Gunbalanya

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70400402
Total population 1,173
Total dwellings 179
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,040
Male 514
Female 525
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 114
Average people per household 6.4
Median weekly household income $1,346
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $98

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Gunbalanya % Gunbalanya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,030 99.0 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 0.3 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 7 0.7 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 1,040 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 514 49.5 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 525 50.5 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Gunbalanya, there were 1,040 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 514 (or 49.5%) were male and 525 (or 50.5%) were female.

Age Gunbalanya % Gunbalanya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 91 8.8 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 249 23.9 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 228 21.9 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 402 38.7 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 45 4.3 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 25 2.4 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Gunbalanya the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gunbalanya % Gunbalanya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 380 54.1 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 44 6.3 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 38 5.4 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 41 5.8 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 200 28.4 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Gunbalanya 54.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gunbalanya % Gunbalanya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 33 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 32 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 50 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 57 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 21 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Gunbalanya for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 33 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gunbalanya % Gunbalanya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 271 41.7 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 10 1.5 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 369 56.8 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Gunbalanya 41.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 1.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gunbalanya % Gunbalanya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 34 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 24 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 27 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Gunbalanya for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 34 years and in a de facto marriage was 24 years.

Education Gunbalanya % Gunbalanya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 25 6.4 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 176 45.0 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 92 23.5 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 27 6.9 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 3 0.8 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 68 17.4 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 391 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gunbalanya, 37.8% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 45.0% were attending a primary school, 23.5% were attending a secondary school and 6.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Gunbalanya % Gunbalanya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kunwinjku 900 86.5 1,632 2.9 1,632 0.3
Kriol 17 1.6 3,955 7.0 6,692 1.2
Burarra 9 0.9 927 1.6 930 0.2
Maung 6 0.6 369 0.6 369 0.1
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 5 0.5 168 0.3 562 0.1
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English only spoken at home 21 2.0 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 2.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gunbalanya. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Kunwinjku 86.5%, Kriol 1.6%, Burarra 0.9%, Maung 0.6% and Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 0.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Gunbalanya % Gunbalanya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 84 34.6 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 85 35.0 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 25 10.3 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 49 20.2 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 243 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 243 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gunbalanya. Of these 34.6% were employed full time, 35.0% were employed part-time and 20.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Gunbalanya % Gunbalanya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 43 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 37 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gunbalanya who were employed full time was 43 years and those employed part time was 37 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Gunbalanya % Gunbalanya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 233 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,346 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gunbalanya was $233 and the median weekly household income was $1,346.

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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
Gunbalanya % Gunbalanya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 6.4 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2.4 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.4 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Gunbalanya, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 6.4, with 2.4 persons per bedroom and 0.4 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
Gunbalanya % Gunbalanya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 98 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Gunbalanya, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $98 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
Gunbalanya % Gunbalanya Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 109 94.8 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 5.2 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 115 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Gunbalanya there were 115 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 94.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.2% 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
Gunbalanya % Gunbalanya 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 111 97.4 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 2.6 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Gunbalanya, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 97.4% were rented.

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