Quairading

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50700204
Total population 650
Total dwellings 346
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 134
Male 60
Female 75
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 32
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $700
Median monthly mortgage repayments $867
Median weekly rent $120

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Quairading % Quairading Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 134 100.0 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 134 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 60 44.4 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 75 55.6 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Quairading, there were 134 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 60 (or 44.4%) were male and 75 (or 55.6%) were female.

Age Quairading % Quairading Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 19 14.5 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 31 23.7 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 15 11.5 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 49 37.4 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 11 8.4 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 6 4.6 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 26 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Quairading the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Quairading % Quairading Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 22 26.2 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 6 7.1 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 3 3.6 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 5 6.0 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 48 57.1 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Quairading 26.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Quairading % Quairading Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 33 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 54 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 60 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 32 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Quairading for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Quairading % Quairading Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 16 22.9 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 12 17.1 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 42 60.0 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Quairading 22.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Quairading % Quairading Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 46 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 35 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Quairading 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 46 years.

Education Quairading % Quairading 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 6 14.0 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 3 7.0 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 3 7.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 8 18.6 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 43 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Quairading, 30.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.9% were attending a primary school, 14.0% were attending a secondary school and 7.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Quairading % Quairading Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 129 97.7 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Quairading. 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
Quairading % Quairading Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3 10.3 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 3 10.3 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 17.2 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 18 62.1 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 29 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 29 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Quairading. Of these 10.3% were employed full time, 10.3% were employed part-time and 62.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Quairading % Quairading Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 52 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 0 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Quairading who were employed full time was 52 years and those employed part time was 0 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Quairading % Quairading Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 383 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 700 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Quairading was $383 and the median weekly household income was $700.

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

In Quairading, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.4 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
Quairading % Quairading Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 120 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 867 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Quairading, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $867.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Quairading % Quairading Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 32 100.0 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 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 32 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Quairading there were 32 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% 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
Quairading % Quairading Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4 12.1 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 8 24.2 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 21 63.6 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 Quairading, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 12.1% were owned outright, 24.2% were owned with a mortgage and 63.6% were rented.

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