Canterbury

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 3
Area code 11902
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 850
Male 45.1%
Female 54.9%
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 328
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 454
Average number of people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,586
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent (a) $400

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

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 850 0.6 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 772 0.5 267,067 3.3 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 43 0.0 5,127 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 35 0.0 5,844 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 131,689 93.3 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 8,550 6.1 389,616 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 26 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 71 8.4 30,241 10.9 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 173 20.4 62,324 22.4 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 150 17.6 51,501 18.5 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 132 15.5 38,615 13.9 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 94 11.1 28,167 10.1 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 99 11.6 27,429 9.9 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 69 8.1 21,794 7.8 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 64 7.5 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 135 22.4 43,039 23.2 127,525 23.3
Separated 30 5.0 8,396 4.5 23,982 4.4
Divorced 53 8.8 14,070 7.6 37,473 6.8
Widowed 16 2.6 5,314 2.9 16,329 3.0
Never married 370 61.3 114,656 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 124 21.1 40,143 23.6 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 68 11.6 26,796 15.8 81,295 16.6
Not married 386 65.8 102,951 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 23 7.2 10,714 9.6 25,485 8.0
Primary 119 37.4 42,010 37.6 120,864 37.9
Secondary 90 28.3 29,355 26.2 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 23 7.2 9,856 8.8 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 37 11.6 7,490 6.7 21,149 6.6
Other 17 5.3 1,736 1.6 7,310 2.3
Not stated 15 4.7 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 96 15.9 15,318 8.3 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 44 7.3 13,047 7.0 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 27 4.5 8,858 4.8 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 69 11.4 30,206 16.3 84,821 15.5
Year 12 120 19.9 24,609 13.3 82,998 15.2
Year 11 40 6.6 12,135 6.5 43,335 7.9
Year 10 106 17.5 34,013 18.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 479 0.3 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 52 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 61 10.1 27,113 14.6 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 14 2.3 4,005 2.2 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 6 1.0 1,048 0.6 5,242 1.0
Not stated 22 3.6 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 14 1.6 57 0.0 7,596 0.9
Gamilaraay 9 1.1 779 0.3 1,039 0.1
Dharawal 7 0.8 85 0.0 100 0.0
Bandjalang 6 0.7 363 0.1 443 0.1
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 5 0.6 939 0.3 2,863 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 44 5.2 5,196 1.9 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 742 87.3 259,148 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 705 82.9 242,826 87.3 695,359 85.6
Australian 270 31.8 111,896 40.2 277,467 34.1
English 98 11.5 52,059 18.7 131,618 16.2
Torres Strait Islander 51 6.0 7,918 2.8 57,353 7.1
Irish 35 4.1 12,357 4.4 31,853 3.9

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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 339 56.1 104,856 56.5 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 257 42.5 75,902 40.9 234,314 42.8
Not stated 6 1.0 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 159 46.9 51,298 48.9 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 79 23.3 31,894 30.4 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 73 21.5 11,341 10.8 28,075 9.5
Total employed 312 92.0 94,534 90.2 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 30 8.8 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 64 20.5 12,938 13.7 36,013 13.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 48 15.4 10,727 11.3 30,731 11.8
Managers 46 14.7 7,823 8.3 21,218 8.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 45 14.4 16,851 17.8 45,221 17.4
Labourers 26 8.3 13,418 14.2 37,003 14.2
Sales Workers 23 7.4 8,639 9.1 22,365 8.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 22 7.1 13,208 14.0 35,333 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 17 5.4 8,090 8.6 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 26 8.3 3,714 3.9 9,313 3.6
Local Government Administration 14 4.5 1,840 1.9 6,639 2.6
State Government Administration 9 2.9 1,997 2.1 5,577 2.1
Aged Care Residential Services 9 2.9 2,409 2.5 5,245 2.0
Primary Education 8 2.6 2,496 2.6 6,313 2.4

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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 655 N/A 600 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 2,005 N/A 1,636 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,586 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 379 63.3 110,089 59.4 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 155 25.7 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) 91 15.1 27,147 14.6 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 82 13.6 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 52 6.1 20,559 7.4 50,807 6.3
Asthma 123 14.5 42,047 15.1 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 11 1.3 5,090 1.8 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 0 0.0 1,168 0.4 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 43 5.1 15,018 5.4 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 26 3.1 9,917 3.6 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 6 0.7 3,298 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 16 1.9 7,101 2.6 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 145 17.1 42,533 15.3 107,776 13.3
Stroke 8 0.9 2,577 0.9 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 91 10.7 25,483 9.2 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 482 56.7 151,423 54.5 462,348 56.9
Not stated 40 4.7 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 523 61.5 161,915 58.2 493,110 60.7
One condition 193 22.7 61,953 22.3 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 64 7.5 20,494 7.4 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 32 3.8 12,706 4.6 32,701 4.0
Not stated 40 4.7 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 47 10.4 9,059 7.1 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 2.8 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 1.5 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $400 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 83 18.3 23,297 18.2 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 105 23.1 38,705 30.2 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 107 23.6 31,924 24.9 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 12 2.6 2,314 1.8 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 784 0.6 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 9 2.0 2,040 1.6 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 10 2.2 2,759 2.2 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 84 0.1 412 0.1
Other household 123 27.1 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 225 49.6 102,340 79.8 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 73 16.1 12,581 9.8 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 148 32.6 12,013 9.4 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 3 0.7 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 		Canterbury % Canterbury New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 57 12.6 20,418 15.9 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 101 22.2 36,603 28.5 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 280 61.7 66,587 51.9 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 8 1.8 1,837 1.4 5,582 1.6
Not stated 4 0.9 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.