Mulan

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50400205
Total population 149
Total dwellings 47
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 136
Male 70
Female 66
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 28
Average people per household 4
Median weekly household income $643
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $50

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Mulan % Mulan Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 136 100.0 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 136 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 70 51.5 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 66 48.5 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Mulan, there were 136 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 70 (or 51.5%) were male and 66 (or 48.5%) were female.

Age Mulan % Mulan Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 14 10.2 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 38 27.7 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 23 16.8 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 51 37.2 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 6 4.4 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 5 3.6 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Mulan the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mulan % Mulan Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 37 42.0 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 7 8.0 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 8 9.1 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 36 40.9 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Mulan 42.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 5.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mulan % Mulan Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 35 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 54 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 59 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 30 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Mulan for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 35 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mulan % Mulan Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 27 34.2 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 17 21.5 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 35 44.3 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Mulan 34.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 21.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mulan % Mulan Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 35 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 32 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 33 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Mulan 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 32 years.

Education Mulan % Mulan Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 9.5 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 26 61.9 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 5 11.9 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 9.5 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 3 7.1 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 42 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mulan, 33.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 61.9% were attending a primary school, 11.9% were attending a secondary school and 9.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Mulan % Mulan Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Kukatja 95 69.9 492 0.7 517 0.1
Jaru 9 6.6 545 0.8 566 0.1
Walmajarri 6 4.4 521 0.7 520 0.1
Kriol 5 3.7 1,936 2.8 6,692 1.2
Manyjilyjarra 3 2.2 348 0.5 344 0.1
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English only spoken at home 15 11.0 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 11.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mulan. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Kukatja 69.9%, Jaru 6.6%, Walmajarri 4.4%, Kriol 3.7% and Manyjilyjarra 2.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mulan % Mulan Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3 9.1 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 18 54.5 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 9.1 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 9 27.3 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 33 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 33 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mulan. Of these 9.1% were employed full time, 54.5% were employed part-time and 27.3% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Mulan % Mulan Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 30 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 30 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mulan who were employed full time was 30 years and those employed part time was 30 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mulan % Mulan Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 266 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 643 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mulan was $266 and the median weekly household income was $643.

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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
Mulan % Mulan Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.3 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Mulan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 2 persons per bedroom and 0.3 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
Mulan % Mulan Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 50 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Mulan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $50 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
Mulan % Mulan Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 30 100.0 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 30 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Mulan there were 30 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
Mulan % Mulan 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 31 100.0 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 Mulan, 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.