Gold Coast (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA33430
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 9,276
Male 48.6%
Female 51.4%
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 4,699
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,477
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,000
Median weekly rent $390

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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 Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 8,484 91.5 148,940 79.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 449 4.8 21,056 11.3 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 343 3.7 16,487 8.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Gold Coast (C), there were 9,276 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female.

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Age Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 23 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 1,025 11.0 21,857 11.7 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 2,021 21.8 44,223 23.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 1,882 20.3 35,876 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 1,348 14.5 24,524 13.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 1,015 10.9 20,754 11.1 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 962 10.4 18,739 10.0 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 638 6.9 12,308 6.6 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 399 4.3 8,194 4.4 30,952 4.8

In Gold Coast (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,611 25.8 26,266 21.8 105,086 24.5
Separated 307 4.9 5,219 4.3 19,112 4.5
Divorced 558 8.9 7,870 6.5 28,796 6.7
Widowed 148 2.4 3,492 2.9 13,794 3.2
Never married 3,620 58.0 77,564 64.4 261,980 61.1

In Gold Coast (C), 25.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,462 25.4 22,449 21.1 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 909 15.8 18,992 17.9 60,051 16.0
Not married 3,382 58.8 64,807 61.0 228,281 60.9

In Gold Coast (C), 25.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 219 6.0 3,597 4.9 16,698 6.4
Primary 1,400 38.4 29,132 39.8 97,859 37.5
Secondary 951 26.1 19,602 26.8 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 244 6.7 3,177 4.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 455 12.5 4,645 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 97 2.7 1,750 2.4 5,047 1.9
Not stated 277 7.6 11,357 15.5 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gold Coast (C), 39.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.4% were attending a primary school, 26.1% were attending a secondary school and 19.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 535 8.6 6,490 5.4 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 628 10.1 7,156 5.9 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 224 3.6 3,808 3.2 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 1,150 18.5 17,714 14.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 1,127 18.1 21,285 17.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 403 6.5 9,701 8.1 34,674 8.1
Year 10 1,006 16.1 21,474 17.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 9 0.1 280 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 58 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 568 9.1 15,282 12.7 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 39 0.6 920 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 353 5.7 13,484 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Gold Coast (C), 18.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal English, so described 9 0.1 183 0.1 625 0.1
Wiradjuri 7 0.1 37 0.0 432 0.1
Bandjalang 4 0.0 19 0.0 106 0.0
Larrakiya 3 0.0 3 0.0 14 0.0
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3 0.0 5,742 3.1 6,000 0.9
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English only spoken at home 8,899 95.9 161,165 86.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gold Coast (C). Indigenous languages spoken at home include Aboriginal English, so described 0.1%, Wiradjuri 0.1%, Bandjalang 0.0%, Larrakiya 0.0% and Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 0.0%.

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Ancestry, top responses Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 6,539 47.2 114,137 43.5 399,843 45.0
English 2,828 20.4 41,381 15.8 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 1,081 7.8 36,062 13.8 140,480 15.8
Irish 982 7.1 13,013 5.0 45,887 5.2
Scottish 635 4.6 8,935 3.4 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 Gold Coast (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gold Coast (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 47.2%, English 20.4%, Australian Aboriginal 7.8%, Irish 7.1% and Scottish 4.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 2,066 49.9 30,836 46.8 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 1,370 33.1 17,867 27.1 61,049 27.4
Away from work 206 5.0 3,935 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 496 12.0 13,259 20.1 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 2,004 32.1 51,070 42.4 190,132 44.3

There were 4,138 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gold Coast (C). Of these 49.9% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 12.0% 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
Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 571 15.7 8,935 17.0 30,991 17.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 563 15.5 7,056 13.4 24,399 13.4
Labourers 501 13.8 8,925 17.0 27,814 15.3
Sales Workers 496 13.7 4,797 9.1 15,791 8.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 452 12.4 6,728 12.8 23,174 12.7
Professionals 450 12.4 6,202 11.8 24,339 13.4
Managers 286 7.9 3,333 6.3 12,844 7.1
Machinery Operators and Drivers 222 6.1 5,130 9.7 16,774 9.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gold Coast (C), the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 15.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Labourers 13.8%, Sales Workers 13.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.4%, Professionals 12.4%, Managers 7.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 144 4.1 1,674 3.2 5,555 3.1
Takeaway Food Services 121 3.5 1,338 2.5 4,469 2.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 109 3.1 1,812 3.4 5,542 3.0
Accommodation 81 2.3 801 1.5 2,427 1.3
Cafes and Restaurants 79 2.3 861 1.6 2,888 1.6

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gold Coast (C), the most common industries of employment were Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1%, Takeaway Food Services 3.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.1%, Accommodation 2.3% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 552 -- 453 -- 441 --
Household 1,477 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gold Coast (C) was $552 and the median weekly household income was $1,477.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 4,306 69.0 75,703 62.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 1,988 31.9 38,265 31.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 800 12.8 15,171 12.6 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,027 16.5 18,300 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Gold Coast (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 69.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.9% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.5% 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
Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2 -- 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 Gold Coast (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 2 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
Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 390 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,000 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Gold Coast (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $390 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,000.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 863 18.4 11,886 15.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 1,572 33.5 23,609 31.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 1,020 21.7 19,239 25.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 70 1.5 1,624 2.2 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 38 0.8 576 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 85 1.8 1,381 1.8 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 90 1.9 1,702 2.3 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 3 0.1 117 0.2 471 0.2
Other household 955 20.3 14,572 19.5 53,195 20.2

In Gold Coast (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 19.2% were a couple family with no children, 35.3% were a couple family with children and 23.6% 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
Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,905 62.0 60,179 80.9 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,014 21.6 6,987 9.4 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 715 15.3 6,288 8.5 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 50 1.1 909 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Gold Coast (C) there were 4,699 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 62.0% were separate houses, 21.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.3% were flats or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gold Coast (C) % Gold Coast (C) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 513 10.9 7,727 10.3 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 1,331 28.3 17,634 23.6 68,085 25.9
Rented 2,686 57.2 46,197 61.8 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 15 0.3 409 0.5 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 153 3.3 2,743 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Gold Coast (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 10.9% were owned outright, 28.3% were owned with a mortgage and 57.2% 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.