Biloela

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30500103
Total population 5,809
Total dwellings 2,427
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 237
Male 113
Female 125
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 103
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $1,062
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,625
Median weekly rent $140

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Biloela % Biloela Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 220 92.8 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 7 3.0 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 10 4.2 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 237 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 113 47.5 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 125 52.5 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Biloela, there were 237 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 113 (or 47.5%) were male and 125 (or 52.5%) were female.

Age Biloela % Biloela Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 32 13.4 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 68 28.5 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 47 19.7 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 76 31.8 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 10 4.2 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 6 2.5 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Biloela the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Biloela % Biloela Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 22 15.6 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 9 6.4 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 14 9.9 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 0 0.0 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 96 68.1 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Biloela 15.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Biloela % Biloela Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 43 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 33 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 59 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 46 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Biloela for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 43 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Biloela % Biloela Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 20 15.7 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 32 25.2 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 75 59.1 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Biloela 15.7% 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
Biloela % Biloela Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 31 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 24 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Biloela for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 31 years and in a de facto marriage was 24 years.

Education Biloela % Biloela Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 3.6 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 38 45.2 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 18 21.4 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 7.1 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 3.6 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 16 19.0 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 84 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Biloela, 35.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.2% were attending a primary school, 21.4% were attending a secondary school and 10.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Biloela % Biloela Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 229 96.2 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Biloela. 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
Biloela % Biloela Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 45 50.0 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 18 20.0 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 5.6 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 22 24.4 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 90 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 90 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Biloela. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 20.0% were employed part-time and 24.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Biloela % Biloela Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 32 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 21 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Biloela who were employed full time was 32 years and those employed part time was 21 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Biloela % Biloela Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 431 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 1,062 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Biloela was $431 and the median weekly household income was $1,062.

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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
Biloela % Biloela Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Biloela, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.6 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
Biloela % Biloela Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 140 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,625 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Biloela, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $140 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,625.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Biloela % Biloela Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 93 90.3 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 10 9.7 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 103 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Biloela there were 103 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 90.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.7% 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
Biloela % Biloela Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 2.8 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 24 22.6 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 73 68.9 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 6 5.7 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Biloela, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 2.8% were owned outright, 22.6% were owned with a mortgage and 68.9% were rented.

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