Busselton - East

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats

Geography type Statistical Areas Level 2

Area code 501011293

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people	247
Male	55.9%
Female	44.1%
Median age	20

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families	83

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households	101
Average number of people per household	3.3
Median weekly household income	$1,343
Median monthly mortgage repayments	$1,733
Median weekly rent (a)	$350

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

All tables refer to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons in Busselton - East, unless otherwise stated.
Small random changes have been made to all cell values for privacy reasons. These changes may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals.

People and population

Indigenous status All people	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total	247	2.6	88,693	3.3	812,728	3.2
Aboriginal	239	2.6	85,004	3.2	742,882	2.9
Torres Strait Islander	0	0.0	1,625	0.1	33,765	0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	6	0.1	2,068	0.1	36,083	0.1
Non-Indigenous	8,634	92.3	2,431,204	91.4	23,375,949	91.9
Not stated	476	5.1	140,128	5.3	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Median age	20	N/A	24	N/A	24	N/A
0-4 years	30	12.1	9,264	10.4	85,941	10.6
5-14 years	69	27.9	19,164	21.6	179,604	22.1
15-24 years	53	21.5	16,006	18.0	150,057	18.5
25-34 years	31	12.6	13,512	15.2	117,969	14.5
35-44 years	18	7.3	10,445	11.8	87,910	10.8
45-54 years	24	9.7	8,961	10.1	81,802	10.1
55-64 years	16	6.5	6,632	7.5	61,759	7.6
65 years and over	10	4.0	4,716	5.3	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Married	30	20.3	12,414	20.6	127,525	23.3
Separated	6	4.1	2,666	4.4	23,982	4.4
Divorced	8	5.4	3,260	5.4	37,473	6.8
Widowed	4	2.7	1,837	3.0	16,329	3.0
Never married	97	65.5	40,088	66.5	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Registered marriage (a)	22	17.5	9,839	19.6	112,643	23.0
De facto marriage (b)	22	17.5	9,703	19.3	81,295	16.6
Not married	79	62.7	30,724	61.1	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Preschool	7	7.1	2,321	6.6	25,485	8.0
Primary	40	40.4	12,434	35.5	120,864	37.9
Secondary	28	28.3	8,838	25.3	83,631	26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers)	5	5.1	1,694	4.8	21,273	6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education	4	4.0	1,710	4.9	21,149	6.6
Other	0	0.0	782	2.2	7,310	2.3
Not stated	4	4.0	7,209	20.6	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above	4	2.7	3,247	5.4	40,554	7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level	10	6.8	2,678	4.4	34,681	6.3
Certificate level IV	7	4.7	2,311	3.8	23,374	4.3
Certificate level III	22	14.9	7,762	12.9	84,821	15.5
Year 12	35	23.6	9,364	15.5	82,998	15.2
Year 11	16	10.8	5,923	9.8	43,335	7.9
Year 10	24	16.2	14,035	23.3	102,707	18.8
Certificate level II	0	0.0	106	0.2	1,262	0.2
Certificate level I	0	0.0	22	0.0	241	0.0
Year 9 or below	26	17.6	7,020	11.6	75,326	13.8
Inadequately described	5	3.4	1,073	1.8	11,038	2.0
No educational attainment	0	0.0	854	1.4	5,242	1.0
Not stated	8	5.4	5,847	9.7	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Nyungar	16	6.5	1,324	1.5	1,441	0.2
null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home	12	4.9	11,213	12.6	76,978	9.5
English only used at home	225	91.1	68,481	77.2	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Australian Aboriginal	225	91.1	76,590	86.4	695,359	85.6
Australian	107	43.3	25,219	28.4	277,467	34.1
English	52	21.1	11,662	13.1	131,618	16.2
Scottish	15	6.1	2,063	2.3	24,549	3.0
Torres Strait Islander	8	3.2	2,830	3.2	57,353	7.1

