Hurstville

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10701401
Total population 78,856
Total dwellings 29,946
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 490
Male 230
Female 260
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 244
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,269
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $320

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Hurstville % Hurstville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 441 90.0 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 32 6.5 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 17 3.5 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 490 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 230 46.9 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 260 53.1 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Hurstville, there were 490 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 230 (or 46.9%) were male and 260 (or 53.1%) were female.

Age Hurstville % Hurstville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 61 12.4 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 106 21.6 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 94 19.2 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 169 34.5 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 35 7.1 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 25 5.1 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Hurstville the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 33.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hurstville % Hurstville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 92 28.2 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 16 4.9 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 26 8.0 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 1.8 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 186 57.1 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Hurstville 28.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hurstville % Hurstville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 45 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 56 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 48 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 76 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Hurstville for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hurstville % Hurstville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 85 28.1 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 33 10.9 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 185 61.1 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Hurstville 28.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 10.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hurstville % Hurstville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 27 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 27 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Hurstville for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 45 years and in a de facto marriage was 27 years.

Education Hurstville % Hurstville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 14 7.0 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 76 38.2 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 42 21.1 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 24 12.1 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 12 6.0 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 7 3.5 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 24 12.1 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 199 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hurstville, 40.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.2% were attending a primary school, 21.1% were attending a secondary school and 17.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Hurstville % Hurstville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 6 1.2 111 0.1 562 0.1
Gamilaraay 4 0.8 62 0.0 78 0.0
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English only spoken at home 438 89.2 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 89.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hurstville. The only other responses for language at home were Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 1.2% and Gamilaraay 0.8%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Hurstville % Hurstville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 101 52.6 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 52 27.1 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 21 10.9 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 18 9.4 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 192 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 192 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hurstville. Of these 52.6% were employed full time, 27.1% were employed part-time and 9.4% were unemployed.

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

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hurstville who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Hurstville % Hurstville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 448 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 1,269 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hurstville was $448 and the median weekly household income was $1,269.

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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
Hurstville % Hurstville 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 1.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Hurstville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.3 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
Hurstville % Hurstville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 320 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Hurstville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $320 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hurstville % Hurstville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 156 64.2 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 33 13.6 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 54 22.2 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 243 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Hurstville there were 243 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 64.2% were separate houses, 13.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.2% 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
Hurstville % Hurstville New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 42 17.2 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 44 18.0 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 147 60.2 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 1.2 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 8 3.3 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Hurstville, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 17.2% were owned outright, 18.0% were owned with a mortgage and 60.2% were rented.

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