Gayndah

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30500802
Total population 1,645
Total dwellings 844
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 144
Male 68
Female 77
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 62
Average people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $755
Median monthly mortgage repayments $542
Median weekly rent $180

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 123 85.4 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 8 5.6 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 13 9.0 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 144 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 68 46.9 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 77 53.1 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Gayndah, there were 144 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 68 (or 46.9%) were male and 77 (or 53.1%) were female.

Age Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 18 12.5 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 55 38.2 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 14 9.7 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 42 29.2 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 7 4.9 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 8 5.6 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Gayndah the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 49.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 13 17.1 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 6 7.9 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 7 9.2 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 5 6.6 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 45 59.2 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Gayndah 17.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 45 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 60 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Gayndah for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 14 21.9 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 15 23.4 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 35 54.7 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Gayndah 21.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 23.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Gayndah 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 35 years.

Education Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 6.3 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 36 57.1 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 13 20.6 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 10 15.9 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 63 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gayndah, 43.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 57.1% were attending a primary school, 20.6% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3 2.1 4,917 3.2 5,150 0.9
Kriol 3 2.1 714 0.5 6,692 1.2
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English only spoken at home 133 91.7 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 91.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gayndah. The only other responses for language at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 2.1% and Kriol 2.1%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 15 37.5 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 13 32.5 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 4 10.0 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 8 20.0 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 40 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 40 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gayndah. Of these 37.5% were employed full time, 32.5% were employed part-time and 20.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 31 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 35 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gayndah who were employed full time was 31 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 412 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 755 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gayndah was $412 and the median weekly household income was $755.

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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
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Gayndah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.1 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
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 542 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Gayndah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $542.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 61 100.0 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 0 0.0 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 61 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Gayndah there were 61 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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
Gayndah % Gayndah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 6 9.8 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 10 16.4 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 41 67.2 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 4 6.6 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Gayndah, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.8% were owned outright, 16.4% were owned with a mortgage and 67.2% were rented.

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