Gibson Desert North

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 250 people in Gibson Desert North. Of these 45.6% were male and 54.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 91.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Gibson Desert North was 29 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 6.9% of the population.

Of people in Gibson Desert North aged 15 years and over, 45.4% were married and 6.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Gibson Desert North, of people aged 15 years and over, 33.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Gibson Desert North 24.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 60.3% were in primary school, 25.9% in secondary school and 5.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Gibson Desert North, 6.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 2.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 1.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The only responses for ancestry in Gibson Desert North were Australian Aboriginal 86.5%, Australian 5.2% and English 4.4%.

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 Gibson Desert North (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Gibson Desert North, 95.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was New Zealand 1.2%.

In Gibson Desert North, 95.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 1.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Gibson Desert North, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 95.1% and England 2.9%.

In Gibson Desert North, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 96.8% and England 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Gibson Desert North were Lutheran 36.0%, No Religion, so described 16.0%, Catholic 11.6%, Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 10.8% and Not stated 9.2%. In Gibson Desert North, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Gibson Desert North 7.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Pintupi 25.6%, Manyjilyjarra 25.2%, Luritja 8.9%, Kukatja 6.5% and Martu Wangka 1.6%.

Employment

There were 73 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gibson Desert North. Of these 35.6% were employed full time, 15.1% were employed part-time and 45.2% 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 Gibson Desert North, 21.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Gibson Desert North were Professionals 51.2%, Managers 26.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.2% and Technicians and Trades Workers 9.8%.

Of the employed people in Gibson Desert North, the only responses for industry of employent were Local Government Administration 17.6% and Combined Primary and Secondary Education 14.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Gibson Desert North was $243.

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

In Gibson Desert North, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 63.2%, Car, as driver 21.1% and Car, as passenger 7.9%. 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 27.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Gibson Desert North, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 63.9% provided care for children and 25.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 5.1% 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 Gibson Desert North, 47.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Gibson Desert North, 44.4% were couple families with children, 27.0% were couple families without children and 28.6% were one parent families.

In Gibson Desert North, 31.2% of single parents were male and 68.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Gibson Desert North, of couple families with children, 9.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Gibson Desert North, 90.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Gibson Desert North, 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 Gibson Desert North, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 21.3% had 2 bedrooms and 68.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 4.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Gibson Desert North, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Gibson Desert North, of all households, 89.4% were family households, 10.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Gibson Desert North, 32.4% 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 Gibson Desert North, 22.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 0.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Gibson Desert North, 15.4% 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 Gibson Desert North, 45.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.2% 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.

In Gibson Desert North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.5 persons, with 1.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $824.

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

In Gibson Desert North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $30 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)