Port Lincoln (C)

2006 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Areas
Area code IARE18001
Total population 13,603
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 700
Male 342
Female 358
Median age 19
Occupied private dwellings 234
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income 730
Median monthly mortgage repayment 910
Median weekly rent 118

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People

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Demographics

People Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) Australia % Australia
Total Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 700 5.1 455,031 2.3
Aboriginal 683 97.6 407,698 89.6
Torres Strait Islander 14 2.0 29,517 6.5
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 0.4 17,816 3.9
Male 342 48.9 224,079 49.2
Female 358 51.1 230,952 50.8

In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 700 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people usually resident in Port Lincoln (C), 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female.

Age
People
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) Australia % Australia
0-4 years 69 9.9 55,567 12.2
5-14 years 207 29.6 115,542 25.4
15-24 years 147 21.0 86,015 18.9
25-54 years 233 33.3 160,588 35.3
55-64 years 24 3.4 22,202 4.9
65 years and over 18 2.6 15,113 3.3
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Median age 19 -- 20 --

In the 2006 Census, 39.4% of the population usually resident in Port Lincoln (C) were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years, 6.0% were aged 55 years and over and the median age was 19 years.

Language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) Australia % Australia
Aboriginal English, so described 3 0.4 469 0.1
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English only spoken at home 639 91.3 372,012 81.8

In the 2006 Census, the most common response for Indigenous language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Port Lincoln (C) was Aboriginal English, so described 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.3% resident in Port Lincoln (C)

Employment

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) Australia % Australia
Employed 155 82.4 122,747 84.4
Unemployed 33 17.6 22,643 15.6
Not in the labour force 200 -- 121,360 --
Total labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 188 -- 145,390 --

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 188 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over in Port Lincoln (C) were in the labour force. Of these 82.4% were employed and 17.6% were unemployed. 200 were not in the labour force.

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Education
People aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) Australia % Australia
Highest year of school completed:  null  null  null  null
Year 10 or equivalent 103 24.4 79,450 28.0
Year 12 or equivalent 61 14.5 55,100 19.4
People aged 15-19 years in full-time education 32 7.6 21,762 7.7
People with a qualification 167 39.6 101,457 35.7

In the 2006 Census, 24.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Port Lincoln (C) had completed Year 10 or equivalent, and 14.5% had completed Year 12 or equivalent. 7.6% aged 15-19 years were in full-time education and 39.6% aged 15 years and over had a qualification.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | dwelling characteristics

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 234 -- 167,049 --
Owned outright 18 7.7 18,375 11.0
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme) 52 22.2 38,665 23.1
Rented (includes rent-free) 156 66.7 100,630 60.2
Other tenure type 0 0.0 1,177 0.7
Tenure type not stated 8 3.4 8,202 4.9

In the 2006 Census, there were 234 dwellings with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Lincoln (C). 7.7% of these dwellings were fully owned, 22.2% were being purchased and 66.7% were rented.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling characteristics Port Lincoln (C) % Port Lincoln (C) Australia % Australia
Median weekly individual income 283 -- 278 --
Median weekly household income 730 -- 791 --
Median weekly rent 118 -- 140 --
Median monthly mortgage repayment 910 -- 1,127 --
Average people per household 3.4 -- 3.4 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 --

In the 2006 Census in Port Lincoln (C), the median weekly individual income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over was $283 and the median household income was $730. The median weekly rent was $118 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $910. The average household size was 3.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.3.

The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2006 Census of Population & Housing held on 9 August 2006. 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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