Mimili

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 243 people in Mimili. Of these 51.9% were male and 48.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 84.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Mimili was 28 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 2.5% of the population.

Of people in Mimili aged 15 years and over, 50.0% were married and 4.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Mimili, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mimili 39.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.8% were in primary school, 14.6% in secondary school and 12.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mimili, 8.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 2.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mimili were Australian Aboriginal 69.8%, Australian 5.2%, Torres Strait Islander 2.8%, English 2.8% and Scottish 1.6%.

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 Mimili (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mimili, 92.5% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Mimili, 82.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 2.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mimili, the only stated response for country of birth of male parents was Australia 86.6%.

In Mimili, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 85.5% and New Zealand 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Mimili were No Religion, so described 39.3%, Uniting Church 24.8%, Not stated 23.1%, Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 6.6% and Islam 3.3%. In Mimili, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (50.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mimili 9.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Pitjantjatjara 65.0%.

Employment

There were 67 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mimili. Of these 46.3% were employed full time, 49.3% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Mimili, 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 17.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 26.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Mimili were Managers 27.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 27.9%, Professionals 26.2%, Labourers 13.1% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.9%.

Of the employed people in Mimili, the most common responses for industry of employment included Labour Supply Services 19.2%, Combined Primary and Secondary Education 13.5%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 11.5%, Central Government Administration 5.8% and Creative Artists, Musicians, Writers and Performers 5.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mimili was $263.

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

In Mimili, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 67.8%, Car, as driver 15.3%, Car, as passenger 11.9% and Worked at home 5.1%. 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 31.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mimili, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.2% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.6% 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 Mimili, 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mimili, 52.6% were couple families with children, 24.6% were couple families without children and 15.8% were one parent families.

In Mimili, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mimili, of couple families with children, 6.1% had both partners employed full-time, 10.2% had both employed part-time and 6.1% 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 Mimili, 91.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.8% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Mimili, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Mimili, of occupied private dwellings 8.2% had 1 bedroom, 23.0% had 2 bedrooms and 54.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 3.5 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Mimili, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 94.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Mimili, of all households, 80.4% were family households, 19.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Mimili, 26.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Mimili, 30.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 16.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mimili, 31.2% 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 Mimili, 52.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.5% were female. The median age was 25 years.

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

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 Mimili, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.1 persons, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $771.

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

In Mimili, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $65 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)