Bagot Community

Demographics & education

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

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.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Cultural & language diversity

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%.

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%.

Employment

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.

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%.

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

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.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total household income (HIND)

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.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

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.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

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.

Dwelling structure

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.

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.