Wodonga

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Areas
Area code IARE202019
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,566
Male 47.5%
Female 52.5%
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 1,001
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 1,262
Average number of people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,413
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,369
Median weekly rent (a) $260

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 2,566 2.3 65,646 1.0 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 2,422 2.2 61,865 1.0 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 75 0.1 2,083 0.0 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 71 0.1 1,692 0.0 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 101,765 92.2 6,148,188 94.5 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 6,000 5.4 289,665 4.5 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Place of Usual Residence (PURP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 21 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 275 10.7 7,014 10.7 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 668 26.0 14,052 21.4 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 477 18.6 11,966 18.2 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 308 12.0 10,115 15.4 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 243 9.5 7,006 10.7 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 238 9.3 6,576 10.0 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 197 7.7 4,961 7.6 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 150 5.8 3,955 6.0 47,677 5.9

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 405 25.0 9,966 22.4 127,525 23.3
Separated 85 5.2 1,979 4.4 23,982 4.4
Divorced 166 10.2 3,702 8.3 37,473 6.8
Widowed 44 2.7 1,232 2.8 16,329 3.0
Never married 922 56.8 27,701 62.1 341,871 62.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 376 25.3 9,225 22.7 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 239 16.1 6,524 16.1 81,295 16.6
Not married 875 58.8 24,834 61.2 296,032 60.4

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending an educational institution 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 130 11.3 2,597 9.7 25,485 8.0
Primary 442 38.5 9,527 35.6 120,864 37.9
Secondary 306 26.7 6,546 24.5 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 112 9.8 2,099 7.8 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 53 4.6 2,559 9.6 21,149 6.6
Other 28 2.4 846 3.2 7,310 2.3
Not stated 80 7.0 2,589 9.7 38,814 12.2

More information Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 120 7.4 5,072 11.4 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 132 8.1 3,752 8.4 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 93 5.7 2,564 5.8 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 278 17.1 7,034 15.8 84,821 15.5
Year 12 218 13.4 6,462 14.5 82,998 15.2
Year 11 132 8.1 3,444 7.7 43,335 7.9
Year 10 284 17.5 6,388 14.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 5 0.3 89 0.2 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 11 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 226 13.9 5,756 12.9 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 32 2.0 865 1.9 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 4 0.2 378 0.8 5,242 1.0
Not stated 88 5.4 2,755 6.2 41,467 7.6

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Murrinh Patha 17 0.7 19 0.0 2,063 0.3
Wiradjuri 12 0.5 80 0.1 1,479 0.2
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 7 0.3 236 0.4 4,197 0.5
Paakantyi 3 0.1 26 0.0 103 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 41 1.6 1,010 1.5 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 2,431 94.7 60,322 91.9 683,122 84.1

More information on Language used at home (LANP), Whether reported using an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at home (LNGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 2,192 85.4 55,667 84.8 695,359 85.6
Australian 1,029 40.1 25,293 38.5 277,467 34.1
English 592 23.1 13,172 20.1 131,618 16.2
Irish 124 4.8 3,814 5.8 31,853 3.9
Torres Strait Islander 113 4.4 2,463 3.8 57,353 7.1

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
In the labour force 960 59.1 26,084 58.5 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 633 39.0 17,317 38.8 234,314 42.8
Not stated 28 1.7 1,182 2.7 16,695 3.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 497 51.8 13,552 52.0 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 298 31.0 7,833 30.0 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 81 8.4 2,207 8.5 28,075 9.5
Total employed 871 90.7 23,592 90.4 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 87 9.1 2,493 9.6 36,419 12.3

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over, who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 173 19.9 3,828 16.2 45,221 17.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 150 17.2 3,330 14.1 35,333 13.6
Labourers 122 14.0 2,909 12.3 37,003 14.2
Professionals 115 13.2 3,960 16.8 36,013 13.9
Sales Workers 82 9.4 2,026 8.6 22,365 8.6
Managers 67 7.7 2,378 10.1 21,218 8.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 66 7.6 2,722 11.5 30,731 11.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 59 6.8 1,577 6.7 23,291 9.0

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Defence 54 6.2 245 1.0 2,561 1.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 37 4.2 837 3.5 9,313 3.6
Other Social Assistance Services 36 4.1 878 3.7 10,154 3.9
Takeaway Food Services 30 3.4 631 2.7 7,371 2.8
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 28 3.2 724 3.1 8,816 3.4

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 583 N/A 619 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,470 N/A 1,638 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,413 N/A 1,565 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (weekly) (INCP), Total family income (weekly) (FINF), Total household income (weekly) (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family indicator (INGF)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,044 64.2 27,873 62.5 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 540 33.3 12,363 27.7 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 302 18.6 7,306 16.4 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 212 13.1 5,840 13.1 58,029 10.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Arthritis 235 9.2 4,766 7.3 50,807 6.3
Asthma 514 20.0 10,632 16.2 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 56 2.2 1,237 1.9 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 10 0.4 275 0.4 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 126 4.9 3,195 4.9 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 112 4.4 2,388 3.6 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 27 1.1 761 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 83 3.2 1,615 2.5 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 527 20.5 11,996 18.3 107,776 13.3
Stroke 41 1.6 728 1.1 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 280 10.9 6,894 10.5 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 1,242 48.4 34,396 52.4 462,348 56.9
Not stated 160 6.2 4,811 7.3 65,539 8.1

Note 1: Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions.
Note 2: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 3: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,346 52.5 37,121 56.5 493,110 60.7
One condition 669 26.1 15,192 23.1 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 229 8.9 5,336 8.1 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 163 6.4 3,181 4.8 32,701 4.0
Not stated 160 6.2 4,811 7.3 65,539 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Housing

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 67 5.3 2,320 6.8 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 3 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 N/A 0.9 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2 N/A 1.9 N/A 1.9 N/A

(a) The Canadian National Occupancy Standard for Housing Appropriateness is used to determine whether there are enough bedrooms in the dwelling for the usual residents. See Housing suitability information below for more details.

More information on Number of bedrooms in private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Housing suitability (HOSD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and Rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $260 N/A $330 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,369 N/A $1,600 N/A $1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent (weekly) dollar values (RNTD), Mortgage repayments (monthly) dollar values (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Family household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 243 19.3 6,431 19.0 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 376 29.8 9,640 28.4 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 322 25.5 8,046 23.7 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 21 1.7 610 1.8 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 11 0.9 161 0.5 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 11 0.9 357 1.1 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 17 1.3 614 1.8 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 15 0.0 412 0.1
Other household 251 19.9 8,019 23.7 73,717 20.9

Note: This table counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level. In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

More information on Family household composition (dwelling) (HCFMD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,115 88.4 27,227 80.3 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 111 8.8 3,822 11.3 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 25 2.0 2,576 7.6 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 14 1.1 219 0.6 2,861 0.8

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Wodonga % Wodonga Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 200 15.8 5,219 15.4 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 355 28.1 9,994 29.5 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 651 51.6 17,377 51.3 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 17 1.3 488 1.4 5,582 1.6
Not stated 36 2.9 814 2.4 8,652 2.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.