Balonne (S)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA30300
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 693
Male 49.1%
Female 50.9%
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 274
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $944
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,213
Median weekly rent $180

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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 Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 678 97.8 148,940 79.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 9 1.3 21,056 11.3 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 6 0.9 16,487 8.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Balonne (S), there were 693 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female.

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Age Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 63 9.0 21,857 11.7 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 165 23.6 44,223 23.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 114 16.3 35,876 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 77 11.0 24,524 13.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 69 9.9 20,754 11.1 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 90 12.9 18,739 10.0 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 70 10.0 12,308 6.6 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 50 7.2 8,194 4.4 30,952 4.8

In Balonne (S), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 115 24.5 26,266 21.8 105,086 24.5
Separated 27 5.8 5,219 4.3 19,112 4.5
Divorced 19 4.1 7,870 6.5 28,796 6.7
Widowed 26 5.5 3,492 2.9 13,794 3.2
Never married 282 60.1 77,564 64.4 261,980 61.1

In Balonne (S), 24.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.8% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 102 24.5 22,449 21.1 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 88 21.2 18,992 17.9 60,051 16.0
Not married 226 54.3 64,807 61.0 228,281 60.9

In Balonne (S), 24.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 21.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 14 5.5 3,597 4.9 16,698 6.4
Primary 117 46.2 29,132 39.8 97,859 37.5
Secondary 67 26.5 19,602 26.8 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 7 2.8 3,177 4.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 9 3.6 4,645 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 3 1.2 1,750 2.4 5,047 1.9
Not stated 36 14.2 11,357 15.5 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Balonne (S), 36.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 46.2% were attending a primary school, 26.5% were attending a secondary school and 6.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 14 3.0 6,490 5.4 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 17 3.7 7,156 5.9 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 17 3.7 3,808 3.2 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 44 9.5 17,714 14.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 76 16.3 21,285 17.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 46 9.9 9,701 8.1 34,674 8.1
Year 10 109 23.4 21,474 17.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 280 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 58 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 92 19.8 15,282 12.7 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 4 0.9 920 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 38 8.2 13,484 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Balonne (S), 16.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 673 96.6 161,165 86.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Balonne (S). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 537 60.5 114,137 43.5 399,843 45.0
English 199 22.4 41,381 15.8 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 44 5.0 36,062 13.8 140,480 15.8
Irish 40 4.5 13,013 5.0 45,887 5.2
Scottish 22 2.5 8,935 3.4 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 Balonne (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Balonne (S), the most common ancestries were Australian 60.5%, English 22.4%, Australian Aboriginal 5.0%, Irish 4.5% and Scottish 2.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 146 53.3 30,836 46.8 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 68 24.8 17,867 27.1 61,049 27.4
Away from work 16 5.8 3,935 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 44 16.1 13,259 20.1 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 192 40.3 51,070 42.4 190,132 44.3

There were 274 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Balonne (S). Of these 53.3% were employed full time, 24.8% were employed part-time and 16.1% 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
Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 54 25.8 8,925 17.0 27,814 15.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 33 15.8 7,056 13.4 24,399 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 26 12.4 8,935 17.0 30,991 17.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 23 11.0 6,728 12.8 23,174 12.7
Sales Workers 23 11.0 4,797 9.1 15,791 8.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 22 10.5 5,130 9.7 16,774 9.2
Professionals 17 8.1 6,202 11.8 24,339 13.4
Managers 11 5.3 3,333 6.3 12,844 7.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Balonne (S), the most common occupations were Labourers 25.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Sales Workers 11.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.5%, Professionals 8.1% and Managers 5.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 14 8.9 2,109 4.0 5,511 3.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 13 8.2 1,674 3.2 5,555 3.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 11 7.0 1,812 3.4 5,542 3.0
Primary Education 10 6.3 1,434 2.7 4,897 2.7
Aged Care Residential Services 9 5.7 1,020 1.9 3,760 2.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Balonne (S), the most common industries of employment were Local Government Administration 8.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.2%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.0%, Primary Education 6.3% and Aged Care Residential Services 5.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 477 -- 453 -- 441 --
Household 944 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Balonne (S) was $477 and the median weekly household income was $944.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 253 54.1 75,703 62.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 121 26.1 38,265 31.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 33 7.1 15,171 12.6 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 78 16.8 18,300 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Balonne (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 54.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.1% provided care for children and 7.1% 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
Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 1.7 -- 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 Balonne (S), 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 1.8 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
Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,213 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Balonne (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,213.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 52 18.4 11,886 15.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 82 29.0 23,609 31.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 69 24.4 19,239 25.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 8 2.8 1,624 2.2 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 3 1.1 576 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 7 2.5 1,381 1.8 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 5 1.8 1,702 2.3 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 117 0.2 471 0.2
Other household 57 20.1 14,572 19.5 53,195 20.2

In Balonne (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 19.4% were a couple family with no children, 31.4% were a couple family with children and 26.1% 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
Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 249 88.6 60,179 80.9 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 6,987 9.4 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 19 6.8 6,288 8.5 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 13 4.6 909 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Balonne (S) there were 274 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 88.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.8% were flats or apartments and 4.6% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Balonne (S) % Balonne (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 45 16.2 7,727 10.3 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 62 22.4 17,634 23.6 68,085 25.9
Rented 152 54.9 46,197 61.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 7 2.5 409 0.5 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 11 4.0 2,743 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Balonne (S), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 16.2% were owned outright, 22.4% were owned with a mortgage and 54.9% were rented.

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