Alpurrurulam

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC70006
People 420
Male 51.1%
Female 48.9%
Median age 25
Families 102
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2.2
for all households (a) 1.4
All private dwellings 101
Average people per household 4.8
Median weekly household income $1,031
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $64
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 0.7

(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

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

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
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 217 51.1 118,570 51.8 11,546,638 49.3
Female 208 48.9 110,266 48.2 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 387 92.1 58,248 25.5 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 420 people in Alpurrurulam. Of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 92.1% of the population.

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Age Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 25 -- 32 -- 38 --
0-4 years 42 10.0 17,630 7.7 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 43 10.3 16,822 7.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 41 9.8 15,029 6.6 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 33 7.9 14,077 6.2 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 44 10.5 16,644 7.3 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 45 10.7 21,707 9.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 40 9.5 21,329 9.3 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 26 6.2 18,012 7.9 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 18 4.3 16,615 7.3 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 24 5.7 16,456 7.2 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 24 5.7 14,854 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 17 4.1 12,886 5.6 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 16 3.8 10,407 4.5 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 3 0.7 7,364 3.2 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3 0.7 4,300 1.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 0 0.0 2,516 1.1 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 0 0.0 1,258 0.5 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 0 0.0 938 0.4 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Alpurrurulam was 25 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 30.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 1.4% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 107 37.3 78,333 43.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 4 1.4 6,046 3.4 608,059 3.2
Divorced 10 3.5 13,442 7.5 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 11 3.8 5,622 3.1 985,204 5.2
Never married 155 54.0 75,917 42.3 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Alpurrurulam aged 15 years and over, 37.3% were married and 3.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 82 30.5 58,583 41.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 51 19.0 22,537 15.9 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 136 50.6 60,345 42.7 7,024,973 41.9

In Alpurrurulam, of people aged 15 years and over, 30.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 6 4.9 3,707 4.6 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 73 59.8 15,160 18.6 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 2,632 3.2 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 0 0.0 2,570 3.2 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 11 9.0 8,233 10.1 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 2,070 2.5 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 2,911 3.6 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 3,045 3.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 2.5 8,054 9.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 4 3.3 1,655 2.0 198,383 2.8
Not stated 25 20.5 31,342 38.5 1,707,023 23.7

In Alpurrurulam 29.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 60.3% were in primary school, 9.1% in secondary school and 2.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 10 3.4 30,711 17.1 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 0 0.0 12,854 7.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 4 1.3 6,391 3.6 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 16 5.4 23,200 12.9 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 11 3.7 22,743 12.7 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 12 4.0 10,854 6.1 941,531 4.9
Year 10 30 10.1 17,509 9.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 226 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 1.0 128 0.1 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 123 41.4 15,473 8.6 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 23 7.7 1,870 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 50 16.8 33,298 18.6 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Alpurrurulam, 3.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 7.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 0.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 376 86.8 37,562 12.8 144,173 0.5
Australian 15 3.5 65,433 22.4 7,298,243 23.3
English 9 2.1 54,967 18.8 7,852,224 25.0
German 5 1.2 8,737 3.0 982,226 3.1
Irish 3 0.7 18,469 6.3 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Alpurrurulam were Australian Aboriginal 86.8%, Australian 3.5%, English 2.1%, German 1.2% and Irish 0.7%.

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

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Country of birth Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 411 98.1 157,531 68.8 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 4 1.0 4,636 2.0 518,466 2.2

In Alpurrurulam, 98.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was New Zealand 1.0%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 6 1.4 54,687 23.9 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 5 1.2 10,761 4.7 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 0 0.0 9,473 4.1 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 399 94.5 124,021 54.2 11,070,538 47.3

In Alpurrurulam, 94.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 1.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 396 96.1 134,515 58.8 12,231,150 52.3
Germany 3 0.7 1,626 0.7 170,571 0.7

In Alpurrurulam, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 96.1% and Germany 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australia 396 97.1 135,595 59.3 12,643,365 54.0

In Alpurrurulam, the only stated response for country of birth of female parents was Australia 97.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Baptist 254 60.0 5,101 2.2 345,142 1.5
No Religion, so described 119 28.1 67,176 29.4 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 27 6.4 36,642 16.0 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 8 1.9 19,234 8.4 3,101,185 13.3
Christian, nfd 6 1.4 5,189 2.3 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Alpurrurulam were Baptist 60.0%, No Religion, so described 28.1%, Not stated 6.4%, Anglican 1.9% and Christian, nfd 1.4%. In Alpurrurulam, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (69.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Alyawarr 142 34.1 1,523 0.7 1,548 0.0
Warumungu 3 0.7 302 0.1 321 0.0
Anmatyerr, nec 3 0.7 521 0.2 531 0.0
Eastern Arrernte 3 0.7 381 0.2 385 0.0
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English only spoken at home 52 12.5 132,634 58.0 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 65 72.2 19,395 24.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Alpurrurulam 12.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Alyawarr 34.1%, Warumungu 0.7%, Anmatyerr, nec 0.7% and Eastern Arrernte 0.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 38 40.4 74,100 67.1 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 27 28.7 21,493 19.5 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 5 5.3 7,112 6.4 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 24 25.5 7,685 7.0 787,452 6.9

