Milingimbi

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70600701
Total population 1,081
Total dwellings 146
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,017
Male 520
Female 496
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 100
Average people per household 7
Median weekly household income $1,464
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $120

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Milingimbi % Milingimbi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 1,017 100.0 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 1,017 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 520 51.2 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 496 48.8 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Milingimbi, there were 1,017 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 520 (or 51.2%) were male and 496 (or 48.8%) were female.

Age Milingimbi % Milingimbi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 97 9.6 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 236 23.3 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 178 17.6 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 426 42.0 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 52 5.1 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 25 2.5 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Milingimbi the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Milingimbi % Milingimbi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 256 37.6 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 7 1.0 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 11 1.6 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 24 3.5 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 383 56.2 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Milingimbi 37.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 2.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Milingimbi % Milingimbi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 36 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 28 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 54 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 55 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Milingimbi 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 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Milingimbi % Milingimbi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 152 23.8 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 18 2.8 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 468 73.4 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Milingimbi 23.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 2.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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

In Milingimbi 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 29 years.

Education Milingimbi % Milingimbi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 22 6.3 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 183 52.6 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 96 27.6 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 10 2.9 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 11 3.2 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 26 7.5 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 348 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Milingimbi, 34.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 52.6% were attending a primary school, 27.6% were attending a secondary school and 3.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Milingimbi % Milingimbi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Djambarrpuyngu 48 4.7 2,930 5.2 2,931 0.5
Burarra 12 1.2 927 1.6 930 0.2
Kriol 3 0.3 3,955 7.0 6,692 1.2
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English only spoken at home 3 0.3 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 0.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Milingimbi. The only other responses for language at home were Djambarrpuyngu 4.7%, Burarra 1.2% and Kriol 0.3%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Milingimbi % Milingimbi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 64 30.3 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 29 13.7 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 12 5.7 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 106 50.2 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 211 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 211 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Milingimbi. Of these 30.3% were employed full time, 13.7% were employed part-time and 50.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Milingimbi % Milingimbi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 35 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 47 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Milingimbi who were employed full time was 35 years and those employed part time was 47 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Milingimbi % Milingimbi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 256 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 1,464 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Milingimbi was $256 and the median weekly household income was $1,464.

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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
Milingimbi % Milingimbi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 7 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 2.2 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.2 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Milingimbi, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 7, with 2.2 persons per bedroom and 0.2 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
Milingimbi % Milingimbi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 120 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Milingimbi, 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
Milingimbi % Milingimbi Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 100 100.0 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 100 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Milingimbi there were 100 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
Milingimbi % Milingimbi 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 100 100.0 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 Milingimbi, 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.