Ingham

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30800502
Total population 4,606
Total dwellings 2,174
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 407
Male 208
Female 200
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 129
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $733
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,187
Median weekly rent $149

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Ingham % Ingham Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 329 80.8 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 48 11.8 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 30 7.4 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 407 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 208 51.0 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 200 49.0 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Ingham, there were 407 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 208 (or 51.0%) were male and 200 (or 49.0%) were female.

Age Ingham % Ingham Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 33 8.1 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 95 23.2 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 78 19.1 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 156 38.1 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 17 4.2 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 30 7.3 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Ingham the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ingham % Ingham Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 35 12.7 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 13 4.7 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 16 5.8 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 2.5 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 205 74.3 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Ingham 12.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ingham % Ingham Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 60 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 51 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 53 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 66 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 33 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Ingham for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 60 years and the median age of people never married was 33 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ingham % Ingham Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 39 15.9 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 46 18.7 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 161 65.4 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Ingham 15.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Ingham % Ingham Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 51 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 36 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 34 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Ingham for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 51 years and in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

Education Ingham % Ingham Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 2.1 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 53 37.1 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 41 28.7 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 4.2 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 2.1 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 37 25.9 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 143 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ingham, 35.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.1% were attending a primary school, 28.7% were attending a secondary school and 6.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Ingham % Ingham Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 7 1.7 4,917 3.2 5,150 0.9
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English only spoken at home 379 92.7 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ingham. The only other response for language at home was Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 1.7%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Ingham % Ingham Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 40 32.8 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 39 32.0 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 11 9.0 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 32 26.2 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 122 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 122 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ingham. Of these 32.8% were employed full time, 32.0% were employed part-time and 26.2% were unemployed.

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

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

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Ingham % Ingham Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 351 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 733 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Ingham was $351 and the median weekly household income was $733.

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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
Ingham % Ingham Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Ingham, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.3 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
Ingham % Ingham Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 149 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,187 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Ingham, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $149 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,187.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Ingham % Ingham Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 97 75.8 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 2.3 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 28 21.9 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 128 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Ingham there were 128 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 75.8% were separate houses, 2.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.9% 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
Ingham % Ingham Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 11 8.5 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 13 10.1 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 98 76.0 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 7 5.4 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Ingham, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 8.5% were owned outright, 10.1% were owned with a mortgage and 76.0% were rented.

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