Mandurah

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50700901
Total population 75,316
Total dwellings 38,199
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,352
Male 666
Female 685
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 568
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $977
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,733
Median weekly rent $260

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Mandurah % Mandurah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,292 95.6 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 48 3.6 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 12 0.9 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 1,352 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 666 49.3 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 685 50.7 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Mandurah, there were 1,352 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 666 (or 49.3%) were male and 685 (or 50.7%) were female.

Age Mandurah % Mandurah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 224 16.6 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 335 24.8 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 280 20.7 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 411 30.4 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 70 5.2 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 31 2.3 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Mandurah the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mandurah % Mandurah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 173 21.7 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 43 5.4 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 61 7.7 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 11 1.4 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 508 63.8 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Mandurah 21.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mandurah % Mandurah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 47 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 43 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 54 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 48 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Mandurah for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mandurah % Mandurah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 153 21.6 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 127 17.9 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 429 60.5 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Mandurah 21.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mandurah % Mandurah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 45 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 31 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 25 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Mandurah for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 45 years and in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

Education Mandurah % Mandurah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 46 8.4 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 212 38.5 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 127 23.1 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 38 6.9 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 18 3.3 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 12 2.2 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 97 17.6 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 550 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mandurah, 40.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.5% were attending a primary school, 23.1% were attending a secondary school and 10.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Mandurah % Mandurah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Wangkatha 3 0.2 281 0.4 290 0.1
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English only spoken at home 1,291 95.5 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mandurah. The only other response for language at home was Wangkatha 0.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mandurah % Mandurah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 194 45.5 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 105 24.6 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 46 10.8 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 81 19.0 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 426 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 426 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mandurah. Of these 45.5% were employed full time, 24.6% were employed part-time and 19.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Mandurah % Mandurah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 32 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mandurah who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 32 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mandurah % Mandurah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 380 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 977 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mandurah was $380 and the median weekly household income was $977.

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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
Mandurah % Mandurah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 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 Mandurah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, 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
Mandurah % Mandurah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 260 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,733 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Mandurah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $260 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mandurah % Mandurah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 484 85.5 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 53 9.4 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 26 4.6 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 0.5 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 566 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Mandurah there were 566 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 85.5% were separate houses, 9.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.6% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mandurah % Mandurah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 66 11.7 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 129 22.8 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 346 61.2 13,868 62.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 6 1.1 158 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 18 3.2 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Mandurah, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.7% were owned outright, 22.8% were owned with a mortgage and 61.2% were rented.

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