Brookton

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50700701
Total population 2,435
Total dwellings 1,397
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 122
Male 55
Female 65
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 40
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $724
Median monthly mortgage repayments $449
Median weekly rent $102

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Brookton % Brookton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 119 97.5 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 3 2.5 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 122 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 55 45.8 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 65 54.2 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Brookton, there were 122 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 55 (or 45.8%) were male and 65 (or 54.2%) were female.

Age Brookton % Brookton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 15 12.5 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 23 19.2 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 15 12.5 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 43 35.8 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 11 9.2 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 13 10.8 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Brookton the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 10.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brookton % Brookton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 17 21.0 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 5 6.2 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 5 6.2 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 54 66.7 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Brookton 21.0% 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
Brookton % Brookton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 44 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 38 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 61 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 26 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Brookton 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 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brookton % Brookton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 13 19.4 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 24 35.8 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 30 44.8 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Brookton 19.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 35.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Brookton % Brookton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 55 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 23 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 37 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Brookton for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 55 years and in a de facto marriage was 23 years.

Education Brookton % Brookton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 6 17.6 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 13 38.2 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 11 32.4 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 4 11.8 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 34 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Brookton, 26.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.2% were attending a primary school, 32.4% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Brookton % Brookton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 120 100.0 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Brookton. 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
Brookton % Brookton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4 15.4 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 7 26.9 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 19.2 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 10 38.5 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 26 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 26 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Brookton. Of these 15.4% were employed full time, 26.9% were employed part-time and 38.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Brookton % Brookton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 43 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Brookton who were employed full time was 43 years and those employed part time was 38 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Brookton % Brookton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 280 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 724 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Brookton was $280 and the median weekly household income was $724.

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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
Brookton % Brookton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Brookton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.8 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
Brookton % Brookton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 102 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 449 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Brookton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $102 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $449.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Brookton % Brookton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 34 85.0 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 6 15.0 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 40 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Brookton there were 40 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 85.0% were separate houses, 15.0% 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
Brookton % Brookton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 9 22.5 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 10 25.0 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 21 52.5 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 Brookton, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 22.5% were owned outright, 25.0% were owned with a mortgage and 52.5% were rented.

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