Jilkminggan

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 301 people in Jilkminggan. Of these 46.4% were male and 53.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 98.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Jilkminggan was 23 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 30.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 1.9% of the population.

Of people in Jilkminggan aged 15 years and over, 58.1% were married and 4.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Jilkminggan, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 0.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Jilkminggan 39.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.4% were in primary school, 27.9% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Jilkminggan, 3.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 2.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 1.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The only responses for ancestry in Jilkminggan were Australian Aboriginal 85.6%, Australian 1.3% and English 1.0%.

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

In Jilkminggan, 99.0% of people were born in Australia. There were no other responses for country of birth.

In Jilkminggan, 96.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 0.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Jilkminggan, the only stated response for country of birth of male parents was Australia 98.6%.

In Jilkminggan, the only stated response for country of birth of female parents was Australia 96.7%.

The only responses for religion in Jilkminggan were No Religion, so described 51.0%, Not stated 38.6%, Anglican 9.1% and Jehovah's Witnesses 1.3%. In Jilkminggan, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (83.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Jilkminggan 3.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Kriol 83.4%.

Employment

There were 37 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Jilkminggan. Of these 29.7% were employed full time, 32.4% were employed part-time and 21.6% 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 Jilkminggan, 26.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 13.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Jilkminggan were Community and Personal Service Workers 35.7%, Managers 10.7%, Professionals 10.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Sales Workers 10.7% and Labourers 10.7%.

Of the employed people in Jilkminggan, the only responses for industry of employent were Local Government Administration 47.8%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 13.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 13.0% and Primary Education 13.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Jilkminggan was $225.

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

In Jilkminggan, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 59.3%, Car, as driver 25.9% and Car, as passenger 14.8%. 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 30.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Jilkminggan, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 42.7% provided care for children and 12.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 6.7% 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 Jilkminggan, 6.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Jilkminggan, 49.3% were couple families with children, 18.8% were couple families without children and 27.5% were one parent families.

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

Employment status of couple families

In Jilkminggan, of couple families with children, 0.0% 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 Jilkminggan, 93.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Jilkminggan, 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 Jilkminggan, of occupied private dwellings 7.3% had 1 bedroom, 19.5% had 2 bedrooms and 58.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 5.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Jilkminggan, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 78.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Jilkminggan, of all households, 100.0% were family households, 0.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Jilkminggan, 35.7% 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 Jilkminggan, 27.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 0.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Jilkminggan, 0.0% 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 Jilkminggan, 45.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.6% were female. The median age was 23 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 Jilkminggan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.8 persons, with 2.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $919.

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

In Jilkminggan, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $90 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)