Bairnsdale

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20200701
Total population 13,239
Total dwellings 6,152
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 543
Male 272
Female 272
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 215
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $729
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,445
Median weekly rent $177

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 537 98.9 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 6 1.1 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 543 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 272 50.0 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 272 50.0 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Bairnsdale, there were 543 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 272 (or 50.0%) were male and 272 (or 50.0%) were female.

Age Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 88 16.2 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 140 25.8 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 120 22.1 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 159 29.3 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 24 4.4 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 11 2.0 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Bairnsdale the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 42.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 55 17.5 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 8 2.5 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 17 5.4 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 9 2.9 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 225 71.7 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Bairnsdale 17.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 41 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 40 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 47 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 71 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Bairnsdale for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 41 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 42 14.3 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 61 20.8 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 190 64.8 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Bairnsdale 14.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 20.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 25 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Bairnsdale for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 46 years and in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 16 6.8 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 72 30.8 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 60 25.6 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 20 8.5 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 8 3.4 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 58 24.8 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 234 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bairnsdale, 43.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.8% were attending a primary school, 25.6% were attending a secondary school and 8.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 512 94.6 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bairnsdale. 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
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 61 44.9 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 38 27.9 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 5.1 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 30 22.1 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 136 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 136 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bairnsdale. Of these 44.9% were employed full time, 27.9% were employed part-time and 22.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 33 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 27 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bairnsdale who were employed full time was 33 years and those employed part time was 27 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 316 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 729 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bairnsdale was $316 and the median weekly household income was $729.

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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
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Bairnsdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.2 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
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 177 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,445 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Bairnsdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $177 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,445.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 169 78.2 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 1.4 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 33 15.3 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 11 5.1 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 216 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Bairnsdale there were 216 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 78.2% were separate houses, 1.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.3% were flats, unit or apartments and 5.1% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bairnsdale % Bairnsdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 20 9.3 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 33 15.3 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 147 68.4 9,894 54.0 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 138 0.8 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 15 7.0 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Bairnsdale, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.3% were owned outright, 15.3% were owned with a mortgage and 68.4% were rented.

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