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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
In the labour force	83	56.1	29,553	49.0	296,172	54.1
Not in the labour force	59	39.9	27,477	45.6	234,314	42.8
Not stated	3	2.0	3,234	5.4	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Employed	null	null	null	null	null	null
Worked full-time	43	51.8	14,457	48.9	144,659	48.8
Worked part-time	24	28.9	7,744	26.2	87,019	29.4
Away from work (a)	3	3.6	2,661	9.0	28,075	9.5
Total employed	73	88.0	24,863	84.1	259,754	87.7
Unemployed	10	12.0	4,688	15.9	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers	14	19.2	3,643	14.7	35,333	13.6
Labourers	14	19.2	3,326	13.4	37,003	14.2
Community and Personal Service Workers	11	15.1	3,807	15.3	45,221	17.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers	10	13.7	3,385	13.6	23,291	9.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers	7	9.6	2,841	11.4	30,731	11.8
Sales Workers	7	9.6	1,606	6.5	22,365	8.6
Managers	4	5.5	1,852	7.4	21,218	8.2
Professionals	4	5.5	3,455	13.9	36,013	13.9

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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Supermarket and Grocery Stores	7	9.6	695	2.8	8,816	3.4
Iron Ore Mining	6	8.2	2,289	9.2	2,518	1.0
Other Mining Support Services	6	8.2	191	0.8	461	0.2
Accommodation	5	6.8	210	0.8	2,787	1.1
Takeaway Food Services	5	6.8	437	1.8	7,371	2.8

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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Personal (b)	537	N/A	481	N/A	540	N/A
Family (c)	1,359	N/A	1,469	N/A	1,527	N/A
Household (d)	1,343	N/A	1,480	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night)	101	68.7	33,333	55.3	328,022	59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night)	51	34.5	18,072	30.0	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)	21	14.2	7,340	12.2	76,568	14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	23	15.5	6,004	10.0	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Arthritis	14	5.7	3,896	4.4	50,807	6.3
Asthma	27	10.9	8,714	9.8	107,162	13.2
Cancer (including remission)	3	1.2	1,122	1.3	12,927	1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)	0	0.0	403	0.5	3,610	0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)	8	3.2	6,042	6.8	47,688	5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)	3	1.2	3,064	3.5	30,160	3.7
Kidney disease	4	1.6	1,139	1.3	10,053	1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)	6	2.4	1,277	1.4	17,552	2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)	31	12.6	8,192	9.2	107,776	13.3
Stroke	0	0.0	683	0.8	7,059	0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s)	29	11.7	6,084	6.9	70,592	8.7
No long-term health condition(s)	151	61.1	52,662	59.4	462,348	56.9
Not stated	15	6.1	10,368	11.7	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
None of the selected conditions	159	64.4	55,618	62.7	493,110	60.7
One condition	51	20.6	15,383	17.3	167,204	20.6
Two conditions	6	2.4	4,607	5.2	54,174	6.7
Three or more conditions	11	4.5	2,725	3.1	32,701	4.0
Not stated	15	6.1	10,368	11.7	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a)	7	6.9	3,233	9.5	31,268	8.9
Average number of people per household	3.3	N/A	3.2	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	2.1	N/A	1.8	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Median weekly rent (a)	$350	N/A	$260	N/A	$300	N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments	$1,733	N/A	$1,733	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children	16	15.8	5,511	16.2	62,751	17.8
One family household: Couple family with children	34	33.7	10,128	29.8	104,435	29.7
One family household: One parent family	25	24.8	8,458	24.9	86,135	24.5
One family household: Other family	0	0.0	847	2.5	7,040	2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children	0	0.0	222	0.7	2,130	0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children	0	0.0	638	1.9	6,813	1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family	0	0.0	910	2.7	8,606	2.4
Multiple family household: Other family	0	0.0	69	0.2	412	0.1
Other household	17	16.8	7,167	21.1	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Separate house	90	89.1	28,229	83.2	281,729	80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc.	11	10.9	4,051	11.9	38,396	10.9
Flat or apartment	0	0.0	1,243	3.7	27,919	7.9
Other dwelling	3	3.0	261	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	Busselton - East	% Busselton - East	Western Australia	% Western Australia	Australia	% Australia
Owned outright	15	14.9	3,673	10.8	48,452	13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a)	31	30.7	9,444	27.8	96,647	27.5
Rented (b)	56	55.4	19,092	56.2	192,703	54.7
Other (c)	0	0.0	597	1.8	5,582	1.6
Not stated	0	0.0	1,140	3.4	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.