Junjuwa

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50800203
Total population 377
Total dwellings 96
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 359
Male 186
Female 171
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 64
Average people per household 4.2
Median weekly household income $850
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $35

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Junjuwa % Junjuwa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 353 98.3 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 6 1.7 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 359 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 186 52.1 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 171 47.9 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Junjuwa, there were 359 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 186 (or 52.1%) were male and 171 (or 47.9%) were female.

Age Junjuwa % Junjuwa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 47 13.1 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 77 21.4 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 59 16.4 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 146 40.7 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 4 1.1 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 26 7.2 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Junjuwa the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Junjuwa % Junjuwa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 55 23.1 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 7 2.9 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 7 2.9 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 13 5.5 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 156 65.5 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Junjuwa 23.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 5.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Junjuwa % Junjuwa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 42 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 35 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 40 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 80 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 32 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Junjuwa for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 42 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Junjuwa % Junjuwa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 23 12.8 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 39 21.8 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 117 65.4 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Junjuwa 12.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 21.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Junjuwa % Junjuwa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 46 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 43 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Junjuwa for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 46 years and in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

Education Junjuwa % Junjuwa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 16 13.8 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 55 47.4 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 15 12.9 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 5.2 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 3 2.6 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 21 18.1 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 116 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Junjuwa, 31.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 47.4% were attending a primary school, 12.9% were attending a secondary school and 5.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Junjuwa % Junjuwa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Kriol 186 52.1 1,936 2.8 6,692 1.2
Bunuba 60 16.8 90 0.1 89 0.0
Walmajarri 36 10.1 521 0.7 520 0.1
Gooniyandi 8 2.2 103 0.1 106 0.0
Manyjilyjarra 3 0.8 348 0.5 344 0.1
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English only spoken at home 60 16.8 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 16.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Junjuwa. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Kriol 52.1%, Bunuba 16.8%, Walmajarri 10.1%, Gooniyandi 2.2% and Manyjilyjarra 0.8%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Junjuwa % Junjuwa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 35 39.3 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 34 38.2 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 7.9 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 13 14.6 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 89 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 89 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Junjuwa. Of these 39.3% were employed full time, 38.2% were employed part-time and 14.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Junjuwa % Junjuwa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 42 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 36 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Junjuwa who were employed full time was 42 years and those employed part time was 36 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Junjuwa % Junjuwa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 270 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 850 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Junjuwa was $270 and the median weekly household income was $850.

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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
Junjuwa % Junjuwa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.2 -- 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 Junjuwa, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.2, 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
Junjuwa % Junjuwa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 35 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Junjuwa, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $35 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
Junjuwa % Junjuwa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 65 100.0 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 65 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Junjuwa there were 65 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
Junjuwa % Junjuwa 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 66 95.7 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 3 4.3 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Junjuwa, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 95.7% were rented.

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