Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 295 people in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L) of these 43.1% were male and 56.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 90.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L) was 26 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.4% of the population.

Of people in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L) aged 15 years and over, 55.8% were married and 5.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L) was 40 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L) was 38 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 21 years.

In Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L) 35.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.8% were in primary school, 13.5% in secondary school and 10.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L) were Australian Aboriginal 82.1%, Irish 3.3%, English 2.6%, Scottish 2.6% and Australian 1.3%.

In Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), 97.3% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 1.3%.

In Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), 95.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 2.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L) were Lutheran 58.1%, No Religion 15.4%, Catholic 3.0%, Uniting Church 1.7% and Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 1.3%.

In Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L) 9.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Pitjantjatjara 79.5%, Arrernte, nec 1.7%, Ngaanyatjarra 1.3% and Warlpiri 1.0%.

Employment

There were 43 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L). Of these 55.8% were employed full time, 30.2% were employed part-time and 7.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), 7.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L) was 35 years and for people who were employed part-time was 35 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L) were Professionals 35.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 35.0%, Managers 7.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.5% and Labourers 7.5%.

Of the employed people in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 51.2%, School Education 14.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 12.2%, Road Passenger Transport 7.3% and Central Government Administration 7.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L) was $142.

In Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 43.6%, Car, as driver 35.9%, Car, as passenger 12.8% and Other 7.7%. 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 52.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.4% provided care for children and 4.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 3.6% 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 Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), 18.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 0.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), 36.8% were couple families with children, 38.2% were couple families without children and 25.0% were one parent families.

In Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L) 16.7% of single parents were male and 83.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $700 and those without children was $1,066.

Employment status of couple families

In Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), of couple families with children, 8.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 6.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), 80.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), 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 Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), of occupied private dwellings 9.7% had 1 bedroom, 25.8% had 2 bedrooms and 32.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 3.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 93.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), of all households, 78.5% were family households, 21.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), 65.3% 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 Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), 40.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 10.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), there were 265 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 111 (or 41.9%) were male and 154 (or 58.1%) were female. The median age was 26 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 Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.1, with 1.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $337.

In Kaltukatjara (Docker River) (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $40 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.