Wyndham (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA27260
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,733
Male 52.3%
Female 47.7%
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 762
Average people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $1,487
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,600
Median weekly rent $315

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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 Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,663 96.0 44,590 93.3 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 40 2.3 2,022 4.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 30 1.7 1,175 2.5 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Wyndham (C), there were 1,733 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female.

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Age Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 218 12.6 5,476 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 397 22.9 10,414 21.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 332 19.1 9,073 19.0 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 296 17.0 6,539 13.7 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 202 11.6 5,239 11.0 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 155 8.9 5,067 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 90 5.2 3,472 7.3 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 47 2.7 2,518 5.3 30,952 4.8

In Wyndham (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 276 24.7 7,613 23.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 52 4.7 1,556 4.9 19,112 4.5
Divorced 99 8.9 2,642 8.3 28,796 6.7
Widowed 18 1.6 943 3.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 673 60.2 19,145 60.0 261,980 61.1

In Wyndham (C), 24.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 223 23.8 6,729 23.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 145 15.5 4,079 14.3 60,051 16.0
Not married 568 60.7 17,744 62.1 228,281 60.9

In Wyndham (C), 23.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.5% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 46 5.7 1,388 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 260 32.2 6,935 35.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 179 22.2 4,828 24.7 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 37 4.6 1,215 6.2 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 63 7.8 1,679 8.6 15,489 5.9
Other 26 3.2 567 2.9 5,047 1.9
Not stated 197 24.4 2,940 15.0 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wyndham (C), 46.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.2% were attending a primary school, 22.2% were attending a secondary school and 12.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 64 5.7 2,929 9.2 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 103 9.1 2,433 7.6 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 56 5.0 1,471 4.6 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 160 14.2 4,581 14.4 56,625 13.2
Year 12 160 14.2 4,285 13.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 101 9.0 2,661 8.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 139 12.3 4,289 13.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 3 0.3 97 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 13 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 113 10.0 4,628 14.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 6 0.5 267 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 199 17.7 3,461 10.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Wyndham (C), 14.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Guugu Yimidhirr 7 0.4 7 0.0 764 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 1,508 86.9 44,375 92.9 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 86.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wyndham (C). The only other response for language at home was Guugu Yimidhirr 0.4%.

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Ancestry, top responses Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 1,075 42.0 32,409 46.6 399,843 45.0
English 511 20.0 13,647 19.6 152,758 17.2
Irish 195 7.6 5,041 7.2 45,887 5.2
Australian Aboriginal 171 6.7 6,416 9.2 140,480 15.8
Scottish 147 5.7 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 Wyndham (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wyndham (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 42.0%, English 20.0%, Irish 7.6%, Australian Aboriginal 6.7% and Scottish 5.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 348 54.5 8,941 50.0 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 169 26.4 5,297 29.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 29 4.5 1,134 6.3 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 93 14.6 2,502 14.0 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 473 42.2 13,086 41.0 190,132 44.3

There were 639 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wyndham (C). Of these 54.5% were employed full time, 26.4% were employed part-time and 14.6% 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
Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Clerical and Administrative Workers 84 15.2 1,931 12.6 23,174 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 82 14.9 2,459 16.0 30,991 17.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 70 12.7 2,166 14.1 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 67 12.1 1,117 7.3 16,774 9.2
Professionals 66 12.0 2,391 15.6 24,339 13.4
Sales Workers 63 11.4 1,447 9.4 15,791 8.7
Labourers 60 10.9 1,970 12.8 27,814 15.3
Managers 46 8.3 1,357 8.8 12,844 7.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wyndham (C), the most common occupations were Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.1%, Professionals 12.0%, Sales Workers 11.4%, Labourers 10.9% and Managers 8.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Road Freight Transport 25 5.3 261 1.7 2,549 1.4
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 21 4.4 481 3.2 5,555 3.1
Takeaway Food Services 20 4.2 415 2.7 4,469 2.5
Central Government Administration 18 3.8 249 1.6 3,808 2.1
State Government Administration 13 2.7 327 2.1 4,176 2.3

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wyndham (C), the most common industries of employment were Road Freight Transport 5.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.4%, Takeaway Food Services 4.2%, Central Government Administration 3.8% and State Government Administration 2.7%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 516 -- 479 -- 441 --
Household 1,487 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wyndham (C) was $516 and the median weekly household income was $1,487.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 665 59.0 20,093 63.0 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 330 29.5 9,408 29.5 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 149 13.3 4,560 14.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 149 13.3 5,878 18.4 63,303 14.8

In Wyndham (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 59.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.5% provided care for children and 13.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.3% 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
Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.4 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9 -- 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 Wyndham (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.9 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
Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 315 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,600 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Wyndham (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $315 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,600.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 106 13.9 4,037 17.0 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 278 36.4 6,960 29.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 226 29.6 6,066 25.5 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 4 0.5 448 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 5 0.7 146 0.6 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 13 1.7 245 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 14 1.8 353 1.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 17 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 117 15.3 5,500 23.1 53,195 20.2

In Wyndham (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 14.5% were a couple family with no children, 38.1% were a couple family with children and 31.5% 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
Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 666 88.0 18,993 80.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 79 10.4 2,661 11.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 12 1.6 1,847 7.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 176 0.7 2,897 1.1

In Wyndham (C) there were 762 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 88.0% were separate houses, 10.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.6% 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
Wyndham (C) % Wyndham (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 78 10.3 3,379 14.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 251 33.2 6,916 29.1 68,085 25.9
Rented 398 52.6 12,300 51.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 3 0.4 188 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 27 3.6 986 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Wyndham (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 10.3% were owned outright, 33.2% were owned with a mortgage and 52.6% 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.