La Perouse

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10702301
Total population 5,134
Total dwellings 2,130
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 424
Male 187
Female 235
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 161
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $816
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,900
Median weekly rent $156

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People La Perouse % La Perouse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 411 96.9 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 10 2.4 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 0.7 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 424 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 187 44.3 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 235 55.7 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In La Perouse, there were 424 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 187 (or 44.3%) were male and 235 (or 55.7%) were female.

Age La Perouse % La Perouse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 40 9.4 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 94 22.1 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 62 14.6 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 140 32.9 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 50 11.8 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 39 9.2 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 25 -- 21 -- 21 --

In La Perouse the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 9.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
La Perouse % La Perouse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 64 22.5 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 17 6.0 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 8 2.8 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 12 4.2 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 184 64.6 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In La Perouse 22.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
La Perouse % La Perouse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 36 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 59 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 77 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 35 -- 25 -- 26 --

In La Perouse for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 35 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
La Perouse % La Perouse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 20.3 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 29 10.5 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 191 69.2 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In La Perouse 20.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
La Perouse % La Perouse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 39 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 35 -- 28 -- 28 --

In La Perouse 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 39 years.

Education La Perouse % La Perouse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 13 8.3 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 66 42.0 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 35 22.3 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 11 7.0 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 8 5.1 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 24 15.3 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 157 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in La Perouse, 36.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.0% were attending a primary school, 22.3% were attending a secondary school and 12.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses La Perouse % La Perouse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3 0.7 52 0.0 5,150 0.9
Dharawal 3 0.7 11 0.0 16 0.0
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English only spoken at home 414 97.4 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in La Perouse. The only other responses for language at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 0.7% and Dharawal 0.7%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
La Perouse % La Perouse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 68 46.3 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 55 37.4 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 13 8.8 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 11 7.5 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 147 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 147 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in La Perouse. Of these 46.3% were employed full time, 37.4% were employed part-time and 7.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
La Perouse % La Perouse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 40 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 37 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in La Perouse who were employed full time was 40 years and those employed part time was 37 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
La Perouse % La Perouse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 387 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 816 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in La Perouse was $387 and the median weekly household income was $816.

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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
La Perouse % La Perouse 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 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In La Perouse, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.2 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
La Perouse % La Perouse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 156 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,900 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In La Perouse, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $156 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,900.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
La Perouse % La Perouse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 100 62.5 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 30 18.8 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 30 18.8 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 160 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In La Perouse there were 160 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 62.5% were separate houses, 18.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.8% 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
La Perouse % La Perouse New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 19 11.8 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 19 11.8 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 117 72.7 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 6 3.7 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In La Perouse, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.8% were owned outright, 11.8% were owned with a mortgage and 72.7% were rented.

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