Titjikala

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 201 people in Titjikala of these 41.3% were male and 58.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 94.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Titjikala was 30 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 2.0% of the population.

Of people in Titjikala aged 15 years and over, 50.3% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Titjikala was 32 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Titjikala, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Titjikala was 40 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 0 years.

In Titjikala 35.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.8% were in primary school, 26.8% in secondary school and 5.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The only responses for ancestry in Titjikala were Australian Aboriginal 87.1%, Australian 7.0%, Scottish 1.5% and Irish 1.5%.

In Titjikala, 96.0% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Titjikala, 100.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 0.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The only responses for religion in Titjikala were Lutheran 80.9%, Catholic 8.5%, No Religion 6.0% and Anglican 2.0%.

In Titjikala 6.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Luritja 44.3%, Yankunytjatjara 21.4%, Arrernte, nec 11.4%, Pitjantjatjara 7.5% and Warlpiri 1.5%.

Employment

There were 66 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Titjikala. Of these 60.6% were employed full time, 33.3% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Titjikala, 9.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 25.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Titjikala was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Titjikala were Community and Personal Service Workers 33.3%, Labourers 25.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.0%, Professionals 12.7%, Managers 4.8% and Sales Workers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Titjikala, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 63.5%, Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services 7.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.8%, State Government Administration 4.8% and School Education 4.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Titjikala was $276.

In Titjikala, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 78.1%, Car, as passenger 7.8%, Car, as driver 4.7% and Other 4.7%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 17.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Titjikala, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.2% provided care for children and 16.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 6.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Titjikala, 31.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 22.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 0.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Titjikala, 51.1% were couple families with children, 13.3% were couple families without children and 28.9% were one parent families.

In Titjikala 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Titjikala, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,125 and those without children was $1,125.

Employment status of couple families

In Titjikala, of couple families with children, 24.1% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 20.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Titjikala, 73.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 26.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Titjikala, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Titjikala, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 22.9% had 2 bedrooms and 62.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 4.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Titjikala, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 81.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Titjikala, of all households, 91.2% were family households, 8.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Titjikala, 25.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Titjikala, 44.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 11.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Titjikala, there were 187 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 73 (or 39.0%) were male and 114 (or 61.0%) were female. The median age was 29 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Titjikala, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.8, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,297.

In Titjikala, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $30 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.