Leeton

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10501202
Total population 11,174
Total dwellings 4,580
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 653
Male 300
Female 353
Median age 16
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 259
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $807
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,040
Median weekly rent $165

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Leeton % Leeton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 640 98.0 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 13 2.0 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 653 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 300 45.9 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 353 54.1 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Leeton, there were 653 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 300 (or 45.9%) were male and 353 (or 54.1%) were female.

Age Leeton % Leeton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 102 15.7 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 183 28.2 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 122 18.8 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 190 29.2 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 35 5.4 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 18 2.8 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 16 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Leeton the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 16 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 44.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Leeton % Leeton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 77 21.0 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 23 6.3 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 15 4.1 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 1.9 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 244 66.7 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Leeton 21.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Leeton % Leeton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 43 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 50 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 57 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Leeton 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 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Leeton % Leeton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 78 23.9 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 54 16.5 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 195 59.6 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Leeton 23.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Leeton % Leeton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 33 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 27 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Leeton for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 47 years and in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

Education Leeton % Leeton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 24 7.8 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 116 37.5 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 83 26.9 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 24 7.8 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 1.0 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 3 1.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 56 18.1 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 309 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leeton, 47.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.5% were attending a primary school, 26.9% were attending a secondary school and 8.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Leeton % Leeton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Wiradjuri 6 0.9 109 0.1 136 0.0
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English only spoken at home 623 95.8 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leeton. The only other response for language at home was Wiradjuri 0.9%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Leeton % Leeton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 94 50.8 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 47 25.4 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 14 7.6 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 30 16.2 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 185 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 185 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Leeton. Of these 50.8% were employed full time, 25.4% were employed part-time and 16.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Leeton % Leeton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 30 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leeton who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 30 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Leeton % Leeton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 363 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 807 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leeton was $363 and the median weekly household income was $807.

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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
Leeton % Leeton 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 1.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Leeton, 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 1.5 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
Leeton % Leeton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 165 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,040 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Leeton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $165 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,040.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Leeton % Leeton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 238 92.2 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5 1.9 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 11 4.3 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 4 1.6 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 258 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Leeton there were 258 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 92.2% were separate houses, 1.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.3% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.6% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Leeton % Leeton New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 29 11.2 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 68 26.3 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 153 59.1 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 9 3.5 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Leeton, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.2% were owned outright, 26.3% were owned with a mortgage and 59.1% were rented.

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