Walcha

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10201402
Total population 3,193
Total dwellings 1,653
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 228
Male 115
Female 116
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 91
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $563
Median monthly mortgage repayments $600
Median weekly rent $120

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Walcha % Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 228 100.0 164,612 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 228 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 115 49.8 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 116 50.2 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Walcha, there were 228 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 115 (or 49.8%) were male and 116 (or 50.2%) were female.

Age Walcha % Walcha 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 66 28.4 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 38 16.4 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 60 25.9 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 23 9.9 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 17 7.3 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Walcha the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Walcha % Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 28 20.7 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 8 5.9 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 8 5.9 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 9 6.7 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 82 60.7 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Walcha 20.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Walcha % Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 54 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 32 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 59 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 66 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Walcha for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Walcha % Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 27 22.3 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 20 16.5 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 74 61.2 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Walcha 22.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Walcha % Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 51 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 30 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Walcha for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 51 years and in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education Walcha % Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 11 10.7 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 29 28.2 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 23 22.3 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 9 8.7 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 2.9 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 28 27.2 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 103 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Walcha, 44.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.2% were attending a primary school, 22.3% were attending a secondary school and 11.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Walcha % Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 223 96.5 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Walcha. 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
Walcha % Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 20 41.7 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 13 27.1 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 14.6 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 8 16.7 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 48 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 48 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Walcha. Of these 41.7% were employed full time, 27.1% were employed part-time and 16.7% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Walcha % Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 43 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 56 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Walcha who were employed full time was 43 years and those employed part time was 56 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Walcha % Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 316 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 563 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Walcha was $316 and the median weekly household income was $563.

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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
Walcha % Walcha 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 1.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Walcha, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.1 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
Walcha % Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 120 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 600 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Walcha, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $600.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Walcha % Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 84 92.3 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 4.4 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 3.3 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 91 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Walcha there were 91 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 92.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.4% were flats, unit or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Walcha % Walcha New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13 14.4 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 10 11.1 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 63 70.0 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 4.4 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Walcha, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 14.4% were owned outright, 11.1% were owned with a mortgage and 70.0% were rented.

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