Hervey Bay

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30500502
Total population 44,196
Total dwellings 21,247
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,564
Male 758
Female 804
Median age 17
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 668
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $751
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,777
Median weekly rent $250

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,420 90.8 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 66 4.2 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 78 5.0 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 1,564 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 758 48.5 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 804 51.5 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Hervey Bay, there were 1,564 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 758 (or 48.5%) were male and 804 (or 51.5%) were female.

Age Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 236 15.1 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 442 28.3 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 278 17.8 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 456 29.2 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 86 5.5 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 65 4.2 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 17 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Hervey Bay the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 17 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 43.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 221 25.1 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 54 6.1 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 79 9.0 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 27 3.1 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 498 56.7 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Hervey Bay 25.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 44 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 40 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 52 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 70 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Hervey Bay for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 197 24.7 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 119 14.9 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 482 60.4 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Hervey Bay 24.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 38 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Hervey Bay for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 44 years and in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

Education Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 43 6.2 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 284 40.9 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 167 24.1 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 34 4.9 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 35 5.0 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 15 2.2 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 116 16.7 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 694 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hervey Bay, 44.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.9% were attending a primary school, 24.1% were attending a secondary school and 10.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3 0.2 4,917 3.2 5,150 0.9
Batjala 3 0.2 4 0.0 8 0.0
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English only spoken at home 1,509 96.5 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hervey Bay. The only other responses for language at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 0.2% and Batjala 0.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 181 41.5 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 113 25.9 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 23 5.3 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 119 27.3 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 436 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 436 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hervey Bay. Of these 41.5% were employed full time, 25.9% were employed part-time and 27.3% were unemployed.

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

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hervey Bay who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 32 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 346 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 751 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Hervey Bay was $346 and the median weekly household income was $751.

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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
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Hervey Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.4 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
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 250 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,777 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Hervey Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,777.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 534 79.9 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 37 5.5 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 77 11.5 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 17 2.5 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 668 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Hervey Bay there were 668 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 79.9% were separate houses, 5.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.5% were flats, unit or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hervey Bay % Hervey Bay Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 66 9.9 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 125 18.7 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 447 67.0 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 5 0.7 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 24 3.6 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Hervey Bay, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.9% were owned outright, 18.7% were owned with a mortgage and 67.0% were rented.

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