Doomadgee

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30400202
Total population 1,257
Total dwellings 253
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,167
Male 607
Female 561
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 177
Average people per household 5.6
Median weekly household income $1,078
Median monthly mortgage repayments $293
Median weekly rent $110

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Doomadgee % Doomadgee Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,167 100.0 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 1,167 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 607 52.0 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 561 48.0 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Doomadgee, there were 1,167 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 607 (or 52.0%) were male and 561 (or 48.0%) were female.

Age Doomadgee % Doomadgee Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 164 14.0 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 302 25.8 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 191 16.3 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 424 36.3 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 55 4.7 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 33 2.8 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Doomadgee the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Doomadgee % Doomadgee Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 133 18.9 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 14 2.0 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 7 1.0 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 42 6.0 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 508 72.2 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Doomadgee 18.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 2.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Doomadgee % Doomadgee Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 46 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 31 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 43 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 61 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Doomadgee for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Doomadgee % Doomadgee Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 100 15.9 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 231 36.8 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 297 47.3 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Doomadgee 15.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 36.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Doomadgee % Doomadgee Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Doomadgee 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 Doomadgee % Doomadgee Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 24 6.9 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 240 68.8 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 31 8.9 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 9 2.6 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 3 0.9 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 42 12.0 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 349 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Doomadgee, 30.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 68.8% were attending a primary school, 8.9% were attending a secondary school and 2.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Doomadgee % Doomadgee Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Waanyi 13 1.1 12 0.0 40 0.0
Garrwa 6 0.5 8 0.0 86 0.0
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English only spoken at home 1,132 96.8 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Doomadgee. The only other responses for language at home were Waanyi 1.1% and Garrwa 0.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Doomadgee % Doomadgee Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 100 35.7 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 88 31.4 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 24 8.6 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 68 24.3 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 280 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 280 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Doomadgee. Of these 35.7% were employed full time, 31.4% were employed part-time and 24.3% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Doomadgee % Doomadgee Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 35 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Doomadgee who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Doomadgee % Doomadgee Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 272 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 1,078 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Doomadgee was $272 and the median weekly household income was $1,078.

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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
Doomadgee % Doomadgee Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 5.6 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Doomadgee, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.6, with 2 persons per bedroom and 0.9 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
Doomadgee % Doomadgee Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 110 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 293 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Doomadgee, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $110 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $293.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Doomadgee % Doomadgee Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 170 96.6 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 3.4 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 176 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Doomadgee there were 176 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 96.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.4% 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
Doomadgee % Doomadgee Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 20 11.6 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 152 88.4 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 0 0.0 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Doomadgee, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 11.6% were owned with a mortgage and 88.4% were rented.

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