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APPENDIX 7 LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS AND HOUSEHOLD TENURE TYPE, TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES, 2001
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| | | | Torres Strait Islander(a)
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| | | | Torres Strait Area | Balance of Australia | Total |
Indigenous
| Non-Indigenous | |
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Census counts(b) | | | | | | | |
| 18-64 years | | | | | | | |
| | Males | no. | 1,494 | 9,270 | 10,764 | 102,048 | 5,492,391 | |
| | Females | no. | 1,563 | 9,480 | 11,043 | 108,876 | 5,573,057 | |
| | Persons | no. | 3,057 | 18,750 | 21,807 | 210,924 | 11,065,448 | |
18 years or over in occupied private dwellings | no. | 3,229 | 19,178 | 22,407 | 209,999 | 12,854,941 | |
Labour force status(c) | | | | | | | |
| Employed | | | | | | | |
| | CDEP | % | 32.1 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 8.2 | - | |
| | Other | % | 35.2 | 48.1 | 46.3 | 38.0 | 70.4 | |
| | Total employed | % | 67.3 | 50.8 | 53.2 | 46.2 | 70.4 | |
| Unemployed | % | 3.6 | 12.5 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 5.2 | |
| Not in the labour force | % | 29.1 | 36.7 | 35.6 | 42.8 | 24.3 | |
Labour force participation rate(c) | | | | | | | |
| Males | % | 83.2 | 73.8 | 75.2 | 66.3 | 84.0 | |
| Females | % | 59.0 | 53.0 | 53.9 | 48.7 | 67.4 | |
| Persons | % | 70.9 | 63.3 | 64.4 | 57.2 | 75.7 | |
Employment to population ratio(c) | | | | | | | |
| Males | % | 78.9 | 58.3 | 61.2 | 52.2 | 77.7 | |
| Females | % | 56.1 | 43.5 | 45.3 | 40.5 | 63.3 | |
| Persons | % | 67.3 | 50.8 | 53.2 | 46.2 | 70.4 | |
Unemployment rate(c) | | | | | | | |
| Males | % | 5.2 | 21.1 | 18.6 | 21.2 | 7.6 | |
| Females | % | 4.8 | 17.9 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 6.2 | |
| Persons | % | 5.0 | 19.8 | 17.5 | 19.3 | 6.9 | |
Household tenure type(d) | | | | | | | |
| Owner/purchaser | | | | | | | |
| | Fully owned | % | 7.6 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 11.9 | 43.4 | |
| | Being purchased | % | 1.4 | 16.4 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 29.2 | |
| | Total | % | 9.0 | 33.2 | 29.8 | 27.4 | 72.6 | |
| Rented | | | | | | | |
| | Privately | % | 3.8 | 29.6 | 25.9 | 22.1 | 18.5 | |
| | State/Territory housing authority | % | 13.8 | 21.3 | 20.2 | 21.0 | 3.5 | |
| | Community or co-op housing group | % | 58.0 | 7.3 | 14.5 | 21.1 | 0.3 | |
| | Other | % | 8.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.4 | |
| | Total(e) | % | 85.2 | 62.4 | 65.6 | 68.0 | 24.1 | |
| Other tenure types | % | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.3 | |
Total(f) | % | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
(a) Includes people who are of both Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal origin. |
(b) 2001 Census counts on a usual residence basis. |
(c) Proportions are based on the 18-64 years population, excluding not stated responses. |
(d) Proportions are based on the 18 years or over population living in occupied private dwellings. |
(e) Includes people in rented dwellings where landlord was not stated. |
(f) Includes people in dwellings being purchased under a rent/buy scheme, or being occupied rent-free or under a life tenure scheme. |
ABS, 2001 Census of Population and Housing |
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