Kimberley

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 3
Area code 51001
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 14,408
Male 49.1%
Female 50.9%
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 3,724
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 4,073
Average number of people per household 3.4
Median weekly household income $1,022
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,061
Median weekly rent (a) $121

(a) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 14,408 41.1 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 14,019 39.9 85,004 3.2 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 71 0.2 1,625 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 312 0.9 2,068 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 16,096 45.9 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 4,590 13.1 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Place of Usual Residence (PURP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 26 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 1,410 9.8 9,264 10.4 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 2,984 20.7 19,164 21.6 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 2,478 17.2 16,006 18.0 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 2,243 15.6 13,512 15.2 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 1,947 13.5 10,445 11.8 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 1,531 10.6 8,961 10.1 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 1,061 7.4 6,632 7.5 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 750 5.2 4,716 5.3 47,677 5.9

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 2,120 21.2 12,414 20.6 127,525 23.3
Separated 379 3.8 2,666 4.4 23,982 4.4
Divorced 274 2.7 3,260 5.4 37,473 6.8
Widowed 359 3.6 1,837 3.0 16,329 3.0
Never married 6,885 68.8 40,088 66.5 341,871 62.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,677 19.0 9,839 19.6 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 1,930 21.9 9,703 19.3 81,295 16.6
Not married 5,223 59.1 30,724 61.1 296,032 60.4

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people attending an educational institution 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 306 6.4 2,321 6.6 25,485 8.0
Primary 1,989 41.6 12,434 35.5 120,864 37.9
Secondary 1,079 22.6 8,838 25.3 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 149 3.1 1,694 4.8 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 84 1.8 1,710 4.9 21,149 6.6
Other 43 0.9 782 2.2 7,310 2.3
Not stated 1,141 23.9 7,209 20.6 38,814 12.2

More information Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 286 2.9 3,247 5.4 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 234 2.3 2,678 4.4 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 221 2.2 2,311 3.8 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 906 9.0 7,762 12.9 84,821 15.5
Year 12 1,476 14.7 9,364 15.5 82,998 15.2
Year 11 1,296 12.9 5,923 9.8 43,335 7.9
Year 10 2,381 23.8 14,035 23.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 20 0.2 106 0.2 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 4 0.0 22 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,504 15.0 7,020 11.6 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 200 2.0 1,073 1.8 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 238 2.4 854 1.4 5,242 1.0
Not stated 1,254 12.5 5,847 9.7 41,467 7.6

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Kriol 1,975 13.7 2,027 2.3 7,403 0.9
Jaru 513 3.6 529 0.6 551 0.1
Kukatja 423 2.9 446 0.5 457 0.1
Walmajarri 268 1.9 290 0.3 291 0.0
Kija 236 1.6 252 0.3 258 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 4,927 34.2 11,213 12.6 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 8,200 56.9 68,481 77.2 683,122 84.1

More information on Language used at home (LANP), Whether reported using an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at home (LNGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Ancestry, top responses
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 13,246 91.9 76,590 86.4 695,359 85.6
Australian 1,614 11.2 25,219 28.4 277,467 34.1
English 795 5.5 11,662 13.1 131,618 16.2
Torres Strait Islander 321 2.2 2,830 3.2 57,353 7.1
Irish 220 1.5 2,385 2.7 31,853 3.9

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 3,548 35.4 29,553 49.0 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 5,886 58.8 27,477 45.6 234,314 42.8
Not stated 582 5.8 3,234 5.4 16,695 3.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 1,606 45.3 14,457 48.9 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 916 25.8 7,744 26.2 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 317 8.9 2,661 9.0 28,075 9.5
Total employed 2,844 80.2 24,863 84.1 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 708 20.0 4,688 15.9 36,419 12.3

