Narooma

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10600205
Total population 2,758
Total dwellings 1,913
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 130
Male 65
Female 65
Median age 28
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 55
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $533
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,532
Median weekly rent $185

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Narooma % Narooma New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 127 97.7 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 2.3 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 130 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 65 50.0 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 65 50.0 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Narooma, there were 130 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 65 (or 50.0%) were male and 65 (or 50.0%) were female.

Age Narooma % Narooma New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 19 14.5 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 36 27.5 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 10 7.6 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 46 35.1 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 10 7.6 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 10 7.6 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 28 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Narooma the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 28 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narooma % Narooma New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 18 24.0 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 7 9.3 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 5 6.7 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 8.0 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 39 52.0 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Narooma 24.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 16.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narooma % Narooma New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 43 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 55 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 44 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 70 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 34 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Narooma for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 43 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narooma % Narooma New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 13 19.4 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 9 13.4 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 45 67.2 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Narooma 19.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Narooma % Narooma New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 38 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 45 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 44 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Narooma for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 38 years and in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

Education Narooma % Narooma New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 4.5 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 22 33.3 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 6 9.1 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 6.1 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 9.1 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 25 37.9 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 66 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narooma, 51.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.3% were attending a primary school, 9.1% were attending a secondary school and 15.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Narooma % Narooma New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 120 92.3 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narooma. 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
Narooma % Narooma New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 9 33.3 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 6 22.2 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 11.1 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 9 33.3 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 27 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 27 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Narooma. Of these 33.3% were employed full time, 22.2% were employed part-time and 33.3% were unemployed.

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

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narooma who were employed full time was 34 years and those employed part time was 34 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Narooma % Narooma New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 325 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 533 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Narooma was $325 and the median weekly household income was $533.

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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
Narooma % Narooma New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Narooma, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8, with 1.3 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
Narooma % Narooma New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 185 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,532 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Narooma, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $185 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,532.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Narooma % Narooma New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 40 74.1 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 5.6 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 11 20.4 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 54 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Narooma there were 54 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 74.1% were separate houses, 5.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 20.4% 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
Narooma % Narooma New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 6 10.9 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 8 14.5 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 38 69.1 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 3 5.5 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Narooma, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 10.9% were owned outright, 14.5% were owned with a mortgage and 69.1% were rented.

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