Alpurrurulam (CGC)

2006 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC3500701
Total population 343
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 322
Male 175
Female 147
Median age 26
Occupied private dwellings 60
Average people per household 5.1
Median weekly household income 545
Median monthly mortgage repayment 0
Median weekly rent 30

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People

demographics | language diversity | employment

Demographics

People Alpurrurulam (CGC) % Alpurrurulam (CGC) Australia % Australia
Total Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 322 93.9 455,031 2.3
Aboriginal 322 100.0 407,698 89.6
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 29,517 6.5
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 17,816 3.9
Male 175 54.3 224,079 49.2
Female 147 45.7 230,952 50.8

In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 322 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people usually resident in Alpurrurulam (CGC), 54.3% were male and 45.7% were female.

Age
People
Alpurrurulam (CGC) % Alpurrurulam (CGC) Australia % Australia
0-4 years 14 4.3 55,567 12.2
5-14 years 62 19.3 115,542 25.4
15-24 years 72 22.4 86,015 18.9
25-54 years 143 44.4 160,588 35.3
55-64 years 19 5.9 22,202 4.9
65 years and over 15 4.7 15,113 3.3
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Median age 26 -- 20 --

In the 2006 Census, 23.6% of the population usually resident in Alpurrurulam (CGC) were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-14 years, 10.6% were aged 55 years and over and the median age was 26 years.

Language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Alpurrurulam (CGC) % Alpurrurulam (CGC) Australia % Australia
Alyawarr 258 80.1 1,661 0.4
Warumungu 10 3.1 309 0.1
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English only spoken at home 37 11.5 372,012 81.8

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for Indigenous language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Alpurrurulam (CGC) were Alyawarr 80.1% and Warumungu 3.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 11.5% resident in Alpurrurulam (CGC)

Employment

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam (CGC) % Alpurrurulam (CGC) Australia % Australia
Employed 56 88.9 122,747 84.4
Unemployed 7 11.1 22,643 15.6
Not in the labour force 160 -- 121,360 --
Total labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 63 -- 145,390 --

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 63 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over in Alpurrurulam (CGC) were in the labour force. Of these 88.9% were employed and 11.1% were unemployed. 160 were not in the labour force.

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Education
People aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam (CGC) % Alpurrurulam (CGC) Australia % Australia
Highest year of school completed:  null  null  null  null
Year 10 or equivalent 8 3.2 79,450 28.0
Year 12 or equivalent 3 1.2 55,100 19.4
People aged 15-19 years in full-time education 5 2.0 21,762 7.7
People with a qualification 17 6.8 101,457 35.7

In the 2006 Census, 3.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Alpurrurulam (CGC) had completed Year 10 or equivalent, and 1.2% had completed Year 12 or equivalent. 2.0% aged 15-19 years were in full-time education and 6.8% aged 15 years and over had a qualification.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | dwelling characteristics

Dwelling structure

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

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Alpurrurulam (CGC) % Alpurrurulam (CGC) Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 60 -- 167,049 --
Owned outright 0 0.0 18,375 11.0
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme) 0 0.0 38,665 23.1
Rented (includes rent-free) 60 100.0 100,630 60.2
Other tenure type 0 0.0 1,177 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 8,202 4.9

In the 2006 Census, there were 60 dwellings with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Alpurrurulam (CGC). 0.0% of these dwellings were fully owned, 0.0% were being purchased and 100.0% were rented.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling characteristics Alpurrurulam (CGC) % Alpurrurulam (CGC) Australia % Australia
Median weekly individual income 177 -- 278 --
Median weekly household income 545 -- 791 --
Median weekly rent 30 -- 140 --
Median monthly mortgage repayment 0 -- 1,127 --
Average people per household 5.1 -- 3.4 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.7 -- 1.3 --

In the 2006 Census in Alpurrurulam (CGC), the median weekly individual income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over was $177 and the median household income was $545. The median weekly rent was $30 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0. The average household size was 5.1 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.7.

The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2006 Census of Population & Housing held on 9 August 2006. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census

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