Lake Macquarie - West

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 3
Area code 11102
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 5,452
Male 50.4%
Female 49.6%
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 2,178
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 2,508
Average number of people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $1,773
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,930
Median weekly rent (a) $383

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 5,452 6.4 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 5,261 6.2 267,067 3.3 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 93 0.1 5,127 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 94 0.1 5,844 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 76,535 90.0 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 3,032 3.6 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Place of Usual Residence (PURP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 22 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 603 11.1 30,241 10.9 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 1,311 24.0 62,324 22.4 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 1,055 19.4 51,501 18.5 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 682 12.5 38,615 13.9 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 546 10.0 28,167 10.1 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 530 9.7 27,429 9.9 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 372 6.8 21,794 7.8 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 353 6.5 17,973 6.5 47,677 5.9

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,019 28.8 43,039 23.2 127,525 23.3
Separated 175 4.9 8,396 4.5 23,982 4.4
Divorced 260 7.3 14,070 7.6 37,473 6.8
Widowed 82 2.3 5,314 2.9 16,329 3.0
Never married 2,010 56.7 114,656 61.8 341,871 62.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,000 29.7 40,143 23.6 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 501 14.9 26,796 15.8 81,295 16.6
Not married 1,861 55.3 102,951 60.6 296,032 60.4

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending an educational institution 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 231 10.4 10,714 9.6 25,485 8.0
Primary 909 40.9 42,010 37.6 120,864 37.9
Secondary 619 27.8 29,355 26.2 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 185 8.3 9,856 8.8 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 168 7.6 7,490 6.7 21,149 6.6
Other 27 1.2 1,736 1.6 7,310 2.3
Not stated 83 3.7 10,664 9.5 38,814 12.2

More information Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 226 6.4 15,318 8.3 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 259 7.3 13,047 7.0 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 210 5.9 8,858 4.8 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 737 20.8 30,206 16.3 84,821 15.5
Year 12 459 13.0 24,609 13.3 82,998 15.2
Year 11 215 6.1 12,135 6.5 43,335 7.9
Year 10 669 18.9 34,013 18.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 4 0.1 479 0.3 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 52 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 501 14.1 27,113 14.6 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 97 2.7 4,005 2.2 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 18 0.5 1,048 0.6 5,242 1.0
Not stated 153 4.3 14,591 7.9 41,467 7.6

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Gamilaraay 24 0.4 779 0.3 1,039 0.1
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 16 0.3 939 0.3 2,863 0.4
Wiradjuri 14 0.3 1,151 0.4 1,479 0.2
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 7 0.1 804 0.3 4,197 0.5
Dhanggatti 4 0.1 109 0.0 137 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 82 1.5 5,196 1.9 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 5,211 95.6 259,148 93.2 683,122 84.1

More information on Language used at home (LANP), Whether reported using an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at home (LNGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 4,900 89.9 242,826 87.3 695,359 85.6
Australian 2,421 44.4 111,896 40.2 277,467 34.1
English 1,065 19.5 52,059 18.7 131,618 16.2
Irish 227 4.2 12,357 4.4 31,853 3.9
Scottish 147 2.7 9,392 3.4 24,549 3.0

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 2,160 60.9 104,856 56.5 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 1,329 37.5 75,902 40.9 234,314 42.8
Not stated 56 1.6 4,722 2.5 16,695 3.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 1,051 48.7 51,298 48.9 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 687 31.8 31,894 30.4 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 208 9.6 11,341 10.8 28,075 9.5
Total employed 1,953 90.4 94,534 90.2 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 207 9.6 10,322 9.8 36,419 12.3

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over, who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 349 17.9 16,851 17.8 45,221 17.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 322 16.5 13,208 14.0 35,333 13.6
Labourers 316 16.2 13,418 14.2 37,003 14.2
Professionals 203 10.4 12,938 13.7 36,013 13.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 203 10.4 10,727 11.3 30,731 11.8
Sales Workers 194 9.9 8,639 9.1 22,365 8.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 176 9.0 8,090 8.6 23,291 9.0
Managers 148 7.6 7,823 8.3 21,218 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 99 5.1 3,923 4.1 10,154 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 84 4.3 3,323 3.5 8,816 3.4
Takeaway Food Services 77 3.9 3,150 3.3 7,371 2.8
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 77 3.9 3,714 3.9 9,313 3.6
Aged Care Residential Services 75 3.8 2,409 2.5 5,245 2.0

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 601 N/A 600 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,748 N/A 1,636 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,773 N/A 1,558 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (weekly) (INCP), Total family income (weekly) (FINF), Total household income (weekly) (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family indicator (INGF)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,265 63.9 110,089 59.4 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,157 32.6 53,152 28.7 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 583 16.5 27,147 14.6 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 365 10.3 19,979 10.8 58,029 10.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 361 6.6 20,559 7.4 50,807 6.3
Asthma 882 16.2 42,047 15.1 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 87 1.6 5,090 1.8 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 18 0.3 1,168 0.4 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 259 4.8 15,018 5.4 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 168 3.1 9,917 3.6 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 63 1.2 3,298 1.2 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 112 2.1 7,101 2.6 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 939 17.2 42,533 15.3 107,776 13.3
Stroke 53 1.0 2,577 0.9 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 552 10.1 25,483 9.2 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 2,914 53.4 151,423 54.5 462,348 56.9
Not stated 362 6.6 20,971 7.5 65,539 8.1

Note 1: Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions.
Note 2: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 3: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 3,156 57.9 161,915 58.2 493,110 60.7
One condition 1,281 23.5 61,953 22.3 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 422 7.7 20,494 7.4 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 233 4.3 12,706 4.6 32,701 4.0
Not stated 362 6.6 20,971 7.5 65,539 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Housing

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 171 6.8 9,059 7.1 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2.3 N/A 1.9 N/A 1.9 N/A

(a) The Canadian National Occupancy Standard for Housing Appropriateness is used to determine whether there are enough bedrooms in the dwelling for the usual residents. See Housing suitability information below for more details.

More information on Number of bedrooms in private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Housing suitability (HOSD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and Rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $383 N/A $340 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,930 N/A $1,755 N/A $1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent (weekly) dollar values (RNTD), Mortgage repayments (monthly) dollar values (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Family household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 465 18.5 23,297 18.2 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 931 37.1 38,705 30.2 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 589 23.5 31,924 24.9 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 45 1.8 2,314 1.8 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 19 0.8 784 0.6 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 48 1.9 2,040 1.6 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 61 2.4 2,759 2.2 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 84 0.1 412 0.1
Other household 339 13.5 26,407 20.6 73,717 20.9

Note: This table counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level. In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

More information on Family household composition (dwelling) (HCFMD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,327 92.8 102,340 79.8 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 112 4.5 12,581 9.8 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 40 1.6 12,013 9.4 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 15 0.6 1,018 0.8 2,861 0.8

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Lake Macquarie - West % Lake Macquarie - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 435 17.3 20,418 15.9 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 954 38.0 36,603 28.5 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 1,064 42.4 66,587 51.9 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 30 1.2 1,837 1.4 5,582 1.6
Not stated 29 1.2 2,878 2.2 8,652 2.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals.