Apatula (Finke)

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70200401
Total population 165
Total dwellings 56
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 150
Male 74
Female 75
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 31
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income $724
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $19

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Apatula (Finke) % Apatula (Finke) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 141 94.0 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 2.0 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 6 4.0 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 150 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 74 49.7 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 75 50.3 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Apatula (Finke), there were 150 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 74 (or 49.7%) were male and 75 (or 50.3%) were female.

Age Apatula (Finke) % Apatula (Finke) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 27 17.9 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 29 19.2 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 37 24.5 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 46 30.5 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 6 4.0 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 6 4.0 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Apatula (Finke) the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 34.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Apatula (Finke) % Apatula (Finke) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 55 57.9 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 3.2 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 4 4.2 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 33 34.7 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Apatula (Finke) 57.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 3.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Apatula (Finke) % Apatula (Finke) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 27 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 43 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 49 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 21 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Apatula (Finke) for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 27 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Apatula (Finke) % Apatula (Finke) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 41 47.7 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 7 8.1 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 38 44.2 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Apatula (Finke) 47.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 8.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Apatula (Finke) % Apatula (Finke) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 28 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 43 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 22 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Apatula (Finke) for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 28 years and in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

Education Apatula (Finke) % Apatula (Finke) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 6.1 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 22 44.9 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 8 16.3 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 3 6.1 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 13 26.5 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 49 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Apatula (Finke), 30.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.9% were attending a primary school, 16.3% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Apatula (Finke) % Apatula (Finke) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Yankunytjatjara 85 57.0 245 0.4 446 0.1
Pitjantjatjara 9 6.0 913 1.6 3,394 0.6
Luritja 4 2.7 1,409 2.5 1,483 0.3
Arrernte, nec 3 2.0 1,225 2.2 1,294 0.2
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English only spoken at home 9 6.0 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 6.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Apatula (Finke). The only other responses for language at home were Yankunytjatjara 57.0%, Pitjantjatjara 6.0%, Luritja 2.7% and Arrernte, nec 2.0%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Apatula (Finke) % Apatula (Finke) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 16 42.1 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 6 15.8 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 6 15.8 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 10 26.3 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 38 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 38 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Apatula (Finke). Of these 42.1% were employed full time, 15.8% were employed part-time and 26.3% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Apatula (Finke) % Apatula (Finke) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 33 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 36 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Apatula (Finke) who were employed full time was 33 years and those employed part time was 36 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Apatula (Finke) % Apatula (Finke) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 304 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 724 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Apatula (Finke) was $304 and the median weekly household income was $724.

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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
Apatula (Finke) % Apatula (Finke) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.4 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.1 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Apatula (Finke), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.4 persons per bedroom and 0.1 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
Apatula (Finke) % Apatula (Finke) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 19 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Apatula (Finke), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $19 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
Apatula (Finke) % Apatula (Finke) Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 28 87.5 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 4 12.5 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 32 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Apatula (Finke) there were 32 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 87.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 12.5% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Apatula (Finke) % Apatula (Finke) 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 30 90.9 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 3 9.1 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Apatula (Finke), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 90.9% were rented.

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