Gapuwiyak

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70600201
Total population 874
Total dwellings 111
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 825
Male 436
Female 389
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 74
Average people per household 6.9
Median weekly household income $1,538
Median monthly mortgage repayments $108
Median weekly rent $25

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Gapuwiyak % Gapuwiyak Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 814 98.7 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 11 1.3 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 825 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 436 52.8 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 389 47.2 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Gapuwiyak, there were 825 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 436 (or 52.8%) were male and 389 (or 47.2%) were female.

Age Gapuwiyak % Gapuwiyak Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 76 9.2 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 178 21.6 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 172 20.8 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 341 41.3 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 39 4.7 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 19 2.3 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Gapuwiyak the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gapuwiyak % Gapuwiyak Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 255 44.6 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 6 1.0 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 7 1.2 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 38 6.6 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 266 46.5 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Gapuwiyak 44.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 2.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gapuwiyak % Gapuwiyak Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 36 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 37 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 61 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Gapuwiyak for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 36 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Gapuwiyak % Gapuwiyak Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 148 27.8 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 6 1.1 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 378 71.1 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Gapuwiyak 27.8% 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
Gapuwiyak % Gapuwiyak Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 37 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 46 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 27 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Gapuwiyak for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 37 years and in a de facto marriage was 46 years.

Education Gapuwiyak % Gapuwiyak Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 23 8.4 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 105 38.2 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 55 20.0 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 1.1 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 18 6.5 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 71 25.8 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 275 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gapuwiyak, 33.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.2% were attending a primary school, 20.0% were attending a secondary school and 1.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Gapuwiyak % Gapuwiyak Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Djambarrpuyngu 717 86.7 2,930 5.2 2,931 0.5
Kriol 15 1.8 3,955 7.0 6,692 1.2
Wangurri 4 0.5 26 0.0 26 0.0
Ritharrngu 4 0.5 16 0.0 16 0.0
Kunwinjku 3 0.4 1,632 2.9 1,632 0.3
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English only spoken at home 11 1.3 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 1.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gapuwiyak. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Djambarrpuyngu 86.7%, Kriol 1.8%, Wangurri 0.5%, Ritharrngu 0.5% and Kunwinjku 0.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Gapuwiyak % Gapuwiyak Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 14 10.3 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 76 55.9 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 19 14.0 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 27 19.9 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 136 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 136 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gapuwiyak. Of these 10.3% were employed full time, 55.9% were employed part-time and 19.9% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Gapuwiyak % Gapuwiyak Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 52 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 36 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gapuwiyak who were employed full time was 52 years and those employed part time was 36 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Gapuwiyak % Gapuwiyak Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 226 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,538 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Gapuwiyak was $226 and the median weekly household income was $1,538.

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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
Gapuwiyak % Gapuwiyak Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 6.9 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2.4 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Gapuwiyak, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 6.9, with 2.4 persons per bedroom and 1 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
Gapuwiyak % Gapuwiyak Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 25 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 108 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Gapuwiyak, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $25 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $108.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Gapuwiyak % Gapuwiyak Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 77 100.0 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 77 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Gapuwiyak there were 77 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
Gapuwiyak % Gapuwiyak Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 3 3.9 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 70 90.9 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 4 5.2 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Gapuwiyak, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 3.9% were owned with a mortgage and 90.9% were rented.

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