Leonora (S)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA55040
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 197
Male 51.3%
Female 48.7%
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 52
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $840
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $130

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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 Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 194 98.5 72,920 96.0 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,433 1.9 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 1.5 1,623 2.1 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Leonora (S), there were 197 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female.

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Age Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 26 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 20 10.0 8,409 11.1 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 42 20.9 16,962 22.3 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 30 14.9 14,074 18.5 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 31 15.4 11,452 15.1 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 20 10.0 8,860 11.7 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 27 13.4 7,894 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 20 10.0 5,136 6.8 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 11 5.5 3,192 4.2 30,952 4.8

In Leonora (S), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 24 17.6 11,239 22.2 105,086 24.5
Separated 9 6.6 2,212 4.4 19,112 4.5
Divorced 6 4.4 2,587 5.1 28,796 6.7
Widowed 5 3.7 1,610 3.2 13,794 3.2
Never married 92 67.6 32,956 65.1 261,980 61.1

In Leonora (S), 17.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 11 10.2 7,947 19.2 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 23 21.3 8,309 20.1 60,051 16.0
Not married 74 68.5 25,162 60.8 228,281 60.9

In Leonora (S), 10.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 21.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 4.7 1,590 5.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 29 45.3 10,756 35.4 97,859 37.5
Secondary 14 21.9 7,314 24.0 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 3 4.7 1,155 3.8 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 3 4.7 1,243 4.1 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 479 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 12 18.8 7,887 25.9 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leonora (S), 31.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.3% were attending a primary school, 21.9% were attending a secondary school and 9.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3 2.2 2,154 4.3 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3 2.2 1,880 3.7 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 3 2.2 1,436 2.8 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 4 3.0 5,480 10.8 56,625 13.2
Year 12 20 14.9 6,950 13.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 23 17.2 4,983 9.8 34,674 8.1
Year 10 34 25.4 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 28 20.9 6,343 12.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 3 2.2 708 1.4 4,256 1.0
Not stated 15 11.2 9,070 17.9 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Leonora (S), 14.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Wangkatha 5 2.6 198 0.3 208 0.0
Martu Wangka 3 1.5 709 0.9 720 0.1
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English only spoken at home 166 82.2 59,629 78.5 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 82.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leonora (S). The only other responses for language at home were Wangkatha 2.6% and Martu Wangka 1.5%.

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Ancestry, top responses Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 131 50.2 45,794 45.9 399,843 45.0
English 65 24.9 14,567 14.6 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 53 20.3 20,368 20.4 140,480 15.8
Scottish 3 1.1 2,659 2.7 30,843 3.5
Irish 3 1.1 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 Leonora (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leonora (S), the most common ancestries were Australian 50.2%, English 24.9%, Australian Aboriginal 20.3%, Scottish 1.1% and Irish 1.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 29 51.8 11,109 47.1 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 13 23.2 5,385 22.8 61,049 27.4
Away from work 6 10.7 1,871 7.9 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 8 14.3 5,241 22.2 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 78 56.1 24,363 48.1 190,132 44.3

There were 56 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Leonora (S). Of these 51.8% were employed full time, 23.2% were employed part-time and 14.3% 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
Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Machinery Operators and Drivers 13 33.3 2,631 14.3 16,774 9.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 7 17.9 2,831 15.4 30,991 17.0
Professionals 5 12.8 2,482 13.5 24,339 13.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 4 10.3 2,736 14.9 24,399 13.4
Inadequately described 4 10.3 397 2.2 3,291 1.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3 7.7 2,247 12.2 23,174 12.7
Labourers 3 7.7 2,440 13.3 27,814 15.3

The only responses for occupations for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leonora (S) were Machinery Operators and Drivers 33.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 17.9%, Professionals 12.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.3%, Inadequately described 10.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.7% and Labourers 7.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Gold Ore Mining 9 32.1 320 1.7 591 0.3
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7 25.0 383 2.1 5,542 3.0
Copper Ore Mining 3 10.7 26 0.1 317 0.2
Secondary Education 3 10.7 367 2.0 3,079 1.7

The only responses for industry of employment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leonora (S) were Gold Ore Mining 32.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 25.0%, Copper Ore Mining 10.7% and Secondary Education 10.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 441 -- 398 -- 441 --
Household 840 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leonora (S) was $441 and the median weekly household income was $840.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 62 44.9 28,306 55.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 27 20.0 15,384 30.4 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 8 5.9 6,219 12.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 15 11.1 6,249 12.3 63,303 14.8

In Leonora (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 44.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.0% provided care for children and 5.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.1% 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
Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.8 -- 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 Leonora (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 0.8 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
Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 130 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Leonora (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $130 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 4 7.7 4,014 15.1 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 20 38.5 8,217 31.0 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 15 28.8 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 3 5.8 673 2.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 76 0.3 471 0.2
Other household 10 19.2 5,123 19.3 53,195 20.2

In Leonora (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 7.7% were a couple family with no children, 38.5% were a couple family with children and 34.6% 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
Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 49 94.2 22,121 83.8 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 5.8 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 Leonora (S) there were 52 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 94.2% were separate houses, 5.8% 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
Leonora (S) % Leonora (S) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4 7.0 2,449 9.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 5 8.8 6,725 25.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 45 78.9 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 5.3 1,208 4.6 10,182 3.9

In Leonora (S), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 7.0% were owned outright, 8.8% were owned with a mortgage and 78.9% were rented.

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