Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50800202
Total population 99
Total dwellings 53
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 48
Male 25
Female 23
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 12
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income $166
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $60

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds % Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 48 100.0 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 0 0.0 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 48 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 25 52.1 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 23 47.9 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds, there were 48 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 25 (or 52.1%) were male and 23 (or 47.9%) were female.

Age Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds % Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 3 6.2 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 11 22.9 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 7 14.6 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 20 41.7 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 4 8.3 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 3 6.2 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 26 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 28.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds % Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 12 32.4 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 8.1 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 22 59.5 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds 32.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 0.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds % Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 72 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds % Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 6 19.4 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 8 25.8 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 17 54.8 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds 19.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 25.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds % Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 42 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 39 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 42 years and in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

Education Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds % Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 21.4 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 5 35.7 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 3 21.4 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 3 21.4 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 14 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds, 28.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.7% were attending a primary school, 21.4% 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 - Surrounds % Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Kriol 33 68.8 1,936 2.8 6,692 1.2
Walmajarri 5 10.4 521 0.7 520 0.1
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English only spoken at home 7 14.6 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 14.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds. The only other responses for language at home were Kriol 68.8% and Walmajarri 10.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds % Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 0 0.0 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 8 61.5 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 5 38.5 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 13 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 13 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds. Of these 0.0% were employed full time, 61.5% were employed part-time and 38.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds % Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 23 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 0 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds who were employed full time was 23 years and those employed part time was 0 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds % Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 174 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 166 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds was $174 and the median weekly household income was $166.

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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 - Surrounds % Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.7 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.7 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 - Surrounds % Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 60 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $60 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds % Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 11 100.0 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 0 0.0 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 11 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds there were 11 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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
Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds % Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 9 100.0 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 0 0.0 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Fitzroy Crossing - Surrounds, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

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