Groote Eylandt

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,417 people were counted in Groote Eylandt: of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Of the total population 62.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Groote Eylandt there were 771 children aged 0-14 years and 165 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Groote Eylandt, 2,317 people were Australian citizens, 176 were born overseas and 8 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Groote Eylandt, 59.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.1% were separated or divorced, 4.3% were widowed and 28.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Groote Eylandt, 91.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Groote Eylandt were New Zealand 1.7%, England 1.3%, Philippines 0.6%, Tonga 0.6% and Papua New Guinea 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Groote Eylandt on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 51.8%, No Religion 11.8%, Catholic 9.8%, Uniting Church 1.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Groote Eylandt, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Anindilyakwa 49.0%, Kriol 0.9%, Nunggubuyu 0.6%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.5% and Tongan 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 41.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 798 people aged 15 years and over in Groote Eylandt were in the labour force. Of these 64.2% worked full-time, 27.2% worked part-time, 5.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.4% were unemployed. 722 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Groote Eylandt, the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 9.3%, Professionals 7.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 7.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.8%, Associate Professionals 4.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 1.8%, Managers and Administrators 1.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Groote Eylandt, the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 13.5%, Government Administration 9.1%, Education 4.5%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.1% and Other Services 2.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Groote Eylandt, 577 families were counted: of these, 26.3% were couple families without children, 59.3% were couple families with children, 13.9% were one parent families and 0.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Groote Eylandt, 530 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Groote Eylandt, 86.4% were separate houses, 2.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.7% were flats, units or apartments and 2.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Groote Eylandt, 0.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 0.0% were being purchased and 83.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Groote Eylandt, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 97.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Groote Eylandt, 83.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 11.9% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.