Tingha

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10200402
Total population 527
Total dwellings 209
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 178
Male 86
Female 94
Median age 16
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 48
Average people per household 4.4
Median weekly household income $636
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,320
Median weekly rent $160

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Tingha % Tingha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 174 97.8 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 4 2.2 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 178 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 86 47.8 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 94 52.2 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Tingha, there were 178 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 86 (or 47.8%) were male and 94 (or 52.2%) were female.

Age Tingha % Tingha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 22 12.2 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 62 34.3 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 27 14.9 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 48 26.5 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 16 8.8 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 6 3.3 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 16 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Tingha the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 16 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 47.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tingha % Tingha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 17 18.1 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 8 8.5 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 9 9.6 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 3.2 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 57 60.6 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Tingha 18.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 16.1% were either divorced or separated.

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

In Tingha for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tingha % Tingha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 19 20.7 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 14 15.2 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 59 64.1 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Tingha 20.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tingha % Tingha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 44 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Tingha for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 44 years and in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

Education Tingha % Tingha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 8 11.0 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 43 58.9 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 14 19.2 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 4.1 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 5 6.8 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 73 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tingha, 40.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 58.9% were attending a primary school, 19.2% were attending a secondary school and 4.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Tingha % Tingha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 177 100.0 163,100 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 Tingha. 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
Tingha % Tingha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4 12.5 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 11 34.4 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 17 53.1 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 32 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 32 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tingha. Of these 12.5% were employed full time, 34.4% were employed part-time and 53.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Tingha % Tingha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 17 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 43 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tingha who were employed full time was 17 years and those employed part time was 43 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tingha % Tingha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 297 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 636 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tingha was $297 and the median weekly household income was $636.

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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
Tingha % Tingha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.4 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Tingha, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.4, with 1.4 persons per bedroom and 1.3 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
Tingha % Tingha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 160 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,320 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Tingha, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $160 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,320.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tingha % Tingha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 49 100.0 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 0 0.0 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 49 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Tingha there were 49 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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
Tingha % Tingha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 6 12.0 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 11 22.0 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 29 58.0 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 4 8.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Tingha, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 12.0% were owned outright, 22.0% were owned with a mortgage and 58.0% were rented.

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