Aurukun (S)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA30250
People 1,269
Male 49.9%
Female 50.1%
Median age 28
Families 273
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.1
for all households (a) 1.3
All private dwellings 368
Average people per household 4.2
Median weekly household income $992
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $100
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 0.4

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 632 49.9 2,321,889 49.4 11,546,638 49.3
Female 635 50.1 2,381,308 50.6 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,147 90.2 186,482 4.0 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,269 people in Aurukun (S). Of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 90.2% of the population.

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Age Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 28 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 113 8.9 296,466 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 141 11.1 317,138 6.7 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 112 8.8 299,097 6.4 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 84 6.6 296,287 6.3 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 114 9.0 316,860 6.7 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 101 8.0 320,753 6.8 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 100 7.9 325,943 6.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 79 6.2 305,218 6.5 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 94 7.4 322,901 6.9 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 93 7.3 322,982 6.9 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 83 6.6 308,727 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 60 4.7 292,198 6.2 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 41 3.2 260,685 5.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 29 2.3 242,192 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 15 1.2 180,406 3.8 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 5 0.4 126,084 2.7 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3 0.2 83,731 1.8 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 85,528 1.8 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Aurukun (S) was 28 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 28.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.1% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 140 15.5 1,775,920 46.9 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 10 1.1 134,953 3.6 608,059 3.2
Divorced 18 2.0 354,382 9.3 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 25 2.8 184,671 4.9 985,204 5.2
Never married 710 78.6 1,340,580 35.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Aurukun (S) aged 15 years and over, 15.5% were married and 3.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 60 7.5 1,546,502 46.7 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 234 29.1 394,739 11.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 510 63.4 1,367,026 41.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Aurukun (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 7.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 29.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 14 4.0 56,639 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 182 52.6 276,468 19.1 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 73,844 5.1 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 4 1.2 50,202 3.5 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 57 16.5 176,138 12.2 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 10 2.9 63,080 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 13 3.8 58,927 4.1 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 76,992 5.3 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 213,221 14.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 8 2.3 37,517 2.6 198,383 2.8
Not stated 58 16.8 360,888 25.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Aurukun (S) 27.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 53.2% were in primary school, 22.4% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 29 3.2 693,412 18.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 26 2.9 330,619 8.7 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 18 2.0 111,975 3.0 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 75 8.4 576,295 15.2 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 68 7.6 625,959 16.5 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 39 4.4 163,394 4.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 246 27.5 488,554 12.9 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 0.4 2,602 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.3 418 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 287 32.0 275,376 7.3 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 14 1.6 15,700 0.4 145,844 0.8
Not stated 81 9.0 409,227 10.8 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Aurukun (S), 7.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 10.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 1,076 79.9 36,971 0.6 144,173 0.5
Australian 74 5.5 1,649,284 25.3 7,298,243 23.3
English 58 4.3 1,794,999 27.5 7,852,224 25.0
Torres Strait Islander 52 3.9 13,227 0.2 15,243 0.0
Scottish 23 1.7 486,648 7.5 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Aurukun (S) were Australian Aboriginal 79.9%, Australian 5.5%, English 4.3%, Torres Strait Islander 3.9% and Scottish 1.7%.

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 Aurukun (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,218 95.8 3,343,657 71.1 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
Fiji 6 0.5 12,614 0.3 61,469 0.3
Papua New Guinea 5 0.4 16,120 0.3 28,800 0.1
England 3 0.2 180,775 3.8 907,570 3.9
Thailand 3 0.2 9,978 0.2 66,229 0.3
Philippines 3 0.2 39,661 0.8 232,386 1.0

In Aurukun (S), 95.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Fiji 0.5%, Papua New Guinea 0.4%, England 0.2%, Thailand 0.2% and Philippines 0.2%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 35 2.7 1,225,441 26.1 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 5 0.4 302,904 6.4 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 6 0.5 234,425 5.0 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,188 93.2 2,575,201 54.8 11,070,538 47.3

