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2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10401701
Total population 10,475
Total dwellings 4,684
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 935
Male 432
Female 506
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 339
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $753
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,222
Median weekly rent $205

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Casino % Casino New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 918 98.2 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 13 1.4 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 4 0.4 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 935 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 432 46.1 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 506 53.9 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Casino, there were 935 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 432 (or 46.1%) were male and 506 (or 53.9%) were female.

Age Casino % Casino New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 121 12.9 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 264 28.2 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 171 18.3 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 297 31.7 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 54 5.8 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 29 3.1 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Casino the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Casino % Casino New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 94 16.9 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 24 4.3 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 38 6.8 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 23 4.1 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 376 67.7 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Casino 16.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Casino % Casino New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 43 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 66 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 56 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 62 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Casino for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 43 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Casino % Casino New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 91 17.7 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 73 14.2 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 350 68.1 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Casino 17.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Casino % Casino New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 42 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 29 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 31 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Casino for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 42 years and in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

Education Casino % Casino New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 32 7.8 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 166 40.7 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 80 19.6 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 35 8.6 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 1.5 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 3 0.7 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 86 21.1 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 408 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Casino, 43.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.7% were attending a primary school, 19.6% were attending a secondary school and 9.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Casino % Casino New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bandjalang 4 0.4 99 0.1 119 0.0
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English only spoken at home 890 95.1 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Casino. The only other response for language at home was Bandjalang 0.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Casino % Casino New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 82 36.6 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 64 28.6 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 12 5.4 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 66 29.5 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 224 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 224 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Casino. Of these 36.6% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 29.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Casino % Casino New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 40 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 37 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Casino who were employed full time was 40 years and those employed part time was 37 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Casino % Casino New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 345 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 753 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Casino was $345 and the median weekly household income was $753.

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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
Casino % Casino 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 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Casino, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, 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
Casino % Casino New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 205 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,222 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Casino, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $205 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,222.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Casino % Casino New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 271 79.5 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 25 7.3 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 45 13.2 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 341 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Casino there were 341 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 79.5% were separate houses, 7.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.2% 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
Casino % Casino New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 27 7.9 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 47 13.8 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 245 72.1 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 0.9 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 18 5.3 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Casino, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 7.9% were owned outright, 13.8% were owned with a mortgage and 72.1% were rented.

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