Leonora

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50300501
Total population 779
Total dwellings 344
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 190
Male 86
Female 105
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 44
Average people per household 4.3
Median weekly household income $1,125
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,051
Median weekly rent $100

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Leonora % Leonora Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 190 100.0 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 190 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 86 45.0 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 105 55.0 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Leonora, there were 190 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 86 (or 45.0%) were male and 105 (or 55.0%) were female.

Age Leonora % Leonora Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 24 12.5 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 39 20.3 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 41 21.4 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 71 37.0 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 11 5.7 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 6 3.1 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 25 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Leonora the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.3% 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
Leonora % Leonora Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 14 11.1 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 5 4.0 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 2.4 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 104 82.5 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Leonora 11.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 5.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Leonora % Leonora Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 53 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 63 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 57 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 67 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 29 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Leonora for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Leonora % Leonora Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 13 11.5 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 32 28.3 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 68 60.2 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Leonora 11.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 28.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Leonora % Leonora Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 68 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 36 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Leonora for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 68 years and in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

Education Leonora % Leonora Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 5 7.4 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 25 36.8 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 15 22.1 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 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 23 33.8 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 68 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leonora, 34.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.8% were attending a primary school, 22.1% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Leonora % Leonora Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Martu Wangka 22 11.8 590 0.8 594 0.1
Wangkatha 11 5.9 281 0.4 290 0.1
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 6 3.2 81 0.1 562 0.1
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English only spoken at home 136 72.7 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 72.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leonora. The only other responses for language at home were Martu Wangka 11.8%, Wangkatha 5.9% and Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 3.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Leonora % Leonora Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 16 33.3 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 14 29.2 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 6.2 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 15 31.2 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 48 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 48 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Leonora. Of these 33.3% were employed full time, 29.2% were employed part-time and 31.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Leonora % Leonora Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 49 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 32 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leonora who were employed full time was 49 years and those employed part time was 32 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Leonora % Leonora Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 364 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 1,125 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Leonora was $364 and the median weekly household income was $1,125.

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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
Leonora % Leonora Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.3 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.5 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Leonora, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.3, with 1.5 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
Leonora % Leonora Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 100 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,051 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Leonora, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,051.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Leonora % Leonora Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 38 88.4 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5 11.6 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 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 43 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Leonora there were 43 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 88.4% were separate houses, 11.6% 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
Leonora % Leonora Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 6.7 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 35 77.8 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 7 15.6 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Leonora, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 6.7% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 77.8% were rented.

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