Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 4
Area code 111
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 19,871
Male 49.6%
Female 50.4%
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 7,727
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 9,795
Average number of people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,745
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent (a) $375

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

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 19,871 5.1 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 19,202 4.9 267,067 3.3 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 347 0.1 5,127 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 323 0.1 5,844 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 356,010 91.2 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 14,640 3.7 389,616 4.8 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 23 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 2,077 10.5 30,241 10.9 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 4,401 22.1 62,324 22.4 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 3,877 19.5 51,501 18.5 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 2,940 14.8 38,615 13.9 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 2,080 10.5 28,167 10.1 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 1,868 9.4 27,429 9.9 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 1,412 7.1 21,794 7.8 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 1,221 6.1 17,973 6.5 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 3,275 24.4 43,039 23.2 127,525 23.3
Separated 577 4.3 8,396 4.5 23,982 4.4
Divorced 1,055 7.9 14,070 7.6 37,473 6.8
Widowed 334 2.5 5,314 2.9 16,329 3.0
Never married 8,154 60.9 114,656 61.8 341,871 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 3,152 25.1 40,143 23.6 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 1,980 15.8 26,796 15.8 81,295 16.6
Not married 7,420 59.1 102,951 60.6 296,032 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 810 10.1 10,714 9.6 25,485 8.0
Primary 3,004 37.4 42,010 37.6 120,864 37.9
Secondary 2,084 25.9 29,355 26.2 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 776 9.7 9,856 8.8 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 908 11.3 7,490 6.7 21,149 6.6
Other 140 1.7 1,736 1.6 7,310 2.3
Not stated 317 3.9 10,664 9.5 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,399 10.4 15,318 8.3 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,041 7.8 13,047 7.0 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 734 5.5 8,858 4.8 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 2,481 18.5 30,206 16.3 84,821 15.5
Year 12 1,860 13.9 24,609 13.3 82,998 15.2
Year 11 839 6.3 12,135 6.5 43,335 7.9
Year 10 2,290 17.1 34,013 18.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 37 0.3 479 0.3 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 4 0.0 52 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,758 13.1 27,113 14.6 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 319 2.4 4,005 2.2 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 66 0.5 1,048 0.6 5,242 1.0
Not stated 570 4.3 14,591 7.9 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Gamilaraay 87 0.4 779 0.3 1,039 0.1
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 72 0.4 939 0.3 2,863 0.4
Wiradjuri 49 0.2 1,151 0.4 1,479 0.2
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 39 0.2 804 0.3 4,197 0.5
Aboriginal English, so described 16 0.1 194 0.1 1,371 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 295 1.5 5,196 1.9 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 19,002 95.6 259,148 93.2 683,122 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 17,869 89.9 242,826 87.3 695,359 85.6
Australian 8,342 42.0 111,896 40.2 277,467 34.1
English 3,987 20.1 52,059 18.7 131,618 16.2
Irish 960 4.8 12,357 4.4 31,853 3.9
Scottish 762 3.8 9,392 3.4 24,549 3.0

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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 8,346 62.3 104,856 56.5 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 4,844 36.2 75,902 40.9 234,314 42.8
Not stated 211 1.6 4,722 2.5 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 4,068 48.7 51,298 48.9 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 2,759 33.1 31,894 30.4 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 731 8.8 11,341 10.8 28,075 9.5
Total employed 7,551 90.5 94,534 90.2 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 791 9.5 10,322 9.8 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 1,415 18.7 16,851 17.8 45,221 17.4
Professionals 1,175 15.6 12,938 13.7 36,013 13.9
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,089 14.4 13,208 14.0 35,333 13.6
Labourers 996 13.2 13,418 14.2 37,003 14.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 825 10.9 10,727 11.3 30,731 11.8
Sales Workers 729 9.7 8,639 9.1 22,365 8.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 583 7.7 8,090 8.6 23,291 9.0
Managers 561 7.4 7,823 8.3 21,218 8.2

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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 445 5.9 3,923 4.1 10,154 3.9
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 417 5.5 3,714 3.9 9,313 3.6
Takeaway Food Services 289 3.8 3,150 3.3 7,371 2.8
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 276 3.7 3,323 3.5 8,816 3.4
Aged Care Residential Services 226 3.0 2,409 2.5 5,245 2.0

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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 627 N/A 600 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,804 N/A 1,636 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,745 N/A 1,558 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 8,694 64.9 110,089 59.4 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 4,093 30.6 53,152 28.7 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 2,055 15.3 27,147 14.6 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,461 10.9 19,979 10.8 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 1,440 7.2 20,559 7.4 50,807 6.3
Asthma 3,183 16.0 42,047 15.1 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 359 1.8 5,090 1.8 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 69 0.3 1,168 0.4 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 971 4.9 15,018 5.4 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 663 3.3 9,917 3.6 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 228 1.1 3,298 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 486 2.4 7,101 2.6 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 3,651 18.4 42,533 15.3 107,776 13.3
Stroke 182 0.9 2,577 0.9 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 1,886 9.5 25,483 9.2 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 10,594 53.3 151,423 54.5 462,348 56.9
Not stated 1,255 6.3 20,971 7.5 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 11,353 57.1 161,915 58.2 493,110 60.7
One condition 4,760 24.0 61,953 22.3 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 1,610 8.1 20,494 7.4 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 895 4.5 12,706 4.6 32,701 4.0
Not stated 1,255 6.3 20,971 7.5 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 665 6.8 9,059 7.1 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 N/A 1 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $375 N/A $340 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950 N/A $1,755 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 1,897 19.4 23,297 18.2 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 3,008 30.7 38,705 30.2 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 2,226 22.7 31,924 24.9 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 183 1.9 2,314 1.8 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 59 0.6 784 0.6 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 142 1.4 2,040 1.6 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 224 2.3 2,759 2.2 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 3 0.0 84 0.1 412 0.1
Other household 2,060 21.0 26,407 20.6 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 7,916 80.8 102,340 79.8 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 1,075 11.0 12,581 9.8 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 739 7.5 12,013 9.4 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 49 0.5 1,018 0.8 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 		Newcastle and Lake Macquarie % Newcastle and Lake Macquarie New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,533 15.7 20,418 15.9 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 3,134 32.0 36,603 28.5 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 4,897 50.0 66,587 51.9 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 95 1.0 1,837 1.4 5,582 1.6
Not stated 136 1.4 2,878 2.2 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.