Dalby

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30600501
Total population 10,861
Total dwellings 4,490
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 657
Male 313
Female 346
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 230
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income $1,014
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,311
Median weekly rent $220

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 643 97.9 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 7 1.1 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 7 1.1 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 657 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 313 47.5 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 346 52.5 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Dalby, there were 657 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 313 (or 47.5%) were male and 346 (or 52.5%) were female.

Age Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 122 18.5 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 168 25.5 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 113 17.1 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 202 30.7 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 34 5.2 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 20 3.0 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Dalby the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 44.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 76 20.7 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 21 5.7 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 27 7.4 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 1.9 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 236 64.3 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Dalby 20.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 38 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 38 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 55 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 67 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Dalby for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 38 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 69 20.8 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 76 23.0 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 186 56.2 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Dalby 20.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 23.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 37 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 30 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Dalby for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 37 years and in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 17 7.0 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 108 44.6 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 47 19.4 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 17 7.0 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7 2.9 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 46 19.0 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 242 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dalby, 37.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.6% were attending a primary school, 19.4% were attending a secondary school and 9.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 639 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 Dalby. 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
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 86 45.0 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 57 29.8 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 18 9.4 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 30 15.7 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 191 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 191 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Dalby. Of these 45.0% were employed full time, 29.8% were employed part-time and 15.7% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 26 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dalby who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 26 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 385 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 1,014 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Dalby was $385 and the median weekly household income was $1,014.

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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
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Dalby, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.3 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
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 220 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,311 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Dalby, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,311.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 205 88.7 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 13 5.6 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 9 3.9 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 4 1.7 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 231 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Dalby there were 231 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 88.7% were separate houses, 5.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.9% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Dalby % Dalby Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 15 6.5 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 49 21.1 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 160 69.0 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 8 3.4 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Dalby, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 6.5% were owned outright, 21.1% were owned with a mortgage and 69.0% were rented.

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