In Aurukun (S), 93.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 2.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,202 94.3 2,824,420 60.1 12,231,150 52.3
Fiji 12 0.9 17,814 0.4 88,598 0.4
Papua New Guinea 10 0.8 16,296 0.3 28,460 0.1
Scotland 6 0.5 54,350 1.2 276,038 1.2
Samoa 3 0.2 21,141 0.4 63,447 0.3

In Aurukun (S), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 94.3%, Fiji 0.9%, Papua New Guinea 0.8%, Scotland 0.5% and Samoa 0.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 1,198 94.6 2,897,343 61.6 12,643,365 54.0
Fiji 11 0.9 18,313 0.4 90,329 0.4
New Zealand 6 0.5 236,930 5.0 608,329 2.6
Scotland 4 0.3 46,925 1.0 245,915 1.1
Papua New Guinea 3 0.2 20,050 0.4 34,128 0.1

In Aurukun (S), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 94.6%, Fiji 0.9%, New Zealand 0.5%, Scotland 0.3% and Papua New Guinea 0.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Uniting Church 566 44.3 238,313 5.1 870,183 3.7
No Religion, so described 375 29.3 1,374,427 29.2 6,933,708 29.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 141 11.0 138,614 2.9 526,689 2.3
Not stated 60 4.7 468,042 10.0 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 44 3.4 143,355 3.0 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Aurukun (S) were Uniting Church 44.3%, No Religion, so described 29.3%, Presbyterian and Reformed 11.0%, Not stated 4.7% and Christian, nfd 3.4%. In Aurukun (S), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Cape York Peninsula Languages, nec 781 61.6 854 0.0 875 0.0
Wik Mungkan 186 14.7 442 0.0 450 0.0
Fijian 11 0.9 1,700 0.0 8,145 0.0
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 4 0.3 5,901 0.1 6,171 0.0
Samoan 3 0.2 14,969 0.3 44,869 0.2
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English only spoken at home 135 10.6 3,820,632 81.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 209 74.4 242,052 13.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Aurukun (S) 10.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cape York Peninsula Languages, nec 61.6%, Wik Mungkan 14.7%, Fijian 0.9%, Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole) 0.3% and Samoan 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 154 41.0 1,333,193 57.7 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 64 17.0 691,751 29.9 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 18 4.8 111,509 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 140 37.2 175,665 7.6 787,452 6.9

There were 376 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Aurukun (S). Of these 41.0% were employed full time, 17.0% were employed part-time and 37.2% 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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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 17 7.9 235,001 11.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 8 3.7 201,035 9.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 31 14.4 255,714 12.0 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 67 31.0 410,236 19.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 81 37.5 922,958 43.2 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Aurukun (S), 7.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 55 24.1 241,956 11.3 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 37 16.2 305,441 14.3 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 36 15.8 423,917 19.8 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 35 15.4 225,268 10.5 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 19 8.3 258,509 12.1 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 18 7.9 291,317 13.6 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 13 5.7 147,636 6.9 670,106 6.3
Sales Workers 8 3.5 207,795 9.7 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Aurukun (S) included Community and Personal Service Workers 24.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.2%, Professionals 15.8%, Labourers 15.4%, Managers 8.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.7% and Sales Workers 3.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Local Government Administration 47 21.7 30,286 1.4 142,724 1.3
Primary Education 17 7.8 54,394 2.5 231,198 2.2
Police Services 11 5.1 14,126 0.7 68,686 0.6
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10 4.6 91,756 4.3 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 9 4.1 52,291 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Aurukun (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 21.7%, Primary Education 7.8%, Police Services 5.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.6% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 260 -- 660 -- 662 --
Family 678 -- 1,661 -- 1,734 --
Household 992 -- 1,402 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Aurukun (S) was $260.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Walked only 151 67.4 70,471 3.3 370,427 3.5
Car, as driver 41 18.3 1,368,965 64.1 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 13 5.8 112,508 5.3 489,922 4.6
Bicycle 5 2.2 21,679 1.0 107,756 1.0
Worked at home 5 2.2 112,422 5.3 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 152,230 7.1 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 55 24.4 1,523,756 71.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Aurukun (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 67.4%, Car, as driver 18.3%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Bicycle 2.2% and Worked at home 2.2%. 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 24.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 759 83.6 2,671,858 70.5 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 397 44.0 1,063,450 28.1 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 185 20.6 407,168 10.7 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 71 7.9 714,138 18.8 3,620,726 19.0

