Badu Island

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30700301
Total population 783
Total dwellings 239
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 698
Male 360
Female 339
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 167
Average people per household 4
Median weekly household income $786
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $98

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Badu Island % Badu Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 4 0.6 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 473 67.8 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 221 31.7 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 698 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 360 51.5 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 339 48.5 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Badu Island, there were 698 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 360 (or 51.5%) were male and 339 (or 48.5%) were female.

Age Badu Island % Badu Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 113 16.1 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 186 26.5 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 94 13.4 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 229 32.7 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 44 6.3 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 35 5.0 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Badu Island the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 42.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Badu Island % Badu Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 83 20.8 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 11 2.8 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 7 1.8 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 15 3.8 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 283 70.9 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Badu Island 20.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 4.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Badu Island % Badu Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 51 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 54 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 54 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 66 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 29 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Badu Island for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Badu Island % Badu Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 65 18.4 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 124 35.1 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 164 46.5 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Badu Island 18.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 35.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Badu Island % Badu Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 55 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Badu Island for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 55 years and in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Badu Island % Badu Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 21 8.3 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 168 66.4 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 26 10.3 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 19 7.5 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 1.6 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 10 4.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 5 2.0 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 253 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Badu Island, 36.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 66.4% were attending a primary school, 10.3% were attending a secondary school and 8.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Badu Island % Badu Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 436 62.2 4,917 3.2 5,150 0.9
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 193 27.5 935 0.6 963 0.2
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English only spoken at home 35 5.0 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 5.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Badu Island. The only other responses for language at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 62.2% and Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 27.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Badu Island % Badu Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 90 38.6 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 114 48.9 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 12 5.2 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 17 7.3 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 233 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 233 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Badu Island. Of these 38.6% were employed full time, 48.9% were employed part-time and 7.3% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Badu Island % Badu Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 39 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Badu Island who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 39 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Badu Island % Badu Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 305 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 786 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Badu Island was $305 and the median weekly household income was $786.

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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
Badu Island % Badu Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.4 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.7 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Badu Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1.4 persons per bedroom and 0.7 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
Badu Island % Badu Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 98 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Badu Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $98 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
Badu Island % Badu Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 160 95.2 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 8 4.8 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 168 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Badu Island there were 168 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 95.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.8% 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
Badu Island % Badu Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 10 6.0 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 157 94.0 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 0 0.0 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Badu Island, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 6.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 94.0% were rented.

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