Macksville

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10400504
Total population 2,965
Total dwellings 1,271
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 220
Male 100
Female 123
Median age 17
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 72
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $733
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,603
Median weekly rent $135

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Macksville % Macksville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 217 98.6 164,612 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 3 1.4 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 220 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 100 44.8 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 123 55.2 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Macksville, there were 220 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 100 (or 44.8%) were male and 123 (or 55.2%) were female.

Age Macksville % Macksville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 32 14.5 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 59 26.8 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 45 20.5 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 57 25.9 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 19 8.6 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 8 3.6 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 17 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Macksville the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 17 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Macksville % Macksville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 24 18.9 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 5 3.9 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 10 7.9 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 0 0.0 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 88 69.3 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Macksville 18.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Macksville % Macksville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 54 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 58 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 37 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Macksville 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
Macksville % Macksville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 18 16.5 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 22 20.2 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 69 63.3 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Macksville 16.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 20.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Macksville % Macksville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 36 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Macksville for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 56 years and in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

Education Macksville % Macksville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 14 13.2 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 34 32.1 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 31 29.2 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 2.8 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 2.8 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 3 2.8 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 18 17.0 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 106 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Macksville, 48.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.1% were attending a primary school, 29.2% were attending a secondary school and 6.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Macksville % Macksville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 210 96.3 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Macksville. 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
Macksville % Macksville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 21 38.2 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 10 18.2 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 5.5 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 21 38.2 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 55 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 55 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Macksville. Of these 38.2% were employed full time, 18.2% were employed part-time and 38.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Macksville % Macksville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 32 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 21 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Macksville who were employed full time was 32 years and those employed part time was 21 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Macksville % Macksville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 271 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 733 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Macksville was $271 and the median weekly household income was $733.

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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
Macksville % Macksville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Macksville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.2 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
Macksville % Macksville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 135 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,603 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Macksville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $135 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,603.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Macksville % Macksville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 64 87.7 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 4.1 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 6 8.2 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 73 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Macksville there were 73 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 87.7% were separate houses, 4.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.2% 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
Macksville % Macksville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 4.2 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 11 15.5 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 53 74.6 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 5.6 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Macksville, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 4.2% were owned outright, 15.5% were owned with a mortgage and 74.6% were rented.

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