Boulia

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30400101
Total population 481
Total dwellings 239
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 192
Male 101
Female 92
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 53
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $949
Median monthly mortgage repayments $520
Median weekly rent $80

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Boulia % Boulia Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 184 95.8 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 5 2.6 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 1.6 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 192 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 101 52.3 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 92 47.7 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Boulia, there were 192 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 101 (or 52.3%) were male and 92 (or 47.7%) were female.

Age Boulia % Boulia Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 34 17.6 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 44 22.8 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 27 14.0 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 69 35.8 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 13 6.7 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 6 3.1 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 26 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Boulia the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Boulia % Boulia Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 30 26.5 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 3.5 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 4 3.5 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 2.7 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 72 63.7 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Boulia 26.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Boulia % Boulia Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 40 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 38 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 48 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 64 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 34 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Boulia for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 40 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Boulia % Boulia Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 28 24.3 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 29 25.2 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 58 50.4 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Boulia 24.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 25.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Boulia % Boulia Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 39 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 37 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 35 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Boulia for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 39 years and in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education Boulia % Boulia Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 7.3 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 30 54.5 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 3 5.5 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 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 18 32.7 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 55 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Boulia, 28.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 54.5% were attending a primary school, 5.5% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Boulia % Boulia Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Alyawarr 26 13.4 31 0.0 1,845 0.3
Western Arrarnta 10 5.2 12 0.0 478 0.1
Waluwarra 9 4.6 11 0.0 11 0.0
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3 1.5 4,917 3.2 5,150 0.9
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English only spoken at home 129 66.5 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 66.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Boulia. The only other responses for language at home were Alyawarr 13.4%, Western Arrarnta 5.2%, Waluwarra 4.6% and Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 1.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Boulia % Boulia Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 15 29.4 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 15 29.4 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 9 17.6 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 12 23.5 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 51 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 51 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Boulia. Of these 29.4% were employed full time, 29.4% were employed part-time and 23.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Boulia % Boulia Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 47 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 31 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Boulia who were employed full time was 47 years and those employed part time was 31 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Boulia % Boulia Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 333 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 949 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Boulia was $333 and the median weekly household income was $949.

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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
Boulia % Boulia Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.7 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Boulia, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.7 persons per bedroom and 1.3 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
Boulia % Boulia Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 80 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 520 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Boulia, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $80 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $520.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Boulia % Boulia Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 41 77.4 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 6 11.3 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 6 11.3 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 53 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Boulia there were 53 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 77.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.3% were flats, unit or apartments and 11.3% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Boulia % Boulia Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 5.5 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 3 5.5 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 41 74.5 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 5.5 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 5 9.1 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Boulia, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 5.5% were owned outright, 5.5% were owned with a mortgage and 74.5% were rented.

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