Stirling North

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC40200505
Total population 1,842
Total dwellings 770
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 179
Male 93
Female 86
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 58
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $1,678
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,463
Median weekly rent $170

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Stirling North % Stirling North South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 176 98.3 28,831 94.7 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 1.7 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 179 -- 30,431 -- 548,370 --
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Male 93 52.0 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 86 48.0 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Stirling North, there were 179 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 93 (or 52.0%) were male and 86 (or 48.0%) were female.

Age Stirling North % Stirling North South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 16 8.9 3,580 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 40 22.2 6,969 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 29 16.1 5,897 19.4 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 75 41.7 10,953 36.0 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 12 6.7 1,774 5.8 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 8 4.4 1,260 4.1 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Stirling North the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Stirling North % Stirling North South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 39 32.8 4,142 20.8 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 3.4 869 4.4 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 1,394 7.0 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 5.0 737 3.7 12,142 3.5
Never married 70 58.8 12,739 64.1 215,347 61.3

In Stirling North 32.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 4.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Stirling North % Stirling North South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 50 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 56 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 51 -- 65 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Stirling North for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Stirling North % Stirling North South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 23 23.2 3,449 20.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 13 13.1 2,642 15.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 63 63.6 10,991 64.3 187,097 60.9

In Stirling North 23.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Stirling North % Stirling North South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 40 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 30 -- 28 --

In Stirling North for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 47 years and in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

Education Stirling North % Stirling North South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 844 6.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 24 36.4 4,561 35.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 16 24.2 2,580 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 6.1 751 5.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 594 4.6 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 263 2.0 3,662 1.6
Not stated 22 33.3 3,291 25.5 50,410 22.5
Total 66 -- 12,884 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Stirling North, 37.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.4% were attending a primary school, 24.2% were attending a secondary school and 6.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Stirling North % Stirling North South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Adnymathanha 4 2.2 144 0.5 149 0.0
Diyari 3 1.7 4 0.0 8 0.0
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 3 1.7 38 0.1 562 0.1
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English only spoken at home 168 92.8 25,009 82.2 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Stirling North. The only other responses for language at home were Adnymathanha 2.2%, Diyari 1.7% and Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 1.7%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Stirling North % Stirling North South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 43 61.4 4,311 46.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 18 25.7 2,578 27.8 47,035 26.4
Away from work 6 8.6 698 7.5 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 3 4.3 1,670 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 70 -- 9,257 -- 178,170 --

There were 70 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Stirling North. Of these 61.4% were employed full time, 25.7% were employed part-time and 4.3% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Stirling North % Stirling North South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 36 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 26 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Stirling North who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 26 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Stirling North % Stirling North South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 589 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 1,678 -- 842 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Stirling North was $589 and the median weekly household income was $1,678.

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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
Stirling North % Stirling North South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 1.4 -- 1.5 --

In Stirling North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.9 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
Stirling North % Stirling North South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 170 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,463 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Stirling North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,463.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Stirling North % Stirling North South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 59 100.0 9,815 79.5 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 1,586 12.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 861 7.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 76 0.6 2,949 1.4
Total 59 -- 12,343 -- 209,047 --

In Stirling North there were 59 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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
Stirling North % Stirling North South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 7 12.5 1,182 9.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 33 58.9 3,028 24.5 51,761 24.8
Rented 12 21.4 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 7.1 564 4.6 8,338 4.0

In Stirling North, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 12.5% were owned outright, 58.9% were owned with a mortgage and 21.4% were rented.

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