Brewarrina

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10300201
Total population 923
Total dwellings 378
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 609
Male 293
Female 316
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 185
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $759
Median monthly mortgage repayments $542
Median weekly rent $110

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Brewarrina % Brewarrina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 606 99.5 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 0.5 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 609 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 293 48.1 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 316 51.9 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Brewarrina, there were 609 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 293 (or 48.1%) were male and 316 (or 51.9%) were female.

Age Brewarrina % Brewarrina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 77 12.7 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 115 18.9 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 111 18.3 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 228 37.5 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 39 6.4 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 38 6.2 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 25 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Brewarrina the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina % Brewarrina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 54 13.0 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 18 4.3 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 12 2.9 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 19 4.6 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 311 75.1 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Brewarrina 13.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina % Brewarrina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 44 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 44 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 50 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 76 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 31 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Brewarrina for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina % Brewarrina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44 12.0 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 82 22.3 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 242 65.8 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Brewarrina 12.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 22.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina % Brewarrina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 41 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 35 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Brewarrina for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 46 years and in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

Education Brewarrina % Brewarrina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 32 16.5 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 82 42.3 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 41 21.1 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 3.1 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 1.5 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 30 15.5 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 194 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Brewarrina, 31.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.3% were attending a primary school, 21.1% were attending a secondary school and 4.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Brewarrina % Brewarrina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 3 0.5 111 0.1 562 0.1
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English only spoken at home 590 96.9 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Brewarrina. The only other response for language at home was Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina % Brewarrina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 72 44.2 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 38 23.3 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 18 11.0 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 35 21.5 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 163 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 163 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Brewarrina. Of these 44.2% were employed full time, 23.3% were employed part-time and 21.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina % Brewarrina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 42 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Brewarrina who were employed full time was 42 years and those employed part time was 38 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Brewarrina % Brewarrina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 301 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 759 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Brewarrina was $301 and the median weekly household income was $759.

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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
Brewarrina % Brewarrina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Brewarrina, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 0.9 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
Brewarrina % Brewarrina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 110 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 542 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Brewarrina, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $110 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $542.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Brewarrina % Brewarrina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 159 87.4 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 19 10.4 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 182 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Brewarrina there were 182 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 87.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.4% 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
Brewarrina % Brewarrina New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 35 19.2 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 16 8.8 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 128 70.3 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 1.6 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Brewarrina, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 19.2% were owned outright, 8.8% were owned with a mortgage and 70.3% were rented.

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