Laramba

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70200303
Total population 252
Total dwellings 51
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 229
Male 115
Female 113
Median age 21
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 36
Average people per household 5.7
Median weekly household income $942
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $20

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Laramba % Laramba Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 229 100.0 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 229 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 115 50.4 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 113 49.6 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Laramba, there were 229 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 115 (or 50.4%) were male and 113 (or 49.6%) were female.

Age Laramba % Laramba Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 23 10.0 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 45 19.6 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 56 24.3 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 86 37.4 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 11 4.8 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 9 3.9 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 21 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Laramba the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 21 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29.6% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Laramba % Laramba Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 92 55.8 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 5 3.0 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 10 6.1 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 4 2.4 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 54 32.7 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Laramba 55.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.9% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Laramba % Laramba Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 33 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 37 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 49 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 70 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 18 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Laramba for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 33 years and the median age of people never married was 18 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Laramba % Laramba Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 71 48.0 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 0 0.0 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 77 52.0 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Laramba 48.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 0.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Laramba % Laramba Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 31 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 0 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Laramba for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 31 years and in a de facto marriage was 0 years.

Education Laramba % Laramba Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 34 52.3 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 28 43.1 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 3 4.6 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 65 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Laramba, 27.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 52.3% were attending a primary school, 43.1% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Laramba % Laramba Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Anmatyerr, nec 208 89.7 920 1.6 926 0.2
Warlpiri 5 2.2 2,373 4.2 2,509 0.5
Alyawarr 3 1.3 1,809 3.2 1,845 0.3
Eastern Arrernte 3 1.3 515 0.9 524 0.1
Arrernte, nec 3 1.3 1,225 2.2 1,294 0.2
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English only spoken at home 3 1.3 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 1.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Laramba. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Anmatyerr, nec 89.7%, Warlpiri 2.2%, Alyawarr 1.3%, Eastern Arrernte 1.3% and Arrernte, nec 1.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Laramba % Laramba Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 10 15.6 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 41 64.1 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 4.7 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 10 15.6 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 64 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 64 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Laramba. Of these 15.6% were employed full time, 64.1% were employed part-time and 15.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Laramba % Laramba Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Laramba who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 38 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Laramba % Laramba Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 256 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 942 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Laramba was $256 and the median weekly household income was $942.

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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
Laramba % Laramba Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 5.7 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2.1 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.6 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Laramba, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.7, with 2.1 persons per bedroom and 0.6 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
Laramba % Laramba Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 20 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Laramba, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $20 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
Laramba % Laramba Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 35 100.0 9,376 78.8 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 690 5.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 35 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Laramba there were 35 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
Laramba % Laramba Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 36 100.0 8,531 71.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 168 1.4 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Laramba, 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.