Wanarn

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50300407
Total population 149
Total dwellings 45
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 135
Male 63
Female 73
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 20
Average people per household 4.4
Median weekly household income $650
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $42

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Wanarn % Wanarn Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 135 100.0 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 135 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 63 46.3 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 73 53.7 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Wanarn, there were 135 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 63 (or 46.3%) were male and 73 (or 53.7%) were female.

Age Wanarn % Wanarn Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 10 7.4 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 29 21.3 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 26 19.1 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 42 30.9 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 14 10.3 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 15 11.0 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Wanarn the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 11.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wanarn % Wanarn Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 54 59.3 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 15 16.5 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 22 24.2 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Wanarn 59.3% 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
Wanarn % Wanarn Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 32 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 61 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 19 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Wanarn for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 32 years and the median age of people never married was 19 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wanarn % Wanarn Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 24 42.1 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 5 8.8 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 28 49.1 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Wanarn 42.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 8.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wanarn % Wanarn Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 38 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 24 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 38 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Wanarn for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 38 years and in a de facto marriage was 24 years.

Education Wanarn % Wanarn Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 7.5 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 26 65.0 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 4 10.0 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 7 17.5 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 40 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wanarn, 28.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 65.0% were attending a primary school, 10.0% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Wanarn % Wanarn Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Ngaanyatjarra 119 87.5 1,003 1.4 1,032 0.2
Wangkatha 4 2.9 281 0.4 290 0.1
Pitjantjatjara 3 2.2 351 0.5 3,394 0.6
Western Desert Language, nec 3 2.2 11 0.0 16 0.0
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English only spoken at home 4 2.9 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 2.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wanarn. The only other responses for language at home were Ngaanyatjarra 87.5%, Wangkatha 2.9%, Pitjantjatjara 2.2% and Western Desert Language, nec 2.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Wanarn % Wanarn Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 6 30.0 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 8 40.0 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 15.0 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 3 15.0 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 20 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 20 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wanarn. Of these 30.0% were employed full time, 40.0% were employed part-time and 15.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Wanarn % Wanarn Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 32 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wanarn who were employed full time was 32 years and those employed part time was 38 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Wanarn % Wanarn Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 255 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 650 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wanarn was $255 and the median weekly household income was $650.

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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
Wanarn % Wanarn Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.4 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.4 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.7 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Wanarn, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.4, with 1.4 persons per bedroom and 0.7 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
Wanarn % Wanarn Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 42 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Wanarn, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $42 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
Wanarn % Wanarn Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 20 100.0 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 20 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Wanarn there were 20 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
Wanarn % Wanarn 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 21 100.0 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 Wanarn, 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.