Alpurrurulam

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70700201
Total population 443
Total dwellings 100
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 415
Male 209
Female 208
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 74
Average people per household 5.3
Median weekly household income $787
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $60

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 412 99.3 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 0.7 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 415 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 209 50.1 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 208 49.9 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Alpurrurulam, there were 415 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 209 (or 50.1%) were male and 208 (or 49.9%) were female.

Age Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 50 12.0 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 71 17.1 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 101 24.3 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 157 37.8 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 18 4.3 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 18 4.3 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Alpurrurulam the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 166 57.6 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 11 3.8 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 3 1.0 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 18 6.2 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 90 31.2 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Alpurrurulam 57.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 5.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 31 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 33 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 62 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Alpurrurulam for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 31 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 132 49.8 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 7 2.6 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 126 47.5 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Alpurrurulam 49.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 2.6% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 31 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 53 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Alpurrurulam 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 53 years.

Education Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 3.2 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 73 77.7 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 3 3.2 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 3.2 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 12 12.8 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 94 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Alpurrurulam, 22.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 77.7% were attending a primary school, 3.2% were attending a secondary school and 3.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Alyawarr 383 91.8 1,809 3.2 1,845 0.3
Warlpiri 3 0.7 2,373 4.2 2,509 0.5
Arrernte, nec 3 0.7 1,225 2.2 1,294 0.2
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English only spoken at home 24 5.8 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 5.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Alpurrurulam. The only other responses for language at home were Alyawarr 91.8%, Warlpiri 0.7% and Arrernte, nec 0.7%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 27 37.5 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 16 22.2 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 9.7 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 22 30.6 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 72 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 72 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Alpurrurulam. Of these 37.5% were employed full time, 22.2% were employed part-time and 30.6% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 42 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 28 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Alpurrurulam who were employed full time was 42 years and those employed part time was 28 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 257 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 787 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Alpurrurulam was $257 and the median weekly household income was $787.

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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
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 5.3 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.7 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.6 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Alpurrurulam, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.3, with 1.7 persons per bedroom and 0.6 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
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 60 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Alpurrurulam, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $60 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
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 70 95.9 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 3 4.1 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 73 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Alpurrurulam there were 73 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 95.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% 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
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam 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 72 100.0 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 Alpurrurulam, 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.