Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Regardless of what factors drove Indigenous population growth in the 2016 Census, it is clear that population growth was not evenly distributed. The 2016 Census has mostly delivered a good news story in terms of Indigenous outcomes. Almost half (49%) of the growth of the Indigenous population occurred in just these three regions. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD). The census, which showed indigenous people accounting for nearly 5 percent of the population overall, also found a younger generation significantly more likely to be raised in foster care. At the same time, overcrowding by the same measure among non-Indigenous households has risen between 2011 and 2016, from 3.2% to 3.6%. The average household size was 2.5 people. The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Finally, the proportion of Indigenous 15-24-year-olds undertaking tertiary education appears also to have grown. They have been moved on the map so they do not overlap, but under the constraint that they move as little as possible, that they remain within their state boundaries (except for the ACT), and that they retain their relative position next to each other as much as possible. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data In Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size … The percentage of three-to-five-year-olds who aren’t already at primary school that were attending preschool is up from 43.5% in 2011 to 48.5% in 2016. Write an article and join a growing community of more than 113,700 academics and researchers from 3,705 institutions. Since the 1971 Census, however, the question has been used to understand Indigenous demographic and socioeconomic outcomes.
There were 115,174 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4). In Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), of occupied private dwellings 5.7% had 1 bedroom, 21.0% had 2 bedrooms and 39.5% had 3 bedrooms. At the time the population was counted at 35,121,728, which represents a 4.9% increase from 2011.
Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. For example, the Commonwealth Grants Commission uses estimates of the Indigenous population to advise on GST revenue allocation to the states and territories. This is up substantially from 51.2% in 2011. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2% of the population. The next census in Canada is scheduled for 2021. First, the Indigenous population is growing – rapidly. Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) In Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), of all households, 68.9% were family households, 26.7% were single person households and 4.4% were group households. 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. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data. Population growth between 2006 and 2016 was highest for Métis, at 51.2 percent. Real median weekly personal pre-tax income is up from A$397 in 2011 to A$441 in 2016. The places where the Indigenous population declined tend to be locations that had a low population in 2011 and that are located in remote parts of Australia. Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Trudeau acknowledged the dark history of Canada’s colonization as one of “humiliation, neglect and abuse” and promised to do more. This is up 18.4% from 2011. This estimate of the total Indigenous population is based on the 2016 Census, but also takes into account people who were missed in the count. View the data quality statements for:
Overall improvements, while welcome, may well mask less positive outcomes in specific regions.
To access the hidden content within each section, select the section to display the content, then use arrow keys to navigate down to the expanded content. “I think these are people who are kind of dipping their toe into these identity waters,” said Chris Andersen, a professor and dean of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. View the data quality statements for: Indigenous people are also earning more on average in 2016 than 2011.
In Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), 19.3% of single parents were male and 80.7% were female. At least some of these apparent improvements are likely to be the result of people of relatively high socioeconomic status identifying as Indigenous for the first time. People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night. Reporting by Anna Mehler Paperny, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien and Tom Brown. Australian National University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. This is because these people didn’t fill out any census form, or they didn’t answer the Indigenous status question. Significantly, this growth has been driven by increased university attendance (8.5% in 2016, up from 5.8% in 2011).
So, what did we learn from the most recent release of 2016 Census data? In 2016, 16.2% of this cohort who were not at secondary school were studying for a tertiary qualification. Of employed people in Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.4% worked 40 hours or more. Each circle represents a location defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as an “Indigenous Area”. Home ownership transitions and Indigenous Australians. The census also found that one fifth of the indigenous population lives in over-crowded housing, and 44 percent of indigenous people on reserves were living in homes that needed major repairs. Associate Professor, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University, Research Fellow, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University, Nicholas Biddle works for a research centre that obtains funding from government agencies that have direct responsibility for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy (including the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet). In data released on Tuesday, it was estimated there are 786,689 Australians who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Each area has been coloured in a manner that indicates the change in population between 2011 and 2016.
