Tuncurry

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10400803
Total population 5,800
Total dwellings 3,567
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 194
Male 107
Female 88
Median age 30
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 113
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $566
Median monthly mortgage repayments $722
Median weekly rent $190

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Tuncurry % Tuncurry New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 187 96.4 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 7 3.6 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 194 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 107 54.9 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 88 45.1 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Tuncurry, there were 194 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 107 (or 54.9%) were male and 88 (or 45.1%) were female.

Age Tuncurry % Tuncurry New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 12 6.0 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 39 19.6 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 39 19.6 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 62 31.2 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 20 10.1 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 27 13.6 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 30 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Tuncurry the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 30 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 26.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 13.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tuncurry % Tuncurry New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 36 25.2 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 11 7.7 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 16 11.2 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 10 7.0 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 70 49.0 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Tuncurry 25.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 18.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tuncurry % Tuncurry New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 59 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 38 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 53 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 68 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Tuncurry for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tuncurry % Tuncurry New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 25 20.0 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 11 8.8 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 89 71.2 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Tuncurry 20.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 8.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tuncurry % Tuncurry New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 54 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 24 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 40 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Tuncurry 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 24 years.

Education Tuncurry % Tuncurry New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 6 7.5 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 21 26.2 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 23 28.8 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 7 8.8 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 5 6.2 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 18 22.5 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 80 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tuncurry, 41.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.2% were attending a primary school, 28.8% were attending a secondary school and 16.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Tuncurry % Tuncurry New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 3 1.5 111 0.1 562 0.1
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English only spoken at home 182 91.9 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 91.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tuncurry. The only other response for language at home was Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 1.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tuncurry % Tuncurry New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 22 36.1 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 20 32.8 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 8 13.1 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 11 18.0 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 61 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 61 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tuncurry. Of these 36.1% were employed full time, 32.8% were employed part-time and 18.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Tuncurry % Tuncurry New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 25 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tuncurry who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 25 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tuncurry % Tuncurry New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 330 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 566 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tuncurry was $330 and the median weekly household income was $566.

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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
Tuncurry % Tuncurry New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Tuncurry, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.2 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
Tuncurry % Tuncurry New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 190 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 722 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Tuncurry, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $722.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tuncurry % Tuncurry New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 51 45.5 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 30 26.8 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 28 25.0 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 2.7 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 112 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Tuncurry there were 112 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 45.5% were separate houses, 26.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 25.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 2.7% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tuncurry % Tuncurry New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 24 21.6 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 18 16.2 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 59 53.2 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 2.7 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 7 6.3 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Tuncurry, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 21.6% were owned outright, 16.2% were owned with a mortgage and 53.2% were rented.

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