Barmera

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC40100401
Total population 4,094
Total dwellings 1,995
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 201
Male 89
Female 111
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 72
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $650
Median monthly mortgage repayments $546
Median weekly rent $100

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Barmera % Barmera South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 194 96.5 28,831 94.7 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 7 3.5 1,039 3.4 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 561 1.8 21,206 3.9
Total 201 -- 30,431 -- 548,370 --
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Male 89 44.5 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 111 55.5 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Barmera, there were 201 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 89 (or 44.5%) were male and 111 (or 55.5%) were female.

Age Barmera % Barmera South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 28 13.9 3,580 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 45 22.4 6,969 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 28 13.9 5,897 19.4 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 68 33.8 10,953 36.0 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 20 10.0 1,774 5.8 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 12 6.0 1,260 4.1 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Barmera the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barmera % Barmera South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 27 21.3 4,142 20.8 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 3.1 869 4.4 14,925 4.2
Divorced 7 5.5 1,394 7.0 23,126 6.6
Widowed 8 6.3 737 3.7 12,142 3.5
Never married 81 63.8 12,739 64.1 215,347 61.3

In Barmera 21.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barmera % Barmera South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 58 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 61 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 60 -- 65 -- 65 --
Never married 30 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Barmera for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barmera % Barmera South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 25 21.0 3,449 20.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 23 19.3 2,642 15.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 71 59.7 10,991 64.3 187,097 60.9

In Barmera 21.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 19.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Barmera % Barmera South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 40 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 37 -- 30 -- 28 --

In Barmera for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 48 years and in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

Education Barmera % Barmera South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 7 9.1 844 6.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 27 35.1 4,561 35.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 14 18.2 2,580 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 7.8 751 5.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 3.9 594 4.6 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 263 2.0 3,662 1.6
Not stated 20 26.0 3,291 25.5 50,410 22.5
Total 77 -- 12,884 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Barmera, 38.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.1% were attending a primary school, 18.2% were attending a secondary school and 11.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Barmera % Barmera South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Ngarrindjeri 13 6.4 238 0.8 256 0.0
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English only spoken at home 174 85.7 25,009 82.2 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 85.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Barmera. The only other response for language at home was Ngarrindjeri 6.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Barmera % Barmera South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 9 28.1 4,311 46.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 11 34.4 2,578 27.8 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 698 7.5 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 12 37.5 1,670 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 32 -- 9,257 -- 178,170 --

There were 32 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Barmera. Of these 28.1% were employed full time, 34.4% were employed part-time and 37.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Barmera % Barmera South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 50 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Barmera who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 50 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Barmera % Barmera South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 297 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 650 -- 842 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Barmera was $297 and the median weekly household income was $650.

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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
Barmera % Barmera South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1 -- 1.4 -- 1.5 --

In Barmera, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.1 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
Barmera % Barmera South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 100 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 546 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Barmera, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $546.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Barmera % Barmera South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 62 82.7 9,815 79.5 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 4.0 1,586 12.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 10 13.3 861 7.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 76 0.6 2,949 1.4
Total 75 -- 12,343 -- 209,047 --

In Barmera there were 75 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 82.7% were separate houses, 4.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.3% 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
Barmera % Barmera South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 7 9.5 1,182 9.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 11 14.9 3,028 24.5 51,761 24.8
Rented 52 70.3 7,430 60.2 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 137 1.1 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 5.4 564 4.6 8,338 4.0

In Barmera, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.5% were owned outright, 14.9% were owned with a mortgage and 70.3% were rented.

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