Tablelands (R)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA36820
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,833
Male 47.3%
Female 52.7%
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 706
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $945
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,417
Median weekly rent $238

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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 Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,483 80.9 148,940 79.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 153 8.3 21,056 11.3 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 197 10.7 16,487 8.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Tablelands (R), there were 1,833 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female.

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Age Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 21 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 161 8.8 21,857 11.7 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 486 26.7 44,223 23.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 335 18.4 35,876 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 171 9.4 24,524 13.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 186 10.2 20,754 11.1 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 214 11.7 18,739 10.0 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 164 9.0 12,308 6.6 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 105 5.8 8,194 4.4 30,952 4.8

In Tablelands (R), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 243 20.7 26,266 21.8 105,086 24.5
Separated 57 4.9 5,219 4.3 19,112 4.5
Divorced 73 6.2 7,870 6.5 28,796 6.7
Widowed 44 3.8 3,492 2.9 13,794 3.2
Never married 755 64.4 77,564 64.4 261,980 61.1

In Tablelands (R), 20.7% 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
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 213 20.4 22,449 21.1 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 160 15.3 18,992 17.9 60,051 16.0
Not married 673 64.3 64,807 61.0 228,281 60.9

In Tablelands (R), 20.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 23 3.1 3,597 4.9 16,698 6.4
Primary 304 40.8 29,132 39.8 97,859 37.5
Secondary 235 31.5 19,602 26.8 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 30 4.0 3,177 4.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 21 2.8 4,645 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 19 2.6 1,750 2.4 5,047 1.9
Not stated 113 15.2 11,357 15.5 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tablelands (R), 40.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.8% were attending a primary school, 31.5% were attending a secondary school and 6.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 33 2.8 6,490 5.4 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 69 5.9 7,156 5.9 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 37 3.1 3,808 3.2 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 137 11.6 17,714 14.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 183 15.5 21,285 17.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 106 9.0 9,701 8.1 34,674 8.1
Year 10 227 19.3 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 180 15.3 15,282 12.7 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 3 0.3 920 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 166 14.1 13,484 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Tablelands (R), 15.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 16 0.9 5,742 3.1 6,000 0.9
Anindilyakwa 4 0.2 19 0.0 1,478 0.2
Koko-Bera 4 0.2 7 0.0 9 0.0
Djambarrpuyngu 3 0.2 6 0.0 4,264 0.7
Kuku Yalanji 3 0.2 318 0.2 314 0.0
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English only spoken at home 1,701 93.3 161,165 86.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tablelands (R). Indigenous languages spoken at home include Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 0.9%, Anindilyakwa 0.2%, Koko-Bera 0.2%, Djambarrpuyngu 0.2% and Kuku Yalanji 0.2%.

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Ancestry, top responses Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 1,326 53.2 114,137 43.5 399,843 45.0
English 374 15.0 41,381 15.8 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 224 9.0 36,062 13.8 140,480 15.8
Irish 111 4.5 13,013 5.0 45,887 5.2
Scottish 75 3.0 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 Tablelands (R) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tablelands (R), the most common ancestries were Australian 53.2%, English 15.0%, Australian Aboriginal 9.0%, Irish 4.5% and Scottish 3.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 200 36.6 30,836 46.8 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 168 30.7 17,867 27.1 61,049 27.4
Away from work 36 6.6 3,935 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 143 26.1 13,259 20.1 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 581 49.7 51,070 42.4 190,132 44.3

There were 547 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tablelands (R). Of these 36.6% were employed full time, 30.7% were employed part-time and 26.1% 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
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 99 24.1 8,925 17.0 27,814 15.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 90 22.0 8,935 17.0 30,991 17.0
Professionals 53 12.9 6,202 11.8 24,339 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 38 9.3 6,728 12.8 23,174 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 37 9.0 5,130 9.7 16,774 9.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 36 8.8 7,056 13.4 24,399 13.4
Sales Workers 27 6.6 4,797 9.1 15,791 8.7
Managers 18 4.4 3,333 6.3 12,844 7.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tablelands (R), the most common occupations were Labourers 24.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 22.0%, Professionals 12.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.8%, Sales Workers 6.6% and Managers 4.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 24 6.8 1,812 3.4 5,542 3.0
Secondary Education 20 5.7 855 1.6 3,079 1.7
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 18 5.1 1,674 3.2 5,555 3.1
Primary Education 17 4.8 1,434 2.7 4,897 2.7
General Practice Medical Services 15 4.3 552 1.0 1,789 1.0

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tablelands (R), the most common industries of employment were Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.8%, Secondary Education 5.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.1%, Primary Education 4.8% and General Practice Medical Services 4.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 406 -- 453 -- 441 --
Household 945 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tablelands (R) was $406 and the median weekly household income was $945.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 628 53.4 75,703 62.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 291 24.7 38,265 31.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 166 14.1 15,171 12.6 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 180 15.3 18,300 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Tablelands (R), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 53.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.7% provided care for children and 14.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.3% 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
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 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 Tablelands (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.6 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
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 238 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,417 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Tablelands (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $238 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,417.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 109 15.4 11,886 15.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 206 29.1 23,609 31.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 201 28.4 19,239 25.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 18 2.5 1,624 2.2 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 576 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 10 1.4 1,381 1.8 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 13 1.8 1,702 2.3 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 3 0.4 117 0.2 471 0.2
Other household 147 20.8 14,572 19.5 53,195 20.2

In Tablelands (R), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 15.4% were a couple family with no children, 30.6% were a couple family with children and 30.3% 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
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 592 84.8 60,179 80.9 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 30 4.3 6,987 9.4 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 65 9.3 6,288 8.5 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 11 1.6 909 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Tablelands (R) there were 706 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 84.8% were separate houses, 4.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.3% were flats or apartments and 1.6% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tablelands (R) % Tablelands (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 84 12.0 7,727 10.3 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 144 20.6 17,634 23.6 68,085 25.9
Rented 450 64.5 46,197 61.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 409 0.5 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 20 2.9 2,743 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Tablelands (R), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 12.0% were owned outright, 20.6% were owned with a mortgage and 64.5% 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.