Woorabinda (S)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA37550
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 906
Male 48.1%
Female 51.9%
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 236
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $714
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $120

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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 Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 850 93.8 148,940 79.9 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 3 0.3 21,056 11.3 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 53 5.8 16,487 8.8 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Woorabinda (S), there were 906 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female.

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Age Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --
0-4 years 107 11.8 21,857 11.7 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 210 23.2 44,223 23.7 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 183 20.2 35,876 19.2 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 113 12.5 24,524 13.2 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 102 11.2 20,754 11.1 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 100 11.0 18,739 10.0 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 57 6.3 12,308 6.6 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 35 3.9 8,194 4.4 30,952 4.8

In Woorabinda (S), 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 3.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 90 15.3 26,266 21.8 105,086 24.5
Separated 12 2.0 5,219 4.3 19,112 4.5
Divorced 10 1.7 7,870 6.5 28,796 6.7
Widowed 10 1.7 3,492 2.9 13,794 3.2
Never married 468 79.3 77,564 64.4 261,980 61.1

In Woorabinda (S), 15.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 3.7% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 44 8.2 22,449 21.1 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 102 19.1 18,992 17.9 60,051 16.0
Not married 388 72.7 64,807 61.0 228,281 60.9

In Woorabinda (S), 8.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 19.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 14 4.6 3,597 4.9 16,698 6.4
Primary 119 39.0 29,132 39.8 97,859 37.5
Secondary 82 26.9 19,602 26.8 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 3,177 4.3 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 5 1.6 4,645 6.3 15,489 5.9
Other 15 4.9 1,750 2.4 5,047 1.9
Not stated 70 23.0 11,357 15.5 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Woorabinda (S), 33.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.0% were attending a primary school, 26.9% were attending a secondary school and 1.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 11 1.8 6,490 5.4 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 15 2.5 7,156 5.9 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 3 0.5 3,808 3.2 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 44 7.4 17,714 14.7 56,625 13.2
Year 12 61 10.2 21,285 17.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 56 9.4 9,701 8.1 34,674 8.1
Year 10 177 29.6 21,474 17.8 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 4 0.7 280 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 58 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 84 14.1 15,282 12.7 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 5 0.8 920 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 125 20.9 13,484 11.2 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Woorabinda (S), 10.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 4 0.4 57 0.0 347 0.1
Cape York Peninsula Languages, nec 3 0.3 851 0.5 866 0.1
Aboriginal English, so described 3 0.3 183 0.1 625 0.1
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English only spoken at home 774 85.2 161,165 86.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 85.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Woorabinda (S). The only other responses for language at home were Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.4%, Cape York Peninsula Languages, nec 0.3% and Aboriginal English, so described 0.3%.

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Ancestry, top responses Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 831 86.2 36,062 13.8 140,480 15.8
Australian 43 4.5 114,137 43.5 399,843 45.0
Torres Strait Islander 39 4.0 13,059 5.0 14,948 1.7
English 6 0.6 41,381 15.8 152,758 17.2
Irish 5 0.5 13,013 5.0 45,887 5.2

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

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Woorabinda (S), the most common ancestries were Australian Aboriginal 86.2%, Australian 4.5%, Torres Strait Islander 4.0%, English 0.6% and Irish 0.5%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 97 47.8 30,836 46.8 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 49 24.1 17,867 27.1 61,049 27.4
Away from work 12 5.9 3,935 6.0 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 45 22.2 13,259 20.1 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 346 58.6 51,070 42.4 190,132 44.3

There were 203 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Woorabinda (S). Of these 47.8% were employed full time, 24.1% were employed part-time and 22.2% 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
Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 46 29.5 8,935 17.0 30,991 17.0
Labourers 35 22.4 8,925 17.0 27,814 15.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 22 14.1 6,728 12.8 23,174 12.7
Professionals 12 7.7 6,202 11.8 24,339 13.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 9 5.8 7,056 13.4 24,399 13.4
Managers 8 5.1 3,333 6.3 12,844 7.1
Machinery Operators and Drivers 8 5.1 5,130 9.7 16,774 9.2
Sales Workers 6 3.8 4,797 9.1 15,791 8.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Woorabinda (S), the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 29.5%, Labourers 22.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.1%, Professionals 7.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.8%, Managers 5.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.1% and Sales Workers 3.8%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 35 23.8 2,109 4.0 5,511 3.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 21 14.3 1,812 3.4 5,542 3.0
Child Care Services 10 6.8 822 1.6 2,535 1.4
Primary Education 9 6.1 1,434 2.7 4,897 2.7
Market Research and Statistical Services 8 5.4 91 0.2 322 0.2

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Woorabinda (S), the most common industries of employment were Local Government Administration 23.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 14.3%, Child Care Services 6.8%, Primary Education 6.1% and Market Research and Statistical Services 5.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 297 -- 453 -- 441 --
Household 714 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Woorabinda (S) was $297 and the median weekly household income was $714.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 379 64.8 75,703 62.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 142 24.0 38,265 31.8 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 53 9.0 15,171 12.6 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 47 8.0 18,300 15.2 63,303 14.8

In Woorabinda (S), 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, 24.0% provided care for children and 9.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.0% 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
Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.6 -- 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 Woorabinda (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 0.6 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
Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 120 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Woorabinda (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 11 4.7 11,886 15.9 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 54 23.2 23,609 31.6 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 81 34.8 19,239 25.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 15 6.4 1,624 2.2 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 3 1.3 576 0.8 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 3 1.3 1,381 1.8 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 7 3.0 1,702 2.3 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 3 1.3 117 0.2 471 0.2
Other household 56 24.0 14,572 19.5 53,195 20.2

In Woorabinda (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 6.0% were a couple family with no children, 24.5% were a couple family with children and 37.8% 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
Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 202 86.7 60,179 80.9 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 31 13.3 6,987 9.4 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 6,288 8.5 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 909 1.2 2,897 1.1

In Woorabinda (S) there were 236 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 86.7% were separate houses, 13.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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
Woorabinda (S) % Woorabinda (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 7,727 10.3 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 17,634 23.6 68,085 25.9
Rented 225 95.3 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 11 4.7 2,743 3.7 10,182 3.9

In Woorabinda (S), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 95.3% were rented.

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