Wauchope

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10401503
Total population 6,233
Total dwellings 2,630
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 438
Male 215
Female 223
Median age 16
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 175
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $722
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,393
Median weekly rent $220

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Wauchope % Wauchope New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 424 96.8 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 9 2.1 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 5 1.1 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 438 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 215 49.1 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 223 50.9 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Wauchope, there were 438 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 215 (or 49.1%) were male and 223 (or 50.9%) were female.

Age Wauchope % Wauchope New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 73 16.7 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 126 28.8 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 61 13.9 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 131 29.9 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 22 5.0 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 25 5.7 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 16 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Wauchope the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 16 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 45.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wauchope % Wauchope New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 57 23.8 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 23 9.6 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 20 8.4 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 5 2.1 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 134 56.1 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Wauchope 23.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 17.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wauchope % Wauchope New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 52 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 53 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 64 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Wauchope for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wauchope % Wauchope New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 25.2 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 41 18.5 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 125 56.3 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Wauchope 25.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wauchope % Wauchope New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 29 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Wauchope for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 49 years and in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

Education Wauchope % Wauchope New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 15 7.8 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 72 37.5 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 32 16.7 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 14 7.3 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7 3.6 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 6 3.1 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 46 24.0 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 192 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wauchope, 43.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.5% were attending a primary school, 16.7% were attending a secondary school and 10.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Wauchope % Wauchope New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 5 1.1 111 0.1 562 0.1
Paakantyi 3 0.7 38 0.0 39 0.0
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English only spoken at home 418 95.0 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wauchope. The only other responses for language at home were Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 1.1% and Paakantyi 0.7%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Wauchope % Wauchope New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 49 46.7 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 25 23.8 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 11 10.5 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 20 19.0 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 105 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 105 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wauchope. Of these 46.7% were employed full time, 23.8% were employed part-time and 19.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Wauchope % Wauchope New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 26 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wauchope who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 26 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Wauchope % Wauchope New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 335 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 722 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wauchope was $335 and the median weekly household income was $722.

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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
Wauchope % Wauchope 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 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Wauchope, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.4 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
Wauchope % Wauchope New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 220 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,393 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Wauchope, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,393.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Wauchope % Wauchope New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 148 84.1 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7 4.0 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 18 10.2 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 1.7 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 176 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Wauchope there were 176 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 84.1% were separate houses, 4.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.2% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Wauchope % Wauchope New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 25 14.2 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 34 19.3 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 109 61.9 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 8 4.5 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Wauchope, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 14.2% were owned outright, 19.3% were owned with a mortgage and 61.9% were rented.

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