Maningrida

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70400301
Total population 2,293
Total dwellings 319
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,036
Male 1,031
Female 1,005
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 175
Average people per household 7
Median weekly household income $2,009
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $80

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Maningrida % Maningrida Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 2,032 99.8 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 4 0.2 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 2,036 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 1,031 50.6 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 1,005 49.4 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Maningrida, there were 2,036 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 1,031 (or 50.6%) were male and 1,005 (or 49.4%) were female.

Age Maningrida % Maningrida Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 203 10.0 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 457 22.4 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 465 22.8 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 804 39.4 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 66 3.2 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 44 2.2 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Maningrida the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Maningrida % Maningrida Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 806 58.5 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 21 1.5 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 28 2.0 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 65 4.7 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 457 33.2 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Maningrida 58.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 3.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Maningrida % Maningrida Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 32 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 31 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 38 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 56 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 21 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Maningrida for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 32 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Maningrida % Maningrida Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 496 39.3 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 14 1.1 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 752 59.6 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Maningrida 39.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 1.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Maningrida % Maningrida Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 33 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 29 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Maningrida for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 33 years and in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

Education Maningrida % Maningrida Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 62 9.4 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 324 49.3 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 143 21.8 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 11 1.7 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4 0.6 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 8 1.2 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 105 16.0 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 657 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Maningrida, 32.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 49.3% were attending a primary school, 21.8% were attending a secondary school and 2.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Maningrida % Maningrida Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Burarra 726 35.6 927 1.6 930 0.2
Ndjebbana (Gunavidji) 324 15.9 328 0.6 330 0.1
Kunwinjku 205 10.1 1,632 2.9 1,632 0.3
Kune 98 4.8 118 0.2 118 0.0
Na-kara 92 4.5 103 0.2 103 0.0
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English only spoken at home 43 2.1 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 2.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Maningrida. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Burarra 35.6%, Ndjebbana (Gunavidji) 15.9%, Kunwinjku 10.1%, Kune 4.8% and Na-kara 4.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Maningrida % Maningrida Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 219 36.6 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 169 28.3 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 51 8.5 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 159 26.6 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 598 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 598 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Maningrida. Of these 36.6% were employed full time, 28.3% were employed part-time and 26.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Maningrida % Maningrida Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 40 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Maningrida who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 40 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Maningrida % Maningrida Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 267 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 2,009 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Maningrida was $267 and the median weekly household income was $2,009.

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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
Maningrida % Maningrida Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 7 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2.8 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.5 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Maningrida, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 7, with 2.8 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
Maningrida % Maningrida Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 80 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Maningrida, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $80 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
Maningrida % Maningrida Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 170 98.3 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 0 0.0 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 1.7 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 173 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Maningrida there were 173 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 98.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Maningrida % Maningrida Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4 2.2 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 165 92.7 8,531 71.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 1.7 168 1.4 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 6 3.4 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Maningrida, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 2.2% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 92.7% were rented.

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