Cootamundra

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10500801
Total population 7,446
Total dwellings 3,579
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 295
Male 139
Female 156
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 140
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $780
Median monthly mortgage repayments $910
Median weekly rent $142

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 283 95.9 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 5 1.7 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 7 2.4 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 295 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 139 47.1 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 156 52.9 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Cootamundra, there were 295 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 139 (or 47.1%) were male and 156 (or 52.9%) were female.

Age Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 32 10.7 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 78 26.1 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 45 15.1 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 86 28.8 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 30 10.0 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 28 9.4 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 25 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Cootamundra the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 9.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 66 34.7 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 5 2.6 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 21 11.1 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 12 6.3 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 86 45.3 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Cootamundra 34.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 51 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 54 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 46 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 72 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 21 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Cootamundra for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 31.3 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 13 7.3 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 110 61.5 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Cootamundra 31.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 7.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 30 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 34 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Cootamundra for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 50 years and in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 10 7.9 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 50 39.4 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 34 26.8 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 12 9.4 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 21 16.5 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 127 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cootamundra, 42.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.4% were attending a primary school, 26.8% were attending a secondary school and 9.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 293 99.0 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 99.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cootamundra. 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
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 48 54.5 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 27 30.7 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 3.4 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 10 11.4 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 88 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 88 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cootamundra. Of these 54.5% were employed full time, 30.7% were employed part-time and 11.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 21 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cootamundra who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 21 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 335 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 780 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cootamundra was $335 and the median weekly household income was $780.

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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
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Cootamundra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.1 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
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 142 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 910 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Cootamundra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $142 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $910.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 135 97.8 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 2.2 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 138 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Cootamundra there were 138 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 97.8% were separate houses, 2.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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
Cootamundra % Cootamundra New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 41 29.3 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 41 29.3 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 52 37.1 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 2.1 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 2.1 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Cootamundra, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 29.3% were owned outright, 29.3% were owned with a mortgage and 37.1% were rented.

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