Cherbourg

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30600301
Total population 1,223
Total dwellings 265
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,193
Male 577
Female 616
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 242
Average people per household 4.3
Median weekly household income $803
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $75

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Cherbourg % Cherbourg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,175 98.5 122,896 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 18 1.5 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 1,193 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 577 48.4 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 616 51.6 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Cherbourg, there were 1,193 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 577 (or 48.4%) were male and 616 (or 51.6%) were female.

Age Cherbourg % Cherbourg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 172 14.4 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 272 22.8 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 225 18.9 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 419 35.1 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 73 6.1 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 32 2.7 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Cherbourg the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 37.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cherbourg % Cherbourg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 69 9.2 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 13 1.7 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 21 2.8 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 26 3.5 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 619 82.8 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Cherbourg 9.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 4.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cherbourg % Cherbourg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 59 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 54 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 65 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 32 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Cherbourg for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cherbourg % Cherbourg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 58 8.6 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 223 32.9 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 397 58.6 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Cherbourg 8.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 32.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cherbourg % Cherbourg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Cherbourg 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 Cherbourg % Cherbourg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 15 4.3 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 213 60.7 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 79 22.5 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 18 5.1 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 1.7 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 7 2.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 13 3.7 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 351 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cherbourg, 29.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 60.7% were attending a primary school, 22.5% were attending a secondary school and 6.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Cherbourg % Cherbourg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 1,104 92.5 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cherbourg. 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
Cherbourg % Cherbourg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 124 41.2 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 68 22.6 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 1.0 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 106 35.2 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 301 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 301 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cherbourg. Of these 41.2% were employed full time, 22.6% were employed part-time and 35.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Cherbourg % Cherbourg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 41 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 40 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cherbourg who were employed full time was 41 years and those employed part time was 40 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cherbourg % Cherbourg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 280 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 803 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cherbourg was $280 and the median weekly household income was $803.

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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
Cherbourg % Cherbourg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.3 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.5 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Cherbourg, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.3, with 1.5 persons per bedroom and 0.9 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
Cherbourg % Cherbourg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 75 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Cherbourg, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $75 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
Cherbourg % Cherbourg Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 208 85.6 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 35 14.4 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 243 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Cherbourg there were 243 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 85.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.4% 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
Cherbourg % Cherbourg 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 241 100.0 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 0 0.0 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Cherbourg, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

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