Gnowangerup

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50700801
Total population 2,829
Total dwellings 1,894
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 145
Male 78
Female 64
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 45
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income $857
Median monthly mortgage repayments $934
Median weekly rent $120

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Gnowangerup % Gnowangerup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 142 97.9 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 2.1 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 145 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 78 54.9 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 64 45.1 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Gnowangerup, there were 145 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 78 (or 54.9%) were male and 64 (or 45.1%) were female.

Age Gnowangerup % Gnowangerup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 27 18.9 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 36 25.2 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 25 17.5 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 46 32.2 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 6 4.2 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 3 2.1 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Gnowangerup the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 42.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gnowangerup % Gnowangerup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 15 19.0 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 8 10.1 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 0 0.0 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 56 70.9 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Gnowangerup 19.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gnowangerup % Gnowangerup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 58 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 50 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 66 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Gnowangerup for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gnowangerup % Gnowangerup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 11 16.2 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 20 29.4 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 37 54.4 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Gnowangerup 16.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 29.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gnowangerup % Gnowangerup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 58 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 39 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Gnowangerup for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 58 years and in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

Education Gnowangerup % Gnowangerup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 7.3 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 16 29.1 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 8 14.5 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 5 9.1 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 5.5 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 3 5.5 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 16 29.1 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 55 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gnowangerup, 38.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.1% were attending a primary school, 14.5% were attending a secondary school and 13.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Gnowangerup % Gnowangerup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 142 100.0 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 Gnowangerup. 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
Gnowangerup % Gnowangerup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 21 50.0 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 10 23.8 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 11 26.2 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 42 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 42 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gnowangerup. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 23.8% were employed part-time and 26.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Gnowangerup % Gnowangerup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 43 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 18 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gnowangerup who were employed full time was 43 years and those employed part time was 18 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Gnowangerup % Gnowangerup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 378 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 857 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gnowangerup was $378 and the median weekly household income was $857.

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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
Gnowangerup % Gnowangerup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 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 Gnowangerup, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, 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
Gnowangerup % Gnowangerup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 120 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 934 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Gnowangerup, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $934.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gnowangerup % Gnowangerup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 41 87.2 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 6.4 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 3 6.4 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 47 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Gnowangerup there were 47 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 87.2% were separate houses, 6.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 6.4% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gnowangerup % Gnowangerup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8 17.0 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 15 31.9 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 19 40.4 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 5 10.6 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Gnowangerup, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 17.0% were owned outright, 31.9% were owned with a mortgage and 40.4% were rented.

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