Woorabinda

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30500404
Total population 936
Total dwellings 255
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 872
Male 412
Female 458
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 196
Average people per household 4
Median weekly household income $719
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $105

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Woorabinda % Woorabinda Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 830 95.2 122,896 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 42 4.8 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 872 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 412 47.4 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 458 52.6 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Woorabinda, there were 872 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 412 (or 47.4%) were male and 458 (or 52.6%) were female.

Age Woorabinda % Woorabinda Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 101 11.6 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 221 25.4 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 176 20.2 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 296 34.0 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 48 5.5 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 29 3.3 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Woorabinda the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 37.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Woorabinda % Woorabinda Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 46 8.4 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 0.7 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 8 1.5 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 12 2.2 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 478 87.2 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Woorabinda 8.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 2.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Woorabinda % Woorabinda Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 54 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 42 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 60 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 60 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 29 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Woorabinda for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Woorabinda % Woorabinda Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 32 6.3 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 143 28.2 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 332 65.5 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Woorabinda 6.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 28.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Woorabinda % Woorabinda Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 54 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Woorabinda for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 54 years and in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Woorabinda % Woorabinda Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 9 3.6 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 152 60.1 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 44 17.4 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 2.4 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 1.2 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 3 1.2 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 36 14.2 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 253 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Woorabinda, 28.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 60.1% were attending a primary school, 17.4% were attending a secondary school and 3.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Woorabinda % Woorabinda Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 4 0.5 102 0.1 562 0.1
Guugu Yimidhirr 3 0.3 968 0.6 973 0.2
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English only spoken at home 842 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 Woorabinda. The only other responses for language at home were Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.5% and Guugu Yimidhirr 0.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Woorabinda % Woorabinda Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 101 42.3 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 52 21.8 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 13 5.4 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 73 30.5 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 239 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 239 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Woorabinda. Of these 42.3% were employed full time, 21.8% were employed part-time and 30.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Woorabinda % Woorabinda Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 40 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 35 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Woorabinda who were employed full time was 40 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Woorabinda % Woorabinda Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 272 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 719 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Woorabinda was $272 and the median weekly household income was $719.

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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
Woorabinda % Woorabinda Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.6 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.7 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Woorabinda, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1.6 persons per bedroom and 0.7 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
Woorabinda % Woorabinda Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 105 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Woorabinda, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $105 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Woorabinda % Woorabinda Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 158 81.0 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 37 19.0 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 195 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Woorabinda there were 195 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 81.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.0% 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
Woorabinda % Woorabinda Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 189 96.9 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 1.5 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 1.5 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Woorabinda, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 96.9% were rented.

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