Horn Island

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30700102
Total population 539
Total dwellings 216
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 329
Male 162
Female 167
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 84
Average people per household 3.8
Median weekly household income $1,199
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent $135

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Horn Island % Horn Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 18 5.5 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 214 65.0 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 97 29.5 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 329 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 162 49.2 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 167 50.8 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Horn Island, there were 329 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 162 (or 49.2%) were male and 167 (or 50.8%) were female.

Age Horn Island % Horn Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 44 13.5 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 92 28.1 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 55 16.8 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 108 33.0 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 20 6.1 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 8 2.4 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Horn Island the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Horn Island % Horn Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 56 29.0 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 9 4.7 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 3.6 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 121 62.7 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Horn Island 29.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Horn Island % Horn Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 50 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 52 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 68 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Horn Island for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Horn Island % Horn Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 28.0 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 42 24.0 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 84 48.0 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Horn Island 28.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 24.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Horn Island % Horn Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 37 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Horn Island for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 45 years and in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education Horn Island % Horn Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 8 5.4 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 54 36.5 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 36 24.3 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 2.0 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 2.0 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 44 29.7 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 148 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Horn Island, 45.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.5% were attending a primary school, 24.3% were attending a secondary school and 4.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Horn Island % Horn Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 71 21.8 4,917 3.2 5,150 0.9
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 22 6.7 935 0.6 963 0.2
Kriol 19 5.8 714 0.5 6,692 1.2
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English only spoken at home 116 35.6 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 35.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Horn Island. The only other responses for language at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 21.8%, Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 6.7% and Kriol 5.8%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Horn Island % Horn Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 55 49.1 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 24 21.4 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 16 14.3 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 17 15.2 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 112 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 112 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Horn Island. Of these 49.1% were employed full time, 21.4% were employed part-time and 15.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Horn Island % Horn Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 44 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Horn Island who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 44 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Horn Island % Horn Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 452 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 1,199 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Horn Island was $452 and the median weekly household income was $1,199.

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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
Horn Island % Horn Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.8 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.6 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Horn Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8, with 1.6 persons per bedroom and 1 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
Horn Island % Horn Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 135 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Horn Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $135 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Horn Island % Horn Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 73 84.9 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7 8.1 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 3.5 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 3.5 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 86 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Horn Island there were 86 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 84.9% were separate houses, 8.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.5% were flats, unit or apartments and 3.5% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Horn Island % Horn Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8 9.5 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 7 8.3 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 61 72.6 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 3.6 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 5 6.0 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Horn Island, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.5% were owned outright, 8.3% were owned with a mortgage and 72.6% were rented.

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