Muswellbrook

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10200901
Total population 11,043
Total dwellings 4,777
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 661
Male 314
Female 346
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 297
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,138
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $215

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Muswellbrook % Muswellbrook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 644 97.4 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 13 2.0 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 4 0.6 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 661 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 314 47.6 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 346 52.4 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Muswellbrook, there were 661 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 314 (or 47.6%) were male and 346 (or 52.4%) were female.

Age Muswellbrook % Muswellbrook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 85 12.8 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 182 27.5 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 125 18.9 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 222 33.5 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 25 3.8 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 23 3.5 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Muswellbrook the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Muswellbrook % Muswellbrook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 90 23.2 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 22 5.7 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 28 7.2 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 8 2.1 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 240 61.9 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Muswellbrook 23.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.9% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Muswellbrook % Muswellbrook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 43 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 51 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 46 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Muswellbrook for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Muswellbrook % Muswellbrook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 86 24.0 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 51 14.2 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 222 61.8 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Muswellbrook 24.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Muswellbrook % Muswellbrook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 24 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 27 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Muswellbrook for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 47 years and in a de facto marriage was 24 years.

Education Muswellbrook % Muswellbrook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 17 6.2 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 111 40.7 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 68 24.9 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 19 7.0 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 2.2 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 4 1.5 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 48 17.6 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 273 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Muswellbrook, 41.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.7% were attending a primary school, 24.9% were attending a secondary school and 9.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Muswellbrook % Muswellbrook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Wiradjuri 7 1.1 109 0.1 136 0.0
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English only spoken at home 632 95.3 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Muswellbrook. The only other response for language at home was Wiradjuri 1.1%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Muswellbrook % Muswellbrook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 119 53.1 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 47 21.0 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 13 5.8 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 45 20.1 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 224 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 224 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Muswellbrook. Of these 53.1% were employed full time, 21.0% were employed part-time and 20.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Muswellbrook % Muswellbrook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 27 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Muswellbrook who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 27 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Muswellbrook % Muswellbrook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 426 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 1,138 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Muswellbrook was $426 and the median weekly household income was $1,138.

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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
Muswellbrook % Muswellbrook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 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 Muswellbrook, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, 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
Muswellbrook % Muswellbrook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 215 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Muswellbrook, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $215 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
Muswellbrook % Muswellbrook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 268 90.2 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 11 3.7 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 14 4.7 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 297 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Muswellbrook there were 297 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 90.2% were separate houses, 3.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.7% 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
Muswellbrook % Muswellbrook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 27 9.1 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 83 28.0 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 175 59.1 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 4 1.4 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 7 2.4 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Muswellbrook, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.1% were owned outright, 28.0% were owned with a mortgage and 59.1% were rented.

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