Livingstone (S)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA34530
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,609
Male 57.6%
Female 42.4%
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 633
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,224
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,920
Median weekly rent $300

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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 Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,393 86.6 148,940 79.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 90 5.6 21,056 11.3 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 126 7.8 16,487 8.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Livingstone (S), there were 1,609 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 57.6% were male and 42.4% were female.

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Age Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 146 9.2 21,857 11.7 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 363 22.8 44,223 23.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 364 22.9 35,876 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 200 12.6 24,524 13.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 194 12.2 20,754 11.1 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 167 10.5 18,739 10.0 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 92 5.8 12,308 6.6 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 66 4.1 8,194 4.4 30,952 4.8

In Livingstone (S), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 292 26.6 26,266 21.8 105,086 24.5
Separated 51 4.7 5,219 4.3 19,112 4.5
Divorced 70 6.4 7,870 6.5 28,796 6.7
Widowed 15 1.4 3,492 2.9 13,794 3.2
Never married 668 60.9 77,564 64.4 261,980 61.1

In Livingstone (S), 26.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 197 25.2 22,449 21.1 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 124 15.9 18,992 17.9 60,051 16.0
Not married 460 58.9 64,807 61.0 228,281 60.9

In Livingstone (S), 25.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 27 3.3 3,597 4.9 16,698 6.4
Primary 197 24.4 29,132 39.8 97,859 37.5
Secondary 260 32.1 19,602 26.8 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 21 2.6 3,177 4.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 29 3.6 4,645 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 13 1.6 1,750 2.4 5,047 1.9
Not stated 262 32.4 11,357 15.5 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Livingstone (S), 50.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.4% were attending a primary school, 32.1% were attending a secondary school and 6.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 49 4.5 6,490 5.4 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 51 4.7 7,156 5.9 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 30 2.7 3,808 3.2 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 138 12.6 17,714 14.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 179 16.4 21,285 17.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 84 7.7 9,701 8.1 34,674 8.1
Year 10 179 16.4 21,474 17.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 3 0.3 280 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 58 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 96 8.8 15,282 12.7 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 9 0.8 920 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 257 23.5 13,484 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Livingstone (S), 16.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 7 0.4 912 0.5 939 0.1
Guugu Yimidhirr 3 0.2 762 0.4 764 0.1
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3 0.2 5,742 3.1 6,000 0.9
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 3 0.2 57 0.0 347 0.1
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English only spoken at home 1,341 83.4 161,165 86.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 83.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Livingstone (S). The only other responses for language at home were Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 0.4%, Guugu Yimidhirr 0.2%, Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 0.2% and Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.2%.

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Ancestry, top responses Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 1,019 45.7 114,137 43.5 399,843 45.0
English 336 15.1 41,381 15.8 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 183 8.2 36,062 13.8 140,480 15.8
Irish 121 5.4 13,013 5.0 45,887 5.2
Australian South Sea Islander 120 5.4 4,560 1.7 5,496 0.6

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 Livingstone (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Livingstone (S), the most common ancestries were Australian 45.7%, English 15.1%, Australian Aboriginal 8.2%, Irish 5.4% and Australian South Sea Islander 5.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 248 46.4 30,836 46.8 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 154 28.8 17,867 27.1 61,049 27.4
Away from work 26 4.9 3,935 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 107 20.0 13,259 20.1 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 549 50.1 51,070 42.4 190,132 44.3

There were 535 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Livingstone (S). Of these 46.4% were employed full time, 28.8% were employed part-time and 20.0% 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
Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 82 19.2 7,056 13.4 24,399 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 79 18.5 8,935 17.0 30,991 17.0
Labourers 63 14.7 8,925 17.0 27,814 15.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers 48 11.2 5,130 9.7 16,774 9.2
Sales Workers 40 9.3 4,797 9.1 15,791 8.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 39 9.1 6,728 12.8 23,174 12.7
Professionals 38 8.9 6,202 11.8 24,339 13.4
Managers 30 7.0 3,333 6.3 12,844 7.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Livingstone (S), the most common occupations were Technicians and Trades Workers 19.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 18.5%, Labourers 14.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.2%, Sales Workers 9.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.1%, Professionals 8.9% and Managers 7.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Coal Mining 32 9.2 879 1.7 1,656 0.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 20 5.8 1,674 3.2 5,555 3.1
Secondary Education 20 5.8 855 1.6 3,079 1.7
Local Government Administration 14 4.0 2,109 4.0 5,511 3.0
Primary Education 14 4.0 1,434 2.7 4,897 2.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Livingstone (S), the most common industries of employment were Coal Mining 9.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.8%, Secondary Education 5.8%, Local Government Administration 4.0% and Primary Education 4.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 418 -- 453 -- 441 --
Household 1,224 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Livingstone (S) was $418 and the median weekly household income was $1,224.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 587 53.6 75,703 62.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 277 25.4 38,265 31.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 114 10.4 15,171 12.6 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 184 16.8 18,300 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Livingstone (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 53.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.4% provided care for children and 10.4% 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
Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 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 Livingstone (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom and 1.9 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
Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 300 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,920 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Livingstone (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $300 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,920.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 122 19.4 11,886 15.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 224 35.6 23,609 31.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 156 24.8 19,239 25.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 6 1.0 1,624 2.2 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 3 0.5 576 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 4 0.6 1,381 1.8 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 5 0.8 1,702 2.3 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 117 0.2 471 0.2
Other household 110 17.5 14,572 19.5 53,195 20.2

In Livingstone (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 19.8% were a couple family with no children, 36.2% were a couple family with children and 25.6% 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
Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 556 89.2 60,179 80.9 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 25 4.0 6,987 9.4 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 37 5.9 6,288 8.5 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 5 0.8 909 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Livingstone (S) there were 633 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 89.2% were separate houses, 4.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.9% were flats or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Livingstone (S) % Livingstone (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 88 14.0 7,727 10.3 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 213 33.9 17,634 23.6 68,085 25.9
Rented 297 47.3 46,197 61.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 3 0.5 409 0.5 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 27 4.3 2,743 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Livingstone (S), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 14.0% were owned outright, 33.9% were owned with a mortgage and 47.3% were rented.

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