Bowraville

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10400502
Total population 1,092
Total dwellings 470
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 261
Male 132
Female 129
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 78
Average people per household 4
Median weekly household income $670
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,220
Median weekly rent $125

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Bowraville % Bowraville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 261 100.0 164,612 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 261 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 132 50.6 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 129 49.4 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Bowraville, there were 261 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 132 (or 50.6%) were male and 129 (or 49.4%) were female.

Age Bowraville % Bowraville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 34 13.0 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 66 25.3 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 50 19.2 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 77 29.5 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 16 6.1 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 18 6.9 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Bowraville the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 38.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bowraville % Bowraville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 16 10.0 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 6 3.8 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 10 6.2 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 3.8 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 122 76.2 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Bowraville 10.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 8.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bowraville % Bowraville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 63 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 39 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 79 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 30 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Bowraville for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 63 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bowraville % Bowraville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 12 7.9 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 27 17.9 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 112 74.2 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Bowraville 7.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bowraville % Bowraville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 43 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Bowraville for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 53 years and in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

Education Bowraville % Bowraville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 8 7.5 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 55 51.9 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 13 12.3 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 15 14.2 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 3.8 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 11 10.4 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 106 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bowraville, 41.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 51.9% were attending a primary school, 12.3% were attending a secondary school and 15.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Bowraville % Bowraville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Gumbaynggir 22 8.3 59 0.0 59 0.0
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English only spoken at home 237 89.8 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 89.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bowraville. The only other response for language at home was Gumbaynggir 8.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bowraville % Bowraville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5 10.6 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 16 34.0 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 6.4 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 23 48.9 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 47 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 47 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bowraville. Of these 10.6% were employed full time, 34.0% were employed part-time and 48.9% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Bowraville % Bowraville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 18 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 44 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bowraville who were employed full time was 18 years and those employed part time was 44 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bowraville % Bowraville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 325 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 670 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bowraville was $325 and the median weekly household income was $670.

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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
Bowraville % Bowraville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.5 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.8 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Bowraville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1.5 persons per bedroom and 0.8 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
Bowraville % Bowraville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 125 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,220 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Bowraville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $125 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,220.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bowraville % Bowraville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 67 84.8 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 3.8 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 9 11.4 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 79 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Bowraville there were 79 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 84.8% were separate houses, 3.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.4% 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
Bowraville % Bowraville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 7 8.9 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 9 11.4 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 58 73.4 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 5 6.3 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Bowraville, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 8.9% were owned outright, 11.4% were owned with a mortgage and 73.4% were rented.

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