Marble Bar

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 634 people in Marble Bar. Of these 59.4% were male and 40.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 51.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Marble Bar was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.8% of the population.

Of people in Marble Bar aged 15 years and over, 26.9% were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Marble Bar, of people aged 15 years and over, 14.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 28.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Marble Bar 33.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.1% were in primary school, 14.8% in secondary school and 3.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Marble Bar, 12.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Marble Bar were Australian Aboriginal 29.7%, Australian 24.4%, English 15.7%, Scottish 5.4% and Irish 4.3%.

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 Marble Bar (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Marble Bar, 83.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 4.2%, England 1.9%, Scotland 0.5% and Ireland 0.5%.

In Marble Bar, 72.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Marble Bar, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.0%, New Zealand 4.0%, England 1.0%, India 1.0% and Scotland 0.6%.

In Marble Bar, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 76.0%, New Zealand 4.0%, England 2.2%, Scotland 1.3% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Marble Bar were No Religion, so described 37.3%, Not stated 20.1%, Catholic 14.2%, Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 9.5% and Anglican 7.6%. In Marble Bar, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (46.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Marble Bar 54.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Nyangumarta 18.9%, Nyamal 2.8%, Kariyarra 2.4%, Martu Wangka 1.3% and Banyjima 1.0%.

Employment

There were 281 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Marble Bar. Of these 64.8% were employed full time, 18.1% were employed part-time and 7.5% 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.

Of employed people in Marble Bar, 4.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 63.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Marble Bar were Labourers 20.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 20.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 18.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.4%, Professionals 10.8%, Managers 10.4% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Marble Bar, the most common responses for industry of employment included Iron Ore Mining 22.3%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 16.3%, Gold Ore Mining 7.7%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 7.7% and Local Government Administration 6.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Marble Bar was $703.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Marble Bar, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 31.7%, Car, as driver 24.1%, Bus 13.7%, Car, as passenger 6.0% and Other 4.0%. On the day, 16.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 31.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Marble Bar, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.4% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Marble Bar, 15.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Marble Bar, 45.0% were couple families with children, 23.0% were couple families without children and 29.0% were one parent families.

In Marble Bar, 25.8% of single parents were male and 74.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Marble Bar, of couple families with children, 18.8% had both partners employed full-time, 6.2% had both employed part-time and 4.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Marble Bar, 71.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Marble Bar, 88.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.2% were flats or apartments and 9.7% were other dwellings.

In Marble Bar, of occupied private dwellings 9.3% had 1 bedroom, 22.9% had 2 bedrooms and 34.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Marble Bar, 16.7% were owned outright, 4.9% were owned with a mortgage and 63.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Marble Bar, of all households, 61.2% were family households, 36.0% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In Marble Bar, 21.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Marble Bar, 36.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 18.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Marble Bar, 43.4% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Marble Bar, 50.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.7% were female. The median age was 27 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Marble Bar, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 1.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,083.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Marble Bar, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $70 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)