Greater Geelong (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA22750
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,408
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 1,207
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $1,146
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,560
Median weekly rent $270

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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 Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 2,265 94.1 44,590 93.3 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 93 3.9 2,022 4.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 50 2.1 1,175 2.5 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Greater Geelong (C), there were 2,408 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female.

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Age Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 289 12.0 5,476 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 543 22.6 10,414 21.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 473 19.7 9,073 19.0 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 292 12.1 6,539 13.7 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 268 11.1 5,239 11.0 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 248 10.3 5,067 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 176 7.3 3,472 7.3 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 117 4.9 2,518 5.3 30,952 4.8

In Greater Geelong (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 416 26.3 7,613 23.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 75 4.7 1,556 4.9 19,112 4.5
Divorced 134 8.5 2,642 8.3 28,796 6.7
Widowed 44 2.8 943 3.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 912 57.7 19,145 60.0 261,980 61.1

In Greater Geelong (C), 26.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 355 25.4 6,729 23.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 175 12.5 4,079 14.3 60,051 16.0
Not married 865 62.0 17,744 62.1 228,281 60.9

In Greater Geelong (C), 25.4% 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 Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 80 7.6 1,388 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 352 33.4 6,935 35.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 286 27.1 4,828 24.7 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 64 6.1 1,215 6.2 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 102 9.7 1,679 8.6 15,489 5.9
Other 28 2.7 567 2.9 5,047 1.9
Not stated 142 13.5 2,940 15.0 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Geelong (C), 43.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.4% were attending a primary school, 27.1% were attending a secondary school and 15.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 147 9.3 2,929 9.2 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 108 6.8 2,433 7.6 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 84 5.3 1,471 4.6 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 243 15.3 4,581 14.4 56,625 13.2
Year 12 200 12.6 4,285 13.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 142 9.0 2,661 8.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 200 12.6 4,289 13.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 8 0.5 97 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 13 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 235 14.8 4,628 14.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 10 0.6 267 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 174 11.0 3,461 10.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Greater Geelong (C), 12.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pitjantjatjara 3 0.1 9 0.0 3,054 0.5
Wangkatha 3 0.1 3 0.0 208 0.0
Yankunytjatjara 3 0.1 4 0.0 417 0.1
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English only spoken at home 2,213 91.9 44,375 92.9 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 91.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Geelong (C). The only other responses for language at home were Pitjantjatjara 0.1%, Wangkatha 0.1% and Yankunytjatjara 0.1%.

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Ancestry, top responses Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 1,637 47.0 32,409 46.6 399,843 45.0
English 662 19.0 13,647 19.6 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 310 8.9 6,416 9.2 140,480 15.8
Irish 280 8.0 5,041 7.2 45,887 5.2
Scottish 175 5.0 3,222 4.6 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 Greater Geelong (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Geelong (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 47.0%, English 19.0%, Australian Aboriginal 8.9%, Irish 8.0% and Scottish 5.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 427 48.0 8,941 50.0 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 284 31.9 5,297 29.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 70 7.9 1,134 6.3 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 109 12.2 2,502 14.0 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 659 41.8 13,086 41.0 190,132 44.3

There were 890 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Greater Geelong (C). Of these 48.0% were employed full time, 31.9% were employed part-time and 12.2% 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
Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 139 18.1 2,459 16.0 30,991 17.0
Labourers 113 14.8 1,970 12.8 27,814 15.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 106 13.8 1,931 12.6 23,174 12.7
Professionals 100 13.1 2,391 15.6 24,339 13.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 99 12.9 2,166 14.1 24,399 13.4
Sales Workers 77 10.1 1,447 9.4 15,791 8.7
Managers 56 7.3 1,357 8.8 12,844 7.1
Machinery Operators and Drivers 54 7.0 1,117 7.3 16,774 9.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Geelong (C), the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 18.1%, Labourers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Professionals 13.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.9%, Sales Workers 10.1%, Managers 7.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Takeaway Food Services 35 5.2 415 2.7 4,469 2.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 29 4.3 481 3.2 5,555 3.1
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 25 3.7 461 3.0 5,542 3.0
Local Government Administration 24 3.6 332 2.2 5,511 3.0
Other Social Assistance Services 22 3.3 388 2.5 5,302 2.9

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Geelong (C), the most common industries of employment were Takeaway Food Services 5.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.3%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.7%, Local Government Administration 3.6% and Other Social Assistance Services 3.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 475 -- 479 -- 441 --
Household 1,146 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Geelong (C) was $475 and the median weekly household income was $1,146.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,022 64.8 20,093 63.0 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 493 31.3 9,408 29.5 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 257 16.3 4,560 14.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 292 18.5 5,878 18.4 63,303 14.8

In Greater Geelong (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 64.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.3% provided care for children and 16.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.5% 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
Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 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 Greater Geelong (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.7 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
Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 270 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,560 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Greater Geelong (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,560.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 178 14.6 4,037 17.0 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 377 31.0 6,960 29.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 330 27.1 6,066 25.5 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 25 2.1 448 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 11 0.9 146 0.6 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 10 0.8 245 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 17 1.4 353 1.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 17 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 270 22.2 5,500 23.1 53,195 20.2

In Greater Geelong (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 15.5% were a couple family with no children, 31.8% were a couple family with children and 28.5% 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
Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,044 86.8 18,993 80.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 123 10.2 2,661 11.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 32 2.7 1,847 7.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 4 0.3 176 0.7 2,897 1.1

In Greater Geelong (C) there were 1,207 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 86.8% were separate houses, 10.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.7% were flats or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Greater Geelong (C) % Greater Geelong (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 173 14.3 3,379 14.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 368 30.3 6,916 29.1 68,085 25.9
Rented 620 51.1 12,300 51.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 17 1.4 188 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 36 3.0 986 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Greater Geelong (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 14.3% were owned outright, 30.3% were owned with a mortgage and 51.1% were rented.

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