Nambucca Heads

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10400506
Total population 5,916
Total dwellings 3,281
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 579
Male 280
Female 298
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 207
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $703
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,502
Median weekly rent $192

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 557 96.2 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 15 2.6 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 7 1.2 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 579 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 280 48.4 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 298 51.6 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Nambucca Heads, there were 579 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 280 (or 48.4%) were male and 298 (or 51.6%) were female.

Age Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 89 15.4 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 151 26.2 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 90 15.6 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 185 32.1 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 31 5.4 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 31 5.4 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Nambucca Heads the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 49 14.4 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 18 5.3 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 30 8.8 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 10 2.9 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 233 68.5 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Nambucca Heads 14.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 50 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 45 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 55 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 78 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 29 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Nambucca Heads for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 42 13.6 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 49 15.9 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 217 70.5 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Nambucca Heads 13.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 38 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 34 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Nambucca Heads for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 50 years and in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

Education Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 30 12.0 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 99 39.8 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 61 24.5 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 12 4.8 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 2.4 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 4 1.6 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 37 14.9 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 249 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nambucca Heads, 42.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.8% were attending a primary school, 24.5% were attending a secondary school and 7.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 4 0.7 52 0.0 5,150 0.9
Gumbaynggir 3 0.5 59 0.0 59 0.0
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English only spoken at home 541 93.8 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nambucca Heads. The only other responses for language at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 0.7% and Gumbaynggir 0.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 37 26.4 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 44 31.4 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 12 8.6 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 47 33.6 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 140 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 140 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nambucca Heads. Of these 26.4% were employed full time, 31.4% were employed part-time and 33.6% were unemployed.

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

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nambucca Heads who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 34 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 328 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 703 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nambucca Heads was $328 and the median weekly household income was $703.

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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
Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 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 Nambucca Heads, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, 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
Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 192 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,502 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Nambucca Heads, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $192 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,502.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 150 71.4 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 18 8.6 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 35 16.7 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 7 3.3 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 210 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Nambucca Heads there were 210 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 71.4% were separate houses, 8.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 16.7% 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
Nambucca Heads % Nambucca Heads New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 19 9.1 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 26 12.4 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 157 75.1 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 3.3 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Nambucca Heads, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.1% were owned outright, 12.4% were owned with a mortgage and 75.1% were rented.

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