Augusta-Margaret River (S)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA50280
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 189
Male 53.7%
Female 46.3%
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 89
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,215
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,586
Median weekly rent $310

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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 Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 185 97.9 72,920 96.0 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 4 2.1 1,433 1.9 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,623 2.1 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Augusta-Margaret River (S), there were 189 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 53.7% were male and 46.3% were female.

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Age Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 21 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 20 10.6 8,409 11.1 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 52 27.5 16,962 22.3 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 27 14.3 14,074 18.5 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 27 14.3 11,452 15.1 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 20 10.6 8,860 11.7 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 21 11.1 7,894 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 19 10.1 5,136 6.8 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 3 1.6 3,192 4.2 30,952 4.8

In Augusta-Margaret River (S), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 34 30.6 11,239 22.2 105,086 24.5
Separated 3 2.7 2,212 4.4 19,112 4.5
Divorced 4 3.6 2,587 5.1 28,796 6.7
Widowed 0 0.0 1,610 3.2 13,794 3.2
Never married 70 63.1 32,956 65.1 261,980 61.1

In Augusta-Margaret River (S), 30.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 29 30.2 7,947 19.2 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 16 16.7 8,309 20.1 60,051 16.0
Not married 51 53.1 25,162 60.8 228,281 60.9

In Augusta-Margaret River (S), 30.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 7 8.2 1,590 5.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 35 41.2 10,756 35.4 97,859 37.5
Secondary 22 25.9 7,314 24.0 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 6 7.1 1,155 3.8 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 4 4.7 1,243 4.1 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 479 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 11 12.9 7,887 25.9 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Augusta-Margaret River (S), 42.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.2% were attending a primary school, 25.9% were attending a secondary school and 11.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 16 13.7 2,154 4.3 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 8 6.8 1,880 3.7 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 4 3.4 1,436 2.8 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 20 17.1 5,480 10.8 56,625 13.2
Year 12 18 15.4 6,950 13.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 12 10.3 4,983 9.8 34,674 8.1
Year 10 22 18.8 10,472 20.7 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 92 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 20 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 7 6.0 6,343 12.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 708 1.4 4,256 1.0
Not stated 9 7.7 9,070 17.9 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Augusta-Margaret River (S), 15.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Nyungar 3 1.6 387 0.5 443 0.1
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English only spoken at home 180 92.3 59,629 78.5 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Augusta-Margaret River (S). The only other response for language at home was Nyungar 1.6%.

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Ancestry, top responses Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 154 55.2 45,794 45.9 399,843 45.0
English 54 19.4 14,567 14.6 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 22 7.9 20,368 20.4 140,480 15.8
Irish 16 5.7 3,490 3.5 45,887 5.2
Scottish 6 2.2 2,659 2.7 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 Augusta-Margaret River (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Augusta-Margaret River (S), the most common ancestries were Australian 55.2%, English 19.4%, Australian Aboriginal 7.9%, Irish 5.7% and Scottish 2.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 34 44.7 11,109 47.1 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 30 39.5 5,385 22.8 61,049 27.4
Away from work 0 0.0 1,871 7.9 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 12 15.8 5,241 22.2 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 36 32.1 24,363 48.1 190,132 44.3

There were 76 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Augusta-Margaret River (S). Of these 44.7% were employed full time, 39.5% were employed part-time and 15.8% 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
Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 11 15.9 2,482 13.5 24,339 13.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 11 15.9 2,736 14.9 24,399 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 11 15.9 2,831 15.4 30,991 17.0
Managers 9 13.0 1,149 6.3 12,844 7.1
Machinery Operators and Drivers 8 11.6 2,631 14.3 16,774 9.2
Labourers 8 11.6 2,440 13.3 27,814 15.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 4 5.8 2,247 12.2 23,174 12.7
Sales Workers 4 5.8 1,139 6.2 15,791 8.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Augusta-Margaret River (S), the most common occupations were Professionals 15.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.9%, Managers 13.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.6%, Labourers 11.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.8% and Sales Workers 5.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Takeaway Food Services 5 20.0 242 1.3 4,469 2.5
Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 4 16.0 6 0.0 139 0.1
Office Administrative Services 4 16.0 16 0.1 165 0.1
Grape Growing 3 12.0 9 0.0 53 0.0
Iron Ore Mining 3 12.0 1,777 9.7 1,970 1.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Augusta-Margaret River (S), the most common industries of employment were Takeaway Food Services 20.0%, Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 16.0%, Office Administrative Services 16.0%, Grape Growing 12.0% and Iron Ore Mining 12.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 575 -- 398 -- 441 --
Household 1,215 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Augusta-Margaret River (S) was $575 and the median weekly household income was $1,215.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 85 73.3 28,306 55.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 28 23.9 15,384 30.4 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 6 5.1 6,219 12.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 37 31.6 6,249 12.3 63,303 14.8

In Augusta-Margaret River (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 73.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.9% provided care for children and 5.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.6% 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
Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 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 Augusta-Margaret River (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 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
Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 310 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,586 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Augusta-Margaret River (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $310 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,586.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 23 25.6 4,014 15.1 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 31 34.4 8,217 31.0 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 22 24.4 6,970 26.3 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 0 0.0 740 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 0 0.0 531 2.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 673 2.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 76 0.3 471 0.2
Other household 14 15.6 5,123 19.3 53,195 20.2

In Augusta-Margaret River (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 25.6% were a couple family with no children, 34.4% 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
Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 86 93.5 22,121 83.8 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 3.3 3,075 11.7 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 952 3.6 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 3 3.3 241 0.9 2,897 1.1

In Augusta-Margaret River (S) there were 89 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 93.5% were separate houses, 3.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Augusta-Margaret River (S) % Augusta-Margaret River (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13 13.8 2,449 9.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 31 33.0 6,725 25.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 47 50.0 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 3 3.2 1,208 4.6 10,182 3.9

In Augusta-Margaret River (S), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 13.8% were owned outright, 33.0% were owned with a mortgage and 50.0% were rented.

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