Mid Murray (DC)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA44210
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 206
Male 58.3%
Female 41.7%
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 94
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $762
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,012
Median weekly rent $200

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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 Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 202 98.1 32,617 95.4 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 4 1.9 941 2.8 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 634 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Mid Murray (DC), there were 206 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 58.3% were male and 41.7% were female.

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Age Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 26 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 22 10.9 3,787 11.1 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 39 19.3 7,631 22.3 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 32 15.8 6,564 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 32 15.8 4,851 14.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 28 13.9 3,706 10.8 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 19 9.4 3,614 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 22 10.9 2,439 7.1 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 8 4.0 1,581 4.6 30,952 4.8

In Mid Murray (DC), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 30 21.0 4,778 21.0 105,086 24.5
Separated 12 8.4 1,012 4.4 19,112 4.5
Divorced 14 9.8 1,571 6.9 28,796 6.7
Widowed 5 3.5 755 3.3 13,794 3.2
Never married 82 57.3 14,641 64.3 261,980 61.1

In Mid Murray (DC), 21.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 18.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 22 20.4 3,859 19.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 17 15.7 3,237 16.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 69 63.9 12,585 63.9 228,281 60.9

In Mid Murray (DC), 20.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 10 10.3 1,020 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 24 24.7 5,406 37.6 97,859 37.5
Secondary 25 25.8 3,165 22.0 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 4 4.1 799 5.6 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 847 5.9 15,489 5.9
Other 3 3.1 306 2.1 5,047 1.9
Not stated 31 32.0 2,853 19.8 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mid Murray (DC), 45.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.7% were attending a primary school, 25.8% were attending a secondary school and 4.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3 2.1 1,198 5.3 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 5 3.5 1,159 5.1 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 3 2.1 776 3.4 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 17 11.9 2,932 12.9 56,625 13.2
Year 12 21 14.7 2,846 12.5 59,949 14.0
Year 11 13 9.1 2,906 12.8 34,674 8.1
Year 10 26 18.2 3,510 15.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 77 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 12 0.1 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 17 11.9 3,101 13.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 3 2.1 224 1.0 4,256 1.0
Not stated 30 21.0 3,452 15.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Mid Murray (DC), 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 183 87.6 28,540 83.5 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 87.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mid Murray (DC). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 157 58.8 21,514 45.8 399,843 45.0
English 49 18.4 7,980 17.0 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 22 8.2 7,936 16.9 140,480 15.8
German 8 3.0 1,336 2.8 16,332 1.8
Irish 5 1.9 1,992 4.2 45,887 5.2

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 Mid Murray (DC) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mid Murray (DC), the most common ancestries were Australian 58.8%, English 18.4%, Australian Aboriginal 8.2%, German 3.0% and Irish 1.9%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 27 54.0 4,770 43.9 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 11 22.0 3,195 29.4 61,049 27.4
Away from work 4 8.0 733 6.7 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 8 16.0 2,164 19.9 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 89 64.0 10,821 47.5 190,132 44.3

There were 50 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mid Murray (DC). Of these 54.0% were employed full time, 22.0% were employed part-time and 16.0% 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
Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 13 31.0 1,671 19.2 30,991 17.0
Managers 7 16.7 609 7.0 12,844 7.1
Technicians and Trades Workers 5 11.9 944 10.9 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 5 11.9 714 8.2 16,774 9.2
Labourers 5 11.9 1,371 15.8 27,814 15.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 4 9.5 1,162 13.4 23,174 12.7
Sales Workers 3 7.1 717 8.3 15,791 8.7

The only responses for occupations for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mid Murray (DC) were Community and Personal Service Workers 31.0%, Managers 16.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.9%, Labourers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.5% and Sales Workers 7.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pubs, Taverns and Bars 4 25.0 113 1.3 1,627 0.9
Non-Residential Building Construction 3 18.8 34 0.4 889 0.5
Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services 3 18.8 9 0.1 285 0.2
Correctional and Detention Services 3 18.8 77 0.9 1,055 0.6
Secondary Education 3 18.8 145 1.7 3,079 1.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mid Murray (DC), the most common industries of employment were Pubs, Taverns and Bars 25.0%, Non-Residential Building Construction 18.8%, Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services 18.8%, Correctional and Detention Services 18.8% and Secondary Education 18.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 445 -- 413 -- 441 --
Household 762 -- 1,014 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mid Murray (DC) was $445 and the median weekly household income was $762.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 77 53.1 13,372 58.8 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 29 20.7 6,560 28.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 19 13.6 3,026 13.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 26 18.6 3,230 14.2 63,303 14.8

In Mid Murray (DC), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 53.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.7% 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, 18.6% 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
Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.6 -- 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 Mid Murray (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom and 1.5 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
Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,012 -- 1,387 -- 1,660 --

In Mid Murray (DC), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,012.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 12 13.3 2,308 15.6 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 26 28.9 3,979 26.9 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 22 24.4 4,112 27.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 3 3.3 353 2.4 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 96 0.6 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 152 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 236 1.6 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 16 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 27 30.0 3,544 24.0 53,195 20.2

In Mid Murray (DC), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 13.3% were a couple family with no children, 28.9% were a couple family with children and 24.4% 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
Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 94 100.0 11,459 77.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 2,519 17.1 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 703 4.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 69 0.5 2,897 1.1

In Mid Murray (DC) there were 94 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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
Mid Murray (DC) % Mid Murray (DC) South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 22 23.7 1,509 10.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 30 32.3 3,734 25.2 68,085 25.9
Rented 41 44.1 8,841 59.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 119 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 602 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Mid Murray (DC), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 23.7% were owned outright, 32.3% were owned with a mortgage and 44.1% were rented.

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