Darlington Point

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10500502
Total population 1,018
Total dwellings 434
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 196
Male 108
Female 88
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 88
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $766
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $150

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Darlington Point % Darlington Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 183 93.4 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 6 3.1 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 7 3.6 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 196 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 108 55.1 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 88 44.9 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Darlington Point, there were 196 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 108 (or 55.1%) were male and 88 (or 44.9%) were female.

Age Darlington Point % Darlington Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 21 10.7 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 39 19.8 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 34 17.3 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 73 37.1 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 12 6.1 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 18 9.1 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 26 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Darlington Point the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 9.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Darlington Point % Darlington Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 26 19.1 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 13 9.6 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 9 6.6 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 10 7.4 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 78 57.4 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Darlington Point 19.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Darlington Point % Darlington Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 48 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 57 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 61 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 30 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Darlington Point for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Darlington Point % Darlington Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 22 18.0 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 19 15.6 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 81 66.4 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Darlington Point 18.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Darlington Point % Darlington Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 42 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Darlington Point for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 48 years and in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

Education Darlington Point % Darlington Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 5.4 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 28 37.8 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 12 16.2 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 8 10.8 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 22 29.7 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 74 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Darlington Point, 37.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.8% were attending a primary school, 16.2% were attending a secondary school and 12.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Darlington Point % Darlington Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 191 97.4 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Darlington Point. 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
Darlington Point % Darlington Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 38 52.1 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 19 26.0 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 4.1 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 13 17.8 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 73 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 73 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Darlington Point. Of these 52.1% were employed full time, 26.0% were employed part-time and 17.8% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Darlington Point % Darlington Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 20 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Darlington Point who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 20 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Darlington Point % Darlington Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 396 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 766 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Darlington Point was $396 and the median weekly household income was $766.

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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
Darlington Point % Darlington Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Darlington Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.5 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
Darlington Point % Darlington Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Darlington Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Darlington Point % Darlington Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 79 89.8 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 6 6.8 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 3.4 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 88 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Darlington Point there were 88 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 89.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.8% were flats, unit or apartments and 3.4% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Darlington Point % Darlington Point New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 14 16.1 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 21 24.1 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 49 56.3 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 3 3.4 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Darlington Point, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 16.1% were owned outright, 24.1% were owned with a mortgage and 56.3% were rented.

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