Burnie (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA60610
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,307
Male 46.0%
Female 54.0%
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 668
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $970
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent $210

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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 Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,204 92.1 21,572 91.5 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 59 4.5 1,118 4.7 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 44 3.4 890 3.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Burnie (C), there were 1,307 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 46.0% were male and 54.0% were female.

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Age Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 22 -- 24 -- 23 --
0-4 years 144 11.1 2,439 10.3 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 265 20.3 5,351 22.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 296 22.7 4,301 18.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 176 13.5 3,037 12.9 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 127 9.7 2,446 10.4 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 143 11.0 2,563 10.9 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 94 7.2 1,986 8.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 58 4.5 1,455 6.2 30,952 4.8

In Burnie (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 229 25.6 4,713 29.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 44 4.9 755 4.8 19,112 4.5
Divorced 102 11.4 1,490 9.4 28,796 6.7
Widowed 22 2.5 501 3.2 13,794 3.2
Never married 498 55.6 8,324 52.7 261,980 61.1

In Burnie (C), 25.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 16.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 213 25.7 4,346 30.0 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 132 15.9 2,275 15.7 60,051 16.0
Not married 485 58.4 7,884 54.4 228,281 60.9

In Burnie (C), 25.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Pre-school 14 2.8 286 3.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 190 37.5 3,927 43.9 97,859 37.5
Secondary 150 29.6 2,259 25.3 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 58 11.4 685 7.7 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 33 6.5 525 5.9 15,489 5.9
Other 16 3.2 186 2.1 5,047 1.9
Not stated 46 9.1 1,078 12.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Burnie (C), 38.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.5% were attending a primary school, 29.6% were attending a secondary school and 17.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 41 4.6 872 5.5 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 41 4.6 816 5.2 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 29 3.2 535 3.4 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 168 18.7 2,641 16.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 117 13.0 1,954 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 100 11.1 1,149 7.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 197 21.9 3,676 23.3 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 5 0.6 35 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 0 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 123 13.7 2,267 14.3 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 6 0.7 57 0.4 4,256 1.0
Not stated 59 6.6 1,347 8.5 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Burnie (C), 13.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 1,288 98.3 22,871 97.0 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 98.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Burnie (C). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 945 52.3 16,536 50.8 399,843 45.0
English 486 26.9 8,625 26.5 152,758 17.2
Irish 105 5.8 2,196 6.8 45,887 5.2
Australian Aboriginal 73 4.0 1,579 4.9 140,480 15.8
Scottish 61 3.4 1,310 4.0 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 Burnie (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Burnie (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 52.3%, English 26.9%, Irish 5.8%, Australian Aboriginal 4.0% and Scottish 3.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 233 43.6 4,126 46.2 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 183 34.2 3,111 34.8 61,049 27.4
Away from work 32 6.0 549 6.1 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 87 16.3 1,152 12.9 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 359 39.5 6,547 41.5 190,132 44.3

There were 535 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Burnie (C). Of these 43.6% were employed full time, 34.2% 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
Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Labourers 81 18.7 1,435 18.4 27,814 15.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 69 15.9 1,160 14.9 24,399 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 63 14.5 1,209 15.5 30,991 17.0
Sales Workers 62 14.3 878 11.3 15,791 8.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 59 13.6 881 11.3 23,174 12.7
Professionals 31 7.2 730 9.4 24,339 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 30 6.9 662 8.5 16,774 9.2
Managers 28 6.5 638 8.2 12,844 7.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Burnie (C), the most common occupations were Labourers 18.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.5%, Sales Workers 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.6%, Professionals 7.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.9% and Managers 6.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 23 6.0 320 4.2 5,555 3.1
Takeaway Food Services 21 5.4 209 2.7 4,469 2.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 15 3.9 166 2.2 5,542 3.0
Department Stores 11 2.8 69 0.9 1,218 0.7
Accommodation 11 2.8 146 1.9 2,427 1.3

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Burnie (C), the most common industries of employment were Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.0%, Takeaway Food Services 5.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.9%, Department Stores 2.8% and Accommodation 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 450 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 970 -- 1,079 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Burnie (C) was $450 and the median weekly household income was $970.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 644 71.6 10,615 67.2 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 302 33.5 5,213 33.0 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 141 15.6 2,279 14.4 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 177 19.6 2,778 17.6 63,303 14.8

In Burnie (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 71.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.5% provided care for children and 15.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.6% 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
Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 1.9 -- 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 Burnie (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 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
Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 210 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,300 -- 1,660 --

In Burnie (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $210 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 138 20.8 2,431 20.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 193 29.1 3,870 33.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 169 25.5 2,553 21.9 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 11 1.7 154 1.3 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 48 0.4 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 3 0.5 72 0.6 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 3 0.5 86 0.7 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 0 0.0 471 0.2
Other household 147 22.1 2,424 20.8 53,195 20.2

In Burnie (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 20.8% were a couple family with no children, 29.5% were a couple family with children and 25.9% 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
Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 606 91.1 10,382 89.5 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 42 6.3 598 5.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 17 2.6 549 4.7 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 66 0.6 2,897 1.1

In Burnie (C) there were 668 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 91.1% were separate houses, 6.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.6% 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
Burnie (C) % Burnie (C) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 107 15.9 2,070 17.8 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 211 31.4 3,923 33.7 68,085 25.9
Rented 327 48.7 5,236 45.0 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 3 0.4 71 0.6 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 24 3.6 337 2.9 10,182 3.9

In Burnie (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 15.9% were owned outright, 31.4% were owned with a mortgage and 48.7% were rented.

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