Cape York Wilderness

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

For the 2016 Census in Cape York Wilderness, there were 230 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 59.2% were male and 40.8% were female.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

In Cape York Wilderness, the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 27 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 24.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

In Cape York Wilderness, 22.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Cape York Wilderness, 24.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 21.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cape York Wilderness, 36.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.0% were attending a primary school, 16.2% were attending a secondary school and 3.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cape York Wilderness, 8.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

English was the only language spoken at home by 75.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cape York Wilderness. The only other responses for language at home were Kuku Yalanji 7.6%, Guugu Yimidhirr 3.8%, Wik Mungkan 1.4% and Lamalama 1.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Cape York Wilderness (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cape York Wilderness, the most common ancestries were Australian 51.3%, Australian Aboriginal 20.4%, English 10.8%, Scottish 4.8% and Irish 3.7%.

Employment

There were 103 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cape York Wilderness. Of these 57.3% were employed full time, 22.3% were employed part-time and 11.7% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

The only responses for occupations for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cape York Wilderness were Professionals 29.3%, Managers 18.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 18.7%, Labourers 14.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.7% and Technicians and Trades Workers 4.0%.

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cape York Wilderness, the most common industries of employment were Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 13.0%, Local Government Administration 13.0%, Forestry Support Services 11.7%, Road and Bridge Construction 10.4% and Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 9.1%.

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cape York Wilderness was $429 and the median weekly household income was $962.

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In Cape York Wilderness, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 56.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.2% provided care for children and 17.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 33.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Cape York Wilderness, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.7 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Cape York Wilderness, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $93 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,380.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Cape York Wilderness, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 24.1% were a couple family with no children, 30.4% were a couple family with children and 13.9% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

Dwelling structure

In Cape York Wilderness there were 75 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 89.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 10.7% were other dwellings.

In Cape York Wilderness, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 26.0% were owned outright, 19.5% were owned with a mortgage and 31.2% were rented.