Toomelah

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10200804
Total population 324
Total dwellings 109
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 231
Male 113
Female 119
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 48
Average people per household 4.1
Median weekly household income $728
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $100

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Toomelah % Toomelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 231 100.0 164,612 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 0 0.0 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 231 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 113 48.7 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 119 51.3 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Toomelah, there were 231 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 113 (or 48.7%) were male and 119 (or 51.3%) were female.

Age Toomelah % Toomelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 28 12.1 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 62 26.8 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 40 17.3 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 82 35.5 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 14 6.1 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 5 2.2 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Toomelah the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Toomelah % Toomelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 15 10.6 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 0 0.0 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 127 89.4 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Toomelah 10.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 0.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Toomelah % Toomelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 56 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 33 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Toomelah for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 33 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Toomelah % Toomelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 15 10.7 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 46 32.9 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 79 56.4 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Toomelah 10.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 32.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Toomelah % Toomelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 39 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Toomelah for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 56 years and in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

Education Toomelah % Toomelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 11 12.6 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 41 47.1 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 24 27.6 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 6.9 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 5.7 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 87 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Toomelah, 37.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 47.1% were attending a primary school, 27.6% were attending a secondary school and 6.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Toomelah % Toomelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 232 100.0 163,100 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 Toomelah. 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
Toomelah % Toomelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5 10.6 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 11 23.4 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 31 66.0 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 47 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 47 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Toomelah. Of these 10.6% were employed full time, 23.4% were employed part-time and 66.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Toomelah % Toomelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 36 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 33 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Toomelah who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 33 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Toomelah % Toomelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 305 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 728 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Toomelah was $305 and the median weekly household income was $728.

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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
Toomelah % Toomelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.1 -- 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 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Toomelah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.1, with 1.4 persons per bedroom and 1 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
Toomelah % Toomelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 100 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Toomelah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Toomelah % Toomelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 45 91.8 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 4 8.2 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 Toomelah there were 49 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 91.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.2% 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
Toomelah % Toomelah New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 45 93.8 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 6.2 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Toomelah, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 93.8% were rented.

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