Nullagine (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 178 people in Nullagine (L) of these 47.2% were male and 52.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 65.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Nullagine (L) was 27 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.4% of the population.

Of people in Nullagine (L) aged 15 years and over, 21.4% were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Nullagine (L) was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Nullagine (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 20.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 28.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Nullagine (L) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Nullagine (L) 30.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 60.4% were in primary school, 7.5% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Nullagine (L) were Australian Aboriginal 45.6%, Australian 19.6%, English 13.2%, Papua New Guinean 3.9% and Irish 3.9%.

In Nullagine (L), 84.3% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 6.2%, Germany 2.8%, Belgium 2.2% and Philippines 1.7%.

In Nullagine (L), 82.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Nullagine (L) were No Religion 32.6%, Catholic 7.9%, Anglican 7.3%, Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 7.3% and Baptist 5.6%.

In Nullagine (L) 35.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Martu Wangka 48.6%.

Employment

There were 41 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nullagine (L). Of these 61.0% were employed full time, 14.6% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Nullagine (L), 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Nullagine (L) was 54 years and for people who were employed part-time was 25 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Nullagine (L) were Community and Personal Service Workers 21.4%, Labourers 21.4%, Managers 16.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Professionals 9.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.5%.

Of the employed people in Nullagine (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 23.8%, Building Installation Services 9.5%, Metal Ore Mining 7.1%, Land Development and Site Preparation Services 7.1% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Nullagine (L) was $266.

In Nullagine (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 42.9%, Car, as driver 23.8%, Car, as passenger 9.5% and Other 7.1%. 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 44.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Nullagine (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 28.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.7% provided care for children and 2.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 5.6% 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 Nullagine (L), 11.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Nullagine (L), 35.7% were couple families with children, 35.7% were couple families without children and 28.6% were one parent families.

In Nullagine (L) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Nullagine (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $0 and those without children was $2,062.

Employment status of couple families

In Nullagine (L), of couple families with children, 8.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 11.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Nullagine (L), 92.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Nullagine (L), 87.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 12.5% were other dwellings.

In Nullagine (L), of occupied private dwellings 10.4% had 1 bedroom, 10.4% had 2 bedrooms and 56.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Nullagine (L), 33.3% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 58.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Nullagine (L), of all households, 70.8% were family households, 29.2% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Nullagine (L), 44.7% 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 Nullagine (L), 44.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 22.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Nullagine (L), there were 115 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48 (or 41.7%) were male and 67 (or 58.3%) were female. The median age was 17 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 Nullagine (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.4, with 1.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $833.

In Nullagine (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $125 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.