Fremantle

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50500701
Total population 33,514
Total dwellings 16,546
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 468
Male 229
Female 239
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 215
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $840
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,164
Median weekly rent $177

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Fremantle % Fremantle Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 450 96.2 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 5 1.1 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 13 2.8 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 468 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 229 48.9 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 239 51.1 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Fremantle, there were 468 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 229 (or 48.9%) were male and 239 (or 51.1%) were female.

Age Fremantle % Fremantle Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 47 10.0 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 99 21.1 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 90 19.2 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 177 37.7 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 42 9.0 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 14 3.0 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Fremantle the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 31.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fremantle % Fremantle Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 45 14.2 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 10 3.1 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 29 9.1 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 15 4.7 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 219 68.9 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Fremantle 14.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.9% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fremantle % Fremantle Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 61 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 53 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 65 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 31 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Fremantle for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fremantle % Fremantle Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 32 11.5 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 34 12.2 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 213 76.3 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Fremantle 11.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 12.2% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fremantle % Fremantle Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 51 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 33 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Fremantle for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 51 years and in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Fremantle % Fremantle Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 15 8.0 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 58 30.9 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 25 13.3 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 2.1 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 14 7.4 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 4 2.1 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 68 36.2 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 188 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Fremantle, 40.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.9% were attending a primary school, 13.3% were attending a secondary school and 10.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Fremantle % Fremantle Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Nyungar 6 1.3 322 0.5 341 0.1
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English only spoken at home 423 90.4 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 90.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Fremantle. The only other response for language at home was Nyungar 1.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Fremantle % Fremantle Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 69 48.6 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 30 21.1 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 14 9.9 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 29 20.4 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 Fremantle. Of these 48.6% were employed full time, 21.1% were employed part-time and 20.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Fremantle % Fremantle Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 42 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 23 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Fremantle who were employed full time was 42 years and those employed part time was 23 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Fremantle % Fremantle Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 382 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 840 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Fremantle was $382 and the median weekly household income was $840.

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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
Fremantle % Fremantle Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Fremantle, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7, 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
Fremantle % Fremantle Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 177 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,164 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Fremantle, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $177 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,164.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Fremantle % Fremantle Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 125 58.4 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 56 26.2 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 33 15.4 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 214 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Fremantle there were 214 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 58.4% were separate houses, 26.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.4% 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
Fremantle % Fremantle Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 15 7.0 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 37 17.4 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 135 63.4 13,868 62.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 4 1.9 158 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 22 10.3 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Fremantle, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 7.0% were owned outright, 17.4% were owned with a mortgage and 63.4% were rented.

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