Laramba

Demographics

In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 238 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people usually resident in Laramba, 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female.

In the 2006 Census, 35.7% of the population usually resident in Laramba were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years, 9.7% were aged 55 years and over and the median age was 23 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 Laramba were Anmatyerr 88.2%, Warlpiri 8.8% and Arrernte 2.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 1.3% resident in Laramba

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 37 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over in Laramba were in the labour force. Of these 91.9% were employed and 8.1% were unemployed. 115 were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, 7.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Laramba had completed Year 10 or equivalent, and 0.0% had completed Year 12 or equivalent. 2.6% aged 15-19 years were in full-time education and 17.0% 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 36 dwellings with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Laramba. 0.0% of these dwellings were fully owned, 0.0% were being purchased and 100.0% were rented.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Laramba, the median weekly individual income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over was $200 and the median household income was $612. The median weekly rent was $15 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0. The average household size was 6.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 2.4.