Menindee

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10300503
Total population 448
Total dwellings 264
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 180
Male 89
Female 90
Median age 28
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 70
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $727
Median monthly mortgage repayments $867
Median weekly rent $100

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Menindee % Menindee New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 180 100.0 164,612 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 180 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 89 49.7 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 90 50.3 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Menindee, there were 180 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 89 (or 49.7%) were male and 90 (or 50.3%) were female.

Age Menindee % Menindee New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 16 9.0 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 33 18.5 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 37 20.8 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 70 39.3 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 11 6.2 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 11 6.2 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 28 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Menindee the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 28 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 27.0% 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
Menindee % Menindee New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 16 12.4 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 2.3 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 3 2.3 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 4.7 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 101 78.3 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Menindee 12.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 4.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Menindee % Menindee New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 53 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 71 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 38 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Menindee for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 38 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Menindee % Menindee New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 20 17.5 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 15 13.2 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 79 69.3 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Menindee 17.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Menindee % Menindee New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 28 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 42 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Menindee for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 49 years and in a de facto marriage was 28 years.

Education Menindee % Menindee New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 3.8 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 20 25.3 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 25 31.6 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 3.8 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 3 3.8 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 25 31.6 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 79 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Menindee, 42.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.3% were attending a primary school, 31.6% were attending a secondary school and 3.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Menindee % Menindee New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Paakantyi 3 1.7 38 0.0 39 0.0
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English only spoken at home 170 96.0 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Menindee. The only other response for language at home was Paakantyi 1.7%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Menindee % Menindee New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 23 44.2 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 12 23.1 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 9.6 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 12 23.1 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 52 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 52 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Menindee. Of these 44.2% were employed full time, 23.1% were employed part-time and 23.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Menindee % Menindee New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 47 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Menindee who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 47 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Menindee % Menindee New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 330 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 727 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Menindee was $330 and the median weekly household income was $727.

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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
Menindee % Menindee New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Menindee, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7, with 1.2 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
Menindee % Menindee New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 100 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 867 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Menindee, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $867.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Menindee % Menindee New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 71 100.0 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 0 0.0 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 71 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Menindee there were 71 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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
Menindee % Menindee New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 11 15.5 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 8 11.3 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 45 63.4 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 7 9.9 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Menindee, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 15.5% were owned outright, 11.3% were owned with a mortgage and 63.4% were rented.

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