Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50200101
Total population 5,159
Total dwellings 2,952
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 917
Male 420
Female 497
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 293
Average people per household 3.3
Median weekly household income $963
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,000
Median weekly rent $170

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah % Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 895 97.6 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 9 1.0 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 13 1.4 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 917 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 420 45.8 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 497 54.2 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah, there were 917 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 420 (or 45.8%) were male and 497 (or 54.2%) were female.

Age Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah % Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 104 11.4 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 235 25.7 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 121 13.2 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 321 35.0 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 73 8.0 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 62 6.8 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 37.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah % Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 70 12.2 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 24 4.2 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 14 2.4 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 22 3.8 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 445 77.4 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah 12.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah % Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 62 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 41 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 56 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 69 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 37 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 62 years and the median age of people never married was 37 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah % Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 64 12.8 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 148 29.5 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 289 57.7 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah 12.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 29.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah % Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 58 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 43 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 37 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 58 years and in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

Education Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah % Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 24 6.3 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 130 33.9 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 55 14.4 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 20 5.2 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 1.0 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 6 1.6 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 144 37.6 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 383 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah, 41.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.9% were attending a primary school, 14.4% were attending a secondary school and 6.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah % Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Wajarri 3 0.3 81 0.1 88 0.0
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English only spoken at home 833 90.9 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 90.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah. The only other response for language at home was Wajarri 0.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah % Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 118 42.8 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 60 21.7 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 37 13.4 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 61 22.1 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 276 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 276 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah. Of these 42.8% were employed full time, 21.7% were employed part-time and 22.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah % Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 43 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 42 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah who were employed full time was 43 years and those employed part time was 42 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah % Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 394 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 963 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah was $394 and the median weekly household income was $963.

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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
Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah % Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.4 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
Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah % Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 170 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,000 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,000.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah % Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 240 82.2 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 29 9.9 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 19 6.5 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 4 1.4 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 292 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah there were 292 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 82.2% were separate houses, 9.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.5% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah % Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 25 8.5 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 51 17.4 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 178 60.8 13,868 62.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 158 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 39 13.3 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Carnarvon Town exc. Mungullah, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 8.5% were owned outright, 17.4% were owned with a mortgage and 60.8% were rented.

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