Dharruk

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10700305
Total population 2,765
Total dwellings 891
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 160
Male 71
Female 90
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 63
Average people per household 3.8
Median weekly household income $1,113
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,950
Median weekly rent $220

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Dharruk % Dharruk New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 157 98.1 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 1.9 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 160 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 71 44.1 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 90 55.9 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Dharruk, there were 160 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 71 (or 44.1%) were male and 90 (or 55.9%) were female.

Age Dharruk % Dharruk New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 18 11.1 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 37 22.8 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 33 20.4 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 56 34.6 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 15 9.3 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 3 1.9 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Dharruk the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dharruk % Dharruk New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 22 21.6 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 3.9 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 8 7.8 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 0 0.0 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 68 66.7 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Dharruk 21.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dharruk % Dharruk New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 42 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 48 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Dharruk for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dharruk % Dharruk New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 20 21.1 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 12 12.6 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 63 66.3 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Dharruk 21.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 12.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dharruk % Dharruk New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 47 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 24 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Dharruk 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 47 years.

Education Dharruk % Dharruk New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 21 34.4 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 18 29.5 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 6.6 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 18 29.5 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 61 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dharruk, 40.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.4% were attending a primary school, 29.5% were attending a secondary school and 8.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Dharruk % Dharruk New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 147 91.3 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 91.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dharruk. 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
Dharruk % Dharruk New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 20 41.7 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 10 20.8 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 10.4 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 13 27.1 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 48 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 48 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dharruk. Of these 41.7% were employed full time, 20.8% were employed part-time and 27.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Dharruk % Dharruk New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 36 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 26 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dharruk who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 26 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Dharruk % Dharruk New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 326 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 1,113 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dharruk was $326 and the median weekly household income was $1,113.

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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
Dharruk % Dharruk New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.8 -- 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 Dharruk, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8, 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
Dharruk % Dharruk New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 220 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,950 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Dharruk, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Dharruk % Dharruk New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 62 95.4 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 4.6 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 65 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Dharruk there were 65 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 95.4% were separate houses, 4.6% 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
Dharruk % Dharruk New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 10 16.1 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 17 27.4 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 35 56.5 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 0 0.0 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Dharruk, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 16.1% were owned outright, 27.4% were owned with a mortgage and 56.5% were rented.

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