Katanning

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50701301
Total population 4,599
Total dwellings 2,073
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 391
Male 186
Female 203
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 132
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $646
Median monthly mortgage repayments $720
Median weekly rent $145

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 381 97.4 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 6 1.5 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 4 1.0 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 391 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 186 47.8 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 203 52.2 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Katanning, there were 391 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 186 (or 47.8%) were male and 203 (or 52.2%) were female.

Age Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 34 8.7 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 121 31.1 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 59 15.2 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 130 33.4 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 35 9.0 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 10 2.6 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Katanning the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 41 17.6 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 10 4.3 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 11 4.7 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 11 4.7 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 160 68.7 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Katanning 17.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 8.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 80 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 55 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 65 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 32 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Katanning for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 38 18.1 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 36 17.1 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 136 64.8 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Katanning 18.1% 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
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Katanning for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 48 years and in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 12 6.8 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 66 37.3 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 32 18.1 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 14 7.9 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 53 29.9 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 177 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Katanning, 45.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.3% were attending a primary school, 18.1% were attending a secondary school and 7.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 364 93.3 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Katanning. 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
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 36 37.5 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 20 20.8 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 16 16.7 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 24 25.0 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 96 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 96 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Katanning. Of these 37.5% were employed full time, 20.8% were employed part-time and 25.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 47 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 45 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Katanning who were employed full time was 47 years and those employed part time was 45 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 370 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 646 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Katanning was $370 and the median weekly household income was $646.

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

In Katanning, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.3 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
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 145 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 720 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Katanning, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $145 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $720.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 126 94.7 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 2.3 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 4 3.0 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 133 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Katanning there were 133 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 94.7% were separate houses, 2.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.0% 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
Katanning % Katanning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 20 15.3 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 29 22.1 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 73 55.7 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 9 6.9 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Katanning, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 15.3% were owned outright, 22.1% were owned with a mortgage and 55.7% were rented.

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