Quirindi

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10200602
Total population 2,581
Total dwellings 1,233
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 339
Male 154
Female 186
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 145
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $868
Median monthly mortgage repayments $817
Median weekly rent $175

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Quirindi % Quirindi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 326 96.2 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 9 2.7 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 4 1.2 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 339 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 154 45.3 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 186 54.7 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Quirindi, there were 339 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 154 (or 45.3%) were male and 186 (or 54.7%) were female.

Age Quirindi % Quirindi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 30 8.8 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 88 25.8 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 62 18.2 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 106 31.1 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 23 6.7 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 32 9.4 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Quirindi the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 9.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Quirindi % Quirindi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 61 28.0 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 10 4.6 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 8 3.7 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 19 8.7 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 120 55.0 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Quirindi 28.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Quirindi % Quirindi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 53 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 41 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 49 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 72 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Quirindi for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Quirindi % Quirindi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 57 28.8 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 24 12.1 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 117 59.1 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Quirindi 28.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 12.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Quirindi % Quirindi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 43 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 37 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Quirindi for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 53 years and in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

Education Quirindi % Quirindi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 16 10.3 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 53 34.0 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 33 21.2 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 3.8 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 2.6 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 44 28.2 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 156 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Quirindi, 46.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.0% were attending a primary school, 21.2% were attending a secondary school and 7.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Quirindi % Quirindi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 326 95.9 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Quirindi. 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
Quirindi % Quirindi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 52 48.6 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 36 33.6 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 4.7 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 14 13.1 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 107 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 107 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Quirindi. Of these 48.6% were employed full time, 33.6% were employed part-time and 13.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Quirindi % Quirindi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Quirindi who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 38 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Quirindi % Quirindi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 393 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 868 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Quirindi was $393 and the median weekly household income was $868.

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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
Quirindi % Quirindi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Quirindi, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.1 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
Quirindi % Quirindi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 175 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 817 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Quirindi, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $817.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Quirindi % Quirindi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 129 88.4 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7 4.8 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 10 6.8 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 146 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Quirindi there were 146 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 88.4% were separate houses, 4.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.8% 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
Quirindi % Quirindi New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 20 13.6 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 35 23.8 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 89 60.5 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 2.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Quirindi, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 13.6% were owned outright, 23.8% were owned with a mortgage and 60.5% were rented.

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