Remote Australia (QLD)

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Remoteness Areas
Area code RA33
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 12,252
Male 49.1%
Female 50.9%
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 3,497
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 4,368
Average number of people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,216
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,408
Median weekly rent (a) $150

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

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 12,252 17.2 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 11,083 15.5 193,405 3.8 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 280 0.4 21,772 0.4 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 888 1.2 22,122 0.4 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 50,753 71.1 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 8,340 11.7 283,793 5.5 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 25 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 1,321 10.8 25,731 10.8 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 2,755 22.5 54,439 22.9 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 1,984 16.2 44,204 18.6 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 1,708 13.9 33,612 14.2 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 1,275 10.4 25,219 10.6 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 1,379 11.3 23,680 10.0 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 1,071 8.7 17,354 7.3 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 758 6.2 13,065 5.5 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 1,271 15.5 33,341 21.2 127,525 23.3
Separated 259 3.2 6,967 4.4 23,982 4.4
Divorced 358 4.4 10,657 6.8 37,473 6.8
Widowed 277 3.4 4,181 2.7 16,329 3.0
Never married 6,012 73.5 101,985 64.9 341,871 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,087 14.7 30,074 21.4 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 1,734 23.4 25,417 18.0 81,295 16.6
Not married 4,594 62.0 85,357 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 260 6.5 6,070 6.6 25,485 8.0
Primary 1,852 46.2 35,874 38.9 120,864 37.9
Secondary 992 24.7 26,207 28.4 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 114 2.8 4,967 5.4 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 107 2.7 6,362 6.9 21,149 6.6
Other 72 1.8 2,803 3.0 7,310 2.3
Not stated 606 15.1 9,970 10.8 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 241 2.9 11,028 7.0 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 293 3.6 10,614 6.8 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 232 2.8 6,227 4.0 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 1,143 14.0 27,557 17.5 84,821 15.5
Year 12 1,364 16.7 28,526 18.2 82,998 15.2
Year 11 773 9.4 11,349 7.2 43,335 7.9
Year 10 1,712 20.9 28,737 18.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 16 0.2 344 0.2 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 3 0.0 52 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,385 16.9 18,908 12.0 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 107 1.3 3,131 2.0 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 104 1.3 1,193 0.8 5,242 1.0
Not stated 802 9.8 9,409 6.0 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 795 6.5 1,292 0.5 2,863 0.4
Guugu Yimidhirr 674 5.5 781 0.3 791 0.1
Kuku Yalanji 141 1.2 347 0.1 370 0.0
Australian Indigenous Languages, nfd 137 1.1 1,407 0.6 4,197 0.5
Girramay 41 0.3 49 0.0 49 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 1,951 15.9 19,018 8.0 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 9,718 79.3 202,342 85.3 683,122 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 11,022 90.0 194,063 81.8 695,359 85.6
Australian 2,674 21.8 78,079 32.9 277,467 34.1
English 1,157 9.4 35,211 14.8 131,618 16.2
Torres Strait Islander 1,076 8.8 38,500 16.2 57,353 7.1
Irish 277 2.3 9,006 3.8 31,853 3.9

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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 3,826 46.8 88,971 56.6 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 3,975 48.6 64,129 40.8 234,314 42.8
Not stated 377 4.6 4,029 2.6 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 1,937 50.6 42,934 48.3 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 918 24.0 25,926 29.1 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 368 9.6 8,254 9.3 28,075 9.5
Total employed 3,227 84.3 77,118 86.7 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 604 15.8 11,853 13.3 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 562 17.4 13,289 17.2 45,221 17.4
Labourers 519 16.1 12,156 15.8 37,003 14.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 505 15.6 7,488 9.7 23,291 9.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 364 11.3 10,330 13.4 35,333 13.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers 363 11.2 9,217 12.0 30,731 11.8
Professionals 345 10.7 9,392 12.2 36,013 13.9
Managers 210 6.5 5,606 7.3 21,218 8.2
Sales Workers 207 6.4 7,120 9.2 22,365 8.6

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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 218 6.8 2,337 3.0 6,639 2.6
Copper Ore Mining 158 4.9 221 0.3 485 0.2
Other Social Assistance Services 127 3.9 3,030 3.9 10,154 3.9
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 125 3.9 2,897 3.8 9,313 3.6
Coal Mining 118 3.7 1,369 1.8 2,715 1.0

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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 460 N/A 563 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,272 N/A 1,510 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,216 N/A 1,517 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 4,741 58.0 93,340 59.4 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 2,562 31.3 46,884 29.8 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 866 10.6 20,506 13.1 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 710 8.7 16,824 10.7 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 472 3.9 13,964 5.9 50,807 6.3
Asthma 939 7.7 30,328 12.8 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 137 1.1 3,684 1.6 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 64 0.5 1,084 0.5 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,063 8.7 14,227 6.0 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 562 4.6 8,644 3.6 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 192 1.6 2,678 1.1 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 181 1.5 4,813 2.0 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 626 5.1 29,713 12.5 107,776 13.3
Stroke 94 0.8 2,004 0.8 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 608 5.0 20,408 8.6 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 8,172 66.7 138,929 58.5 462,348 56.9
Not stated 885 7.2 17,857 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 8,500 69.4 147,859 62.3 493,110 60.7
One condition 1,960 16.0 47,176 19.9 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 563 4.6 15,219 6.4 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 356 2.9 9,182 3.9 32,701 4.0
Not stated 885 7.2 17,857 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 583 13.3 9,479 9.3 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $150 N/A $305 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,408 N/A $1,670 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 687 15.7 18,041 17.8 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 1,146 26.2 30,193 29.7 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 1,054 24.1 25,214 24.8 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 140 3.2 2,079 2.0 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 24 0.5 570 0.6 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 82 1.9 2,042 2.0 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 140 3.2 2,678 2.6 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 5 0.1 108 0.1 412 0.1
Other household 1,097 25.1 20,562 20.3 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,597 82.3 80,529 79.3 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 338 7.7 11,082 10.9 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 208 4.8 8,530 8.4 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 193 4.4 1,003 1.0 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 		Remote Australia (QLD) % Remote Australia (QLD) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 517 11.8 12,395 12.2 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 647 14.8 26,096 25.7 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 2,777 63.6 59,211 58.3 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 130 3.0 1,295 1.3 5,582 1.6
Not stated 290 6.6 2,502 2.5 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.