Melbourne (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA24600
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 470
Male 55.8%
Female 44.2%
Median age 28
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 269
Average people per household 2.1
Median weekly household income $1,666
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,594
Median weekly rent $420

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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 Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 420 89.4 44,590 93.3 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 19 4.0 2,022 4.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 31 6.6 1,175 2.5 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Melbourne (C), there were 470 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 55.8% were male and 44.2% were female.

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Age Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 28 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 14 3.1 5,476 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 20 4.4 10,414 21.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 144 31.4 9,073 19.0 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 123 26.8 6,539 13.7 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 65 14.2 5,239 11.0 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 47 10.2 5,067 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 28 6.1 3,472 7.3 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 18 3.9 2,518 5.3 30,952 4.8

In Melbourne (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 28 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 6.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 53 12.2 7,613 23.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 10 2.3 1,556 4.9 19,112 4.5
Divorced 26 6.0 2,642 8.3 28,796 6.7
Widowed 4 0.9 943 3.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 341 78.6 19,145 60.0 261,980 61.1

In Melbourne (C), 12.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 37 13.0 6,729 23.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 50 17.6 4,079 14.3 60,051 16.0
Not married 197 69.4 17,744 62.1 228,281 60.9

In Melbourne (C), 13.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 1.4 1,388 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 15 6.9 6,935 35.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 17 7.8 4,828 24.7 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 12 5.5 1,215 6.2 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 105 48.2 1,679 8.6 15,489 5.9
Other 5 2.3 567 2.9 5,047 1.9
Not stated 61 28.0 2,940 15.0 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Melbourne (C), 45.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 6.9% were attending a primary school, 7.8% were attending a secondary school and 53.7% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 100 22.9 2,929 9.2 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 31 7.1 2,433 7.6 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 19 4.3 1,471 4.6 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 39 8.9 4,581 14.4 56,625 13.2
Year 12 102 23.3 4,285 13.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 15 3.4 2,661 8.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 23 5.3 4,289 13.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 97 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 13 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 22 5.0 4,628 14.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 7 1.6 267 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 66 15.1 3,461 10.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Melbourne (C), 23.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 406 86.4 44,375 92.9 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 86.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Melbourne (C). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 280 40.9 32,409 46.6 399,843 45.0
English 116 16.9 13,647 19.6 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 83 12.1 6,416 9.2 140,480 15.8
Irish 61 8.9 5,041 7.2 45,887 5.2
Scottish 35 5.1 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 Melbourne (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Melbourne (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 40.9%, English 16.9%, Australian Aboriginal 12.1%, Irish 8.9% and Scottish 5.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 150 57.5 8,941 50.0 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 67 25.7 5,297 29.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 8 3.1 1,134 6.3 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 36 13.8 2,502 14.0 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 166 38.4 13,086 41.0 190,132 44.3

There were 261 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Melbourne (C). Of these 57.5% were employed full time, 25.7% were employed part-time and 13.8% 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
Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 84 36.5 2,391 15.6 24,339 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 36 15.7 2,459 16.0 30,991 17.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 31 13.5 1,931 12.6 23,174 12.7
Managers 25 10.9 1,357 8.8 12,844 7.1
Technicians and Trades Workers 21 9.1 2,166 14.1 24,399 13.4
Sales Workers 19 8.3 1,447 9.4 15,791 8.7
Inadequately described 8 3.5 284 1.8 3,291 1.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3 1.3 1,117 7.3 16,774 9.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Melbourne (C), the most common occupations were Professionals 36.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Managers 10.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.1%, Sales Workers 8.3%, Inadequately described 3.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Higher Education 18 10.5 297 1.9 1,885 1.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 9 5.3 461 3.0 5,542 3.0
Computer System Design and Related Services 7 4.1 82 0.5 549 0.3
Accommodation 6 3.5 136 0.9 2,427 1.3
Legal Services 6 3.5 132 0.9 1,166 0.6

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Melbourne (C), the most common industries of employment were Higher Education 10.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.3%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.1%, Accommodation 3.5% and Legal Services 3.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 628 -- 479 -- 441 --
Household 1,666 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Melbourne (C) was $628 and the median weekly household income was $1,666.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 274 63.1 20,093 63.0 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 68 15.7 9,408 29.5 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 43 9.9 4,560 14.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 101 23.3 5,878 18.4 63,303 14.8

In Melbourne (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 63.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 15.7% provided care for children and 9.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.3% 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
Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.1 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.8 -- 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 Melbourne (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.1 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 0.8 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
Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 420 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,594 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Melbourne (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $420 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,594.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 73 27.4 4,037 17.0 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 16 6.0 6,960 29.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 21 7.9 6,066 25.5 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 3 1.1 448 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 146 0.6 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 245 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 353 1.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 17 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 153 57.5 5,500 23.1 53,195 20.2

In Melbourne (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 27.4% were a couple family with no children, 6.0% were a couple family with children and 7.9% 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.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 9 3.3 18,993 80.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 58 21.3 2,661 11.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 200 73.5 1,847 7.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 5 1.8 176 0.7 2,897 1.1

In Melbourne (C) there were 269 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 3.3% were separate houses, 21.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 73.5% were flats or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Melbourne (C) % Melbourne (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 12 4.5 3,379 14.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 25 9.3 6,916 29.1 68,085 25.9
Rented 222 82.5 12,300 51.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 188 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 10 3.7 986 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Melbourne (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 4.5% were owned outright, 9.3% were owned with a mortgage and 82.5% 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.