Guyra

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10200401
Total population 4,202
Total dwellings 1,879
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 270
Male 134
Female 135
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 91
Average people per household 3.8
Median weekly household income $831
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,148
Median weekly rent $175

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Guyra % Guyra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 256 94.8 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 11 4.1 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 1.1 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 270 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 134 49.8 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 135 50.2 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Guyra, there were 270 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 134 (or 49.8%) were male and 135 (or 50.2%) were female.

Age Guyra % Guyra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 27 10.0 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 77 28.6 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 57 21.2 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 78 29.0 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 20 7.4 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 10 3.7 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Guyra the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 37.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Guyra % Guyra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 31 18.3 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 14 8.3 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 4 2.4 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 5 3.0 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 115 68.0 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Guyra 18.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Guyra % Guyra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 41 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 72 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 77 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Guyra for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Guyra % Guyra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 26 17.4 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 33 22.1 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 90 60.4 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Guyra 17.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 22.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Guyra % Guyra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 43 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 25 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Guyra 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 43 years.

Education Guyra % Guyra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 9 8.0 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 51 45.1 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 34 30.1 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 2.7 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 3.5 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 12 10.6 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 113 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Guyra, 41.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.1% were attending a primary school, 30.1% were attending a secondary school and 7.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Guyra % Guyra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 268 100.0 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Guyra. 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
Guyra % Guyra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 44 53.7 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 12 14.6 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 6 7.3 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 20 24.4 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 82 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 82 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Guyra. Of these 53.7% were employed full time, 14.6% were employed part-time and 24.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Guyra % Guyra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 23 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Guyra who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 23 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Guyra % Guyra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 384 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 831 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Guyra was $384 and the median weekly household income was $831.

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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
Guyra % Guyra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.8 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Guyra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 2.3 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
Guyra % Guyra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 175 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,148 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Guyra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,148.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Guyra % Guyra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 84 93.3 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 3.3 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 3.3 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 90 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Guyra there were 90 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 93.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.3% were flats, unit or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Guyra % Guyra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 10 11.0 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 16 17.6 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 62 68.1 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 3.3 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Guyra, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.0% were owned outright, 17.6% were owned with a mortgage and 68.1% were rented.

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