Kojonup

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50700802
Total population 4,192
Total dwellings 2,064
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 275
Male 128
Female 146
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 99
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $655
Median monthly mortgage repayments $399
Median weekly rent $90

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Kojonup % Kojonup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 272 98.9 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 1.1 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 275 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 128 46.7 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 146 53.3 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Kojonup, there were 275 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 128 (or 46.7%) were male and 146 (or 53.3%) were female.

Age Kojonup % Kojonup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 43 15.6 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 72 26.2 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 35 12.7 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 109 39.6 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 8 2.9 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 8 2.9 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Kojonup the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kojonup % Kojonup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 24 14.7 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 6 3.7 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 6 3.7 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 8 4.9 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 119 73.0 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Kojonup 14.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kojonup % Kojonup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 41 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 58 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 40 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 62 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Kojonup for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 41 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kojonup % Kojonup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 21 14.2 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 30 20.3 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 97 65.5 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Kojonup 14.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 20.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kojonup % Kojonup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 41 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 40 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Kojonup for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 41 years and in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

Education Kojonup % Kojonup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 14 12.0 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 45 38.5 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 15 12.8 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 5.1 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 37 31.6 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 117 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kojonup, 42.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.5% were attending a primary school, 12.8% were attending a secondary school and 4.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Kojonup % Kojonup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Nyungar 4 1.5 322 0.5 341 0.1
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English only spoken at home 256 93.4 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kojonup. The only other response for language at home was Nyungar 1.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kojonup % Kojonup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 15 33.3 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 9 20.0 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 15.6 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 14 31.1 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 45 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 45 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kojonup. Of these 33.3% were employed full time, 20.0% were employed part-time and 31.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Kojonup % Kojonup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 56 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 44 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kojonup who were employed full time was 56 years and those employed part time was 44 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kojonup % Kojonup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 311 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 655 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kojonup was $311 and the median weekly household income was $655.

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

In Kojonup, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.3 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
Kojonup % Kojonup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 90 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 399 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Kojonup, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $90 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $399.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Kojonup % Kojonup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 89 89.0 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7 7.0 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 4 4.0 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 100 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Kojonup there were 100 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 89.0% were separate houses, 7.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.0% 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
Kojonup % Kojonup Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 18 18.4 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 23 23.5 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 53 54.1 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 4.1 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Kojonup, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 18.4% were owned outright, 23.5% were owned with a mortgage and 54.1% were rented.

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