Tenterfield

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10201202
Total population 6,675
Total dwellings 3,528
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 325
Male 155
Female 170
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 136
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $652
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,213
Median weekly rent $165

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Tenterfield % Tenterfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 306 94.2 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 8 2.5 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 11 3.4 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 325 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 155 47.7 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 170 52.3 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Tenterfield, there were 325 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 155 (or 47.7%) were male and 170 (or 52.3%) were female.

Age Tenterfield % Tenterfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 49 15.2 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 84 26.1 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 49 15.2 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 107 33.2 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 22 6.8 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 11 3.4 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Tenterfield the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tenterfield % Tenterfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 43 22.4 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 11 5.7 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 16 8.3 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 3.1 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 116 60.4 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Tenterfield 22.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tenterfield % Tenterfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 42 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 55 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 57 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 61 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 29 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Tenterfield for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 42 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tenterfield % Tenterfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 40 22.6 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 33 18.6 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 104 58.8 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Tenterfield 22.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tenterfield % Tenterfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 38 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Tenterfield 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 35 years.

Education Tenterfield % Tenterfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 10 6.8 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 43 29.3 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 35 23.8 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 9 6.1 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 5 3.4 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 45 30.6 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 147 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tenterfield, 45.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.3% were attending a primary school, 23.8% were attending a secondary school and 7.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Tenterfield % Tenterfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Gamilaraay 3 0.9 62 0.0 78 0.0
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English only spoken at home 303 93.5 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tenterfield. The only other response for language at home was Gamilaraay 0.9%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tenterfield % Tenterfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 17 21.8 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 31 39.7 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 30 38.5 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 78 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 78 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tenterfield. Of these 21.8% were employed full time, 39.7% were employed part-time and 38.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Tenterfield % Tenterfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 48 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 35 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tenterfield who were employed full time was 48 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tenterfield % Tenterfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 302 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 652 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tenterfield was $302 and the median weekly household income was $652.

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

In Tenterfield, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.3 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
Tenterfield % Tenterfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 165 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,213 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Tenterfield, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $165 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,213.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tenterfield % Tenterfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 122 91.0 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6 4.5 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 6 4.5 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 134 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Tenterfield there were 134 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 91.0% were separate houses, 4.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.5% 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
Tenterfield % Tenterfield New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 27 20.1 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 21 15.7 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 78 58.2 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 2.2 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 5 3.7 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Tenterfield, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 20.1% were owned outright, 15.7% were owned with a mortgage and 58.2% were rented.

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