Dirranbandi

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30600102
Total population 444
Total dwellings 233
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 111
Male 58
Female 51
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 37
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $949
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,158
Median weekly rent $118

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Dirranbandi % Dirranbandi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 102 91.9 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 2.7 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 6 5.4 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 111 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 58 53.2 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 51 46.8 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Dirranbandi, there were 111 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 58 (or 53.2%) were male and 51 (or 46.8%) were female.

Age Dirranbandi % Dirranbandi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 14 12.7 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 22 20.0 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 12 10.9 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 41 37.3 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 9 8.2 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 12 10.9 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 25 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Dirranbandi the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 10.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dirranbandi % Dirranbandi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 23 32.4 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 5.6 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 3 4.2 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 4.2 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 38 53.5 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Dirranbandi 32.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dirranbandi % Dirranbandi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 42 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 38 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 45 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 86 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Dirranbandi for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 42 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dirranbandi % Dirranbandi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 16 26.2 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 13 21.3 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 32 52.5 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Dirranbandi 26.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 21.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dirranbandi % Dirranbandi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 43 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 42 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 38 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Dirranbandi for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 43 years and in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

Education Dirranbandi % Dirranbandi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 10 28.6 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 3 8.6 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 4 11.4 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 18 51.4 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 35 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dirranbandi, 31.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.6% were attending a primary school, 8.6% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Dirranbandi % Dirranbandi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 107 97.3 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dirranbandi. 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
Dirranbandi % Dirranbandi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 17 45.9 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 7 18.9 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 4 10.8 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 9 24.3 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 37 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 37 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dirranbandi. Of these 45.9% were employed full time, 18.9% 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
Dirranbandi % Dirranbandi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 43 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 41 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dirranbandi who were employed full time was 43 years and those employed part time was 41 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Dirranbandi % Dirranbandi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 420 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 949 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dirranbandi was $420 and the median weekly household income was $949.

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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
Dirranbandi % Dirranbandi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Dirranbandi, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.5 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
Dirranbandi % Dirranbandi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 118 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,158 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Dirranbandi, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $118 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,158.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Dirranbandi % Dirranbandi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 38 100.0 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 38 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Dirranbandi there were 38 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
Dirranbandi % Dirranbandi Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4 11.1 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 10 27.8 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 17 47.2 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 5 13.9 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Dirranbandi, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.1% were owned outright, 27.8% were owned with a mortgage and 47.2% were rented.

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