Saibai Island

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30700203
Total population 479
Total dwellings 104
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 358
Male 185
Female 173
Median age 17
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 68
Average people per household 4.2
Median weekly household income $628
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $60

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Saibai Island % Saibai Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 3 0.8 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 346 96.6 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 9 2.5 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 358 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 185 51.7 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 173 48.3 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Saibai Island, there were 358 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 185 (or 51.7%) were male and 173 (or 48.3%) were female.

Age Saibai Island % Saibai Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 53 14.7 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 95 26.4 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 57 15.8 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 108 30.0 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 32 8.9 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 15 4.2 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 17 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Saibai Island the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 17 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Saibai Island % Saibai Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 44 21.3 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 1.9 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 5 2.4 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 154 74.4 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Saibai Island 21.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 3.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Saibai Island % Saibai Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 52 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 53 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 83 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Saibai Island for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Saibai Island % Saibai Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 28 17.0 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 46 27.9 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 91 55.2 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Saibai Island 17.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 27.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Saibai Island % Saibai Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 52 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 31 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Saibai Island for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 52 years and in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

Education Saibai Island % Saibai Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 2.0 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 54 35.5 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 21 13.8 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 3.9 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 6 3.9 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 62 40.8 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 152 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Saibai Island, 43.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.5% were attending a primary school, 13.8% were attending a secondary school and 5.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Saibai Island % Saibai Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 121 33.6 935 0.6 963 0.2
Kriol 15 4.2 714 0.5 6,692 1.2
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 10 2.8 4,917 3.2 5,150 0.9
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English only spoken at home 7 1.9 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 1.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Saibai Island. The only other responses for language at home were Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 33.6%, Kriol 4.2% and Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 2.8%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Saibai Island % Saibai Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 34 34.7 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 34 34.7 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 12 12.2 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 18 18.4 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 Saibai Island. Of these 34.7% were employed full time, 34.7% were employed part-time and 18.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Saibai Island % Saibai Island 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 Saibai Island 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
Saibai Island % Saibai Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 292 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 628 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Saibai Island was $292 and the median weekly household income was $628.

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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
Saibai Island % Saibai Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.2 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.4 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.3 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Saibai Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.2, with 1.4 persons per bedroom and 0.3 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
Saibai Island % Saibai Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 60 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Saibai Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $60 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
Saibai Island % Saibai Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 65 95.6 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 0 0.0 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 4.4 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 68 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Saibai Island there were 68 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 95.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 4.4% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Saibai Island % Saibai Island 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 62 91.2 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 6 8.8 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Saibai Island, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 91.2% were rented.

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