Gatton

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30100601
Total population 17,651
Total dwellings 6,709
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 423
Male 218
Female 206
Median age 17
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 181
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $1,005
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,430
Median weekly rent $240

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Gatton % Gatton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 395 93.4 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 14 3.3 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 14 3.3 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 423 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 218 51.4 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 206 48.6 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Gatton, there were 423 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 218 (or 51.4%) were male and 206 (or 48.6%) were female.

Age Gatton % Gatton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 66 15.5 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 118 27.6 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 87 20.4 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 125 29.3 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 24 5.6 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 7 1.6 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 17 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Gatton the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 17 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 43.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gatton % Gatton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 69 28.9 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 18 7.5 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 21 8.8 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 1.3 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 128 53.6 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Gatton 28.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 15.9% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gatton % Gatton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 44 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 40 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 53 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 22 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Gatton for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gatton % Gatton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 66 31.0 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 30 14.1 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 117 54.9 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Gatton 31.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gatton % Gatton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 29 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Gatton for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 46 years and in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

Education Gatton % Gatton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 11 5.9 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 85 45.9 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 46 24.9 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 10 5.4 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 17 9.2 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 16 8.6 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 185 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gatton, 43.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.9% were attending a primary school, 24.9% were attending a secondary school and 14.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Gatton % Gatton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 413 96.9 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 96.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gatton. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Gatton % Gatton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 63 45.0 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 51 36.4 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 9 6.4 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 17 12.1 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 140 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 140 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gatton. Of these 45.0% were employed full time, 36.4% were employed part-time and 12.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Gatton % Gatton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 31 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gatton who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 31 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Gatton % Gatton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 332 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 1,005 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gatton was $332 and the median weekly household income was $1,005.

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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
Gatton % Gatton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Gatton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 2 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gatton % Gatton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 240 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,430 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Gatton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $240 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,430.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gatton % Gatton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 164 90.1 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 1.6 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 10 5.5 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 5 2.7 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 182 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Gatton there were 182 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 90.1% were separate houses, 1.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.5% were flats, unit or apartments and 2.7% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gatton % Gatton Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 28 15.5 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 52 28.7 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 91 50.3 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 1.7 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 7 3.9 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Gatton, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 15.5% were owned outright, 28.7% were owned with a mortgage and 50.3% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.