This proportionate decline may result from Indigenous population growth being concentrated in areas where Indigenous languages are less commonly spoken. In Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), 31.0% of people were attending an educational institution. 7.7% of the population under the age of 14 are of Indigenous descent. In Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), 47.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.3% were female. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. Any change in socioeconomic outcomes is likely to partly result from changing life-chances for Indigenous Australians, but is also likely to be partly attributable to the change in the group of people who are classified part of the Indigenous population. Until the 1967 referendum, the question about Indigenous status was used mainly to exclude the Indigenous population from official population statistics, as required by the Constitution at that time. Attendance at technical or further educational institutions has actually been falling (7.7% in 2016, down from 8.4% in 2011). Canada’s indigenous people come from hundreds of nations and bands, with more than 70 distinct languages. Nevertheless, it is clear that Indigenous population growth remains concentrated in NSW and Queensland. Canada's most recent census was conducted in 2016. The first is the natural increase of the Indigenous population. Dwelling Structure (STRD). That appeared to result, at least in part, from more people calling themselves Métis rather than from a mushrooming Métis birth rate, Statistics Canada figures suggest. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census. Of the families in Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), 38.4% were couple families with children, 41.1% were couple families without children and 18.9% were one parent families. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.3% provided care for children and 10.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD).
This was an absolute increase. The median household income was $1,052.
Total family income (FINF) The changing distribution of the Indigenous population can be better understood through a cartogram, as in the figure below. These initial figures should be interpreted cautiously. Total personal income (INCP) What the cartogram shows very clearly is that in 2011, the Indigenous population was already highly concentrated in coastal NSW and Queensland. On average, Indigenous Australians have a slightly higher number of children than non-Indigenous Australians. View the data quality statements for: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. Increased school attendance has flowed through to growth in the percentage of Indigenous people aged 15 or more who have completed year 12. In the 2016 Census, there were 240,190 people in Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4). The circles representing these locations have been sized so that their areas are proportionate to their Indigenous population count in 2011. Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD).
A growing number of Canadians identifying themselves as indigenous, a higher fertility rate and a higher life expectancy for indigenous people than in the past help explain the rapid growth rate, Statistics Canada said. At the same time, many Indigenous communities and organisations argue that the way data are collected and distributed takes power out of their hands, and puts them at a disadvantage. In Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $240 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,582. This includes observing how Indigenous peoples’ situations are changing through time, and comparing them to the non-Indigenous population. There are several reasons for the rapidly growing visibility of Indigenous Australians in our population statistics. Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more. Indigenous children made up 7.7 percent of all Canadians under 5 but more than half of the children were in foster homes, according to the census data.
These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals.
Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. In 2016, the number of people speaking an Australian Indigenous language at home increased by a small amount – to 63,754 persons from 60,550 in 2011.
The cartogram suggests the Indigenous population has grown substantially everywhere in the greater Brisbane/Gold Coast region, in much of the NSW central and north coast, and around the fringes of Greater Sydney and Greater Melbourne.
There were 115,174 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4). In Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), of occupied private dwellings 5.7% had 1 bedroom, 21.0% had 2 bedrooms and 39.5% had 3 bedrooms. At the time the population was counted at 35,121,728, which represents a 4.9% increase from 2011.
Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. For example, the Commonwealth Grants Commission uses estimates of the Indigenous population to advise on GST revenue allocation to the states and territories. This is up substantially from 51.2% in 2011. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2% of the population. The next census in Canada is scheduled for 2021. First, the Indigenous population is growing – rapidly. Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) In Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), of all households, 68.9% were family households, 26.7% were single person households and 4.4% were group households. 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. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data. Population growth between 2006 and 2016 was highest for Métis, at 51.2 percent. Real median weekly personal pre-tax income is up from A$397 in 2011 to A$441 in 2016. The places where the Indigenous population declined tend to be locations that had a low population in 2011 and that are located in remote parts of Australia. Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Trudeau acknowledged the dark history of Canada’s colonization as one of “humiliation, neglect and abuse” and promised to do more. This is up 18.4% from 2011. This estimate of the total Indigenous population is based on the 2016 Census, but also takes into account people who were missed in the count. View the data quality statements for:
Overall improvements, while welcome, may well mask less positive outcomes in specific regions.
To access the hidden content within each section, select the section to display the content, then use arrow keys to navigate down to the expanded content. “I think these are people who are kind of dipping their toe into these identity waters,” said Chris Andersen, a professor and dean of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. View the data quality statements for: Indigenous people are also earning more on average in 2016 than 2011.
In Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), 19.3% of single parents were male and 80.7% were female. At least some of these apparent improvements are likely to be the result of people of relatively high socioeconomic status identifying as Indigenous for the first time. People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night. Reporting by Anna Mehler Paperny, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien and Tom Brown. Australian National University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. This is because these people didn’t fill out any census form, or they didn’t answer the Indigenous status question. Significantly, this growth has been driven by increased university attendance (8.5% in 2016, up from 5.8% in 2011).
So, what did we learn from the most recent release of 2016 Census data? In 2016, 16.2% of this cohort who were not at secondary school were studying for a tertiary qualification. Of employed people in Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.4% worked 40 hours or more. Each circle represents a location defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as an “Indigenous Area”. Home ownership transitions and Indigenous Australians. The census also found that one fifth of the indigenous population lives in over-crowded housing, and 44 percent of indigenous people on reserves were living in homes that needed major repairs. Associate Professor, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University, Research Fellow, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University, Nicholas Biddle works for a research centre that obtains funding from government agencies that have direct responsibility for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy (including the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet). In data released on Tuesday, it was estimated there are 786,689 Australians who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. Each area has been coloured in a manner that indicates the change in population between 2011 and 2016.
This proportionate decline may result from Indigenous population growth being concentrated in areas where Indigenous languages are less commonly spoken. In Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), 31.0% of people were attending an educational institution. 7.7% of the population under the age of 14 are of Indigenous descent. In Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), 47.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.3% were female. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. Any change in socioeconomic outcomes is likely to partly result from changing life-chances for Indigenous Australians, but is also likely to be partly attributable to the change in the group of people who are classified part of the Indigenous population. Until the 1967 referendum, the question about Indigenous status was used mainly to exclude the Indigenous population from official population statistics, as required by the Constitution at that time. Attendance at technical or further educational institutions has actually been falling (7.7% in 2016, down from 8.4% in 2011). Canada’s indigenous people come from hundreds of nations and bands, with more than 70 distinct languages. Nevertheless, it is clear that Indigenous population growth remains concentrated in NSW and Queensland. Canada's most recent census was conducted in 2016. The first is the natural increase of the Indigenous population. Dwelling Structure (STRD). That appeared to result, at least in part, from more people calling themselves Métis rather than from a mushrooming Métis birth rate, Statistics Canada figures suggest. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census. Of the families in Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), 38.4% were couple families with children, 41.1% were couple families without children and 18.9% were one parent families. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.3% provided care for children and 10.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. Of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD).
This was an absolute increase. The median household income was $1,052.
Total family income (FINF) The changing distribution of the Indigenous population can be better understood through a cartogram, as in the figure below. These initial figures should be interpreted cautiously. Total personal income (INCP) What the cartogram shows very clearly is that in 2011, the Indigenous population was already highly concentrated in coastal NSW and Queensland. On average, Indigenous Australians have a slightly higher number of children than non-Indigenous Australians. View the data quality statements for: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. Increased school attendance has flowed through to growth in the percentage of Indigenous people aged 15 or more who have completed year 12. In the 2016 Census, there were 240,190 people in Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4). The circles representing these locations have been sized so that their areas are proportionate to their Indigenous population count in 2011. Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD).
A growing number of Canadians identifying themselves as indigenous, a higher fertility rate and a higher life expectancy for indigenous people than in the past help explain the rapid growth rate, Statistics Canada said. At the same time, many Indigenous communities and organisations argue that the way data are collected and distributed takes power out of their hands, and puts them at a disadvantage. In Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $240 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,582. This includes observing how Indigenous peoples’ situations are changing through time, and comparing them to the non-Indigenous population. There are several reasons for the rapidly growing visibility of Indigenous Australians in our population statistics. Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cairns (Statistical Area Level 4), 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.5% worked 30 hours or more. Indigenous children made up 7.7 percent of all Canadians under 5 but more than half of the children were in foster homes, according to the census data.
These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals.
Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. In 2016, the number of people speaking an Australian Indigenous language at home increased by a small amount – to 63,754 persons from 60,550 in 2011.
The cartogram suggests the Indigenous population has grown substantially everywhere in the greater Brisbane/Gold Coast region, in much of the NSW central and north coast, and around the fringes of Greater Sydney and Greater Melbourne.