Toowoomba

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA36910
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 8,677
Male 47.9%
Female 52.1%
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 3,159
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 3,903
Average number of people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,458
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,500
Median weekly rent (a) $300

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

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 8,677 5.0 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 8,146 4.7 193,405 3.8 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 257 0.1 21,772 0.4 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 271 0.2 22,122 0.4 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 155,874 90.0 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 8,657 5.0 283,793 5.5 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 20 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 1,054 12.1 25,731 10.8 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 2,214 25.5 54,439 22.9 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 1,652 19.0 44,204 18.6 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 1,101 12.7 33,612 14.2 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 810 9.3 25,219 10.6 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 813 9.4 23,680 10.0 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 591 6.8 17,354 7.3 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 438 5.0 13,065 5.5 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,285 23.8 33,341 21.2 127,525 23.3
Separated 295 5.5 6,967 4.4 23,982 4.4
Divorced 405 7.5 10,657 6.8 37,473 6.8
Widowed 157 2.9 4,181 2.7 16,329 3.0
Never married 3,262 60.3 101,985 64.9 341,871 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,207 24.3 30,074 21.4 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 791 15.9 25,417 18.0 81,295 16.6
Not married 2,964 59.7 85,357 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 210 6.0 6,070 6.6 25,485 8.0
Primary 1,395 39.8 35,874 38.9 120,864 37.9
Secondary 1,133 32.3 26,207 28.4 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 236 6.7 4,967 5.4 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 212 6.0 6,362 6.9 21,149 6.6
Other 129 3.7 2,803 3.0 7,310 2.3
Not stated 189 5.4 9,970 10.8 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 401 7.4 11,028 7.0 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 341 6.3 10,614 6.8 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 241 4.5 6,227 4.0 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 975 18.0 27,557 17.5 84,821 15.5
Year 12 940 17.4 28,526 18.2 82,998 15.2
Year 11 406 7.5 11,349 7.2 43,335 7.9
Year 10 959 17.7 28,737 18.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 16 0.3 344 0.2 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 3 0.1 52 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 717 13.3 18,908 12.0 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 98 1.8 3,131 2.0 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 49 0.9 1,193 0.8 5,242 1.0
Not stated 262 4.8 9,409 6.0 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 63 0.7 1,407 0.6 4,197 0.5
Gamilaraay 37 0.4 215 0.1 1,039 0.1
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 28 0.3 1,292 0.5 2,863 0.4
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 7 0.1 7,380 3.1 7,596 0.9
Muruwari 7 0.1 8 0.0 24 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 172 2.0 19,018 8.0 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 8,222 94.8 202,342 85.3 683,122 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 7,645 88.1 194,063 81.8 695,359 85.6
Australian 3,579 41.2 78,079 32.9 277,467 34.1
English 1,570 18.1 35,211 14.8 131,618 16.2
Irish 444 5.1 9,006 3.8 31,853 3.9
Torres Strait Islander 429 4.9 38,500 16.2 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 3,286 60.8 88,971 56.6 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 2,024 37.4 64,129 40.8 234,314 42.8
Not stated 95 1.8 4,029 2.6 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 1,652 50.3 42,934 48.3 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 1,008 30.7 25,926 29.1 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 204 6.2 8,254 9.3 28,075 9.5
Total employed 2,864 87.2 77,118 86.7 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 419 12.8 11,853 13.3 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 521 18.2 12,156 15.8 37,003 14.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 520 18.2 13,289 17.2 45,221 17.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 415 14.5 10,330 13.4 35,333 13.6
Professionals 318 11.1 9,392 12.2 36,013 13.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 303 10.6 9,217 12.0 30,731 11.8
Sales Workers 289 10.1 7,120 9.2 22,365 8.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 242 8.4 7,488 9.7 23,291 9.0
Managers 186 6.5 5,606 7.3 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 167 5.8 3,030 3.9 10,154 3.9
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 124 4.3 2,897 3.8 9,313 3.6
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 99 3.5 2,658 3.4 8,816 3.4
Takeaway Food Services 85 3.0 2,385 3.1 7,371 2.8
Cafes and Restaurants 68 2.4 1,328 1.7 3,973 1.5

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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 587 N/A 563 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,476 N/A 1,510 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,458 N/A 1,517 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 3,210 59.3 93,340 59.4 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,648 30.5 46,884 29.8 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 765 14.1 20,506 13.1 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 604 11.2 16,824 10.7 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 639 7.4 13,964 5.9 50,807 6.3
Asthma 1,503 17.3 30,328 12.8 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 136 1.6 3,684 1.6 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 42 0.5 1,084 0.5 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 494 5.7 14,227 6.0 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 302 3.5 8,644 3.6 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 90 1.0 2,678 1.1 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 179 2.1 4,813 2.0 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 1,419 16.4 29,713 12.5 107,776 13.3
Stroke 63 0.7 2,004 0.8 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 830 9.6 20,408 8.6 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 4,739 54.6 138,929 58.5 462,348 56.9
Not stated 500 5.8 17,857 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 5,073 58.5 147,859 62.3 493,110 60.7
One condition 2,012 23.2 47,176 19.9 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 677 7.8 15,219 6.4 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 412 4.7 9,182 3.9 32,701 4.0
Not stated 500 5.8 17,857 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 275 7.0 9,479 9.3 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 3.2 N/A 3.2 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 1.9 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $300 N/A $305 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,500 N/A $1,670 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 721 18.5 18,041 17.8 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 1,196 30.6 30,193 29.7 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 1,011 25.9 25,214 24.8 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 76 1.9 2,079 2.0 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 17 0.4 570 0.6 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 49 1.3 2,042 2.0 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 88 2.3 2,678 2.6 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 5 0.1 108 0.1 412 0.1
Other household 745 19.1 20,562 20.3 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,258 83.5 80,529 79.3 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 463 11.9 11,082 10.9 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 153 3.9 8,530 8.4 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 15 0.4 1,003 1.0 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 		Toowoomba % Toowoomba Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 472 12.1 12,395 12.2 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,077 27.6 26,096 25.7 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 2,246 57.5 59,211 58.3 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 41 1.1 1,295 1.3 5,582 1.6
Not stated 73 1.9 2,502 2.5 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.