Lake Cargelligo

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10501403
Total population 1,155
Total dwellings 589
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 229
Male 109
Female 122
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 86
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $633
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,000
Median weekly rent $120

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 229 100.0 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 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 229 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 109 47.2 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 122 52.8 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Lake Cargelligo, there were 229 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 109 (or 47.2%) were male and 122 (or 52.8%) were female.

Age Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 27 11.5 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 45 19.2 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 49 20.9 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 72 30.8 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 22 9.4 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 19 8.1 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Lake Cargelligo the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 8.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 27 17.3 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 6 3.8 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 4 2.6 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 3.8 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 113 72.4 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Lake Cargelligo 17.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 5.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 61 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 21 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 58 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 73 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 33 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Lake Cargelligo for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 61 years and the median age of people never married was 33 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 26 17.7 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 30 20.4 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 91 61.9 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Lake Cargelligo 17.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 20.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 63 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 42 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 31 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Lake Cargelligo for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 63 years and in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

Education Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 8 9.5 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 34 40.5 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 8 9.5 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 10 11.9 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 24 28.6 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 84 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lake Cargelligo, 36.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.5% were attending a primary school, 9.5% were attending a secondary school and 11.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 220 94.8 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lake Cargelligo. 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
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 33 55.0 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 11 18.3 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 11.7 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 9 15.0 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 60 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 60 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Lake Cargelligo. Of these 55.0% were employed full time, 18.3% were employed part-time and 15.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 27 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 18 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lake Cargelligo who were employed full time was 27 years and those employed part time was 18 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 327 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 633 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Lake Cargelligo was $327 and the median weekly household income was $633.

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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
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 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 Lake Cargelligo, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, 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
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 120 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,000 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Lake Cargelligo, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,000.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 73 83.9 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 8 9.2 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 3.4 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 3.4 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 87 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Lake Cargelligo there were 87 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 83.9% were separate houses, 9.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.4% 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
Lake Cargelligo % Lake Cargelligo New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8 9.3 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 11 12.8 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 58 67.4 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 10.5 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Lake Cargelligo, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.3% were owned outright, 12.8% were owned with a mortgage and 67.4% were rented.

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