Fitzroy Crossing

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50800201
Total population 582
Total dwellings 383
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 213
Male 100
Female 115
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 59
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income $949
Median monthly mortgage repayments $7,500
Median weekly rent $170

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Fitzroy Crossing % Fitzroy Crossing Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 210 98.6 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 1.4 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 213 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 100 46.5 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 115 53.5 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Fitzroy Crossing, there were 213 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 100 (or 46.5%) were male and 115 (or 53.5%) were female.

Age Fitzroy Crossing % Fitzroy Crossing Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 23 10.8 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 47 22.1 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 51 23.9 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 76 35.7 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 13 6.1 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 3 1.4 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Fitzroy Crossing the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fitzroy Crossing % Fitzroy Crossing Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 21 14.4 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 5 3.4 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 5 3.4 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 4.8 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 108 74.0 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Fitzroy Crossing 14.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fitzroy Crossing % Fitzroy Crossing Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 35 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 41 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 64 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 30 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Fitzroy Crossing for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 35 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fitzroy Crossing % Fitzroy Crossing Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 16 13.3 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 22 18.3 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 82 68.3 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Fitzroy Crossing 13.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fitzroy Crossing % Fitzroy Crossing Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 24 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 47 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 26 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Fitzroy Crossing for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 24 years and in a de facto marriage was 47 years.

Education Fitzroy Crossing % Fitzroy Crossing Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 6 7.9 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 32 42.1 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 15 19.7 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 23 30.3 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 76 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Fitzroy Crossing, 34.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.1% were attending a primary school, 19.7% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Fitzroy Crossing % Fitzroy Crossing Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Kriol 24 11.3 1,936 2.8 6,692 1.2
Walmajarri 19 9.0 521 0.7 520 0.1
Bunuba 9 4.2 90 0.1 89 0.0
Gooniyandi 3 1.4 103 0.1 106 0.0
Nyikina 3 1.4 56 0.1 59 0.0
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English only spoken at home 146 68.9 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 68.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Fitzroy Crossing. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Kriol 11.3%, Walmajarri 9.0%, Bunuba 4.2%, Gooniyandi 1.4% and Nyikina 1.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Fitzroy Crossing % Fitzroy Crossing Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 37 52.9 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 20 28.6 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 10 14.3 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 3 4.3 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 70 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 70 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fitzroy Crossing. Of these 52.9% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 4.3% were unemployed.

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

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Fitzroy Crossing who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 37 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Fitzroy Crossing % Fitzroy Crossing Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 417 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 949 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Fitzroy Crossing was $417 and the median weekly household income was $949.

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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
Fitzroy Crossing % Fitzroy Crossing Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.4 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Fitzroy Crossing, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.4 persons per bedroom and 1.3 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
Fitzroy Crossing % Fitzroy Crossing Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 170 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 7,500 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Fitzroy Crossing, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $7,500.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Fitzroy Crossing % Fitzroy Crossing Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 45 77.6 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 13 22.4 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 58 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Fitzroy Crossing there were 58 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 77.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.4% 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
Fitzroy Crossing % Fitzroy Crossing Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 4.9 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 54 88.5 13,868 62.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 4 6.6 158 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Fitzroy Crossing, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 4.9% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 88.5% were rented.

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