Port Macquarie - Hastings

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Areas
Area code IARE104015
Total population 72,714
Total dwellings 34,041
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,416
Male 1,206
Female 1,213
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 1,116
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $811
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,625
Median weekly rent $240

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Port Macquarie - Hastings % Port Macquarie - Hastings New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 2,310 95.6 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 49 2.0 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 57 2.4 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 2,416 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 1,206 49.9 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 1,213 50.1 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Port Macquarie - Hastings, there were 2,416 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 1,206 (or 49.9%) were male and 1,213 (or 50.1%) were female.

Age Port Macquarie - Hastings % Port Macquarie - Hastings New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 337 13.9 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 613 25.4 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 449 18.6 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 742 30.7 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 166 6.9 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 110 4.6 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Port Macquarie - Hastings the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Macquarie - Hastings % Port Macquarie - Hastings New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 393 26.8 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 100 6.8 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 137 9.4 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 38 2.6 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 797 54.4 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Port Macquarie - Hastings 26.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 16.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Macquarie - Hastings % Port Macquarie - Hastings New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 47 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 52 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 69 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Port Macquarie - Hastings for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Macquarie - Hastings % Port Macquarie - Hastings New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 370 27.1 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 205 15.0 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 789 57.8 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Port Macquarie - Hastings 27.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Macquarie - Hastings % Port Macquarie - Hastings New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 31 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Port Macquarie - Hastings for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 50 years and in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

Education Port Macquarie - Hastings % Port Macquarie - Hastings New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 83 8.0 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 386 37.1 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 275 26.4 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 97 9.3 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 33 3.2 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 18 1.7 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 149 14.3 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 1,041 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Macquarie - Hastings, 43.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.1% were attending a primary school, 26.4% were attending a secondary school and 12.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Port Macquarie - Hastings % Port Macquarie - Hastings New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 6 0.2 111 0.1 562 0.1
Paakantyi 4 0.2 38 0.0 39 0.0
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English only spoken at home 2,342 96.9 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Macquarie - Hastings. The only other responses for language at home were Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.2% and Paakantyi 0.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Port Macquarie - Hastings % Port Macquarie - Hastings New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 346 45.1 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 236 30.8 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 63 8.2 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 122 15.9 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 767 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 767 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Macquarie - Hastings. Of these 45.1% were employed full time, 30.8% 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
Port Macquarie - Hastings % Port Macquarie - Hastings New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 40 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 35 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Macquarie - Hastings who were employed full time was 40 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Port Macquarie - Hastings % Port Macquarie - Hastings New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 374 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 811 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Macquarie - Hastings was $374 and the median weekly household income was $811.

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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
Port Macquarie - Hastings % Port Macquarie - Hastings New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Port Macquarie - Hastings, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.6 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
Port Macquarie - Hastings % Port Macquarie - Hastings New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 240 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,625 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Port Macquarie - Hastings, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $240 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,625.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Macquarie - Hastings % Port Macquarie - Hastings New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 854 76.4 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 101 9.0 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 136 12.2 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 27 2.4 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 1,118 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Port Macquarie - Hastings there were 1,118 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 76.4% were separate houses, 9.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.2% were flats, unit or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Macquarie - Hastings % Port Macquarie - Hastings New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 164 14.7 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 274 24.5 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 641 57.3 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 7 0.6 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 32 2.9 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Port Macquarie - Hastings, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 14.7% were owned outright, 24.5% were owned with a mortgage and 57.3% were rented.

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