West Coast (M)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA65610
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 310
Male 54.0%
Female 46.0%
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 170
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,136
Median monthly mortgage repayments $540
Median weekly rent $155

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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 West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 266 85.8 21,572 91.5 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 23 7.4 1,118 4.7 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 21 6.8 890 3.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in West Coast (M), there were 310 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female.

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Age West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 26 -- 24 -- 23 --
0-4 years 37 12.2 2,439 10.3 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 59 19.4 5,351 22.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 48 15.8 4,301 18.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 35 11.5 3,037 12.9 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 38 12.5 2,446 10.4 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 35 11.5 2,563 10.9 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 33 10.9 1,986 8.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 19 6.2 1,455 6.2 30,952 4.8

In West Coast (M), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 64 30.5 4,713 29.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 3 1.4 755 4.8 19,112 4.5
Divorced 18 8.6 1,490 9.4 28,796 6.7
Widowed 15 7.1 501 3.2 13,794 3.2
Never married 110 52.4 8,324 52.7 261,980 61.1

In West Coast (M), 30.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 58 30.7 4,346 30.0 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 41 21.7 2,275 15.7 60,051 16.0
Not married 90 47.6 7,884 54.4 228,281 60.9

In West Coast (M), 30.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 21.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Pre-school 6 5.8 286 3.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 53 51.5 3,927 43.9 97,859 37.5
Secondary 26 25.2 2,259 25.3 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 7 6.8 685 7.7 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 3 2.9 525 5.9 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 186 2.1 5,047 1.9
Not stated 8 7.8 1,078 12.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in West Coast (M), 33.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 51.5% were attending a primary school, 25.2% were attending a secondary school and 9.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 0 0.0 872 5.5 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 8 3.9 816 5.2 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 4 1.9 535 3.4 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 38 18.4 2,641 16.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 24 11.7 1,954 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 23 11.2 1,149 7.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 60 29.1 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 39 18.9 2,267 14.3 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 57 0.4 4,256 1.0
Not stated 10 4.9 1,347 8.5 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in West Coast (M), 11.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 298 98.0 22,871 97.0 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 98.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in West Coast (M). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 202 47.5 16,536 50.8 399,843 45.0
English 118 27.8 8,625 26.5 152,758 17.2
Irish 35 8.2 2,196 6.8 45,887 5.2
Scottish 21 4.9 1,310 4.0 30,843 3.5
German 20 4.7 525 1.6 16,332 1.8

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

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in West Coast (M), the most common ancestries were Australian 47.5%, English 27.8%, Irish 8.2%, Scottish 4.9% and German 4.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 63 48.1 4,126 46.2 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 35 26.7 3,111 34.8 61,049 27.4
Away from work 9 6.9 549 6.1 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 24 18.3 1,152 12.9 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 73 34.8 6,547 41.5 190,132 44.3

There were 131 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Coast (M). Of these 48.1% were employed full time, 26.7% were employed part-time and 18.3% 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
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 23 22.3 1,160 14.9 24,399 13.4
Labourers 19 18.4 1,435 18.4 27,814 15.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers 18 17.5 662 8.5 16,774 9.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 16 15.5 1,209 15.5 30,991 17.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 9 8.7 881 11.3 23,174 12.7
Managers 7 6.8 638 8.2 12,844 7.1
Not stated 5 4.9 82 1.1 2,729 1.5
Sales Workers 3 2.9 878 11.3 15,791 8.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in West Coast (M), the most common occupations were Technicians and Trades Workers 22.3%, Labourers 18.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 17.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.7%, Managers 6.8%, Not stated 4.9% and Sales Workers 2.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Accommodation 15 18.3 146 1.9 2,427 1.3
Other Metal Ore Mining 8 9.8 13 0.2 135 0.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8 9.8 320 4.2 5,555 3.1
Pubs, Taverns and Bars 7 8.5 116 1.5 1,627 0.9
Other Mining Support Services 4 4.9 7 0.1 191 0.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in West Coast (M), the most common industries of employment were Accommodation 18.3%, Other Metal Ore Mining 9.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 9.8%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 8.5% and Other Mining Support Services 4.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal 450 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 1,136 -- 1,079 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in West Coast (M) was $450 and the median weekly household income was $1,136.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 161 75.9 10,615 67.2 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 70 33.5 5,213 33.0 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 34 16.3 2,279 14.4 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 42 20.1 2,778 17.6 63,303 14.8

In West Coast (M), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 75.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.5% provided care for children and 16.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.1% 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
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.9 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 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 West Coast (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 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
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 155 -- 220 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 540 -- 1,300 -- 1,660 --

In West Coast (M), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $155 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $540.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 41 24.8 2,431 20.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 49 29.7 3,870 33.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 25 15.2 2,553 21.9 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 3 1.8 154 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 0 0.0 86 0.7 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 0 0.0 471 0.2
Other household 47 28.5 2,424 20.8 53,195 20.2

In West Coast (M), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 24.8% were a couple family with no children, 29.7% were a couple family with children and 15.2% 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
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 155 91.7 10,382 89.5 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 8 4.7 598 5.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 6 3.6 549 4.7 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 66 0.6 2,897 1.1

In West Coast (M) there were 170 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 91.7% were separate houses, 4.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.6% 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
West Coast (M) % West Coast (M) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 53 31.2 2,070 17.8 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 51 30.0 3,923 33.7 68,085 25.9
Rented 54 31.8 5,236 45.0 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 3 1.8 71 0.6 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 9 5.3 337 2.9 10,182 3.9

In West Coast (M), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 31.2% were owned outright, 30.0% were owned with a mortgage and 31.8% 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.