Oakey

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30600702
Total population 4,094
Total dwellings 1,671
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 339
Male 163
Female 180
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 131
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income $1,077
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent $203

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 329 97.1 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 10 2.9 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 339 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 163 47.5 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 180 52.5 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Oakey, there were 339 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 163 (or 47.5%) were male and 180 (or 52.5%) were female.

Age Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 53 15.4 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 84 24.4 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 68 19.8 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 108 31.4 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 18 5.2 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 13 3.8 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Oakey the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 45 22.0 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 14 6.8 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 15 7.3 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 1.5 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 128 62.4 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Oakey 22.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 41 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 40 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 46 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 60 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Oakey for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 41 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 40 21.5 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 39 21.0 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 107 57.5 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Oakey 21.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 21.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 36 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 25 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Oakey for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 48 years and in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

Education Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 12 8.2 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 65 44.5 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 31 21.2 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 2.1 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7 4.8 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 28 19.2 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 146 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Oakey, 43.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.5% were attending a primary school, 21.2% were attending a secondary school and 8.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 334 98.5 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 98.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Oakey. 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
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 56 57.1 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 21 21.4 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 7.1 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 14 14.3 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 98 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 98 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Oakey. Of these 57.1% were employed full time, 21.4% were employed part-time and 14.3% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 24 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Oakey who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 24 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 403 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 1,077 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Oakey was $403 and the median weekly household income was $1,077.

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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
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Oakey, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.7 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
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 203 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Oakey, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $203 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 125 95.4 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 6 4.6 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 131 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Oakey there were 131 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 95.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.6% 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
Oakey % Oakey Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 12 9.3 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 28 21.7 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 86 66.7 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 3 2.3 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Oakey, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.3% were owned outright, 21.7% were owned with a mortgage and 66.7% were rented.

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