Pipalyatjara

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC40200108
Total population 118
Total dwellings 49
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 90
Male 37
Female 53
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 19
Average people per household 4.7
Median weekly household income $742
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $150

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Pipalyatjara % Pipalyatjara South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 90 100.0 28,831 94.7 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,039 3.4 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 561 1.8 21,206 3.9
Total 90 -- 30,431 -- 548,370 --
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Male 37 41.1 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 53 58.9 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Pipalyatjara, there were 90 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 37 (or 41.1%) were male and 53 (or 58.9%) were female.

Age Pipalyatjara % Pipalyatjara South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 12 13.2 3,580 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 15 16.5 6,969 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 23 25.3 5,897 19.4 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 35 38.5 10,953 36.0 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 3 3.3 1,774 5.8 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 3 3.3 1,260 4.1 20,772 3.8
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Median age 25 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Pipalyatjara the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pipalyatjara % Pipalyatjara South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 33 53.2 4,142 20.8 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 869 4.4 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 1,394 7.0 23,126 6.6
Widowed 5 8.1 737 3.7 12,142 3.5
Never married 24 38.7 12,739 64.1 215,347 61.3

In Pipalyatjara 53.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 0.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pipalyatjara % Pipalyatjara South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 36 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 92 -- 65 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Pipalyatjara for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 36 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pipalyatjara % Pipalyatjara South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 27 54.0 3,449 20.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 4 8.0 2,642 15.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 19 38.0 10,991 64.3 187,097 60.9

In Pipalyatjara 54.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 8.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pipalyatjara % Pipalyatjara South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 35 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 24 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 20 -- 30 -- 28 --

In Pipalyatjara for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 35 years and in a de facto marriage was 24 years.

Education Pipalyatjara % Pipalyatjara South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 5 20.8 844 6.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 10 41.7 4,561 35.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 6 25.0 2,580 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 12.5 751 5.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 594 4.6 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 263 2.0 3,662 1.6
Not stated 0 0.0 3,291 25.5 50,410 22.5
Total 24 -- 12,884 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pipalyatjara, 24.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.7% were attending a primary school, 25.0% were attending a secondary school and 12.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Pipalyatjara % Pipalyatjara South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pitjantjatjara 77 85.6 2,094 6.9 3,394 0.6
Warlpiri 3 3.3 49 0.2 2,509 0.5
Ngaanyatjarra 3 3.3 15 0.0 1,032 0.2
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English only spoken at home 7 7.8 25,009 82.2 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 7.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pipalyatjara. The only other responses for language at home were Pitjantjatjara 85.6%, Warlpiri 3.3% and Ngaanyatjarra 3.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Pipalyatjara % Pipalyatjara South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 5 20.8 4,311 46.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 16 66.7 2,578 27.8 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 12.5 698 7.5 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 0 0.0 1,670 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 24 -- 9,257 -- 178,170 --

There were 24 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pipalyatjara. Of these 20.8% were employed full time, 66.7% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Pipalyatjara % Pipalyatjara South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 24 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 44 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pipalyatjara who were employed full time was 24 years and those employed part time was 44 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Pipalyatjara % Pipalyatjara South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 245 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 742 -- 842 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pipalyatjara was $245 and the median weekly household income was $742.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Pipalyatjara % Pipalyatjara South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.7 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.6 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.4 -- 1.5 --

In Pipalyatjara, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.7, with 1.6 persons per bedroom and 1.5 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Pipalyatjara % Pipalyatjara South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 150 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Pipalyatjara, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Pipalyatjara % Pipalyatjara South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 17 100.0 9,815 79.5 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 1,586 12.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 861 7.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 76 0.6 2,949 1.4
Total 17 -- 12,343 -- 209,047 --

In Pipalyatjara there were 17 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Pipalyatjara % Pipalyatjara South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 1,182 9.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 3,028 24.5 51,761 24.8
Rented 16 84.2 7,430 60.2 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 137 1.1 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 3 15.8 564 4.6 8,338 4.0

In Pipalyatjara, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 84.2% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.