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 83 21.5 9,073 19.0 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 98 25.4 6,539 13.7 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 55 14.2 5,239 11.0 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 42 10.9 5,067 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 38 9.8 3,472 7.3 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 11 2.8 2,518 5.3 30,952 4.8

In Yarra (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 29 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 14.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 37 11.4 7,613 23.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 16 4.9 1,556 4.9 19,112 4.5
Divorced 21 6.5 2,642 8.3 28,796 6.7
Widowed 3 0.9 943 3.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 248 76.3 19,145 60.0 261,980 61.1

In Yarra (C), 11.4% 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
Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 34 11.8 6,729 23.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 41 14.3 4,079 14.3 60,051 16.0
Not married 212 73.9 17,744 62.1 228,281 60.9

In Yarra (C), 11.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 3.3 1,388 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 25 20.8 6,935 35.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 22 18.3 4,828 24.7 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 8 6.7 1,215 6.2 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 52 43.3 1,679 8.6 15,489 5.9
Other 3 2.5 567 2.9 5,047 1.9
Not stated 6 5.0 2,940 15.0 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Yarra (C), 31.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 20.8% were attending a primary school, 18.3% were attending a secondary school and 50.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 95 30.6 2,929 9.2 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 23 7.4 2,433 7.6 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 10 3.2 1,471 4.6 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 33 10.6 4,581 14.4 56,625 13.2
Year 12 58 18.7 4,285 13.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 27 8.7 2,661 8.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 17 5.5 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 32 10.3 4,628 14.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 4 1.3 267 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 14 4.5 3,461 10.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Yarra (C), 18.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 347 90.8 44,375 92.9 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 90.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Yarra (C). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 232 40.8 32,409 46.6 399,843 45.0
English 105 18.5 13,647 19.6 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 69 12.1 6,416 9.2 140,480 15.8
Irish 59 10.4 5,041 7.2 45,887 5.2
Scottish 40 7.0 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 Yarra (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Yarra (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 40.8%, English 18.5%, Australian Aboriginal 12.1%, Irish 10.4% and Scottish 7.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 118 55.4 8,941 50.0 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 63 29.6 5,297 29.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 12 5.6 1,134 6.3 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 20 9.4 2,502 14.0 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 105 32.5 13,086 41.0 190,132 44.3

There were 213 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Yarra (C). Of these 55.4% were employed full time, 29.6% were employed part-time and 9.4% 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
Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 54 26.5 2,391 15.6 24,339 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 33 16.2 2,459 16.0 30,991 17.0
Managers 30 14.7 1,357 8.8 12,844 7.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers 28 13.7 1,931 12.6 23,174 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 18 8.8 2,166 14.1 24,399 13.4
Sales Workers 18 8.8 1,447 9.4 15,791 8.7
Labourers 16 7.8 1,970 12.8 27,814 15.3
Not stated 4 2.0 241 1.6 2,729 1.5

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Yarra (C), the most common occupations were Professionals 26.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.2%, Managers 14.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.8%, Sales Workers 8.8%, Labourers 7.8% and Not stated 2.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Cafes and Restaurants 9 6.9 321 2.1 2,888 1.6
State Government Administration 9 6.9 327 2.1 4,176 2.3
Higher Education 9 6.9 297 1.9 1,885 1.0
Liquor Retailing 6 4.6 32 0.2 346 0.2
Creative Artists, Musicians, Writers and Performers 5 3.8 36 0.2 527 0.3

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Yarra (C), the most common industries of employment were Cafes and Restaurants 6.9%, State Government Administration 6.9%, Higher Education 6.9%, Liquor Retailing 4.6% and Creative Artists, Musicians, Writers and Performers 3.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 660 -- 479 -- 441 --
Household 1,633 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Yarra (C) was $660 and the median weekly household income was $1,633.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 228 70.8 20,093 63.0 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 54 16.4 9,408 29.5 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 36 10.9 4,560 14.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 87 26.4 5,878 18.4 63,303 14.8

In Yarra (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 70.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 16.4% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.4% 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
Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 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 Yarra (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 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
Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 396 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 3,259 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Yarra (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $396 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,259.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 46 17.5 4,037 17.0 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 40 15.2 6,960 29.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 30 11.4 6,066 25.5 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 6 2.3 448 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 141 53.6 5,500 23.1 53,195 20.2

In Yarra (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 17.5% were a couple family with no children, 15.2% were a couple family with children and 11.4% 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
Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 38 14.9 18,993 80.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 95 37.3 2,661 11.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 122 47.8 1,847 7.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 176 0.7 2,897 1.1

In Yarra (C) there were 260 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 14.9% were separate houses, 37.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 47.8% 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
Yarra (C) % Yarra (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 24 9.3 3,379 14.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 32 12.4 6,916 29.1 68,085 25.9
Rented 192 74.1 12,300 51.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 3 1.2 188 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 8 3.1 986 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Yarra (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.3% were owned outright, 12.4% were owned with a mortgage and 74.1% were rented.

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