South Hedland

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

For the 2016 Census in South Hedland, there were 8,377 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 52.2% were male and 47.8% were female.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

In South Hedland, 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 3.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

In South Hedland, 21.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.5% were either divorced or separated.

In South Hedland, 17.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 27.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in South Hedland, 33.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.6% were attending a primary school, 25.7% were attending a secondary school and 5.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in South Hedland, 14.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

English was the only language spoken at home by 68.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in South Hedland. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Martu Wangka 6.2%, Yindjibarndi 4.3%, Manyjilyjarra 3.4%, Nyangumarta 2.3% and Banyjima 1.2%.

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 South Hedland (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in South Hedland, the most common ancestries were Australian 47.5%, Australian Aboriginal 26.0%, English 11.4%, Irish 2.2% and Scottish 2.0%.

Employment

There were 3,104 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Hedland. Of these 54.4% were employed full time, 17.5% were employed part-time and 18.4% 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 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in South Hedland, the most common occupations were Machinery Operators and Drivers 29.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.8%, Labourers 13.1%, Professionals 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2%, Managers 4.0% and Inadequately described 3.0%.

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in South Hedland, the most common industries of employment were Iron Ore Mining 37.0%, Primary Education 2.2%, Oil and Gas Extraction 2.0%, Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 1.8% and Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 1.7%.

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in South Hedland was $463 and the median weekly household income was $1,745.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total household income (HIND)

In South Hedland, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 55.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.9% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

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 South Hedland, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.6 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In South Hedland, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,220.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In South Hedland, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 14.7% were a couple family with no children, 39.9% were a couple family with children and 22.8% 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.

Dwelling structure

In South Hedland there were 2,383 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 84.1% were separate houses, 12.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.9% were flats or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

In South Hedland, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 3.6% were owned outright, 6.3% were owned with a mortgage and 84.0% were rented.