Cunderdin

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Area code 509021237
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 241
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 34
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 85
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $767
Median monthly mortgage repayments $801
Median weekly rent $150

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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 Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 241 100.0 72,920 96.0 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,433 1.9 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,623 2.1 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Cunderdin, there were 241 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female.

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Age Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 17 7.1 8,409 11.1 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 53 22.2 16,962 22.3 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 25 10.5 14,074 18.5 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 27 11.3 11,452 15.1 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 29 12.1 8,860 11.7 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 29 12.1 7,894 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 32 13.4 5,136 6.8 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 27 11.3 3,192 4.2 30,952 4.8

In Cunderdin, the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 34 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 27.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 11.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 33 18.4 11,239 22.2 105,086 24.5
Separated 8 4.5 2,212 4.4 19,112 4.5
Divorced 10 5.6 2,587 5.1 28,796 6.7
Widowed 18 10.1 1,610 3.2 13,794 3.2
Never married 110 61.5 32,956 65.1 261,980 61.1

In Cunderdin, 18.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 10.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 24 15.8 7,947 19.2 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 28 18.4 8,309 20.1 60,051 16.0
Not married 100 65.8 25,162 60.8 228,281 60.9

In Cunderdin, 15.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 18.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 6 10.0 1,590 5.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 32 53.3 10,756 35.4 97,859 37.5
Secondary 9 15.0 7,314 24.0 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 1,155 3.8 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 1,243 4.1 15,489 5.9
Other 7 11.7 479 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 6 10.0 7,887 25.9 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cunderdin, 26.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 53.3% were attending a primary school, 15.0% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4 2.3 2,154 4.3 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 0 0.0 1,880 3.7 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 4 2.3 1,436 2.8 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 11 6.3 5,480 10.8 56,625 13.2
Year 12 12 6.9 6,950 13.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 11 6.3 4,983 9.8 34,674 8.1
Year 10 58 33.3 10,472 20.7 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 92 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 20 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 40 23.0 6,343 12.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 708 1.4 4,256 1.0
Not stated 29 16.7 9,070 17.9 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Cunderdin, 6.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 0.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 233 97.1 59,629 78.5 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cunderdin. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 197 64.0 45,794 45.9 399,843 45.0
Australian Aboriginal 43 14.0 20,368 20.4 140,480 15.8
English 43 14.0 14,567 14.6 152,758 17.2
Irish 10 3.2 3,490 3.5 45,887 5.2
German 7 2.3 1,168 1.2 16,332 1.8

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

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cunderdin, the most common ancestries were Australian 64.0%, Australian Aboriginal 14.0%, English 14.0%, Irish 3.2% and German 2.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 17 29.8 11,109 47.1 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 12 21.1 5,385 22.8 61,049 27.4
Away from work 3 5.3 1,871 7.9 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 25 43.9 5,241 22.2 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 106 62.0 24,363 48.1 190,132 44.3

There were 57 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cunderdin. Of these 29.8% were employed full time, 21.1% were employed part-time and 43.9% 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
Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 9 30.0 2,736 14.9 24,399 13.4
Labourers 8 26.7 2,440 13.3 27,814 15.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 6 20.0 2,831 15.4 30,991 17.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 4 13.3 2,631 14.3 16,774 9.2
Professionals 3 10.0 2,482 13.5 24,339 13.4

The only responses for occupations for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cunderdin were Technicians and Trades Workers 30.0%, Labourers 26.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 20.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.3% and Professionals 10.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Meat Processing 4 25.0 36 0.2 932 0.5
Local Government Administration 3 18.8 422 2.3 5,511 3.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3 18.8 383 2.1 5,542 3.0
Aged Care Residential Services 3 18.8 181 1.0 3,760 2.1

The only responses for industry of employment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cunderdin were Meat Processing 25.0%, Local Government Administration 18.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 18.8% and Aged Care Residential Services 18.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 362 -- 398 -- 441 --
Household 767 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cunderdin was $362 and the median weekly household income was $767.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 82 46.9 28,306 55.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 43 24.7 15,384 30.4 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 28 16.1 6,219 12.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 11 6.3 6,249 12.3 63,303 14.8

In Cunderdin, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 46.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.7% provided care for children and 16.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 6.3% 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
Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3 -- 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 Cunderdin, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.3 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
Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 801 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Cunderdin, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $801.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 14 17.1 4,014 15.1 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 16 19.5 8,217 31.0 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 29 35.4 6,970 26.3 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 0 0.0 740 2.8 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 196 0.7 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 5 6.1 531 2.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 3 3.7 673 2.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 76 0.3 471 0.2
Other household 15 18.3 5,123 19.3 53,195 20.2

In Cunderdin, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 17.1% were a couple family with no children, 25.6% were a couple family with children and 39.0% 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
Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 74 92.5 22,121 83.8 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 3.8 3,075 11.7 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 952 3.6 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 3 3.8 241 0.9 2,897 1.1

In Cunderdin there were 85 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 92.5% were separate houses, 3.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.8% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cunderdin % Cunderdin Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 17 20.7 2,449 9.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 16 19.5 6,725 25.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 49 59.8 15,937 60.1 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 220 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 1,208 4.6 10,182 3.9

In Cunderdin, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 20.7% were owned outright, 19.5% were owned with a mortgage and 59.8% were rented.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.