Busselton

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA51260
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 795
Male 52.1%
Female 47.9%
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 302
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 362
Average number of people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $1,460
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,831
Median weekly rent (a) $350

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

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 795 2.0 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 768 1.9 85,004 3.2 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 15 0.0 1,625 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 16 0.0 2,068 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 37,655 92.7 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 2,187 5.4 140,128 5.3 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 20 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 99 12.5 9,264 10.4 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 214 26.9 19,164 21.6 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 145 18.2 16,006 18.0 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 93 11.7 13,512 15.2 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 75 9.4 10,445 11.8 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 79 9.9 8,961 10.1 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 48 6.0 6,632 7.5 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 43 5.4 4,716 5.3 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 123 25.5 12,414 20.6 127,525 23.3
Separated 24 5.0 2,666 4.4 23,982 4.4
Divorced 37 7.7 3,260 5.4 37,473 6.8
Widowed 9 1.9 1,837 3.0 16,329 3.0
Never married 296 61.3 40,088 66.5 341,871 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 111 25.2 9,839 19.6 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 82 18.6 9,703 19.3 81,295 16.6
Not married 243 55.1 30,724 61.1 296,032 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 30 9.1 2,321 6.6 25,485 8.0
Primary 119 36.0 12,434 35.5 120,864 37.9
Secondary 105 31.7 8,838 25.3 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 26 7.9 1,694 4.8 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 18 5.4 1,710 4.9 21,149 6.6
Other 12 3.6 782 2.2 7,310 2.3
Not stated 19 5.7 7,209 20.6 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 37 7.7 3,247 5.4 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 25 5.2 2,678 4.4 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 34 7.0 2,311 3.8 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 81 16.8 7,762 12.9 84,821 15.5
Year 12 94 19.5 9,364 15.5 82,998 15.2
Year 11 41 8.5 5,923 9.8 43,335 7.9
Year 10 74 15.3 14,035 23.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 106 0.2 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 22 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 61 12.6 7,020 11.6 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 6 1.2 1,073 1.8 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 3 0.6 854 1.4 5,242 1.0
Not stated 25 5.2 5,847 9.7 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Nyungar 27 3.4 1,324 1.5 1,441 0.2
Aboriginal English, so described 9 1.1 198 0.2 1,371 0.2
Torres Strait Island Languages, nfd 4 0.5 38 0.0 480 0.1
Wajarri 4 0.5 262 0.3 289 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 40 5.0 11,213 12.6 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 730 91.8 68,481 77.2 683,122 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 716 90.1 76,590 86.4 695,359 85.6
Australian 333 41.9 25,219 28.4 277,467 34.1
English 173 21.8 11,662 13.1 131,618 16.2
Scottish 28 3.5 2,063 2.3 24,549 3.0
Irish 22 2.8 2,385 2.7 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 300 62.1 29,553 49.0 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 176 36.4 27,477 45.6 234,314 42.8
Not stated 14 2.9 3,234 5.4 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 133 44.3 14,457 48.9 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 97 32.3 7,744 26.2 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 34 11.3 2,661 9.0 28,075 9.5
Total employed 266 88.7 24,863 84.1 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 35 11.7 4,688 15.9 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Labourers 54 20.3 3,326 13.4 37,003 14.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 47 17.7 3,643 14.7 35,333 13.6
Professionals 30 11.3 3,455 13.9 36,013 13.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 28 10.5 3,807 15.3 45,221 17.4
Sales Workers 26 9.8 1,606 6.5 22,365 8.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 26 9.8 3,385 13.6 23,291 9.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 20 7.5 2,841 11.4 30,731 11.8
Managers 18 6.8 1,852 7.4 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Iron Ore Mining 22 8.3 2,289 9.2 2,518 1.0
Takeaway Food Services 14 5.3 437 1.8 7,371 2.8
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 10 3.8 340 1.4 3,925 1.5
Local Government Administration 10 3.8 571 2.3 6,639 2.6
Primary Education 10 3.8 684 2.8 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 575 N/A 481 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,507 N/A 1,469 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,460 N/A 1,480 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 331 68.8 33,333 55.3 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 154 31.9 18,072 30.0 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 48 9.9 7,340 12.2 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 72 14.9 6,004 10.0 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 32 4.0 3,896 4.4 50,807 6.3
Asthma 95 11.9 8,714 9.8 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 12 1.5 1,122 1.3 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 3 0.4 403 0.5 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 30 3.8 6,042 6.8 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 19 2.4 3,064 3.5 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 4 0.5 1,139 1.3 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 17 2.1 1,277 1.4 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 95 11.9 8,192 9.2 107,776 13.3
Stroke 4 0.5 683 0.8 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 66 8.3 6,084 6.9 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 498 62.6 52,662 59.4 462,348 56.9
Not stated 63 7.9 10,368 11.7 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 531 66.8 55,618 62.7 493,110 60.7
One condition 139 17.5 15,383 17.3 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 39 4.9 4,607 5.2 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 31 3.9 2,725 3.1 32,701 4.0
Not stated 63 7.9 10,368 11.7 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 28 7.7 3,233 9.5 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 3.3 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 2 N/A 1.8 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $350 N/A $260 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,831 N/A $1,733 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 70 19.3 5,511 16.2 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 129 35.6 10,128 29.8 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 88 24.3 8,458 24.9 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 0 0.0 847 2.5 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 222 0.7 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 4 1.1 638 1.9 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 5 1.4 910 2.7 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 69 0.2 412 0.1
Other household 60 16.6 7,167 21.1 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 320 88.4 28,229 83.2 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 35 9.7 4,051 11.9 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 1,243 3.7 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 11 3.0 261 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 		Busselton % Busselton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 57 15.7 3,673 10.8 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 118 32.6 9,444 27.8 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 169 46.7 19,092 56.2 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 8 2.2 597 1.8 5,582 1.6
Not stated 13 3.6 1,140 3.4 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.