Dorset (M)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA61810
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 188
Male 50.0%
Female 50.0%
Median age 29
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 109
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $756
Median monthly mortgage repayments $867
Median weekly rent $175

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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 Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 166 88.3 21,572 91.5 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 14 7.4 1,118 4.7 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 8 4.3 890 3.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Dorset (M), there were 188 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female.

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Age Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 29 -- 24 -- 23 --
0-4 years 11 5.6 2,439 10.3 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 48 24.5 5,351 22.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 28 14.3 4,301 18.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 17 8.7 3,037 12.9 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 16 8.2 2,446 10.4 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 23 11.7 2,563 10.9 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 29 14.8 1,986 8.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 24 12.2 1,455 6.2 30,952 4.8

In Dorset (M), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 29 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 12.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 43 32.3 4,713 29.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 4 3.0 755 4.8 19,112 4.5
Divorced 14 10.5 1,490 9.4 28,796 6.7
Widowed 7 5.3 501 3.2 13,794 3.2
Never married 65 48.9 8,324 52.7 261,980 61.1

In Dorset (M), 32.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 34 28.6 4,346 30.0 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 23 19.3 2,275 15.7 60,051 16.0
Not married 62 52.1 7,884 54.4 228,281 60.9

In Dorset (M), 28.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 19.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 4.0 286 3.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 29 38.7 3,927 43.9 97,859 37.5
Secondary 16 21.3 2,259 25.3 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 7 9.3 685 7.7 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 3 4.0 525 5.9 15,489 5.9
Other 3 4.0 186 2.1 5,047 1.9
Not stated 14 18.7 1,078 12.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dorset (M), 39.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.7% were attending a primary school, 21.3% were attending a secondary school and 13.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 8 6.6 872 5.5 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 8 6.6 816 5.2 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 0 0.0 535 3.4 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 26 21.3 2,641 16.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 7 5.7 1,954 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 4 3.3 1,149 7.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 35 28.7 3,676 23.3 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 35 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 0 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 28 23.0 2,267 14.3 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 57 0.4 4,256 1.0
Not stated 8 6.6 1,347 8.5 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Dorset (M), 5.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 186 96.9 22,871 97.0 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dorset (M). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 150 59.8 16,536 50.8 399,843 45.0
English 49 19.5 8,625 26.5 152,758 17.2
Irish 17 6.8 2,196 6.8 45,887 5.2
Scottish 15 6.0 1,310 4.0 30,843 3.5
Australian Aboriginal 7 2.8 1,579 4.9 140,480 15.8

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 Dorset (M) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dorset (M), the most common ancestries were Australian 59.8%, English 19.5%, Irish 6.8%, Scottish 6.0% and Australian Aboriginal 2.8%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 23 35.4 4,126 46.2 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 23 35.4 3,111 34.8 61,049 27.4
Away from work 5 7.7 549 6.1 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 14 21.5 1,152 12.9 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 61 48.4 6,547 41.5 190,132 44.3

There were 65 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dorset (M). Of these 35.4% were employed full time, 35.4% were employed part-time and 21.5% 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
Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Labourers 20 37.7 1,435 18.4 27,814 15.3
Managers 9 17.0 638 8.2 12,844 7.1
Community and Personal Service Workers 8 15.1 1,209 15.5 30,991 17.0
Professionals 6 11.3 730 9.4 24,339 13.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 6 11.3 1,160 14.9 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4 7.5 662 8.5 16,774 9.2

The only responses for occupations for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dorset (M) were Labourers 37.7%, Managers 17.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.1%, Professionals 11.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Dairy Cattle Farming 6 33.3 105 1.4 297 0.2
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 3 16.7 22 0.3 720 0.4
Primary Education 3 16.7 154 2.0 4,897 2.7

The only responses for industry of employment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dorset (M) were Dairy Cattle Farming 33.3%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 16.7% and Primary Education 16.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 397 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 756 -- 1,079 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dorset (M) was $397 and the median weekly household income was $756.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 83 61.5 10,615 67.2 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 38 29.2 5,213 33.0 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 13 10.0 2,279 14.4 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 28 21.5 2,778 17.6 63,303 14.8

In Dorset (M), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 61.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.2% provided care for children and 10.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.5% 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
Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) 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 1.9 -- 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 Dorset (M), 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 1.9 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
Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 175 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 867 -- 1,300 -- 1,660 --

In Dorset (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $867.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 32 29.9 2,431 20.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 28 26.2 3,870 33.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 17 15.9 2,553 21.9 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 3 2.8 154 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 0 0.0 72 0.6 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 3 2.8 86 0.7 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 0 0.0 471 0.2
Other household 24 22.4 2,424 20.8 53,195 20.2

In Dorset (M), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 29.9% were a couple family with no children, 26.2% were a couple family with children and 18.7% 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
Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 101 97.1 10,382 89.5 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 598 5.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 549 4.7 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 3 2.9 66 0.6 2,897 1.1

In Dorset (M) there were 109 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 97.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 2.9% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Dorset (M) % Dorset (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 32 30.2 2,070 17.8 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 28 26.4 3,923 33.7 68,085 25.9
Rented 43 40.6 5,236 45.0 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 71 0.6 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 2.8 337 2.9 10,182 3.9

In Dorset (M), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 30.2% were owned outright, 26.4% were owned with a mortgage and 40.6% 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.