Nambucca Heads

2001 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Areas
Area code IARE03080
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 365
Male 173
Female 192

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People

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Demographics

People Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads Australia % Australia
Total Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 365 6.0 410,003 2.2
Male 173 47.4 202,954 49.5
Female 192 52.6 207,049 50.5

On Census Night 7th August 2001 in Nambucca Heads, 365 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were counted, 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female.

Age
People
Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads Australia % Australia
0-4 years 52 14.2 52,861 12.9
5-14 years 104 28.5 108,069 26.4
15-24 years 51 14.0 75,220 18.3
25-54 years 122 33.4 146,270 35.7
55-64 years 18 4.9 16,146 3.9
65 years and over 12 3.3 11,437 2.8

On Census Night 2001 in Nambucca Heads, of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, there were 156 children aged 0-14 years and 30 people aged 55 years and over.

Cultural & language diversity

Selected characteristics Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religion 6 1.6 4,993 1.2
Speaks Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander languages 3 0.8 49,764 12.1

On Census Night 2001 in Nambucca Heads, 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were of Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religion and 3 spoke Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander languages.

Employment

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads Australia % Australia
Employed 62 65.3 100,393 80.0
Unemployed 33 34.7 25,044 20.0
Not in the labour force 112 -- 115,422 --
Total labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 95 -- 125,437 --

During the week prior to Census Night 2001 in Nambucca Heads, 95 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in the labour force. Of these 65.3% were employed, 34.7% were unemployed and 112 were not in the labour force.

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Data for this QuickStat has been sourced from the 2001 Basic Community Profile catalogue No. 2001.0 and the 2001 Indigenous Profile catalogue No. 2002.0. Indigenous Statistics are only available for selected geographic areas. The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2001 Census of Population & Housing held on 7 August 2001. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census

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