Herberton

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30200601
Total population 932
Total dwellings 393
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 193
Male 70
Female 123
Median age 16
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 37
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income $820
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,872
Median weekly rent $170

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 117 60.6 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 47 24.4 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 29 15.0 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 193 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 70 36.3 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 123 63.7 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Herberton, there were 193 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 70 (or 36.3%) were male and 123 (or 63.7%) were female.

Age Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 10 5.1 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 81 41.3 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 52 26.5 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 40 20.4 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 8 4.1 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 5 2.6 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 16 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Herberton the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 16 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 46.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 12 11.7 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 2.9 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 10 9.7 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 4 3.9 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 74 71.8 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Herberton 11.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 59 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 39 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 76 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 19 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Herberton for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 19 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 16 27.6 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 3 5.2 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 39 67.2 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Herberton 27.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 5.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 59 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 35 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Herberton for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 59 years and in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 2.3 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 14 10.7 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 97 74.0 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 4.6 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 11 8.4 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 131 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Herberton, 67.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 10.7% were attending a primary school, 74.0% were attending a secondary school and 4.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Kuku Yalanji 4 2.1 241 0.2 251 0.0
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English only spoken at home 139 71.6 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 71.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Herberton. The only other response for language at home was Kuku Yalanji 2.1%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 14 43.8 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 7 21.9 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 9.4 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 8 25.0 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 32 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 32 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Herberton. Of these 43.8% were employed full time, 21.9% were employed part-time and 25.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 51 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 37 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Herberton who were employed full time was 51 years and those employed part time was 37 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 221 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 820 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Herberton was $221 and the median weekly household income was $820.

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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
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Herberton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.7 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
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 170 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,872 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Herberton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,872.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 33 86.8 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 5 13.2 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 38 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Herberton there were 38 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 86.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.2% 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
Herberton % Herberton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 6 15.4 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 9 23.1 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 21 53.8 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 7.7 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Herberton, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 15.4% were owned outright, 23.1% were owned with a mortgage and 53.8% were rented.

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