Nundah

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Area code 302031040
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 197
Male 50.3%
Female 49.7%
Median age 31
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 125
Average people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,325
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,167
Median weekly rent $350

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

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

People Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 160 81.2 148,940 79.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 18 9.1 21,056 11.3 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 19 9.6 16,487 8.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Nundah, there were 197 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female.

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Age Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 31 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 21 10.3 21,857 11.7 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 16 7.8 44,223 23.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 38 18.6 35,876 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 42 20.6 24,524 13.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 31 15.2 20,754 11.1 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 27 13.2 18,739 10.0 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 22 10.8 12,308 6.6 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 7 3.4 8,194 4.4 30,952 4.8

In Nundah, the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 31 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 19.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 26 16.0 26,266 21.8 105,086 24.5
Separated 7 4.3 5,219 4.3 19,112 4.5
Divorced 18 11.0 7,870 6.5 28,796 6.7
Widowed 3 1.8 3,492 2.9 13,794 3.2
Never married 109 66.9 77,564 64.4 261,980 61.1

In Nundah, 16.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 18 12.1 22,449 21.1 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 26 17.4 18,992 17.9 60,051 16.0
Not married 105 70.5 64,807 61.0 228,281 60.9

In Nundah, 12.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 6.5 3,597 4.9 16,698 6.4
Primary 11 23.9 29,132 39.8 97,859 37.5
Secondary 10 21.7 19,602 26.8 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 3 6.5 3,177 4.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 12 26.1 4,645 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 4 8.7 1,750 2.4 5,047 1.9
Not stated 3 6.5 11,357 15.5 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nundah, 24.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.9% were attending a primary school, 21.7% were attending a secondary school and 32.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 19 12.2 6,490 5.4 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 13 8.3 7,156 5.9 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 7 4.5 3,808 3.2 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 16 10.3 17,714 14.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 40 25.6 21,285 17.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 8 5.1 9,701 8.1 34,674 8.1
Year 10 18 11.5 21,474 17.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 280 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 58 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 13 8.3 15,282 12.7 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 3 1.9 920 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 9 5.8 13,484 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Nundah, 25.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 5 2.6 5,742 3.1 6,000 0.9
Aboriginal English, so described 3 1.6 183 0.1 625 0.1
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English only spoken at home 175 89.3 161,165 86.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 89.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nundah. The only other responses for language at home were Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 2.6% and Aboriginal English, so described 1.6%.

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Ancestry, top responses Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 124 44.1 114,137 43.5 399,843 45.0
English 47 16.7 41,381 15.8 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 41 14.6 36,062 13.8 140,480 15.8
Scottish 11 3.9 8,935 3.4 30,843 3.5
Torres Strait Islander 10 3.6 13,059 5.0 14,948 1.7

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 Nundah (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nundah, the most common ancestries were Australian 44.1%, English 16.7%, Australian Aboriginal 14.6%, Scottish 3.9% and Torres Strait Islander 3.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 70 65.4 30,836 46.8 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 22 20.6 17,867 27.1 61,049 27.4
Away from work 0 0.0 3,935 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 15 14.0 13,259 20.1 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 45 29.0 51,070 42.4 190,132 44.3

There were 107 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nundah. Of these 65.4% were employed full time, 20.6% were employed part-time and 14.0% 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.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Clerical and Administrative Workers 20 18.9 6,728 12.8 23,174 12.7
Professionals 19 17.9 6,202 11.8 24,339 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 16 15.1 8,935 17.0 30,991 17.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 13 12.3 7,056 13.4 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 11 10.4 5,130 9.7 16,774 9.2
Sales Workers 9 8.5 4,797 9.1 15,791 8.7
Managers 8 7.5 3,333 6.3 12,844 7.1
Labourers 7 6.6 8,925 17.0 27,814 15.3

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nundah, the most common occupations were Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.9%, Professionals 17.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.4%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Managers 7.5% and Labourers 6.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
State Government Administration 8 11.6 1,052 2.0 4,176 2.3
Air and Space Transport 7 10.1 163 0.3 561 0.3
Postal Services 5 7.2 241 0.5 825 0.5
Child Care Services 5 7.2 822 1.6 2,535 1.4
Residential Property Operators 4 5.8 88 0.2 347 0.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nundah, the most common industries of employment were State Government Administration 11.6%, Air and Space Transport 10.1%, Postal Services 7.2%, Child Care Services 7.2% and Residential Property Operators 5.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 713 -- 453 -- 441 --
Household 1,325 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nundah was $713 and the median weekly household income was $1,325.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 94 58.4 75,703 62.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 28 17.3 38,265 31.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 17 10.5 15,171 12.6 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 20 12.3 18,300 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Nundah, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 58.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.3% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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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
Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.7 -- 1.7 --

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 Nundah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.2 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 350 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Nundah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 25 19.5 11,886 15.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 20 15.6 23,609 31.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 26 20.3 19,239 25.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 3 2.3 1,624 2.2 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 576 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 1,381 1.8 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 1,702 2.3 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 117 0.2 471 0.2
Other household 54 42.2 14,572 19.5 53,195 20.2

In Nundah, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 19.5% were a couple family with no children, 15.6% were a couple family with children and 20.3% 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.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 28 22.0 60,179 80.9 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 16 12.6 6,987 9.4 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 83 65.4 6,288 8.5 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 909 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Nundah there were 125 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 22.0% were separate houses, 12.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 65.4% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nundah % Nundah Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8 6.2 7,727 10.3 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 21 16.3 17,634 23.6 68,085 25.9
Rented 93 72.1 46,197 61.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 409 0.5 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 7 5.4 2,743 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Nundah, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 6.2% were owned outright, 16.3% were owned with a mortgage and 72.1% were rented.

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