Glen Innes

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10200201
Total population 8,655
Total dwellings 4,280
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 488
Male 253
Female 234
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 204
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $778
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $155

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Glen Innes % Glen Innes New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 458 93.9 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 13 2.7 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 17 3.5 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 488 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 253 52.0 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 234 48.0 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Glen Innes, there were 488 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 253 (or 52.0%) were male and 234 (or 48.0%) were female.

Age Glen Innes % Glen Innes New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 57 11.7 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 105 21.5 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 100 20.5 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 177 36.3 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 26 5.3 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 23 4.7 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Glen Innes the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Glen Innes % Glen Innes New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 64 19.2 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 20 6.0 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 24 7.2 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 12 3.6 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 214 64.1 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Glen Innes 19.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Glen Innes % Glen Innes New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 43 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 50 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 53 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 74 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Glen Innes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 43 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Glen Innes % Glen Innes New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46 17.5 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 35 13.3 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 182 69.2 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Glen Innes 17.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Glen Innes % Glen Innes New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 37 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Glen Innes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 48 years and in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education Glen Innes % Glen Innes New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 11 4.7 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 58 25.0 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 54 23.3 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 26 11.2 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 2.6 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 5 2.2 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 72 31.0 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 232 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Glen Innes, 47.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.0% were attending a primary school, 23.3% were attending a secondary school and 13.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Glen Innes % Glen Innes New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 434 89.5 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 89.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Glen Innes. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Glen Innes % Glen Innes New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 56 39.2 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 40 28.0 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 9 6.3 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 38 26.6 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 143 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 143 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Glen Innes. Of these 39.2% were employed full time, 28.0% were employed part-time and 26.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Glen Innes % Glen Innes New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 43 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 34 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Glen Innes who were employed full time was 43 years and those employed part time was 34 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Glen Innes % Glen Innes New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 330 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 778 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Glen Innes was $330 and the median weekly household income was $778.

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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
Glen Innes % Glen Innes New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 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 Glen Innes, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, 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
Glen Innes % Glen Innes New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 155 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Glen Innes, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $155 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Glen Innes % Glen Innes New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 184 90.6 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 8 3.9 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 11 5.4 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 203 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Glen Innes there were 203 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 90.6% were separate houses, 3.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.4% 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
Glen Innes % Glen Innes New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 31 15.3 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 42 20.7 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 123 60.6 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 1.5 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 2.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Glen Innes, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 15.3% were owned outright, 20.7% were owned with a mortgage and 60.6% were rented.

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