There were 94 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Alpurrurulam. Of these 40.4% were employed full time, 28.7% were employed part-time and 25.5% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 3 4.2 6,735 6.6 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 4 5.6 6,327 6.2 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 17 23.6 8,431 8.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 11 15.3 22,238 21.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 30 41.7 51,864 50.5 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Alpurrurulam, 4.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Professionals 16 22.9 20,654 20.1 2,370,966 22.2
Labourers 16 22.9 9,642 9.4 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 10 14.3 12,515 12.2 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 10 14.3 16,189 15.8 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 9 12.9 14,178 13.8 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 3 4.3 14,102 13.7 1,449,681 13.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3 4.3 5,880 5.7 670,106 6.3

The only other responses for occupation in Alpurrurulam were Professionals 22.9%, Labourers 22.9%, Managers 14.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Primary Education 15 24.6 2,886 2.8 231,198 2.2
Local Government Administration 13 21.3 1,910 1.9 142,724 1.3
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 7 11.5 988 1.0 44,309 0.4
State Government Administration 6 9.8 6,335 6.2 158,980 1.5
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4 6.6 2,309 2.2 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Alpurrurulam, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 24.6%, Local Government Administration 21.3%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 11.5%, State Government Administration 9.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 253 -- 871 -- 662 --
Family 553 -- 2,105 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,031 -- 1,983 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Alpurrurulam was $253.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Walked only 36 48.6 8,683 8.5 370,427 3.5
Car, as driver 15 20.3 61,874 60.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 13 17.6 6,947 6.8 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 5 6.8 2,653 2.6 503,582 4.7
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People who travelled to work by public transport 0 0.0 6,555 6.4 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 24 32.9 70,991 69.1 7,305,271 68.4

In Alpurrurulam, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 48.6%, Car, as driver 20.3%, Car, as passenger 17.6% and Worked at home 6.8%. 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 32.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 185 62.1 115,473 64.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 121 42.0 52,717 29.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 43 14.7 16,056 9.0 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 31 10.6 30,716 17.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Alpurrurulam, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 42.0% provided care for children and 14.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 10.6% 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
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 126 42.0 40,921 22.8 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 39 13.0 46,081 25.7 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 12 4.0 17,083 9.5 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 10 3.3 11,386 6.3 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Alpurrurulam, 13.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 14 14.3 18,138 35.2 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 52 53.1 23,815 46.2 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 29 29.6 8,558 16.6 959,543 15.8
Other family 3 3.1 1,014 2.0 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Alpurrurulam, 53.1% were couple families with children, 14.3% were couple families without children and 29.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male -- 14.3 -- 20.5 -- 18.2
Female -- 85.7 -- 79.5 -- 81.8

In Alpurrurulam, 14.3% of single parents were male and 85.7% 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
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 3 5.6 13,833 33.0 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 3 5.6 1,215 2.9 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 3 5.6 6,638 15.8 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3 5.6 6,174 14.7 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 4 7.4 1,677 4.0 302,037 6.0
Both not working 35 64.8 6,100 14.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 3 5.6 2,884 6.9 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 0 0.0 3,429 8.2 311,381 6.2

In Alpurrurulam, of couple families with children, 5.6% had both partners employed full-time, 5.6% had both employed part-time and 5.6% 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

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 83 85.6 65,053 85.9 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 14 14.4 10,717 14.1 1,039,874 11.2

In Alpurrurulam, 85.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 83 100.0 43,100 66.3 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 7,844 12.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 11,374 17.5 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 2,166 3.3 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Alpurrurulam, 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.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 874 1.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 0 0.0 4,871 7.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 12 15.4 14,306 22.0 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 41 52.6 27,598 42.4 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 19 24.4 15,039 23.1 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 6 7.7 2,369 3.6 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.1 -- 2.9 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 4.8 -- 2.9 -- 2.6 --

In Alpurrurulam, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 15.4% had 2 bedrooms and 52.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 4.8 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 9,957 15.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 19,247 29.6 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 76 92.7 32,737 50.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 575 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 6 7.3 2,545 3.9 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Alpurrurulam, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 92.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Family households 67 89.3 47,400 72.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 5 6.7 14,228 21.9 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 3 4.0 3,438 5.3 354,917 4.3

In Alpurrurulam, of all households, 89.3% were family households, 6.7% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

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Household income Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 32.3 -- 12.6 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 10.8 -- 25.8 -- 16.4

In Alpurrurulam, 32.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 10.8% 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 Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median rent 64 -- 315 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.5 -- 90.9 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.5 -- 9.1 -- 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 Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 0 -- 2,167 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 100.0 -- 94.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.0 -- 5.5 -- 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 Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None 38 41.8 6,948 10.7 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 31 34.1 20,562 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 11 12.1 22,357 34.4 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 3 3.3 11,813 18.2 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 8 8.8 3,389 5.2 285,197 3.4

In Alpurrurulam, 34.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 12.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 3.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 51 63.0 10,972 16.9 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 27 33.3 51,392 79.0 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 3 3.7 2,698 4.1 221,494 2.7

In Alpurrurulam, 33.3% 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.

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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.
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Male 206 52.8 29,129 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 184 47.2 29,118 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 24 -- 25 -- 23 --

In Alpurrurulam, 52.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.2% were female. The median age was 24 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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 5.3 -- 4 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.5 -- 1.5 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 860 -- 1,225 -- 1,203 --

In Alpurrurulam, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.3 persons, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $860.

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

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Alpurrurulam % Alpurrurulam Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 80 -- 97 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 2,167 -- 1,660 --

In Alpurrurulam, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $80 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)

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.