Charles Sturt

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA41060
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,005
Male 48.7%
Female 51.3%
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 715
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 1,036
Average number of people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,358
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 2,005 1.6 42,562 2.4 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 1,879 1.5 40,592 2.3 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 61 0.1 994 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 62 0.1 967 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 116,030 95.2 1,669,314 93.7 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 3,817 3.1 69,646 3.9 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 25 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 190 9.5 4,544 10.7 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 415 20.7 9,367 22.0 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 381 19.0 7,764 18.2 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 301 15.0 6,352 14.9 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 202 10.1 4,550 10.7 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 231 11.5 4,300 10.1 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 161 8.0 3,285 7.7 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 129 6.4 2,392 5.6 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 206 14.8 5,912 20.6 127,525 23.3
Separated 61 4.4 1,285 4.5 23,982 4.4
Divorced 113 8.1 1,972 6.9 37,473 6.8
Widowed 36 2.6 893 3.1 16,329 3.0
Never married 976 70.0 18,590 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 190 14.8 5,057 20.0 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 195 15.2 4,050 16.0 81,295 16.6
Not married 890 69.4 16,185 64.0 296,032 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 62 8.5 1,578 9.3 25,485 8.0
Primary 314 42.9 7,015 41.2 120,864 37.9
Secondary 186 25.4 3,965 23.3 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 44 6.0 902 5.3 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 75 10.2 1,086 6.4 21,149 6.6
Other 16 2.2 372 2.2 7,310 2.3
Not stated 34 4.6 2,104 12.4 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 139 10.0 1,886 6.6 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 91 6.5 1,508 5.3 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 74 5.3 1,192 4.2 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 230 16.5 4,341 15.2 84,821 15.5
Year 12 231 16.6 4,118 14.4 82,998 15.2
Year 11 156 11.2 3,641 12.7 43,335 7.9
Year 10 194 13.9 4,888 17.1 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 3 0.2 72 0.3 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 12 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 168 12.0 3,786 13.2 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 33 2.4 637 2.2 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 9 0.6 274 1.0 5,242 1.0
Not stated 65 4.7 2,290 8.0 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Ngarrindjeri 34 1.7 402 0.9 451 0.1
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 29 1.4 345 0.8 4,197 0.5
Tiwi 6 0.3 12 0.0 2,053 0.3
Warlpiri 5 0.2 60 0.1 2,592 0.3
Nyungar 5 0.2 17 0.0 1,441 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 103 5.1 4,305 10.1 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 1,768 88.2 35,095 82.5 683,122 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 1,763 87.9 37,097 87.2 695,359 85.6
Australian 705 35.2 13,750 32.3 277,467 34.1
English 347 17.3 7,433 17.5 131,618 16.2
Torres Strait Islander 93 4.6 1,372 3.2 57,353 7.1
Irish 75 3.7 1,451 3.4 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 776 55.6 14,560 50.8 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 595 42.7 13,242 46.2 234,314 42.8
Not stated 29 2.1 852 3.0 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 397 51.2 6,603 45.4 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 228 29.4 4,540 31.2 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 49 6.3 1,143 7.9 28,075 9.5
Total employed 672 86.6 12,285 84.4 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 103 13.3 2,274 15.6 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 135 20.1 1,867 15.2 36,013 13.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 119 17.7 2,360 19.2 45,221 17.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 95 14.1 1,507 12.3 30,731 11.8
Labourers 78 11.6 1,813 14.8 37,003 14.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 76 11.3 1,405 11.4 35,333 13.6
Sales Workers 60 8.9 904 7.4 22,365 8.6
Managers 56 8.3 939 7.6 21,218 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 31 4.6 1,030 8.4 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 28 4.2 503 4.1 10,154 3.9
Primary Education 25 3.7 303 2.5 6,313 2.4
State Government Administration 23 3.4 359 2.9 5,577 2.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 22 3.3 432 3.5 8,816 3.4
Takeaway Food Services 19 2.8 291 2.4 7,371 2.8

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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 575 N/A 487 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,449 N/A 1,340 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,358 N/A 1,282 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 834 59.8 16,682 58.2 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 323 23.2 8,266 28.9 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 211 15.1 4,114 14.4 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 174 12.5 3,062 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 143 7.1 2,770 6.5 50,807 6.3
Asthma 278 13.9 5,965 14.0 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 37 1.8 603 1.4 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 6 0.3 218 0.5 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 141 7.0 3,001 7.1 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 82 4.1 1,611 3.8 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 29 1.4 497 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 46 2.3 951 2.2 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 327 16.3 6,156 14.5 107,776 13.3
Stroke 15 0.7 363 0.9 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 178 8.9 4,048 9.5 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 1,119 55.8 23,215 54.5 462,348 56.9
Not stated 124 6.2 3,717 8.7 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,184 59.1 24,914 58.5 493,110 60.7
One condition 455 22.7 8,929 21.0 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 137 6.8 3,072 7.2 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 108 5.4 1,935 4.5 32,701 4.0
Not stated 124 6.2 3,717 8.7 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 76 7.3 1,586 8.2 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 2.7 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 N/A 1.7 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $300 N/A $250 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950 N/A $1,365 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 157 15.2 3,099 16.0 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 223 21.5 5,207 26.8 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 279 26.9 5,260 27.1 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 36 3.5 433 2.2 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 78 0.4 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 5 0.5 254 1.3 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 22 2.1 435 2.2 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 23 0.1 412 0.1
Other household 315 30.4 4,596 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 601 58.0 15,034 77.5 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 330 31.9 3,234 16.7 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 92 8.9 988 5.1 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 81 0.4 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 		Charles Sturt % Charles Sturt South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 106 10.2 2,243 11.6 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 199 19.2 5,236 27.0 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 697 67.3 11,085 57.2 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 15 1.4 319 1.6 5,582 1.6
Not stated 26 2.5 504 2.6 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.