Esperance

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50300101
Total population 10,195
Total dwellings 4,862
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 450
Male 194
Female 256
Median age 19
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 166
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $928
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,192
Median weekly rent $190

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Esperance % Esperance Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 439 97.6 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 8 1.8 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 0.7 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 450 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 194 43.1 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 256 56.9 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Esperance, there were 450 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 194 (or 43.1%) were male and 256 (or 56.9%) were female.

Age Esperance % Esperance Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 55 12.2 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 122 27.0 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 89 19.7 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 149 33.0 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 23 5.1 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 14 3.1 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 19 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Esperance the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 19 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Esperance % Esperance Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 60 22.3 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 13 4.8 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 14 5.2 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 2.6 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 175 65.1 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Esperance 22.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Esperance % Esperance Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 50 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 40 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 42 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 62 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Esperance 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 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Esperance % Esperance Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 58 24.1 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 50 20.7 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 133 55.2 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Esperance 24.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 20.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Esperance % Esperance Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 25 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Esperance for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 50 years and in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

Education Esperance % Esperance Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 14 7.3 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 65 33.7 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 38 19.7 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 18 9.3 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 3 1.6 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 55 28.5 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 193 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Esperance, 42.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.7% were attending a primary school, 19.7% were attending a secondary school and 8.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Esperance % Esperance Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 431 95.6 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Esperance. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Esperance % Esperance Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 59 41.5 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 37 26.1 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 16 11.3 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 30 21.1 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 142 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 142 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Esperance. Of these 41.5% were employed full time, 26.1% were employed part-time and 21.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Esperance % Esperance Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 40 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 41 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Esperance who were employed full time was 40 years and those employed part time was 41 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Esperance % Esperance Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 366 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 928 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Esperance was $366 and the median weekly household income was $928.

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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
Esperance % Esperance Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Esperance, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.5 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
Esperance % Esperance Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 190 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,192 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Esperance, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,192.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Esperance % Esperance Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 146 89.0 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 1.8 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 9 5.5 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 1.8 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 164 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Esperance there were 164 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 89.0% were separate houses, 1.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.5% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Esperance % Esperance Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 16 9.7 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 42 25.5 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 103 62.4 13,868 62.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 158 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 2.4 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Esperance, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.7% were owned outright, 25.5% were owned with a mortgage and 62.4% were rented.

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