Port Lincoln - Ceduna

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Regions
Area code IREG403
Total population 34,107
Total dwellings 17,627
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,301
Male 1,090
Female 1,210
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 724
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $827
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,252
Median weekly rent $138

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Port Lincoln - Ceduna % Port Lincoln - Ceduna South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 2,270 98.7 28,831 94.7 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 17 0.7 1,039 3.4 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 14 0.6 561 1.8 21,206 3.9
Total 2,301 -- 30,431 -- 548,370 --
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Male 1,090 47.4 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 1,210 52.6 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Port Lincoln - Ceduna, there were 2,301 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 1,090 (or 47.4%) were male and 1,210 (or 52.6%) were female.

Age Port Lincoln - Ceduna % Port Lincoln - Ceduna South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 254 11.0 3,580 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 520 22.6 6,969 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 421 18.3 5,897 19.4 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 898 39.1 10,953 36.0 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 133 5.8 1,774 5.8 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 73 3.2 1,260 4.1 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Port Lincoln - Ceduna the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 33.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln - Ceduna % Port Lincoln - Ceduna South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 243 15.9 4,142 20.8 85,741 24.4
Separated 49 3.2 869 4.4 14,925 4.2
Divorced 64 4.2 1,394 7.0 23,126 6.6
Widowed 58 3.8 737 3.7 12,142 3.5
Never married 1,116 72.9 12,739 64.1 215,347 61.3

In Port Lincoln - Ceduna 15.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln - Ceduna % Port Lincoln - Ceduna South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 51 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 54 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 66 -- 65 -- 65 --
Never married 29 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Port Lincoln - Ceduna 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 29 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln - Ceduna % Port Lincoln - Ceduna South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 178 13.8 3,449 20.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 355 27.5 2,642 15.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 757 58.7 10,991 64.3 187,097 60.9

In Port Lincoln - Ceduna 13.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 27.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln - Ceduna % Port Lincoln - Ceduna South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 30 -- 28 --

In Port Lincoln - Ceduna for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 50 years and in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Port Lincoln - Ceduna % Port Lincoln - Ceduna South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 53 5.4 844 6.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 304 31.2 4,561 35.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 173 17.7 2,580 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 53 5.4 751 5.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 17 1.7 594 4.6 10,125 4.5
Other 14 1.4 263 2.0 3,662 1.6
Not stated 361 37.0 3,291 25.5 50,410 22.5
Total 975 -- 12,884 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Lincoln - Ceduna, 42.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.2% were attending a primary school, 17.7% were attending a secondary school and 7.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Port Lincoln - Ceduna % Port Lincoln - Ceduna South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pitjantjatjara 181 7.9 2,094 6.9 3,394 0.6
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 27 1.2 38 0.1 562 0.1
Kukatha 15 0.7 26 0.1 27 0.0
Western Arrarnta 3 0.1 10 0.0 478 0.1
Yankunytjatjara 3 0.1 192 0.6 446 0.1
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English only spoken at home 1,769 76.9 25,009 82.2 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 76.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Lincoln - Ceduna. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Pitjantjatjara 7.9%, Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 1.2%, Kukatha 0.7%, Western Arrarnta 0.1% and Yankunytjatjara 0.1%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln - Ceduna % Port Lincoln - Ceduna South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 310 47.3 4,311 46.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 194 29.6 2,578 27.8 47,035 26.4
Away from work 44 6.7 698 7.5 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 108 16.5 1,670 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 656 -- 9,257 -- 178,170 --

There were 656 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Lincoln - Ceduna. Of these 47.3% were employed full time, 29.6% were employed part-time and 16.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln - Ceduna % Port Lincoln - Ceduna South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 39 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Lincoln - Ceduna who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 39 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Port Lincoln - Ceduna % Port Lincoln - Ceduna South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 340 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 827 -- 842 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Lincoln - Ceduna was $340 and the median weekly household income was $827.

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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
Port Lincoln - Ceduna % Port Lincoln - Ceduna South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3 -- 1.4 -- 1.5 --

In Port Lincoln - Ceduna, 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 1.3 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
Port Lincoln - Ceduna % Port Lincoln - Ceduna South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 138 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,252 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Port Lincoln - Ceduna, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $138 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,252.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Lincoln - Ceduna % Port Lincoln - Ceduna South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 620 85.4 9,815 79.5 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 56 7.7 1,586 12.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 40 5.5 861 7.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 10 1.4 76 0.6 2,949 1.4
Total 726 -- 12,343 -- 209,047 --

In Port Lincoln - Ceduna there were 726 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 85.4% were separate houses, 7.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.5% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Lincoln - Ceduna % Port Lincoln - Ceduna South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 57 7.9 1,182 9.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 122 16.9 3,028 24.5 51,761 24.8
Rented 462 63.8 7,430 60.2 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 15 2.1 137 1.1 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 68 9.4 564 4.6 8,338 4.0

In Port Lincoln - Ceduna, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 7.9% were owned outright, 16.9% were owned with a mortgage and 63.8% were rented.

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