Mildura

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA24780
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,621
Male 47.3%
Female 52.7%
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 941
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 1,166
Average number of people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,180
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent (a) $250

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

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 2,621 4.6 65,646 1.0 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 2,494 4.4 61,865 1.0 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 46 0.1 2,083 0.0 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 79 0.1 1,692 0.0 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 50,208 88.1 6,148,188 94.5 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 4,140 7.3 289,665 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 20 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 314 12.0 7,014 10.7 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 692 26.4 14,052 21.4 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 476 18.2 11,966 18.2 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 367 14.0 10,115 15.4 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 257 9.8 7,006 10.7 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 231 8.8 6,576 10.0 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 173 6.6 4,961 7.6 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 109 4.2 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 289 17.9 9,966 22.4 127,525 23.3
Separated 70 4.3 1,979 4.4 23,982 4.4
Divorced 106 6.6 3,702 8.3 37,473 6.8
Widowed 40 2.5 1,232 2.8 16,329 3.0
Never married 1,107 68.5 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 276 18.2 9,225 22.7 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 244 16.1 6,524 16.1 81,295 16.6
Not married 999 65.8 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 116 10.2 2,597 9.7 25,485 8.0
Primary 463 40.8 9,527 35.6 120,864 37.9
Secondary 296 26.1 6,546 24.5 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 77 6.8 2,099 7.8 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 34 3.0 2,559 9.6 21,149 6.6
Other 46 4.1 846 3.2 7,310 2.3
Not stated 106 9.3 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 93 5.8 5,072 11.4 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 113 7.0 3,752 8.4 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 69 4.3 2,564 5.8 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 249 15.4 7,034 15.8 84,821 15.5
Year 12 208 12.9 6,462 14.5 82,998 15.2
Year 11 118 7.3 3,444 7.7 43,335 7.9
Year 10 268 16.6 6,388 14.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 89 0.2 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 11 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 319 19.7 5,756 12.9 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 19 1.2 865 1.9 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 15 0.9 378 0.8 5,242 1.0
Not stated 134 8.3 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Paakantyi 15 0.6 26 0.0 103 0.0
Aboriginal English, so described 9 0.3 76 0.1 1,371 0.2
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 3 0.1 236 0.4 4,197 0.5
Ngarrindjeri 3 0.1 21 0.0 451 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 29 1.1 1,010 1.5 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 2,467 94.1 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 2,350 89.7 55,667 84.8 695,359 85.6
Australian 949 36.2 25,293 38.5 277,467 34.1
English 503 19.2 13,172 20.1 131,618 16.2
Torres Strait Islander 89 3.4 2,463 3.8 57,353 7.1
Scottish 73 2.8 2,743 4.2 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
In the labour force 812 50.2 26,084 58.5 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 757 46.8 17,317 38.8 234,314 42.8
Not stated 48 3.0 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 389 47.9 13,552 52.0 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 230 28.3 7,833 30.0 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 74 9.1 2,207 8.5 28,075 9.5
Total employed 693 85.3 23,592 90.4 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 121 14.9 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 124 17.9 3,960 16.8 36,013 13.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 114 16.5 3,828 16.2 45,221 17.4
Labourers 107 15.4 2,909 12.3 37,003 14.2
Sales Workers 75 10.8 2,026 8.6 22,365 8.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 74 10.7 3,330 14.1 35,333 13.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers 66 9.5 2,722 11.5 30,731 11.8
Managers 50 7.2 2,378 10.1 21,218 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 47 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 38 5.5 724 3.1 8,816 3.4
Other Social Assistance Services 29 4.2 878 3.7 10,154 3.9
Local Government Administration 24 3.5 483 2.0 6,639 2.6
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 19 2.7 837 3.5 9,313 3.6
Department Stores 16 2.3 175 0.7 1,923 0.7

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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 498 N/A 619 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,191 N/A 1,638 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,180 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 888 54.8 27,873 62.5 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 493 30.5 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) 271 16.8 7,306 16.4 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 160 9.9 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Arthritis 152 5.8 4,766 7.3 50,807 6.3
Asthma 419 16.0 10,632 16.2 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 32 1.2 1,237 1.9 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 5 0.2 275 0.4 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 165 6.3 3,195 4.9 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 83 3.2 2,388 3.6 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 24 0.9 761 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 58 2.2 1,615 2.5 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 417 15.9 11,996 18.3 107,776 13.3
Stroke 26 1.0 728 1.1 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 242 9.2 6,894 10.5 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 1,464 55.9 34,396 52.4 462,348 56.9
Not stated 164 6.3 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,565 59.7 37,121 56.5 493,110 60.7
One condition 588 22.4 15,192 23.1 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 175 6.7 5,336 8.1 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 129 4.9 3,181 4.8 32,701 4.0
Not stated 164 6.3 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)
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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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 121 10.4 2,320 6.8 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 N/A 0.9 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $250 N/A $330 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 171 14.7 6,431 19.0 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 315 27.0 9,640 28.4 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 385 33.0 8,046 23.7 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 29 2.5 610 1.8 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 4 0.3 161 0.5 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 18 1.5 357 1.1 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 15 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 226 19.4 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 978 83.9 27,227 80.3 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 88 7.5 3,822 11.3 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 81 6.9 2,576 7.6 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 12 1.0 219 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 		Mildura % Mildura Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 124 10.6 5,219 15.4 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 287 24.6 9,994 29.5 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 694 59.5 17,377 51.3 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 17 1.5 488 1.4 5,582 1.6
Not stated 48 4.1 814 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.