Bulman - Weemol

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70500302
Total population 291
Total dwellings 57
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 275
Male 121
Female 153
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 34
Average people per household 5.3
Median weekly household income $733
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $120

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Bulman - Weemol % Bulman - Weemol Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 275 100.0 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 275 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 121 44.2 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 153 55.8 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Bulman - Weemol, there were 275 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 121 (or 44.2%) were male and 153 (or 55.8%) were female.

Age Bulman - Weemol % Bulman - Weemol Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 36 13.3 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 62 22.9 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 58 21.4 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 105 38.7 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 4 1.5 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 6 2.2 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Bulman - Weemol the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.0% 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
Bulman - Weemol % Bulman - Weemol Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 121 68.8 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 5 2.8 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 6 3.4 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 10 5.7 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 34 19.3 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Bulman - Weemol 68.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 6.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bulman - Weemol % Bulman - Weemol Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 29 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 20 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 26 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 55 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Bulman - Weemol for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 29 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bulman - Weemol % Bulman - Weemol Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 73 50.7 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 0 0.0 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 71 49.3 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Bulman - Weemol 50.7% 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
Bulman - Weemol % Bulman - Weemol Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 33 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 0 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 23 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Bulman - Weemol 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 0 years.

Education Bulman - Weemol % Bulman - Weemol Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 8 9.9 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 39 48.1 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 19 23.5 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 4.9 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 3.7 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 8 9.9 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 81 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bulman - Weemol, 29.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 48.1% were attending a primary school, 23.5% were attending a secondary school and 7.5% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Bulman - Weemol % Bulman - Weemol Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kriol 144 53.1 3,955 7.0 6,692 1.2
Rembarrnga 42 15.5 128 0.2 129 0.0
Dalabon 42 15.5 73 0.1 73 0.0
Mayali 4 1.5 63 0.1 66 0.0
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English only spoken at home 36 13.3 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 13.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bulman - Weemol. The only other responses for language at home were Kriol 53.1%, Rembarrnga 15.5%, Dalabon 15.5% and Mayali 1.5%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bulman - Weemol % Bulman - Weemol Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 37 56.9 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 6 9.2 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 7.7 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 17 26.2 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 65 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 65 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bulman - Weemol. Of these 56.9% were employed full time, 9.2% were employed part-time and 26.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Bulman - Weemol % Bulman - Weemol 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 Bulman - Weemol 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
Bulman - Weemol % Bulman - Weemol Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 246 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 733 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bulman - Weemol was $246 and the median weekly household income was $733.

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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
Bulman - Weemol % Bulman - Weemol Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 5.3 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2.3 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.4 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Bulman - Weemol, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.3, with 2.3 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
Bulman - Weemol % Bulman - Weemol Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 120 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Bulman - Weemol, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 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
Bulman - Weemol % Bulman - Weemol Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 35 100.0 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 35 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Bulman - Weemol there were 35 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
Bulman - Weemol % Bulman - Weemol 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 34 100.0 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 Bulman - Weemol, 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.