Nhulunbuy

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70600502
Total population 4,074
Total dwellings 1,657
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 373
Male 168
Female 206
Median age 23
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 106
Average people per household 3.7
Median weekly household income $1,860
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,088
Median weekly rent $28

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Nhulunbuy % Nhulunbuy Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 336 90.1 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 16 4.3 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 21 5.6 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 373 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 168 44.9 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 206 55.1 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Nhulunbuy, there were 373 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 168 (or 44.9%) were male and 206 (or 55.1%) were female.

Age Nhulunbuy % Nhulunbuy Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 46 12.4 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 88 23.7 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 58 15.6 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 154 41.4 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 21 5.6 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 5 1.3 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 23 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Nhulunbuy the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 23 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 1.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nhulunbuy % Nhulunbuy Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 80 33.9 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 13 5.5 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 22 9.3 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 11 4.7 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 110 46.6 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Nhulunbuy 33.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nhulunbuy % Nhulunbuy Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 39 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 44 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 43 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 56 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Nhulunbuy for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 39 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nhulunbuy % Nhulunbuy Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 55 31.8 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 29 16.8 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 89 51.4 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Nhulunbuy 31.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nhulunbuy % Nhulunbuy Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 31 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 31 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Nhulunbuy for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 31 years and in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

Education Nhulunbuy % Nhulunbuy Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 8 5.4 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 50 33.8 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 28 18.9 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 8 5.4 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 9 6.1 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 10 6.8 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 35 23.6 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 148 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nhulunbuy, 40.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.8% were attending a primary school, 18.9% were attending a secondary school and 10.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Nhulunbuy % Nhulunbuy Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Gumatj 24 6.4 176 0.3 174 0.0
Galpu 21 5.6 143 0.3 143 0.0
Kriol 8 2.1 3,955 7.0 6,692 1.2
Dhuwaya 6 1.6 283 0.5 283 0.1
Warlpiri 4 1.1 2,373 4.2 2,509 0.5
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English only spoken at home 196 52.5 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 52.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nhulunbuy. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Gumatj 6.4%, Galpu 5.6%, Kriol 2.1%, Dhuwaya 1.6% and Warlpiri 1.1%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Nhulunbuy % Nhulunbuy Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 94 68.1 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 22 15.9 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 16 11.6 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 6 4.3 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 138 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 138 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nhulunbuy. Of these 68.1% were employed full time, 15.9% were employed part-time and 4.3% were unemployed.

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

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nhulunbuy who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 34 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Nhulunbuy % Nhulunbuy Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 530 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,860 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nhulunbuy was $530 and the median weekly household income was $1,860.

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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
Nhulunbuy % Nhulunbuy Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.7 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.5 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Nhulunbuy, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.7, with 1.5 persons per bedroom and 1.2 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
Nhulunbuy % Nhulunbuy Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 28 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,088 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Nhulunbuy, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $28 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,088.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nhulunbuy % Nhulunbuy Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 83 78.3 9,376 78.8 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 14 13.2 690 5.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 6 5.7 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 2.8 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 106 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Nhulunbuy there were 106 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 78.3% were separate houses, 13.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.7% were flats, unit or apartments and 2.8% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Nhulunbuy % Nhulunbuy Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 5 4.8 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 3 2.9 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 92 88.5 8,531 71.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 4 3.8 168 1.4 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Nhulunbuy, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 4.8% were owned outright, 2.9% were owned with a mortgage and 88.5% were rented.

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