Pine Creek

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70400106
Total population 382
Total dwellings 178
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 152
Male 72
Female 80
Median age 17
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 36
Average people per household 3.7
Median weekly household income $1,343
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $70

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Pine Creek % Pine Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 152 100.0 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 152 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 72 47.4 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 80 52.6 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Pine Creek, there were 152 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 72 (or 47.4%) were male and 80 (or 52.6%) were female.

Age Pine Creek % Pine Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 20 13.2 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 44 29.1 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 21 13.9 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 51 33.8 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 9 6.0 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 17 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Pine Creek the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 17 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 43.0% 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
Pine Creek % Pine Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 48 55.8 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 6 7.0 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 13 15.1 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 19 22.1 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Pine Creek 55.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 8.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pine Creek % Pine Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 34 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 41 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 39 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 69 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 39 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Pine Creek 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 39 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pine Creek % Pine Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 31 39.2 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 14 17.7 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 34 43.0 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Pine Creek 39.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pine Creek % Pine Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 26 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 40 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 22 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Pine Creek for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 26 years and in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

Education Pine Creek % Pine Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 7 12.3 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 34 59.6 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 9 15.8 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 5.3 497 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 4 7.0 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 57 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pine Creek, 38.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 59.6% were attending a primary school, 15.8% were attending a secondary school and 5.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Pine Creek % Pine Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Wagiman 27 17.6 30 0.1 30 0.0
Jawoyn 19 12.4 28 0.0 29 0.0
Mayali 7 4.6 63 0.1 66 0.0
Kriol 5 3.3 3,955 7.0 6,692 1.2
Maung 3 2.0 369 0.6 369 0.1
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English only spoken at home 85 55.6 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 55.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pine Creek. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Wagiman 17.6%, Jawoyn 12.4%, Mayali 4.6%, Kriol 3.3% and Maung 2.0%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Pine Creek % Pine Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 18 42.9 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 12 28.6 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 12 28.6 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 42 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 42 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pine Creek. Of these 42.9% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 28.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Pine Creek % Pine Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 26 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 35 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pine Creek who were employed full time was 26 years and those employed part time was 35 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Pine Creek % Pine Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 293 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,343 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pine Creek was $293 and the median weekly household income was $1,343.

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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
Pine Creek % Pine Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.7 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.8 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.8 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Pine Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7, with 1.8 persons per bedroom and 0.8 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
Pine Creek % Pine Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 70 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Pine Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $70 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
Pine Creek % Pine Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 26 74.3 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 6 17.1 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 8.6 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 35 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Pine Creek there were 35 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 74.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 17.1% were flats, unit or apartments and 8.6% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Pine Creek % Pine Creek Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4 11.4 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 4 11.4 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 27 77.1 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 Pine Creek, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.4% were owned outright, 11.4% were owned with a mortgage and 77.1% were rented.

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