Bagot Community

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC70300301
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 265
Male 47.4%
Female 52.6%
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 43
Average people per household 4.6
Median weekly household income $949
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $110

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 256 96.6 55,808 95.8 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 3 1.1 739 1.3 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 6 2.3 1,699 2.9 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Bagot Community, there were 265 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female.

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Age Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 25 -- 25 -- 23 --
0-4 years 22 8.1 5,596 9.6 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 46 17.0 11,889 20.4 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 63 23.2 11,103 19.1 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 52 19.2 9,634 16.5 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 34 12.5 7,708 13.2 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 35 12.9 6,396 11.0 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 7 2.6 3,715 6.4 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 12 4.4 2,211 3.8 30,952 4.8

In Bagot Community, the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 25 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 24.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 49 25.3 15,934 39.1 105,086 24.5
Separated 18 9.3 1,475 3.6 19,112 4.5
Divorced 5 2.6 1,318 3.2 28,796 6.7
Widowed 11 5.7 2,041 5.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 111 57.2 19,989 49.0 261,980 61.1

In Bagot Community, 25.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 36 19.1 10,596 31.5 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 9 4.8 4,254 12.7 60,051 16.0
Not married 143 76.1 18,769 55.8 228,281 60.9

In Bagot Community, 19.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 4.8% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 4.4 1,339 6.0 16,698 6.4
Primary 38 42.2 7,755 34.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 13 14.4 4,746 21.1 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 470 2.1 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 501 2.2 15,489 5.9
Other 0 0.0 285 1.3 5,047 1.9
Not stated 35 38.9 7,379 32.8 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bagot Community, 34.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.2% were attending a primary school, 14.4% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 0 0.0 959 2.4 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 0 0.0 958 2.3 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 3 1.4 736 1.8 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 16 7.6 2,485 6.1 56,625 13.2
Year 12 20 9.5 4,164 10.2 59,949 14.0
Year 11 16 7.6 3,808 9.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 41 19.5 6,545 16.1 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 3 1.4 144 0.4 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 92 0.2 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 40 19.0 9,036 22.2 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 4 1.9 1,282 3.1 4,256 1.0
Not stated 59 28.1 9,692 23.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Bagot Community, 9.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 6.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 0.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Kriol 30 11.4 4,365 7.5 7,108 1.1
Burarra 14 5.3 990 1.7 997 0.2
Warlpiri 14 5.3 2,157 3.7 2,276 0.4
Tiwi 10 3.8 1,993 3.4 2,020 0.3
Anindilyakwa 9 3.4 1,452 2.5 1,478 0.2
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English only spoken at home 98 37.1 17,680 30.4 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 37.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bagot Community. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Kriol 11.4%, Burarra 5.3%, Warlpiri 5.3%, Tiwi 3.8% and Anindilyakwa 3.4%.

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Ancestry, top responses Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 235 89.0 37,479 57.1 140,480 15.8
Torres Strait Islander 4 1.5 365 0.6 14,948 1.7
Australian 3 1.1 14,038 21.4 399,843 45.0

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Bagot Community (including those who did not state an ancestry).

The only responses for ancestry for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bagot Community were Australian Aboriginal 89.0%, Torres Strait Islander 1.5% and Australian 1.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 7 15.9 6,870 45.2 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 3 6.8 3,130 20.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 3 6.8 1,142 7.5 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 31 70.5 4,064 26.7 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 121 62.4 21,861 53.6 190,132 44.3

There were 44 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Bagot Community. Of these 15.9% were employed full time, 6.8% were employed part-time and 70.5% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 4 40.0 1,953 17.5 24,339 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 3 30.0 2,356 21.2 30,991 17.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3 30.0 1,546 13.9 23,174 12.7

The only responses for occupations for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bagot Community were Professionals 40.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 30.0% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 30.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia

There were no responses for industry of employment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bagot Community.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 277 -- 281 -- 441 --
Household 949 -- 1,225 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Bagot Community was $277 and the median weekly household income was $949.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 79 38.7 25,146 61.7 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 49 24.5 17,078 41.9 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 47 23.5 6,038 14.8 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 11 5.5 4,298 10.5 63,303 14.8

In Bagot Community, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 38.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.5% provided care for children and 23.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 5.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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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
Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.6 -- 4 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.9 -- 1.5 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.6 -- 1.2 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Bagot Community, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.6 persons, with 1.9 persons per bedroom and 0.6 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 110 -- 97 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Bagot Community, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $110 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 3 6.8 1,718 13.5 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 8 18.2 3,854 30.2 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 14 31.8 2,399 18.8 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 8 18.2 371 2.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 390 3.1 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 1,086 8.5 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 8 18.2 826 6.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 153 1.2 471 0.2
Other household 3 6.8 1,962 15.4 53,195 20.2

In Bagot Community, of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 6.8% were a couple family with no children, 18.2% were a couple family with children and 50.0% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 31 68.9 10,018 79.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 14 31.1 1,307 10.3 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 1,047 8.3 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 280 2.2 2,897 1.1

In Bagot Community there were 43 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 68.9% were separate houses, 31.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Bagot Community % Bagot Community Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 727 5.7 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 2,025 15.9 68,085 25.9
Rented 46 100.0 9,194 72.1 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 178 1.4 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 630 4.9 10,182 3.9

In Bagot Community, 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.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.