Minjilang

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70400405
Total population 308
Total dwellings 62
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 269
Male 142
Female 127
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 41
Average people per household 5.3
Median weekly household income $1,444
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $90

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Minjilang % Minjilang Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 266 98.9 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 1.1 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 269 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 142 52.8 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 127 47.2 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Minjilang, there were 269 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 142 (or 52.8%) were male and 127 (or 47.2%) were female.

Age Minjilang % Minjilang Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 28 10.4 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 69 25.6 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 53 19.6 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 95 35.2 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 12 4.4 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 13 4.8 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Minjilang the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Minjilang % Minjilang Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 94 53.4 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 1.7 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 7 4.0 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 14 8.0 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 58 33.0 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Minjilang 53.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 4.5% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Minjilang % Minjilang Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 35 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 40 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 44 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 62 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 23 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Minjilang 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 23 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Minjilang % Minjilang Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 67 44.1 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 9 5.9 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 76 50.0 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Minjilang 44.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 5.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Minjilang % Minjilang Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 35 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 29 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 36 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Minjilang for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 35 years and in a de facto marriage was 29 years.

Education Minjilang % Minjilang Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 6 5.9 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 63 62.4 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 14 13.9 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 3 3.0 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 15 14.9 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 101 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Minjilang, 36.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 62.4% were attending a primary school, 13.9% were attending a secondary school and 3.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Minjilang % Minjilang Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kunwinjku 101 37.4 1,632 2.9 1,632 0.3
Iwaidja 92 34.1 135 0.2 135 0.0
Maung 45 16.7 369 0.6 369 0.1
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English only spoken at home 23 8.5 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 8.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Minjilang. The only other responses for language at home were Kunwinjku 37.4%, Iwaidja 34.1% and Maung 16.7%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Minjilang % Minjilang Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 28 29.8 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 31 33.0 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 0 0.0 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 35 37.2 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 94 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 94 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Minjilang. Of these 29.8% were employed full time, 33.0% were employed part-time and 37.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Minjilang % Minjilang Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 41 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 32 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Minjilang who were employed full time was 41 years and those employed part time was 32 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Minjilang % Minjilang Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 310 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,444 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Minjilang was $310 and the median weekly household income was $1,444.

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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
Minjilang % Minjilang Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 5.3 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.8 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.3 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Minjilang, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.3, with 1.8 persons per bedroom and 0.3 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
Minjilang % Minjilang Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 90 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Minjilang, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $90 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
Minjilang % Minjilang Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 42 100.0 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 0 0.0 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 42 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Minjilang there were 42 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 100.0% 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
Minjilang % Minjilang 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 44 100.0 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 Minjilang, 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.