In Aurukun (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 83.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 44.0% provided care for children and 20.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 7.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 570 62.6 853,120 22.5 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 163 17.9 1,017,232 26.8 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 21 2.3 448,338 11.8 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 7 0.8 353,168 9.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Aurukun (S), 17.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 2.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 0.8% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 39 14.2 481,451 39.4 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 109 39.6 518,494 42.5 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 105 38.2 201,308 16.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 22 8.0 19,898 1.6 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Aurukun (S), 39.6% were couple families with children, 14.2% were couple families without children and 38.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.0 -- 18.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 79.0 -- 81.5 -- 81.8

In Aurukun (S), 21.0% of single parents were male and 79.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 18 12.1 225,032 22.5 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 7 4.7 39,193 3.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 5 3.4 212,524 21.3 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 18 12.1 144,839 14.5 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 13 8.7 57,595 5.8 302,037 6.0
Both not working 80 53.7 200,661 20.1 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 5 3.4 52,525 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 3 2.0 67,574 6.8 311,381 6.2

In Aurukun (S), of couple families with children, 12.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.7% had both employed part-time and 3.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 257 75.1 1,656,828 89.4 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 85 24.9 195,570 10.6 1,039,874 11.2

In Aurukun (S), 75.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 24.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 227 88.3 1,269,653 76.6 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 7 2.7 174,984 10.6 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 20 7.8 186,780 11.3 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 3 1.2 16,809 1.0 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Aurukun (S), 88.3% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.8% were flats or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,306 0.5 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 4 1.6 70,628 4.3 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 66 26.4 275,203 16.6 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 105 42.0 657,978 39.7 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 69 27.6 604,269 36.5 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 6 2.4 40,448 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3.2 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 4.2 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Aurukun (S), of occupied private dwellings 1.6% had 1 bedroom, 26.4% had 2 bedrooms and 42.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 4.2 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 4 1.5 471,407 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 558,439 33.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 250 96.2 566,478 34.2 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 15,566 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 6 2.3 44,944 2.7 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Aurukun (S), 1.5% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 96.2% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 208 79.7 1,189,859 71.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 46 17.6 389,076 23.5 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 7 2.7 77,898 4.7 354,917 4.3

In Aurukun (S), of all households, 79.7% were family households, 17.6% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

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Household income Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 30.6 -- 19.5 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.7 -- 14.4 -- 16.4

In Aurukun (S), 30.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent 100 -- 330 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 87.3 -- 87.2 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 12.7 -- 12.8 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 93.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 6.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 176 68.0 99,133 6.0 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 52 20.1 566,233 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 19 7.3 620,096 37.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 6 2.3 315,106 19.0 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 6 2.3 56,263 3.4 285,197 3.4

In Aurukun (S), 20.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 7.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 2.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 85 33.2 224,855 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 164 64.1 1,387,499 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 7 2.7 44,482 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Aurukun (S), 64.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 564 49.0 92,176 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 586 51.0 94,311 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Aurukun (S), 49.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.0% were female. The median age was 27 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.6 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.5 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 872 -- 1,222 -- 1,203 --

In Aurukun (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.6 persons, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $872.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Aurukun (S) % Aurukun (S) Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 100 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Aurukun (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

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.