Tumut

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10501901
Total population 10,936
Total dwellings 5,378
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 492
Male 208
Female 284
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 210
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $742
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,250
Median weekly rent $140

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 463 94.1 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 14 2.8 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 15 3.0 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 492 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 208 42.3 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 284 57.7 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Tumut, there were 492 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 208 (or 42.3%) were male and 284 (or 57.7%) were female.

Age Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 80 16.2 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 116 23.5 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 77 15.6 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 166 33.6 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 28 5.7 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 27 5.5 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Tumut the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 52 17.3 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 12 4.0 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 22 7.3 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 14 4.7 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 201 66.8 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Tumut 17.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 51 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 70 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 59 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 65 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 30 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Tumut 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 30 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 17.3 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 50 18.1 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 179 64.6 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Tumut 17.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 51 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 31 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 35 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Tumut for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 51 years and in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

Education Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 20 9.9 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 80 39.4 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 40 19.7 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 16 7.9 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7 3.4 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 40 19.7 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 203 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tumut, 41.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.4% were attending a primary school, 19.7% were attending a secondary school and 11.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Kriol 4 0.8 37 0.0 6,692 1.2
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English only spoken at home 475 96.3 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tumut. The only other response for language at home was Kriol 0.8%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 66 41.2 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 53 33.1 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 9 5.6 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 32 20.0 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 160 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 160 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tumut. Of these 41.2% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 20.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 33 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 35 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tumut who were employed full time was 33 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 352 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 742 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tumut was $352 and the median weekly household income was $742.

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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
Tumut % Tumut 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 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Tumut, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 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
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 140 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,250 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Tumut, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $140 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,250.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 191 90.5 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 1.4 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 13 6.2 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 4 1.9 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 211 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Tumut there were 211 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 90.5% were separate houses, 1.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.2% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tumut % Tumut New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 28 13.2 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 39 18.4 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 137 64.6 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 8 3.8 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Tumut, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 13.2% were owned outright, 18.4% were owned with a mortgage and 64.6% were rented.

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