Papulankutja

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50300406
Total population 186
Total dwellings 66
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 163
Male 78
Female 85
Median age 27
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 35
Average people per household 4.7
Median weekly household income $833
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $21

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Papulankutja % Papulankutja Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 163 100.0 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 163 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 78 47.9 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 85 52.1 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Papulankutja, there were 163 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 78 (or 47.9%) were male and 85 (or 52.1%) were female.

Age Papulankutja % Papulankutja Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 24 14.7 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 35 21.5 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 18 11.0 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 71 43.6 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 10 6.1 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 5 3.1 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 27 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Papulankutja the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 27 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Papulankutja % Papulankutja Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 56 53.8 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 2.9 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 4 3.8 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 10 9.6 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 31 29.8 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Papulankutja 53.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 8.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Papulankutja % Papulankutja Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 34 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 45 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 45 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 55 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 30 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Papulankutja for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 34 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Papulankutja % Papulankutja Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 40 41.2 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 17 17.5 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 40 41.2 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Papulankutja 41.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Papulankutja % Papulankutja Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 34 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 36 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Papulankutja for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 34 years and in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

Education Papulankutja % Papulankutja Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 34 75.6 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 7 15.6 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 4 8.9 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 45 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Papulankutja, 28.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 75.6% were attending a primary school, 15.6% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Papulankutja % Papulankutja Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Ngaanyatjarra 118 72.0 1,003 1.4 1,032 0.2
Pitjantjatjara 17 10.4 351 0.5 3,394 0.6
Wangkatha 8 4.9 281 0.4 290 0.1
Yankunytjatjara 4 2.4 6 0.0 446 0.1
Walmajarri 3 1.8 521 0.7 520 0.1
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English only spoken at home 4 2.4 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 2.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Papulankutja. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Ngaanyatjarra 72.0%, Pitjantjatjara 10.4%, Wangkatha 4.9%, Yankunytjatjara 2.4% and Walmajarri 1.8%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Papulankutja % Papulankutja Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 7 14.9 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 24 51.1 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 14.9 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 9 19.1 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 47 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 47 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Papulankutja. Of these 14.9% were employed full time, 51.1% were employed part-time and 19.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Papulankutja % Papulankutja Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 33 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 31 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Papulankutja who were employed full time was 33 years and those employed part time was 31 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Papulankutja % Papulankutja Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 250 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 833 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Papulankutja was $250 and the median weekly household income was $833.

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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
Papulankutja % Papulankutja Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.7 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.5 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Papulankutja, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.7, with 1.5 persons per bedroom and 0.5 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
Papulankutja % Papulankutja Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 21 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Papulankutja, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $21 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
Papulankutja % Papulankutja Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 33 100.0 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 33 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Papulankutja there were 33 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
Papulankutja % Papulankutja Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 32 100.0 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 0 0.0 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Papulankutja, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

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