Kambalda

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50300204
Total population 2,695
Total dwellings 1,252
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 99
Male 52
Female 48
Median age 12
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 29
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income $1,536
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,200
Median weekly rent $200

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Kambalda % Kambalda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 99 100.0 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 99 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 52 52.0 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 48 48.0 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Kambalda, there were 99 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 52 (or 52.0%) were male and 48 (or 48.0%) were female.

Age Kambalda % Kambalda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 17 17.2 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 32 32.3 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 11 11.1 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 35 35.4 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 4 4.0 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 0 0.0 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 12 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Kambalda the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 12 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 49.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 0.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kambalda % Kambalda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 13 25.0 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 7.7 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 3 5.8 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 0 0.0 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 32 61.5 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Kambalda 25.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kambalda % Kambalda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 44 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 29 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Kambalda for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kambalda % Kambalda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 14 33.3 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 10 23.8 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 18 42.9 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Kambalda 33.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 23.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kambalda % Kambalda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 40 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 17 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Kambalda for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 44 years and in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

Education Kambalda % Kambalda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 5 11.6 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 18 41.9 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 4 9.3 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 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 0 0.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 12 27.9 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 43 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kambalda, 45.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.9% were attending a primary school, 9.3% were attending a secondary school and 9.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Kambalda % Kambalda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 98 97.0 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kambalda. 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
Kambalda % Kambalda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 17 54.8 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 5 16.1 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 4 12.9 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 5 16.1 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 31 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 31 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kambalda. Of these 54.8% were employed full time, 16.1% were employed part-time and 16.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Kambalda % Kambalda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 41 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 26 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kambalda who were employed full time was 41 years and those employed part time was 26 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kambalda % Kambalda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 466 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 1,536 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kambalda was $466 and the median weekly household income was $1,536.

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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
Kambalda % Kambalda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.4 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Kambalda, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.4 persons per bedroom and 1.7 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
Kambalda % Kambalda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,200 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

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

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kambalda % Kambalda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 28 90.3 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 9.7 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 31 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Kambalda there were 31 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 90.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 9.7% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kambalda % Kambalda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 10.0 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 12 40.0 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 15 50.0 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 0 0.0 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Kambalda, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 10.0% were owned outright, 40.0% were owned with a mortgage and 50.0% were rented.

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