Toowoomba (R)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA36910
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 6,426
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 2,729
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $1,179
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,540
Median weekly rent $280

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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 Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 6,062 94.3 148,940 79.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 184 2.9 21,056 11.3 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 180 2.8 16,487 8.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Toowoomba (R), there were 6,426 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female.

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Age Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 19 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 829 12.9 21,857 11.7 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 1,747 27.2 44,223 23.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 1,257 19.5 35,876 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 758 11.8 24,524 13.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 663 10.3 20,754 11.1 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 569 8.8 18,739 10.0 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 357 5.6 12,308 6.6 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 251 3.9 8,194 4.4 30,952 4.8

In Toowoomba (R), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 919 23.8 26,266 21.8 105,086 24.5
Separated 184 4.8 5,219 4.3 19,112 4.5
Divorced 304 7.9 7,870 6.5 28,796 6.7
Widowed 91 2.4 3,492 2.9 13,794 3.2
Never married 2,363 61.2 77,564 64.4 261,980 61.1

In Toowoomba (R), 23.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 828 23.9 22,449 21.1 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 537 15.5 18,992 17.9 60,051 16.0
Not married 2,097 60.6 64,807 61.0 228,281 60.9

In Toowoomba (R), 23.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 132 4.8 3,597 4.9 16,698 6.4
Primary 1,141 41.7 29,132 39.8 97,859 37.5
Secondary 808 29.6 19,602 26.8 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 130 4.8 3,177 4.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 190 6.9 4,645 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 74 2.7 1,750 2.4 5,047 1.9
Not stated 259 9.5 11,357 15.5 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Toowoomba (R), 42.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.7% were attending a primary school, 29.6% were attending a secondary school and 11.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 234 6.1 6,490 5.4 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 192 5.0 7,156 5.9 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 129 3.3 3,808 3.2 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 629 16.3 17,714 14.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 659 17.0 21,285 17.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 318 8.2 9,701 8.1 34,674 8.1
Year 10 745 19.3 21,474 17.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 9 0.2 280 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 58 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 528 13.7 15,282 12.7 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 28 0.7 920 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 289 7.5 13,484 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Toowoomba (R), 17.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal English, so described 10 0.2 183 0.1 625 0.1
Gamilaraay 9 0.1 27 0.0 92 0.0
Burarra 4 0.1 6 0.0 997 0.2
Wik Mungkan 3 0.0 440 0.2 444 0.1
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 3 0.0 912 0.5 939 0.1
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English only spoken at home 6,228 96.8 161,165 86.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Toowoomba (R). Indigenous languages spoken at home include Aboriginal English, so described 0.2%, Gamilaraay 0.1%, Burarra 0.1%, Wik Mungkan 0.0% and Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 0.0%.

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Ancestry, top responses Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 4,819 53.2 114,137 43.5 399,843 45.0
English 1,863 20.6 41,381 15.8 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 591 6.5 36,062 13.8 140,480 15.8
Irish 565 6.2 13,013 5.0 45,887 5.2
German 360 4.0 6,083 2.3 16,332 1.8

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 Toowoomba (R) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Toowoomba (R), the most common ancestries were Australian 53.2%, English 20.6%, Australian Aboriginal 6.5%, Irish 6.2% and German 4.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,095 49.1 30,836 46.8 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 608 27.2 17,867 27.1 61,049 27.4
Away from work 109 4.9 3,935 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 420 18.8 13,259 20.1 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 1,571 40.8 51,070 42.4 190,132 44.3

There were 2,232 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Toowoomba (R). Of these 49.1% were employed full time, 27.2% were employed part-time and 18.8% 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
Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 361 19.9 8,925 17.0 27,814 15.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 293 16.2 8,935 17.0 30,991 17.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 261 14.4 7,056 13.4 24,399 13.4
Professionals 214 11.8 6,202 11.8 24,339 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 190 10.5 6,728 12.8 23,174 12.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 182 10.0 5,130 9.7 16,774 9.2
Sales Workers 164 9.0 4,797 9.1 15,791 8.7
Managers 107 5.9 3,333 6.3 12,844 7.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Toowoomba (R), the most common occupations were Labourers 19.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.4%, Professionals 11.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.0%, Sales Workers 9.0% and Managers 5.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 65 3.7 1,812 3.4 5,542 3.0
Other Social Assistance Services 65 3.7 1,349 2.6 5,302 2.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 59 3.4 1,674 3.2 5,555 3.1
Aged Care Residential Services 51 2.9 1,020 1.9 3,760 2.1
Meat Processing 48 2.7 349 0.7 932 0.5

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Toowoomba (R), the most common industries of employment were Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.7%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.9% and Meat Processing 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 473 -- 453 -- 441 --
Household 1,179 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Toowoomba (R) was $473 and the median weekly household income was $1,179.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 2,487 64.4 75,703 62.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,266 32.8 38,265 31.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 524 13.6 15,171 12.6 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 601 15.6 18,300 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Toowoomba (R), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 64.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.8% 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, 15.6% 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
Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 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 Toowoomba (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1 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
Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 280 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,540 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Toowoomba (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $280 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,540.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 426 15.6 11,886 15.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 916 33.5 23,609 31.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 765 28.0 19,239 25.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 48 1.8 1,624 2.2 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 13 0.5 576 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 37 1.4 1,381 1.8 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 50 1.8 1,702 2.3 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 3 0.1 117 0.2 471 0.2
Other household 476 17.4 14,572 19.5 53,195 20.2

In Toowoomba (R), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 16.1% were a couple family with no children, 34.9% were a couple family with children and 29.8% 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
Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,318 85.3 60,179 80.9 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 266 9.8 6,987 9.4 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 117 4.3 6,288 8.5 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 18 0.7 909 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Toowoomba (R) there were 2,729 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 85.3% were separate houses, 9.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.3% were flats or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Toowoomba (R) % Toowoomba (R) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 268 9.8 7,727 10.3 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 696 25.5 17,634 23.6 68,085 25.9
Rented 1,649 60.5 46,197 61.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 17 0.6 409 0.5 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 96 3.5 2,743 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Toowoomba (R), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.8% were owned outright, 25.5% were owned with a mortgage and 60.5% were rented.

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