Holroyd

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10701101
Total population 98,560
Total dwellings 36,221
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 813
Male 384
Female 427
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 406
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,072
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,440
Median weekly rent $285

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Holroyd % Holroyd New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 738 90.8 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 52 6.4 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 23 2.8 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 813 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 384 47.3 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 427 52.7 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Holroyd, there were 813 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 384 (or 47.3%) were male and 427 (or 52.7%) were female.

Age Holroyd % Holroyd New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 101 12.5 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 151 18.6 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 164 20.2 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 287 35.4 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 60 7.4 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 47 5.8 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Holroyd the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Holroyd % Holroyd New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 115 20.6 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 24 4.3 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 59 10.6 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 17 3.0 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 343 61.5 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Holroyd 20.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 14.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Holroyd % Holroyd New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 46 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 52 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 53 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 67 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Holroyd for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Holroyd % Holroyd New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 112 21.4 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 47 9.0 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 364 69.6 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Holroyd 21.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 9.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Holroyd % Holroyd New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 40 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Holroyd 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 40 years.

Education Holroyd % Holroyd New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 25 8.1 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 77 25.0 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 80 26.0 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 32 10.4 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 24 7.8 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 7 2.3 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 63 20.5 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 308 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Holroyd, 38.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.0% were attending a primary school, 26.0% were attending a secondary school and 17.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Holroyd % Holroyd New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 768 94.7 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Holroyd. 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
Holroyd % Holroyd New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 167 54.4 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 68 22.1 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 24 7.8 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 48 15.6 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 307 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 307 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Holroyd. Of these 54.4% were employed full time, 22.1% were employed part-time and 15.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Holroyd % Holroyd New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 33 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Holroyd who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 33 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Holroyd % Holroyd New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 439 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 1,072 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Holroyd was $439 and the median weekly household income was $1,072.

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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
Holroyd % Holroyd 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 1.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Holroyd, 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 1.5 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
Holroyd % Holroyd New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 285 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,440 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Holroyd, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $285 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,440.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Holroyd % Holroyd New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 275 67.9 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 51 12.6 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 76 18.8 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 0.7 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 405 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Holroyd there were 405 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 67.9% were separate houses, 12.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.8% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Holroyd % Holroyd New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 63 15.6 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 82 20.2 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 237 58.5 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 8 2.0 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 15 3.7 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Holroyd, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 15.6% were owned outright, 20.2% were owned with a mortgage and 58.5% were rented.

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