Botany Bay (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA11100
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 819
Male 46.9%
Female 53.1%
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 409
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,610
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,400
Median weekly rent $400

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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 Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 767 93.7 207,250 95.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 25 3.1 4,840 2.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 27 3.3 4,080 1.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Botany Bay (C), there were 819 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 46.9% were male and 53.1% were female.

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Age Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 67 8.2 24,956 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 141 17.2 49,311 22.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 169 20.6 41,327 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 132 16.1 27,767 12.8 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 81 9.9 22,886 10.6 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 110 13.4 22,421 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 63 7.7 15,934 7.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 56 6.8 11,576 5.4 30,952 4.8

In Botany Bay (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 25.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 131 21.5 33,345 23.5 105,086 24.5
Separated 31 5.1 6,715 4.7 19,112 4.5
Divorced 44 7.2 10,931 7.7 28,796 6.7
Widowed 14 2.3 4,357 3.1 13,794 3.2
Never married 389 63.9 86,555 61.0 261,980 61.1

In Botany Bay (C), 21.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 123 22.0 29,736 23.4 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 70 12.5 18,245 14.4 60,051 16.0
Not married 366 65.5 78,875 62.2 228,281 60.9

In Botany Bay (C), 22.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 12.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 10 3.6 7,286 8.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 102 36.8 33,034 37.1 97,859 37.5
Secondary 74 26.7 22,640 25.4 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 25 9.0 6,508 7.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 37 13.4 5,623 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 3 1.1 1,420 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 26 9.4 12,589 14.1 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Botany Bay (C), 33.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.8% were attending a primary school, 26.7% were attending a secondary school and 22.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 45 7.5 9,510 6.7 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 47 7.8 8,908 6.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 28 4.6 5,294 3.7 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 85 14.1 20,305 14.3 56,625 13.2
Year 12 115 19.0 17,641 12.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 37 6.1 9,222 6.5 34,674 8.1
Year 10 114 18.9 26,665 18.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 475 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 68 11.3 23,512 16.6 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 792 0.6 4,256 1.0
Not stated 48 7.9 15,835 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Botany Bay (C), 19.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 781 95.9 204,018 94.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Botany Bay (C). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 546 46.0 150,901 49.9 399,843 45.0
English 229 19.3 60,982 20.2 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 163 13.7 29,526 9.8 140,480 15.8
Irish 89 7.5 18,060 6.0 45,887 5.2
Scottish 30 2.5 11,704 3.9 30,843 3.5

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 Botany Bay (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Botany Bay (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 46.0%, English 19.3%, Australian Aboriginal 13.7%, Irish 7.5% and Scottish 2.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 246 63.4 38,368 49.7 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 86 22.2 22,333 29.0 61,049 27.4
Away from work 29 7.5 4,612 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 27 7.0 11,827 15.3 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 199 33.0 60,973 43.0 190,132 44.3

There were 388 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Botany Bay (C). Of these 63.4% were employed full time, 22.2% were employed part-time and 7.0% 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
Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Clerical and Administrative Workers 78 21.8 8,060 12.3 23,174 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 69 19.3 11,165 17.1 30,991 17.0
Professionals 54 15.1 8,807 13.5 24,339 13.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 46 12.9 9,016 13.8 24,399 13.4
Labourers 35 9.8 9,913 15.2 27,814 15.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers 30 8.4 5,737 8.8 16,774 9.2
Managers 24 6.7 4,756 7.3 12,844 7.1
Sales Workers 21 5.9 5,993 9.2 15,791 8.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Botany Bay (C), the most common occupations were Clerical and Administrative Workers 21.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 19.3%, Professionals 15.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.9%, Labourers 9.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.4%, Managers 6.7% and Sales Workers 5.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Air and Space Transport 12 3.9 264 0.4 561 0.3
Defence 12 3.9 506 0.8 1,602 0.9
Primary Education 12 3.9 1,832 2.8 4,897 2.7
Central Government Administration 11 3.6 984 1.5 3,808 2.1
Local Government Administration 11 3.6 1,489 2.3 5,511 3.0

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Botany Bay (C), the most common industries of employment were Air and Space Transport 3.9%, Defence 3.9%, Primary Education 3.9%, Central Government Administration 3.6% and Local Government Administration 3.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 672 -- 472 -- 441 --
Household 1,610 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Botany Bay (C) was $672 and the median weekly household income was $1,610.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 356 58.7 86,767 61.1 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 160 26.4 42,758 30.1 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 91 15.0 20,600 14.5 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 106 17.5 21,598 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Botany Bay (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 58.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.4% provided care for children and 15.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.5% 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
Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4 -- 1.8 -- 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 Botany Bay (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.4 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
Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 400 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,400 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Botany Bay (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $400 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,400.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 71 17.5 15,498 16.2 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 104 25.6 29,267 30.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 95 23.4 25,476 26.7 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 14 3.4 1,801 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 742 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 8 2.0 1,456 1.5 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 3 0.7 1,862 1.9 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 92 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 111 27.3 19,295 20.2 53,195 20.2

In Botany Bay (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 17.5% were a couple family with no children, 27.6% were a couple family with children and 24.1% 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
Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 149 36.1 75,718 79.7 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 102 24.7 9,282 9.8 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 159 38.5 8,821 9.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 3 0.7 1,144 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Botany Bay (C) there were 409 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 36.1% were separate houses, 24.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 38.5% were flats or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Botany Bay (C) % Botany Bay (C) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 61 14.8 13,854 14.5 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 87 21.1 26,061 27.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 244 59.1 51,327 53.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 6 1.5 696 0.7 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 15 3.6 3,553 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Botany Bay (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 14.8% were owned outright, 21.1% were owned with a mortgage and 59.1% 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.