Dubbo - East

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10100201
Total population 13,973
Total dwellings 5,334
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,133
Male 981
Female 1,149
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 750
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $1,044
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $200

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Dubbo - East % Dubbo - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 2,085 97.7 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 16 0.8 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 32 1.5 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 2,133 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 981 46.1 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 1,149 53.9 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Dubbo - East, there were 2,133 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 981 (or 46.1%) were male and 1,149 (or 53.9%) were female.

Age Dubbo - East % Dubbo - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 328 15.4 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 543 25.5 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 446 20.9 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 648 30.4 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 107 5.0 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 58 2.7 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Dubbo - East the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dubbo - East % Dubbo - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 240 19.1 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 60 4.8 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 55 4.4 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 38 3.0 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 864 68.7 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Dubbo - East 19.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dubbo - East % Dubbo - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 45 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 46 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 54 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 68 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Dubbo - East 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 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dubbo - East % Dubbo - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 227 19.8 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 204 17.8 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 718 62.5 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Dubbo - East 19.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dubbo - East % Dubbo - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 25 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Dubbo - East for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 46 years and in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education Dubbo - East % Dubbo - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 76 8.4 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 319 35.2 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 225 24.9 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 87 9.6 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 24 2.7 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 7 0.8 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 167 18.5 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 905 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dubbo - East, 42.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.2% were attending a primary school, 24.9% were attending a secondary school and 12.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Dubbo - East % Dubbo - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Wiradjuri 4 0.2 109 0.1 136 0.0
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English only spoken at home 2,103 98.7 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 98.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dubbo - East. The only other response for language at home was Wiradjuri 0.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Dubbo - East % Dubbo - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 382 53.0 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 165 22.9 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 37 5.1 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 137 19.0 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 721 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 721 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dubbo - East. Of these 53.0% were employed full time, 22.9% were employed part-time and 19.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Dubbo - East % Dubbo - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 33 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dubbo - East who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 33 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Dubbo - East % Dubbo - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 410 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 1,044 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dubbo - East was $410 and the median weekly household income was $1,044.

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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
Dubbo - East % Dubbo - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Dubbo - East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.5 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
Dubbo - East % Dubbo - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Dubbo - East, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Dubbo - East % Dubbo - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 665 88.8 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 54 7.2 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 30 4.0 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 749 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Dubbo - East there were 749 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 88.8% were separate houses, 7.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.0% 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
Dubbo - East % Dubbo - East New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 54 7.2 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 204 27.1 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 476 63.3 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 0.4 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 15 2.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Dubbo - East, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 7.2% were owned outright, 27.1% were owned with a mortgage and 63.3% were rented.

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