Dungog

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10400601
Total population 8,318
Total dwellings 3,824
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 265
Male 133
Female 131
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 128
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $961
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,083
Median weekly rent $205

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Dungog % Dungog New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 251 94.7 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 8 3.0 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 6 2.3 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 265 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 133 50.4 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 131 49.6 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Dungog, there were 265 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 133 (or 50.4%) were male and 131 (or 49.6%) were female.

Age Dungog % Dungog New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 41 15.4 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 59 22.2 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 42 15.8 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 84 31.6 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 26 9.8 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 14 5.3 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Dungog the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dungog % Dungog New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 56 33.1 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 12 7.1 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 12 7.1 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 3.6 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 83 49.1 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Dungog 33.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.9% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dungog % Dungog New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 55 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 46 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 42 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 57 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Dungog for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dungog % Dungog New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 59 37.3 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 20 12.7 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 79 50.0 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Dungog 37.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dungog % Dungog New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 54 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 26 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Dungog for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 54 years and in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education Dungog % Dungog New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 10 8.3 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 38 31.4 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 37 30.6 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 8 6.6 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 11 9.1 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 17 14.0 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 121 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dungog, 44.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.4% were attending a primary school, 30.6% were attending a secondary school and 16.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Dungog % Dungog New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 255 95.5 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dungog. 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
Dungog % Dungog New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 47 49.5 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 32 33.7 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 10 10.5 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 6 6.3 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 95 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 95 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dungog. Of these 49.5% were employed full time, 33.7% were employed part-time and 6.3% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Dungog % Dungog New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 43 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 39 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dungog who were employed full time was 43 years and those employed part time was 39 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Dungog % Dungog New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 379 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 961 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dungog was $379 and the median weekly household income was $961.

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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
Dungog % Dungog New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Dungog, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.9 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
Dungog % Dungog New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 205 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,083 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Dungog, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $205 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Dungog % Dungog New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 124 97.6 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 3 2.4 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 127 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Dungog there were 127 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 97.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.4% 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
Dungog % Dungog New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 22 17.3 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 53 41.7 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 48 37.8 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 3.1 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Dungog, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 17.3% were owned outright, 41.7% were owned with a mortgage and 37.8% were rented.

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