Nyirripi

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70201001
Total population 209
Total dwellings 64
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 184
Male 83
Female 101
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 32
Average people per household 4.6
Median weekly household income $624
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $25

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Nyirripi % Nyirripi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 184 100.0 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 184 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 83 45.1 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 101 54.9 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Nyirripi, there were 184 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 83 (or 45.1%) were male and 101 (or 54.9%) were female.

Age Nyirripi % Nyirripi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 19 10.4 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 40 22.0 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 30 16.5 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 75 41.2 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 12 6.6 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 6 3.3 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 25 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Nyirripi the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nyirripi % Nyirripi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 74 60.2 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 7 5.7 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 5 4.1 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 5.7 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 30 24.4 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Nyirripi 60.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 9.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nyirripi % Nyirripi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 34 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 39 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 77 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 19 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Nyirripi for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 34 years and the median age of people never married was 19 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nyirripi % Nyirripi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 50.5 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 0 0.0 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 48 49.5 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Nyirripi 50.5% 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
Nyirripi % Nyirripi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 36 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 0 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 31 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Nyirripi for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 36 years and in a de facto marriage was 0 years.

Education Nyirripi % Nyirripi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 10 11.5 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 26 29.9 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 13 14.9 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 4 4.6 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 34 39.1 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 87 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nyirripi, 48.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.9% were attending a primary school, 14.9% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Nyirripi % Nyirripi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Warlpiri 154 84.2 2,373 4.2 2,509 0.5
Pitjantjatjara 5 2.7 913 1.6 3,394 0.6
Luritja 4 2.2 1,409 2.5 1,483 0.3
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English only spoken at home 3 1.6 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 1.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nyirripi. The only other responses for language at home were Warlpiri 84.2%, Pitjantjatjara 2.7% and Luritja 2.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Nyirripi % Nyirripi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4 14.8 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 16 59.3 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 11.1 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 4 14.8 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 27 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 27 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nyirripi. Of these 14.8% were employed full time, 59.3% were employed part-time and 14.8% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Nyirripi % Nyirripi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 53 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 23 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nyirripi who were employed full time was 53 years and those employed part time was 23 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Nyirripi % Nyirripi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 238 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 624 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nyirripi was $238 and the median weekly household income was $624.

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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
Nyirripi % Nyirripi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.6 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.8 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.6 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Nyirripi, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.6, with 1.8 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
Nyirripi % Nyirripi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 25 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Nyirripi, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $25 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
Nyirripi % Nyirripi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 30 90.9 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 33 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Nyirripi there were 33 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 90.9% 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
Nyirripi % Nyirripi 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 29 100.0 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 Nyirripi, 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.