Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) - Rem

Demographics

In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 178 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people usually resident in Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) - Rem, 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female.

In the 2006 Census, 33.1% of the population usually resident in Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) - Rem were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years, 3.4% were aged 55 years and over and the median age was 24 years.

Language diversity

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for Indigenous language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) - Rem were Kija 12.9%, Kriol 6.7%, Kimberley Area Languages, nec 2.8% and Aboriginal English, so described 1.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 74.7% resident in Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) - Rem

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 91 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over in Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) - Rem were in the labour force. Of these 93.4% were employed and 6.6% were unemployed. 29 were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, 35.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) - Rem had completed Year 10 or equivalent, and 10.6% had completed Year 12 or equivalent. 2.4% aged 15-19 years were in full-time education and 34.1% aged 15 years and over had a qualification.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census, there were 45 dwellings with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) - Rem. 0.0% of these dwellings were fully owned, 0.0% were being purchased and 93.3% were rented.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Wyndham-East Kimberley (S) - Rem, the median weekly individual income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over was $237 and the median household income was $680. The median weekly rent was $40 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0. The average household size was 3.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.7.