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 and over, who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.
Note 3: For information on Community Development Program participation (CDPP), please refer to the Census Dictionary. CDPP data is available in TableBuilder.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 695 24.4 3,807 15.3 45,221 17.4
Professionals 510 17.9 3,455 13.9 36,013 13.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 353 12.4 2,841 11.4 30,731 11.8
Labourers 299 10.5 3,326 13.4 37,003 14.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 258 9.1 3,643 14.7 35,333 13.6
Managers 251 8.8 1,852 7.4 21,218 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 205 7.2 3,385 13.6 23,291 9.0
Sales Workers 105 3.7 1,606 6.5 22,365 8.6

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Other Social Assistance Services 156 5.5 822 3.3 10,154 3.9
Primary Education 135 4.7 684 2.8 6,313 2.4
Local Government Administration 129 4.5 571 2.3 6,639 2.6
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 121 4.3 348 1.4 3,592 1.4
Iron Ore Mining 99 3.5 2,289 9.2 2,518 1.0

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 361 N/A 481 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 912 N/A 1,469 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,022 N/A 1,480 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (weekly) (INCP), Total family income (weekly) (FINF), Total household income (weekly) (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander family indicator (INGF)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 years and over 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 6,455 64.5 33,333 55.3 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 3,925 39.2 18,072 30.0 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,413 14.1 7,340 12.2 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 740 7.4 6,004 10.0 58,029 10.6

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Health

Type of long-term health condition
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 304 2.1 3,896 4.4 50,807 6.3
Asthma 619 4.3 8,714 9.8 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 120 0.8 1,122 1.3 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 68 0.5 403 0.5 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 1,000 6.9 6,042 6.8 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 468 3.2 3,064 3.5 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 228 1.6 1,139 1.3 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 121 0.8 1,277 1.4 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 431 3.0 8,192 9.2 107,776 13.3
Stroke 93 0.6 683 0.8 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 661 4.6 6,084 6.9 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 9,887 68.6 52,662 59.4 462,348 56.9
Not stated 1,699 11.8 10,368 11.7 65,539 8.1

Note 1: Measures the number of people who reported that they have been told by a doctor or nurse that they have any of these long-term health conditions.
Note 2: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 3: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 10,283 71.4 55,618 62.7 493,110 60.7
One condition 1,754 12.2 15,383 17.3 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 441 3.1 4,607 5.2 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 226 1.6 2,725 3.1 32,701 4.0
Not stated 1,699 11.8 10,368 11.7 65,539 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Housing

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 859 21.1 3,233 9.5 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 3.4 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.1 N/A 1.8 N/A 1.9 N/A

(a) The Canadian National Occupancy Standard for Housing Appropriateness is used to determine whether there are enough bedrooms in the dwelling for the usual residents. See Housing suitability information below for more details.

More information on Number of bedrooms in private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD), Housing suitability (HOSD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and Rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $121 N/A $260 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,061 N/A $1,733 N/A $1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent (weekly) dollar values (RNTD), Mortgage repayments (monthly) dollar values (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Family household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 495 12.2 5,511 16.2 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 1,143 28.1 10,128 29.8 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 1,011 24.8 8,458 24.9 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 168 4.1 847 2.5 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 41 1.0 222 0.7 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 170 4.2 638 1.9 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 199 4.9 910 2.7 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 22 0.5 69 0.2 412 0.1
Other household 823 20.2 7,167 21.1 73,717 20.9

Note: This table counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level. In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

More information on Family household composition (dwelling) (HCFMD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 3,464 85.0 28,229 83.2 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 420 10.3 4,051 11.9 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 67 1.6 1,243 3.7 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 67 1.6 261 0.8 2,861 0.8

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only households and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Kimberley % Kimberley Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 235 5.8 3,673 10.8 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 350 8.6 9,444 27.8 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 3,176 78.0 19,092 56.2 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 108 2.7 597 1.8 5,582 1.6
Not stated 202 5.0 1,140 3.4 8,652 2.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent-free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Please note that there are small random adjustments 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 table totals.