Bourke

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Areas
Area code IARE103001
Total population 2,869
Total dwellings 1,435
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 866
Male 410
Female 458
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 300
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $900
Median monthly mortgage repayments $867
Median weekly rent $120

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Bourke % Bourke New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 845 97.6 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 8 0.9 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 13 1.5 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 866 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 410 47.2 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 458 52.8 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Bourke, there were 866 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 410 (or 47.2%) were male and 458 (or 52.8%) were female.

Age Bourke % Bourke New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 97 11.2 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 199 22.9 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 142 16.4 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 317 36.5 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 69 7.9 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 44 5.1 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 25 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Bourke the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bourke % Bourke New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 91 16.0 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 21 3.7 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 21 3.7 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 28 4.9 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 409 71.8 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Bourke 16.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bourke % Bourke New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 45 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 55 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 57 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 67 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 34 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Bourke for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bourke % Bourke New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 76 15.3 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 118 23.7 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 304 61.0 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Bourke 15.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 23.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bourke % Bourke New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 37 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Bourke for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 45 years and in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education Bourke % Bourke New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 27 8.0 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 124 36.6 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 43 12.7 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 21 6.2 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 9 2.7 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 6 1.8 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 109 32.2 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 339 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bourke, 39.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.6% were attending a primary school, 12.7% were attending a secondary school and 8.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Bourke % Bourke New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Paakantyi 5 0.6 38 0.0 39 0.0
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English only spoken at home 804 92.6 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bourke. The only other response for language at home was Paakantyi 0.6%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bourke % Bourke New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 150 55.4 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 58 21.4 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 20 7.4 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 43 15.9 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 271 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 271 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bourke. Of these 55.4% were employed full time, 21.4% were employed part-time and 15.9% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Bourke % Bourke New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 40 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bourke who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 40 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bourke % Bourke New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 406 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 900 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bourke was $406 and the median weekly household income was $900.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bourke % Bourke New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Bourke, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.1 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bourke % Bourke New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 120 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 867 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Bourke, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $867.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bourke % Bourke New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 283 94.3 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 1.0 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 14 4.7 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 300 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Bourke there were 300 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 94.3% were separate houses, 1.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.7% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bourke % Bourke New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 37 12.3 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 60 20.0 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 167 55.7 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 6 2.0 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 30 10.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Bourke, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 12.3% were owned outright, 20.0% were owned with a mortgage and 55.7% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.