Erub (Darnley) Island

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30700501
Total population 374
Total dwellings 84
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 343
Male 189
Female 153
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 73
Average people per household 4.2
Median weekly household income $1,089
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $30

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Erub (Darnley) Island % Erub (Darnley) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 0 0.0 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 305 88.9 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 38 11.1 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 343 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 189 55.3 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 153 44.7 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Erub (Darnley) Island, there were 343 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 189 (or 55.3%) were male and 153 (or 44.7%) were female.

Age Erub (Darnley) Island % Erub (Darnley) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 41 12.0 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 76 22.2 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 67 19.5 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 114 33.2 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 24 7.0 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 21 6.1 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Erub (Darnley) Island the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Erub (Darnley) Island % Erub (Darnley) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 57 24.8 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 1.3 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 7 3.0 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 3.0 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 156 67.8 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Erub (Darnley) Island 24.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 3.9% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Erub (Darnley) Island % Erub (Darnley) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 54 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 53 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 54 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Erub (Darnley) Island for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Erub (Darnley) Island % Erub (Darnley) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 23.7 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 45 22.7 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 106 53.5 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Erub (Darnley) Island 23.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 22.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Erub (Darnley) Island % Erub (Darnley) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 52 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 30 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 26 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Erub (Darnley) 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 30 years.

Education Erub (Darnley) Island % Erub (Darnley) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 12 10.1 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 51 42.9 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 17 14.3 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 2.5 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 2.5 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 3 2.5 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 30 25.2 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 119 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Erub (Darnley) Island, 33.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.9% were attending a primary school, 14.3% were attending a secondary school and 5.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Erub (Darnley) Island % Erub (Darnley) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 310 90.4 4,917 3.2 5,150 0.9
Meriam Mir 3 0.9 176 0.1 188 0.0
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English only spoken at home 9 2.6 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 2.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Erub (Darnley) Island. The only other responses for language at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 90.4% and Meriam Mir 0.9%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Erub (Darnley) Island % Erub (Darnley) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 59 46.8 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 57 45.2 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 10 7.9 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 126 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 126 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Erub (Darnley) Island. Of these 46.8% were employed full time, 45.2% were employed part-time and 7.9% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Erub (Darnley) Island % Erub (Darnley) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 36 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 29 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Erub (Darnley) Island who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 29 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Erub (Darnley) Island % Erub (Darnley) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 291 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 1,089 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Erub (Darnley) Island was $291 and the median weekly household income was $1,089.

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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
Erub (Darnley) Island % Erub (Darnley) 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 0.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Erub (Darnley) 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 0.5 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
Erub (Darnley) Island % Erub (Darnley) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 30 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Erub (Darnley) Island, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $30 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
Erub (Darnley) Island % Erub (Darnley) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 70 95.9 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 4.1 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 73 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Erub (Darnley) Island there were 73 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 95.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% 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
Erub (Darnley) Island % Erub (Darnley) Island Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4 5.6 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 65 90.3 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 4.2 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Erub (Darnley) Island, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 5.6% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 90.3% were rented.

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