Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70400401
Total population 123
Total dwellings 131
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 101
Male 56
Female 45
Median age 29
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 20
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $833
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $0

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands % Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 98 97.0 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 3 3.0 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 101 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 56 55.4 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 45 44.6 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands, there were 101 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 56 (or 55.4%) were male and 45 (or 44.6%) were female.

Age Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands % Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 8 7.9 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 20 19.8 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 18 17.8 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 39 38.6 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 7 6.9 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 9 8.9 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 29 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 29 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 28.0% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 8.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands % Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 46 61.3 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 4.0 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 4 5.3 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 8.0 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 16 21.3 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands 61.3% 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
Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands % Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 35 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 81 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 34 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 35 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands % Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 28 52.8 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 0 0.0 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 25 47.2 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands 52.8% 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
Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands % Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 29 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 0 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 35 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 29 years and in a de facto marriage was 0 years.

Education Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands % Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 0 0.0 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 18 50.0 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 6 16.7 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 8.3 497 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 9 25.0 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 36 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands, 36.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 50.0% were attending a primary school, 16.7% were attending a secondary school and 8.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands % Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kunwinjku 60 60.6 1,632 2.9 1,632 0.3
Iwaidja 26 26.3 135 0.2 135 0.0
Arnhem Land and Daly River Region Languages, nec 6 6.1 14 0.0 11 0.0
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English only spoken at home 7 7.1 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 7.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands. The only other responses for language at home were Kunwinjku 60.6%, Iwaidja 26.3% and Arnhem Land and Daly River Region Languages, nec 6.1%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands % Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 11 22.9 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 23 47.9 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 9 18.8 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 5 10.4 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 48 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 48 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands. Of these 22.9% were employed full time, 47.9% were employed part-time and 10.4% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands % Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 39 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 31 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands who were employed full time was 39 years and those employed part time was 31 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands % Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 354 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 833 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands was $354 and the median weekly household income was $833.

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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
Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands % Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2.2 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.5 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 2.2 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
Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands % Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 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
Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands % Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 11 55.0 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 6 30.0 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 20 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands there were 20 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 55.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 30.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands % Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands 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 22 100.0 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 Cobourg Peninsula - Demed Homelands, 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.