Bunbury (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA51190
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,135
Male 50.1%
Female 49.9%
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 445
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $970
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $270

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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 Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,087 95.8 72,920 96.0 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 21 1.9 1,433 1.9 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 27 2.4 1,623 2.1 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Bunbury (C), there were 1,135 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female.

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Age Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 23 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 117 10.4 8,409 11.1 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 251 22.3 16,962 22.3 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 220 19.5 14,074 18.5 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 158 14.0 11,452 15.1 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 113 10.0 8,860 11.7 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 136 12.1 7,894 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 81 7.2 5,136 6.8 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 52 4.6 3,192 4.2 30,952 4.8

In Bunbury (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 181 23.8 11,239 22.2 105,086 24.5
Separated 48 6.3 2,212 4.4 19,112 4.5
Divorced 47 6.2 2,587 5.1 28,796 6.7
Widowed 25 3.3 1,610 3.2 13,794 3.2
Never married 460 60.4 32,956 65.1 261,980 61.1

In Bunbury (C), 23.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 124 21.0 7,947 19.2 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 67 11.4 8,309 20.1 60,051 16.0
Not married 399 67.6 25,162 60.8 228,281 60.9

In Bunbury (C), 21.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 23 4.8 1,590 5.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 173 35.7 10,756 35.4 97,859 37.5
Secondary 105 21.7 7,314 24.0 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 18 3.7 1,155 3.8 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 10 2.1 1,243 4.1 15,489 5.9
Other 10 2.1 479 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 145 30.0 7,887 25.9 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bunbury (C), 43.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.7% were attending a primary school, 21.7% were attending a secondary school and 5.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 31 4.2 2,154 4.3 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 28 3.8 1,880 3.7 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 31 4.2 1,436 2.8 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 83 11.1 5,480 10.8 56,625 13.2
Year 12 82 11.0 6,950 13.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 79 10.6 4,983 9.8 34,674 8.1
Year 10 173 23.2 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 87 11.7 6,343 12.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 3 0.4 708 1.4 4,256 1.0
Not stated 147 19.7 9,070 17.9 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Bunbury (C), 11.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Nyungar 14 1.2 387 0.5 443 0.1
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English only spoken at home 993 87.6 59,629 78.5 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 87.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bunbury (C). The only other response for language at home was Nyungar 1.2%.

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Ancestry, top responses Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 800 54.2 45,794 45.9 399,843 45.0
English 262 17.8 14,567 14.6 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 131 8.9 20,368 20.4 140,480 15.8
Irish 52 3.5 3,490 3.5 45,887 5.2
Scottish 48 3.3 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 Bunbury (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bunbury (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 54.2%, English 17.8%, Australian Aboriginal 8.9%, Irish 3.5% and Scottish 3.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 159 45.0 11,109 47.1 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 95 26.9 5,385 22.8 61,049 27.4
Away from work 18 5.1 1,871 7.9 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 81 22.9 5,241 22.2 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 394 51.2 24,363 48.1 190,132 44.3

There were 353 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bunbury (C). Of these 45.0% were employed full time, 26.9% were employed part-time and 22.9% 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
Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 48 17.8 2,440 13.3 27,814 15.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 45 16.7 2,736 14.9 24,399 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 38 14.1 2,831 15.4 30,991 17.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 30 11.2 2,247 12.2 23,174 12.7
Professionals 29 10.8 2,482 13.5 24,339 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 25 9.3 2,631 14.3 16,774 9.2
Sales Workers 22 8.2 1,139 6.2 15,791 8.7
Managers 18 6.7 1,149 6.3 12,844 7.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bunbury (C), the most common occupations were Labourers 17.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Professionals 10.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.3%, Sales Workers 8.2% and Managers 6.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
General Practice Medical Services 12 5.7 218 1.2 1,789 1.0
Takeaway Food Services 11 5.3 242 1.3 4,469 2.5
Secondary Education 11 5.3 367 2.0 3,079 1.7
Local Government Administration 10 4.8 422 2.3 5,511 3.0
Iron Ore Mining 8 3.8 1,777 9.7 1,970 1.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bunbury (C), the most common industries of employment were General Practice Medical Services 5.7%, Takeaway Food Services 5.3%, Secondary Education 5.3%, Local Government Administration 4.8% and Iron Ore Mining 3.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 444 -- 398 -- 441 --
Household 970 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bunbury (C) was $444 and the median weekly household income was $970.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 390 51.2 28,306 55.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 185 24.2 15,384 30.4 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 86 11.3 6,219 12.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 77 10.1 6,249 12.3 63,303 14.8

In Bunbury (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 51.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.2% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.1% 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
Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 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 Bunbury (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 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
Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 270 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Bunbury (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 61 13.9 4,014 15.1 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 109 24.9 8,217 31.0 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 150 34.2 6,970 26.3 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 10 2.3 740 2.8 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 4 0.9 196 0.7 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 3 0.7 531 2.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 8 1.8 673 2.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 76 0.3 471 0.2
Other household 93 21.2 5,123 19.3 53,195 20.2

In Bunbury (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 14.8% were a couple family with no children, 25.6% were a couple family with children and 36.1% 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
Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 350 80.1 22,121 83.8 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 78 17.8 3,075 11.7 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 6 1.4 952 3.6 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 3 0.7 241 0.9 2,897 1.1

In Bunbury (C) there were 445 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 80.1% were separate houses, 17.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.4% 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
Bunbury (C) % Bunbury (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 32 7.3 2,449 9.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 109 24.9 6,725 25.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 277 63.2 15,937 60.1 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 3 0.7 220 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 17 3.9 1,208 4.6 10,182 3.9

In Bunbury (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 7.3% were owned outright, 24.9% were owned with a mortgage and 63.2% 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.