Douglas (S)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA32810
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 891
Male 49.3%
Female 50.7%
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 342
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $986
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,602
Median weekly rent $200

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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 Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 694 77.9 148,940 79.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 51 5.7 21,056 11.3 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 146 16.4 16,487 8.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Douglas (S), there were 891 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female.

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Age Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 26 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 92 10.2 21,857 11.7 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 185 20.6 44,223 23.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 147 16.4 35,876 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 119 13.2 24,524 13.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 104 11.6 20,754 11.1 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 106 11.8 18,739 10.0 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 95 10.6 12,308 6.6 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 51 5.7 8,194 4.4 30,952 4.8

In Douglas (S), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 98 15.9 26,266 21.8 105,086 24.5
Separated 21 3.4 5,219 4.3 19,112 4.5
Divorced 33 5.3 7,870 6.5 28,796 6.7
Widowed 27 4.4 3,492 2.9 13,794 3.2
Never married 439 71.0 77,564 64.4 261,980 61.1

In Douglas (S), 15.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 8.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 83 15.2 22,449 21.1 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 127 23.3 18,992 17.9 60,051 16.0
Not married 336 61.5 64,807 61.0 228,281 60.9

In Douglas (S), 15.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 23.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 11 3.6 3,597 4.9 16,698 6.4
Primary 120 39.1 29,132 39.8 97,859 37.5
Secondary 73 23.8 19,602 26.8 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 10 3.3 3,177 4.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 6 2.0 4,645 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 13 4.2 1,750 2.4 5,047 1.9
Not stated 74 24.1 11,357 15.5 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Douglas (S), 34.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.1% were attending a primary school, 23.8% were attending a secondary school and 5.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 25 4.1 6,490 5.4 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 31 5.0 7,156 5.9 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 19 3.1 3,808 3.2 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 64 10.4 17,714 14.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 93 15.1 21,285 17.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 39 6.4 9,701 8.1 34,674 8.1
Year 10 119 19.4 21,474 17.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 3 0.5 280 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 58 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 82 13.4 15,282 12.7 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 4 0.7 920 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 112 18.2 13,484 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Douglas (S), 15.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Kuku Yalanji 61 6.9 318 0.2 314 0.0
Guugu Yimidhirr 4 0.5 762 0.4 764 0.1
Anindilyakwa 3 0.3 19 0.0 1,478 0.2
Garrwa 3 0.3 12 0.0 128 0.0
Wik Mungkan 3 0.3 440 0.2 444 0.1
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English only spoken at home 754 84.2 161,165 86.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 84.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Douglas (S). Indigenous languages spoken at home include Kuku Yalanji 6.9%, Guugu Yimidhirr 0.5%, Anindilyakwa 0.3%, Garrwa 0.3% and Wik Mungkan 0.3%.

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Ancestry, top responses Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 550 46.2 114,137 43.5 399,843 45.0
Australian Aboriginal 250 21.0 36,062 13.8 140,480 15.8
English 137 11.5 41,381 15.8 152,758 17.2
Irish 60 5.0 13,013 5.0 45,887 5.2
Torres Strait Islander 28 2.4 13,059 5.0 14,948 1.7

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 Douglas (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Douglas (S), the most common ancestries were Australian 46.2%, Australian Aboriginal 21.0%, English 11.5%, Irish 5.0% and Torres Strait Islander 2.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 139 43.4 30,836 46.8 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 102 31.9 17,867 27.1 61,049 27.4
Away from work 33 10.3 3,935 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 46 14.4 13,259 20.1 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 257 41.9 51,070 42.4 190,132 44.3

There were 320 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Douglas (S). Of these 43.4% were employed full time, 31.9% were employed part-time and 14.4% 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
Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Labourers 62 22.7 8,925 17.0 27,814 15.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 57 20.9 8,935 17.0 30,991 17.0
Professionals 33 12.1 6,202 11.8 24,339 13.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 30 11.0 7,056 13.4 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 23 8.4 5,130 9.7 16,774 9.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 22 8.1 6,728 12.8 23,174 12.7
Managers 20 7.3 3,333 6.3 12,844 7.1
Sales Workers 11 4.0 4,797 9.1 15,791 8.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Douglas (S), the most common occupations were Labourers 22.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 20.9%, Professionals 12.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.1%, Managers 7.3% and Sales Workers 4.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Accommodation 27 10.8 801 1.5 2,427 1.3
Secondary Education 18 7.2 855 1.6 3,079 1.7
Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 16 6.4 806 1.5 2,607 1.4
Primary Education 12 4.8 1,434 2.7 4,897 2.7
Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services 11 4.4 96 0.2 285 0.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Douglas (S), the most common industries of employment were Accommodation 10.8%, Secondary Education 7.2%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 6.4%, Primary Education 4.8% and Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services 4.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 461 -- 453 -- 441 --
Household 986 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Douglas (S) was $461 and the median weekly household income was $986.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 380 61.8 75,703 62.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 166 26.9 38,265 31.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 80 13.0 15,171 12.6 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 95 15.4 18,300 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Douglas (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 61.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.9% provided care for children and 13.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.4% 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
Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 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 Douglas (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1.1 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
Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,602 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Douglas (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,602.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 55 16.5 11,886 15.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 91 27.3 23,609 31.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 80 24.0 19,239 25.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 11 3.3 1,624 2.2 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 3 0.9 576 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 5 1.5 1,381 1.8 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 7 2.1 1,702 2.3 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 117 0.2 471 0.2
Other household 81 24.3 14,572 19.5 53,195 20.2

In Douglas (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 17.4% were a couple family with no children, 28.8% were a couple family with children and 26.1% 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
Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 239 70.3 60,179 80.9 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 28 8.2 6,987 9.4 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 64 18.8 6,288 8.5 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 9 2.6 909 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Douglas (S) there were 342 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 70.3% were separate houses, 8.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.8% were flats or apartments and 2.6% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Douglas (S) % Douglas (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 42 12.3 7,727 10.3 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 56 16.4 17,634 23.6 68,085 25.9
Rented 219 64.0 46,197 61.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 409 0.5 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 25 7.3 2,743 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Douglas (S), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 12.3% were owned outright, 16.4% were owned with a mortgage and 64.0% were rented.

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