Albany (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA50080
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,216
Male 59.8%
Female 40.2%
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 439
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,178
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,625
Median weekly rent $250

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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 Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,176 96.7 72,920 96.0 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 26 2.1 1,433 1.9 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 14 1.2 1,623 2.1 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Albany (C), there were 1,216 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 59.8% were male and 40.2% were female.

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Age Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 25 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 106 8.7 8,409 11.1 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 256 21.1 16,962 22.3 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 231 19.0 14,074 18.5 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 191 15.7 11,452 15.1 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 146 12.0 8,860 11.7 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 146 12.0 7,894 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 76 6.3 5,136 6.8 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 62 5.1 3,192 4.2 30,952 4.8

In Albany (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 213 25.1 11,239 22.2 105,086 24.5
Separated 42 5.0 2,212 4.4 19,112 4.5
Divorced 34 4.0 2,587 5.1 28,796 6.7
Widowed 22 2.6 1,610 3.2 13,794 3.2
Never married 537 63.3 32,956 65.1 261,980 61.1

In Albany (C), 25.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 121 21.2 7,947 19.2 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 104 18.2 8,309 20.1 60,051 16.0
Not married 346 60.6 25,162 60.8 228,281 60.9

In Albany (C), 21.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.2% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 26 4.4 1,590 5.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 158 26.7 10,756 35.4 97,859 37.5
Secondary 128 21.6 7,314 24.0 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 18 3.0 1,155 3.8 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 10 1.7 1,243 4.1 15,489 5.9
Other 5 0.8 479 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 247 41.7 7,887 25.9 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Albany (C), 48.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.7% were attending a primary school, 21.6% were attending a secondary school and 4.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 30 3.5 2,154 4.3 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 42 4.9 1,880 3.7 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 26 3.0 1,436 2.8 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 100 11.7 5,480 10.8 56,625 13.2
Year 12 83 9.7 6,950 13.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 71 8.3 4,983 9.8 34,674 8.1
Year 10 148 17.2 10,472 20.7 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 12 1.4 92 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 20 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 81 9.4 6,343 12.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 4 0.5 708 1.4 4,256 1.0
Not stated 242 28.2 9,070 17.9 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Albany (C), 9.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Walmajarri 8 0.7 274 0.4 284 0.0
Nyungar 4 0.3 387 0.5 443 0.1
Kriol 3 0.2 2,367 3.1 7,108 1.1
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English only spoken at home 980 80.8 59,629 78.5 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 80.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Albany (C). The only other responses for language at home were Walmajarri 0.7%, Nyungar 0.3% and Kriol 0.2%.

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Ancestry, top responses Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 802 49.3 45,794 45.9 399,843 45.0
English 253 15.6 14,567 14.6 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 151 9.3 20,368 20.4 140,480 15.8
Scottish 61 3.7 2,659 2.7 30,843 3.5
Irish 61 3.7 3,490 3.5 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 Albany (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Albany (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 49.3%, English 15.6%, Australian Aboriginal 9.3%, Scottish 3.7% and Irish 3.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 162 45.5 11,109 47.1 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 106 29.8 5,385 22.8 61,049 27.4
Away from work 30 8.4 1,871 7.9 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 58 16.3 5,241 22.2 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 489 56.8 24,363 48.1 190,132 44.3

There were 356 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Albany (C). Of these 45.5% were employed full time, 29.8% were employed part-time and 16.3% 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
Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 52 18.3 2,440 13.3 27,814 15.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 47 16.5 2,831 15.4 30,991 17.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 44 15.5 2,736 14.9 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 41 14.4 2,631 14.3 16,774 9.2
Professionals 37 13.0 2,482 13.5 24,339 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 32 11.3 2,247 12.2 23,174 12.7
Sales Workers 18 6.3 1,139 6.2 15,791 8.7
Managers 13 4.6 1,149 6.3 12,844 7.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Albany (C), the most common occupations were Labourers 18.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.4%, Professionals 13.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.3%, Sales Workers 6.3% and Managers 4.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Iron Ore Mining 25 10.7 1,777 9.7 1,970 1.1
Local Government Administration 13 5.6 422 2.3 5,511 3.0
Primary Education 13 5.6 586 3.2 4,897 2.7
Secondary Education 11 4.7 367 2.0 3,079 1.7
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 10 4.3 454 2.5 5,555 3.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Albany (C), the most common industries of employment were Iron Ore Mining 10.7%, Local Government Administration 5.6%, Primary Education 5.6%, Secondary Education 4.7% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 419 -- 398 -- 441 --
Household 1,178 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Albany (C) was $419 and the median weekly household income was $1,178.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 419 49.3 28,306 55.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 177 20.8 15,384 30.4 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 103 12.1 6,219 12.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 107 12.6 6,249 12.3 63,303 14.8

In Albany (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 49.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.8% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.6% 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
Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 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 Albany (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 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
Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 250 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,625 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Albany (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,625.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 77 17.7 4,014 15.1 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 142 32.6 8,217 31.0 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 114 26.2 6,970 26.3 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 8 1.8 740 2.8 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 196 0.7 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 6 1.4 531 2.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 9 2.1 673 2.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 76 0.3 471 0.2
Other household 79 18.2 5,123 19.3 53,195 20.2

In Albany (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 17.7% were a couple family with no children, 34.0% were a couple family with children and 28.3% 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
Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 406 93.5 22,121 83.8 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 22 5.1 3,075 11.7 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 3 0.7 952 3.6 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 3 0.7 241 0.9 2,897 1.1

In Albany (C) there were 439 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 93.5% were separate houses, 5.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.7% 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
Albany (C) % Albany (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 61 14.1 2,449 9.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 133 30.6 6,725 25.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 227 52.3 15,937 60.1 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 220 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 13 3.0 1,208 4.6 10,182 3.9

In Albany (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 14.1% were owned outright, 30.6% were owned with a mortgage and 52.3% were rented.

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