Katanning (S)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA54340
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 311
Male 47.3%
Female 52.7%
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 121
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,045
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,050
Median weekly rent $180

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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 Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 295 94.9 72,920 96.0 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 16 5.1 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 Katanning (S), there were 311 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female.

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Age Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 21 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 23 7.3 8,409 11.1 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 92 29.1 16,962 22.3 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 54 17.1 14,074 18.5 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 33 10.4 11,452 15.1 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 30 9.5 8,860 11.7 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 33 10.4 7,894 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 29 9.2 5,136 6.8 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 22 7.0 3,192 4.2 30,952 4.8

In Katanning (S), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 40 20.3 11,239 22.2 105,086 24.5
Separated 11 5.6 2,212 4.4 19,112 4.5
Divorced 4 2.0 2,587 5.1 28,796 6.7
Widowed 17 8.6 1,610 3.2 13,794 3.2
Never married 125 63.5 32,956 65.1 261,980 61.1

In Katanning (S), 20.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.6% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 34 18.9 7,947 19.2 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 26 14.4 8,309 20.1 60,051 16.0
Not married 120 66.7 25,162 60.8 228,281 60.9

In Katanning (S), 18.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 2.9 1,590 5.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 59 43.1 10,756 35.4 97,859 37.5
Secondary 36 26.3 7,314 24.0 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 9 6.6 1,155 3.8 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 4 2.9 1,243 4.1 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 479 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 25 18.2 7,887 25.9 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Katanning (S), 43.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 43.1% were attending a primary school, 26.3% were attending a secondary school and 9.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 6 2.9 2,154 4.3 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 11 5.3 1,880 3.7 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 9 4.4 1,436 2.8 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 22 10.7 5,480 10.8 56,625 13.2
Year 12 27 13.1 6,950 13.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 16 7.8 4,983 9.8 34,674 8.1
Year 10 43 20.9 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 36 17.5 6,343 12.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 3 1.5 708 1.4 4,256 1.0
Not stated 37 18.0 9,070 17.9 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Katanning (S), 13.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Nyungar 5 1.6 387 0.5 443 0.1
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English only spoken at home 285 90.5 59,629 78.5 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 90.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Katanning (S). The only other response for language at home was Nyungar 1.6%.

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Ancestry, top responses Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 250 58.7 45,794 45.9 399,843 45.0
English 76 17.8 14,567 14.6 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 46 10.8 20,368 20.4 140,480 15.8
Irish 10 2.3 3,490 3.5 45,887 5.2
Scottish 9 2.1 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 Katanning (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Katanning (S), the most common ancestries were Australian 58.7%, English 17.8%, Australian Aboriginal 10.8%, Irish 2.3% and Scottish 2.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 48 49.5 11,109 47.1 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 21 21.6 5,385 22.8 61,049 27.4
Away from work 6 6.2 1,871 7.9 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 22 22.7 5,241 22.2 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 95 45.9 24,363 48.1 190,132 44.3

There were 97 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Katanning (S). Of these 49.5% were employed full time, 21.6% were employed part-time and 22.7% 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
Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 22 34.4 2,440 13.3 27,814 15.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 12 18.8 2,831 15.4 30,991 17.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 10 15.6 2,247 12.2 23,174 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 7 10.9 2,736 14.9 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4 6.2 2,631 14.3 16,774 9.2
Managers 3 4.7 1,149 6.3 12,844 7.1
Professionals 3 4.7 2,482 13.5 24,339 13.4
Sales Workers 3 4.7 1,139 6.2 15,791 8.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Katanning (S), the most common occupations were Labourers 34.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 18.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.2%, Managers 4.7%, Professionals 4.7% and Sales Workers 4.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Shearing Services 8 14.8 23 0.1 154 0.1
Meat, Poultry and Smallgoods Wholesaling 8 14.8 12 0.1 124 0.1
Meat Processing 7 13.0 36 0.2 932 0.5
Local Government Administration 4 7.4 422 2.3 5,511 3.0
Primary Education 4 7.4 586 3.2 4,897 2.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Katanning (S), the most common industries of employment were Shearing Services 14.8%, Meat, Poultry and Smallgoods Wholesaling 14.8%, Meat Processing 13.0%, Local Government Administration 7.4% and Primary Education 7.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 389 -- 398 -- 441 --
Household 1,045 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Katanning (S) was $389 and the median weekly household income was $1,045.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 95 48.5 28,306 55.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 49 24.5 15,384 30.4 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 25 12.5 6,219 12.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 17 8.5 6,249 12.3 63,303 14.8

In Katanning (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 48.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.5% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.5% 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
Katanning (S) % Katanning (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 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 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 Katanning (S), 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 1.7 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
Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,050 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Katanning (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,050.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 22 17.1 4,014 15.1 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 26 20.2 8,217 31.0 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 45 34.9 6,970 26.3 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 10 7.8 740 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 0 0.0 531 2.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 4 3.1 673 2.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 76 0.3 471 0.2
Other household 22 17.1 5,123 19.3 53,195 20.2

In Katanning (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 17.1% were a couple family with no children, 20.2% were a couple family with children and 38.0% 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
Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 108 90.0 22,121 83.8 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 12 10.0 3,075 11.7 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 952 3.6 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 241 0.9 2,897 1.1

In Katanning (S) there were 121 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 90.0% were separate houses, 10.0% 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
Katanning (S) % Katanning (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 19 14.4 2,449 9.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 39 29.5 6,725 25.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 64 48.5 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 10 7.6 1,208 4.6 10,182 3.9

In Katanning (S), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 14.4% were owned outright, 29.5% were owned with a mortgage and 48.5% were rented.

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