Tully

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30801503
Total population 2,263
Total dwellings 935
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 275
Male 127
Female 147
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 91
Average people per household 3.8
Median weekly household income $1,020
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,455
Median weekly rent $200

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Tully % Tully Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 123 44.7 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 129 46.9 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 23 8.4 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 275 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 127 46.4 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 147 53.6 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Tully, there were 275 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 127 (or 46.4%) were male and 147 (or 53.6%) were female.

Age Tully % Tully Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 54 19.9 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 65 23.9 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 47 17.3 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 83 30.5 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 9 3.3 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 14 5.1 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Tully the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 43.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tully % Tully Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 26 16.7 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 1.9 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 3 1.9 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 8 5.1 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 116 74.4 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Tully 16.7% 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
Tully % Tully Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 41 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 39 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 56 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Tully for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 41 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tully % Tully Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 26 17.7 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 36 24.5 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 85 57.8 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Tully 17.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 24.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tully % Tully Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 42 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 29 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 31 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Tully for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 42 years and in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

Education Tully % Tully Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 10 9.6 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 41 39.4 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 24 23.1 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 2.9 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 26 25.0 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 104 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tully, 37.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.4% were attending a primary school, 23.1% were attending a secondary school and 3.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Tully % Tully Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Dyirbal 3 1.1 13 0.0 15 0.0
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3 1.1 4,917 3.2 5,150 0.9
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English only spoken at home 243 89.0 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 89.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tully. The only other responses for language at home were Dyirbal 1.1% and Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 1.1%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Tully % Tully Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 33 42.9 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 22 28.6 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 9 11.7 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 13 16.9 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 77 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 77 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Tully. Of these 42.9% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 16.9% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Tully % Tully Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 34 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 29 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tully who were employed full time was 34 years and those employed part time was 29 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Tully % Tully Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 530 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 1,020 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Tully was $530 and the median weekly household income was $1,020.

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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
Tully % Tully Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.8 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.5 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Tully, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8, with 1.5 persons per bedroom and 1.8 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
Tully % Tully Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,455 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Tully, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,455.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tully % Tully Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 61 67.0 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7 7.7 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 17 18.7 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 6 6.6 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 91 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Tully there were 91 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 67.0% were separate houses, 7.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.7% were flats, unit or apartments and 6.6% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Tully % Tully Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 3.3 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 12 13.2 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 76 83.5 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 Tully, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 3.3% were owned outright, 13.2% were owned with a mortgage and 83.5% were rented.

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