Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (ATSI)
In terms of raw numbers, the majority of survey respondents were not of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin, however,
13% identified as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin. This is significant in that at the 2011 ABS Census, only
0.7% of the City of Whittlesea’s population identified as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent. This is more
than the Greater Melbourne ATSI population (0.5%) and comparable to the Victorian total ATSI population (0.7%). At the local
government level, comparative to other local government areas in Victoria, there is a significant ATSI population living in the City
of Whittlesea. The areas with the greatest ATSI population in the City of Whittlesea include: Whittlesea Township (1.1%), Epping
(1%), Bundoora (0.9%), Mill Park (0.8%) and Lalor (0.8%)28.
Table 8: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait
Islander
No.
Proportion of Survey
Respondents
City of Whittlesea
Yes
17
13%
0.7%
No
113
86.9%
99.3%
Total
130
100%
100%
Living Arrangements
The main living arrangements of survey respondents include: single person households with dependent child/ren (39.4%), lone
person households (no children) (29.5%) and couple with dependent child/ren (21.3%).
The WCC ER survey trend data indicates that, in the period between 2014 and 2006, the percentage of survey respondents from
lone person households has increased by almost 5% over the period.
Of those respondents from the 2014 survey who indicated they resided with dependent child/ren, 66.6% had at least one child
under the age of 10 years.
Table 9: Respondents Living Arrangements
Proportion of Survey Respondents
Living Arrangements
No.
2014
2010
2006
Lone Person
75
29.5%
28.5%
24.7%
Single with dependents
100
39.4%
41.2%
48%
Couple without dependents
11
4.3%
5.8%
5.5%
Couple with dependents
54
21.3%
24.6%
21.8%
Related adults (share house)
10
3.9%
N/A
N/A
Unrelated adults (share house)
4
1.6%
N/A
N/A
254
100%
100%
100%
Total
28
Ibid.
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