Warraber Island

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30700403
Total population 250
Total dwellings 60
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 218
Male 108
Female 110
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 49
Average people per household 4.2
Median weekly household income $709
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $75

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Warraber Island % Warraber Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 0 0.0 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 215 98.6 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 1.4 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 218 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 108 49.5 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 110 50.5 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Warraber Island, there were 218 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 108 (or 49.5%) were male and 110 (or 50.5%) were female.

Age Warraber Island % Warraber Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 34 15.6 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 48 22.0 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 46 21.1 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 72 33.0 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 9 4.1 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 9 4.1 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Warraber Island the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 37.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Warraber Island % Warraber Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 38 28.4 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 2.2 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 3 2.2 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 8 6.0 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 82 61.2 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Warraber Island 28.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Warraber Island % Warraber Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 52 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 43 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 49 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 46 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Warraber 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 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Warraber Island % Warraber Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 31 25.2 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 29 23.6 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 63 51.2 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Warraber Island 25.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 23.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Warraber Island % Warraber Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 54 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 24 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Warraber Island for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 54 years and in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education Warraber Island % Warraber Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 9 13.6 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 39 59.1 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 9 13.6 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 9.1 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 3 4.5 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 66 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Warraber Island, 29.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 59.1% were attending a primary school, 13.6% were attending a secondary school and 9.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Warraber Island % Warraber Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 184 84.0 4,917 3.2 5,150 0.9
Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 7 3.2 935 0.6 963 0.2
Meriam Mir 5 2.3 176 0.1 188 0.0
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English only spoken at home 8 3.7 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 3.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Warraber Island. The only other responses for language at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 84.0%, Kalaw Kawaw Ya/Kalaw Lagaw Ya 3.2% and Meriam Mir 2.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Warraber Island % Warraber Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 44 42.7 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 44 42.7 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 15 14.6 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 0 0.0 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 Warraber Island. Of these 42.7% were employed full time, 42.7% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Warraber Island % Warraber Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 34 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 31 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Warraber Island who were employed full time was 34 years and those employed part time was 31 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Warraber Island % Warraber Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 279 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 709 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Warraber Island was $279 and the median weekly household income was $709.

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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
Warraber Island % Warraber Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.2 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Warraber Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.2, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 0.2 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
Warraber Island % Warraber Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 75 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Warraber Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $75 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
Warraber Island % Warraber Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 46 93.9 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 3 6.1 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 49 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Warraber Island there were 49 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 93.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.1% 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
Warraber Island % Warraber Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 6.1 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 43 87.8 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 6.1 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Warraber Island, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 6.1% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 87.8% were rented.

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