Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50600403
Total population 4,306
Total dwellings 1,984
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 190
Male 104
Female 87
Median age 28
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 75
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $2,937
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,500
Median weekly rent $90

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda % Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 169 88.9 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 17 8.9 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 4 2.1 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 190 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 104 54.5 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 87 45.5 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda, there were 190 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 104 (or 54.5%) were male and 87 (or 45.5%) were female.

Age Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda % Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 17 8.9 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 26 13.6 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 32 16.8 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 95 49.7 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 13 6.8 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 8 4.2 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 28 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 28 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 23.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda % Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 38 26.2 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 2.8 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 5 3.4 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 5 3.4 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 93 64.1 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda 26.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 8.9% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda % Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 45 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 61 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 64 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 30 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda % Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 30 29.1 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 31 30.1 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 42 40.8 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda 29.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 30.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda % Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 41 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 49 years and in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda % Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 5.0 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 22 36.7 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 7 11.7 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 3 5.0 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 25 41.7 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 60 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda, 31.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.7% were attending a primary school, 11.7% were attending a secondary school and 6.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda % Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 3 1.6 95 0.1 5,150 0.9
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English only spoken at home 163 84.5 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 84.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda. The only other response for language at home was Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 1.6%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda % Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 63 67.7 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 12 12.9 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 7.5 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 11 11.8 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 93 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 93 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda. Of these 67.7% were employed full time, 12.9% were employed part-time and 11.8% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda % Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 38 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 44 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda who were employed full time was 38 years and those employed part time was 44 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda % Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 1,044 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 2,937 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda was $1,044 and the median weekly household income was $2,937.

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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
Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda % Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 2.2 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
Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda % Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 90 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,500 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $90 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda % Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 49 64.5 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 14 18.4 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 4 5.3 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 9 11.8 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 76 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda there were 76 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 64.5% were separate houses, 18.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.3% were flats, unit or apartments and 11.8% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda % Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 7 9.7 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 8 11.1 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 47 65.3 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 10 13.9 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Port Hedland exc. Tjalka Brooda, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 9.7% were owned outright, 11.1% were owned with a mortgage and 65.3% were rented.

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