Greater Geraldton (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA53800
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 3,740
Male 49.5%
Female 50.5%
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 1,279
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,005
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,690
Median weekly rent $240

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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 Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 3,658 97.8 72,920 96.0 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 20 0.5 1,433 1.9 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 62 1.7 1,623 2.1 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Greater Geraldton (C), there were 3,740 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female.

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Age Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 23 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 409 10.9 8,409 11.1 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 887 23.7 16,962 22.3 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 670 17.9 14,074 18.5 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 511 13.7 11,452 15.1 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 445 11.9 8,860 11.7 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 368 9.8 7,894 10.4 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 274 7.3 5,136 6.8 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 176 4.7 3,192 4.2 30,952 4.8

In Greater Geraldton (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 484 19.8 11,239 22.2 105,086 24.5
Separated 120 4.9 2,212 4.4 19,112 4.5
Divorced 113 4.6 2,587 5.1 28,796 6.7
Widowed 84 3.4 1,610 3.2 13,794 3.2
Never married 1,646 67.3 32,956 65.1 261,980 61.1

In Greater Geraldton (C), 19.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 297 15.0 7,947 19.2 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 413 20.9 8,309 20.1 60,051 16.0
Not married 1,265 64.1 25,162 60.8 228,281 60.9

In Greater Geraldton (C), 15.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 20.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 93 5.8 1,590 5.2 16,698 6.4
Primary 592 36.7 10,756 35.4 97,859 37.5
Secondary 357 22.2 7,314 24.0 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 44 2.7 1,155 3.8 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 33 2.0 1,243 4.1 15,489 5.9
Other 18 1.1 479 1.6 5,047 1.9
Not stated 474 29.4 7,887 25.9 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Geraldton (C), 42.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.7% were attending a primary school, 22.2% were attending a secondary school and 4.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 66 2.7 2,154 4.3 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 86 3.5 1,880 3.7 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 75 3.1 1,436 2.8 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 263 10.7 5,480 10.8 56,625 13.2
Year 12 353 14.4 6,950 13.7 59,949 14.0
Year 11 252 10.3 4,983 9.8 34,674 8.1
Year 10 489 20.0 10,472 20.7 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 5 0.2 92 0.2 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 20 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 296 12.1 6,343 12.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 13 0.5 708 1.4 4,256 1.0
Not stated 517 21.1 9,070 17.9 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Greater Geraldton (C), 14.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Wajarri 23 0.6 101 0.1 134 0.0
Aboriginal English, so described 13 0.3 112 0.1 625 0.1
Kriol 3 0.1 2,367 3.1 7,108 1.1
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English only spoken at home 3,272 87.5 59,629 78.5 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 87.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Geraldton (C). The only other responses for language at home were Wajarri 0.6%, Aboriginal English, so described 0.3% and Kriol 0.1%.

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Ancestry, top responses Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian 2,606 53.6 45,794 45.9 399,843 45.0
English 862 17.7 14,567 14.6 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 461 9.5 20,368 20.4 140,480 15.8
Irish 175 3.6 3,490 3.5 45,887 5.2
Scottish 114 2.3 2,659 2.7 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 Greater Geraldton (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Geraldton (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 53.6%, English 17.7%, Australian Aboriginal 9.5%, Irish 3.6% and Scottish 2.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 442 41.8 11,109 47.1 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 243 23.0 5,385 22.8 61,049 27.4
Away from work 70 6.6 1,871 7.9 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 303 28.6 5,241 22.2 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 1,308 53.3 24,363 48.1 190,132 44.3

There were 1,058 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Greater Geraldton (C). Of these 41.8% were employed full time, 23.0% were employed part-time and 28.6% 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
Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 136 18.0 2,831 15.4 30,991 17.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 107 14.1 2,736 14.9 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 105 13.9 2,631 14.3 16,774 9.2
Labourers 100 13.2 2,440 13.3 27,814 15.3
Professionals 94 12.4 2,482 13.5 24,339 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 76 10.0 2,247 12.2 23,174 12.7
Sales Workers 68 9.0 1,139 6.2 15,791 8.7
Managers 40 5.3 1,149 6.3 12,844 7.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Geraldton (C), the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 18.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.9%, Labourers 13.2%, Professionals 12.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 9.0% and Managers 5.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Iron Ore Mining 56 8.4 1,777 9.7 1,970 1.1
Primary Education 35 5.3 586 3.2 4,897 2.7
Other Social Assistance Services 27 4.1 389 2.1 5,302 2.9
General Practice Medical Services 26 3.9 218 1.2 1,789 1.0
Secondary Education 22 3.3 367 2.0 3,079 1.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Geraldton (C), the most common industries of employment were Iron Ore Mining 8.4%, Primary Education 5.3%, Other Social Assistance Services 4.1%, General Practice Medical Services 3.9% and Secondary Education 3.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 423 -- 398 -- 441 --
Household 1,005 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Geraldton (C) was $423 and the median weekly household income was $1,005.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,244 50.7 28,306 55.9 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 636 26.0 15,384 30.4 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 277 11.3 6,219 12.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 259 10.6 6,249 12.3 63,303 14.8

In Greater Geraldton (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 50.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.0% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.6% 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
Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia 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 1.6 -- 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 Greater Geraldton (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 1.6 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
Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 240 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,690 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Greater Geraldton (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $240 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,690.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 206 16.0 4,014 15.1 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 338 26.3 8,217 31.0 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 400 31.1 6,970 26.3 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 37 2.9 740 2.8 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 4 0.3 196 0.7 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 20 1.6 531 2.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 23 1.8 673 2.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 3 0.2 76 0.3 471 0.2
Other household 254 19.8 5,123 19.3 53,195 20.2

In Greater Geraldton (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 16.3% were a couple family with no children, 27.9% were a couple family with children and 32.9% 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
Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,054 82.3 22,121 83.8 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 135 10.5 3,075 11.7 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 58 4.5 952 3.6 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 33 2.6 241 0.9 2,897 1.1

In Greater Geraldton (C) there were 1,279 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 82.3% were separate houses, 10.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.5% 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
Greater Geraldton (C) % Greater Geraldton (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 125 9.7 2,449 9.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 311 24.2 6,725 25.3 68,085 25.9
Rented 785 61.2 15,937 60.1 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 6 0.5 220 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 56 4.4 1,208 4.6 10,182 3.9

In Greater Geraldton (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.7% were owned outright, 24.2% were owned with a mortgage and 61.2% 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.