Swan View

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50501302
Total population 8,025
Total dwellings 3,349
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 339
Male 171
Female 166
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 117
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $1,241
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,610
Median weekly rent $200

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Swan View % Swan View Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 333 98.2 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 0.9 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 0.9 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 339 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 171 50.7 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 166 49.3 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Swan View, there were 339 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 171 (or 50.7%) were male and 166 (or 49.3%) were female.

Age Swan View % Swan View Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 30 8.9 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 88 26.2 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 77 22.9 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 118 35.1 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 18 5.4 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 5 1.5 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Swan View the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan View % Swan View Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 41 18.7 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 8 3.7 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 7 3.2 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 2.7 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 157 71.7 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Swan View 18.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan View % Swan View Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 52 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 48 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 39 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 58 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Swan View for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan View % Swan View Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 36 18.4 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 36 18.4 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 124 63.3 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Swan View 18.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Swan View % Swan View Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 37 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 22 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Swan View for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 53 years and in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

Education Swan View % Swan View Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 6 4.5 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 50 37.3 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 36 26.9 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 6 4.5 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 8 6.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 28 20.9 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 134 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Swan View, 40.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.3% were attending a primary school, 26.9% were attending a secondary school and 6.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Swan View % Swan View Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Kriol 3 0.9 1,936 2.8 6,692 1.2
Wajarri 3 0.9 81 0.1 88 0.0
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English only spoken at home 320 95.2 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Swan View. The only other responses for language at home were Kriol 0.9% and Wajarri 0.9%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Swan View % Swan View Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 66 52.0 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 24 18.9 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 5.5 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 30 23.6 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 127 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 127 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Swan View. Of these 52.0% were employed full time, 18.9% were employed part-time and 23.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Swan View % Swan View Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 25 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Swan View who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 25 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Swan View % Swan View Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 423 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 1,241 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Swan View was $423 and the median weekly household income was $1,241.

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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
Swan View % Swan View Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Swan View, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.2 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
Swan View % Swan View Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,610 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Swan View, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,610.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Swan View % Swan View Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 114 95.8 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5 4.2 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 119 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Swan View there were 119 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 95.8% were separate houses, 4.2% 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
Swan View % Swan View Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 14 11.8 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 38 31.9 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 63 52.9 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 3.4 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Swan View, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.8% were owned outright, 31.9% were owned with a mortgage and 52.9% were rented.

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