Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 258 people in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L) of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 92.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L) was 21 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 38.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 1.2% of the population.

Of people in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L) aged 15 years and over, 49.4% were married and 9.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L) was 39 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L) was 38 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L) 36.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 50.5% were in primary school, 20.6% in secondary school and 3.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L) were Australian Aboriginal 83.9%, Australian 4.9%, Solomon Islander 1.5%, Welsh 1.5% and Torres Strait Islander 1.1%.

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), 97.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was South Eastern Europe (includes Yugoslavia) 1.1%.

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), 98.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 1.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L) were No Religion 75.5%, Other Protestant 12.6%, Baptist 4.6%, Anglican 1.1% and Catholic 1.1%.

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L) 80.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Mudburra 6.2%, Garrwa 4.7% and Warlpiri 1.6%.

Employment

There were 96 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L). Of these 74.0% were employed full time, 14.6% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L) was 36 years and for people who were employed part-time was 19 years.

The most common occupations in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L) included Labourers 48.4%, Professionals 12.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.7%, Managers 4.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 4.3%, Sales Workers 4.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.3% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 3.2%.

Of the employed people in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 44.3%, Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services 6.2%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 3.1%, Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 3.1% and Building Completion Services 3.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L) was $285.

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 75.8%, Car, as driver 13.7%, Motorbike/scooter 4.2% and Car, as passenger 3.2%. 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 16.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 75.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.5% provided care for children and 7.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 6.5% 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 Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), 11.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), 61.5% were couple families with children, 21.2% were couple families without children and 17.3% were one parent families.

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,291 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), of couple families with children, 38.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 7.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), 77.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.8% were flats, units or apartments and 9.1% were other dwellings.

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), of occupied private dwellings 14.0% had 1 bedroom, 27.9% had 2 bedrooms and 58.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), of all households, 80.0% were family households, 13.3% were single person households and 6.7% were group households.

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), 12.8% 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 Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), 43.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 13.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 0.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), there were 240 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 116 (or 48.3%) were male and 124 (or 51.7%) were female. The median age was 20 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 Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.9, with 2.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,224.

In Robinson River (Mungoorbada) (L), 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.