Roper Gulf (R)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,505 people in Roper Gulf (R). Of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 79.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Roper Gulf (R) was 26 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 29.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.9% of the population.

Of people in Roper Gulf (R) aged 15 years and over, 47.0% were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Roper Gulf (R), of people aged 15 years and over, 40.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Roper Gulf (R) 35.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.5% were in primary school, 18.4% in secondary school and 3.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Roper Gulf (R), 7.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Roper Gulf (R) were Australian Aboriginal 67.5%, Australian 8.2%, English 6.5%, Irish 2.2% and Scottish 1.8%.

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 Roper Gulf (R) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Roper Gulf (R), 90.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 0.6%, England 0.5%, Fiji 0.2%, India 0.2% and Ireland 0.1%.

In Roper Gulf (R), 85.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 3.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Roper Gulf (R), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 87.6%, England 0.8%, New Zealand 0.7%, Germany 0.3% and Fiji 0.2%.

In Roper Gulf (R), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 86.8%, England 0.9%, New Zealand 0.8%, Ireland 0.3% and India 0.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Roper Gulf (R) were No Religion, so described 31.5%, Not stated 24.8%, Anglican 16.7%, Other Protestant 12.4% and Catholic 4.5%. In Roper Gulf (R), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Roper Gulf (R) 27.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Kriol 48.6%, Nunggubuyu 3.7%, Garrwa 1.7%, Anindilyakwa 1.1% and Yanyuwa 0.3%.

Employment

There were 1,734 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Roper Gulf (R). Of these 51.2% were employed full time, 19.1% were employed part-time and 17.2% 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.

Of employed people in Roper Gulf (R), 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Roper Gulf (R) included Professionals 21.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.6%, Labourers 14.7%, Managers 11.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.5% and Sales Workers 4.8%.

Of the employed people in Roper Gulf (R), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 12.1%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 8.1%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 6.4%, Primary Education 4.6% and Silver-Lead-Zinc Ore Mining 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Roper Gulf (R) was $279.

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In Roper Gulf (R), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Walked only 41.5%, Car, as driver 26.7%, Car, as passenger 10.8%, Worked at home 3.9% and Other 3.1%. On the day, 2.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 37.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Roper Gulf (R), of people aged 15 years and over, 64.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 39.3% provided care for children and 8.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.3% 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)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Roper Gulf (R), 18.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Roper Gulf (R), 47.9% were couple families with children, 25.0% were couple families without children and 23.8% were one parent families.

In Roper Gulf (R), 14.6% of single parents were male and 85.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Roper Gulf (R), of couple families with children, 12.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.0% had both employed part-time and 5.0% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Roper Gulf (R), 86.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.4% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Roper Gulf (R), 69.4% were separate houses, 9.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.5% were flats or apartments and 15.5% were other dwellings.

In Roper Gulf (R), of occupied private dwellings 10.8% had 1 bedroom, 23.7% had 2 bedrooms and 39.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 4.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Roper Gulf (R), 10.4% were owned outright, 2.7% were owned with a mortgage and 72.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Roper Gulf (R), of all households, 79.5% were family households, 19.5% were single person households and 1.0% were group households.

In Roper Gulf (R), 29.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Roper Gulf (R), 27.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 12.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Roper Gulf (R), 51.3% 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.

People characteristics

In Roper Gulf (R), 49.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.6% were female. The median age was 23 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.

In Roper Gulf (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.2 persons, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $946.

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

In Roper Gulf (R), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $50 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)