Chinchilla

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30601801
Total population 7,086
Total dwellings 3,121
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 244
Male 114
Female 131
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 102
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,343
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,070
Median weekly rent $220

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Chinchilla % Chinchilla Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 230 94.3 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 11 4.5 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 1.2 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 244 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 114 46.5 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 131 53.5 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Chinchilla, there were 244 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 114 (or 46.5%) were male and 131 (or 53.5%) were female.

Age Chinchilla % Chinchilla Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 17 6.9 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 68 27.6 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 48 19.5 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 80 32.5 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 14 5.7 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 19 7.7 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Chinchilla the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chinchilla % Chinchilla Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 40 25.3 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 1.9 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 7 4.4 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 4.4 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 101 63.9 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Chinchilla 25.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chinchilla % Chinchilla Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 45 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 49 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 59 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Chinchilla 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 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chinchilla % Chinchilla Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 35 26.1 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 25 18.7 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 74 55.2 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Chinchilla 26.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Chinchilla % Chinchilla Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 43 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 24 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Chinchilla 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 34 years.

Education Chinchilla % Chinchilla Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 40 45.5 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 21 23.9 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 6.8 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6 6.8 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 15 17.0 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 88 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Chinchilla, 35.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.5% were attending a primary school, 23.9% were attending a secondary school and 13.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Chinchilla % Chinchilla Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Kuku Yalanji 3 1.2 241 0.2 251 0.0
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English only spoken at home 242 98.8 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 98.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Chinchilla. The only other response for language at home was Kuku Yalanji 1.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Chinchilla % Chinchilla Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 65 63.1 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 24 23.3 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 4 3.9 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 10 9.7 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 103 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 103 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Chinchilla. Of these 63.1% were employed full time, 23.3% were employed part-time and 9.7% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Chinchilla % Chinchilla Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 30 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Chinchilla who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 30 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Chinchilla % Chinchilla Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 528 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 1,343 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Chinchilla was $528 and the median weekly household income was $1,343.

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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
Chinchilla % Chinchilla Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Chinchilla, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.9 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
Chinchilla % Chinchilla Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 220 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,070 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Chinchilla, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,070.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Chinchilla % Chinchilla Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 89 87.3 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4 3.9 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 9 8.8 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 102 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Chinchilla there were 102 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 87.3% were separate houses, 3.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.8% 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
Chinchilla % Chinchilla Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 12 11.8 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 30 29.4 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 57 55.9 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 2.9 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Chinchilla, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.8% were owned outright, 29.4% were owned with a mortgage and 55.9% were rented.

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