Derby-West Kimberley (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 8,435 people in Derby-West Kimberley (S) of these 58.9% were male and 41.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 48.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Derby-West Kimberley (S) was 29 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.5% of the population.

Of people in Derby-West Kimberley (S) aged 15 years and over, 30.8% were married and 8.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Derby-West Kimberley (S) was 43 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Derby-West Kimberley (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 27.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 21.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Derby-West Kimberley (S) was 46 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

In Derby-West Kimberley (S) 45.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.5% were in primary school, 6.1% in secondary school and 4.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Derby-West Kimberley (S) were Australian Aboriginal 31.8%, Australian 18.1%, English 11.9%, Irish 3.3% and Scottish 3.0%.

In Derby-West Kimberley (S), 68.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Afghanistan 11.5%, Iran 2.1%, New Zealand 1.5%, England 1.4% and Sri Lanka 1.3%.

In Derby-West Kimberley (S), 84.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Derby-West Kimberley (S) were Catholic 15.2%, No Religion 15.2%, Other Protestant 14.2%, Uniting Church 6.9% and Anglican 5.1%.

In Derby-West Kimberley (S) 45.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Kriol 15.8%, Walmajarri 5.0%, Bunuba 1.0%, Nyikina 0.6% and Gooniyandi 0.5%.

Employment

There were 2,748 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Derby-West Kimberley (S). Of these 62.2% were employed full time, 24.3% were employed part-time and 4.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Derby-West Kimberley (S), 7.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Derby-West Kimberley (S) was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 35 years.

The most common occupations in Derby-West Kimberley (S) included Labourers 20.6%, Professionals 19.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.2%, Managers 9.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.5% and Sales Workers 3.9%.

Of the employed people in Derby-West Kimberley (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 10.8%, Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services 8.2%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 4.8%, Adult, Community and Other Education 4.3% and Local Government Administration 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Derby-West Kimberley (S) was $409.

In Derby-West Kimberley (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 35.1%, Walked only 29.6%, Car, as passenger 11.5%, Bus 3.6% and Other 2.9%. On the day, 4.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 46.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Derby-West Kimberley (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.5% provided care for children and 7.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Derby-West Kimberley (S), 18.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 5.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Derby-West Kimberley (S), 39.5% were couple families with children, 28.6% were couple families without children and 27.9% were one parent families.

In Derby-West Kimberley (S) 15.6% of single parents were male and 84.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Derby-West Kimberley (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,029 and those without children was $2,394.

Employment status of couple families

In Derby-West Kimberley (S), of couple families with children, 23.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.6% had both employed part-time and 13.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Derby-West Kimberley (S), 84.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Derby-West Kimberley (S), 85.4% were separate houses, 3.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.6% were flats, units or apartments and 6.8% were other dwellings.

In Derby-West Kimberley (S), of occupied private dwellings 7.1% had 1 bedroom, 17.7% had 2 bedrooms and 46.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 3.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Derby-West Kimberley (S), 11.0% were owned outright, 11.2% were owned with a mortgage and 72.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Derby-West Kimberley (S), of all households, 73.5% were family households, 23.7% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Derby-West Kimberley (S), 22.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Derby-West Kimberley (S), 30.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 23.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Derby-West Kimberley (S), there were 4,056 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 1,934 (or 47.7%) were male and 2,122 (or 52.3%) were female. The median age was 23 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Derby-West Kimberley (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.2, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $896.

In Derby-West Kimberley (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $50 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600.