Halls Creek

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA53920
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,774
Male 48.9%
Female 51.1%
Median age 25
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 693
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 669
Average number of people per household 3.9
Median weekly household income $869
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent (a) $85

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

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 2,774 77.6 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 2,767 77.4 85,004 3.2 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,625 0.1 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 10 0.3 2,068 0.1 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 495 13.9 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 304 8.5 140,128 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 25 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 281 10.1 9,264 10.4 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 525 18.9 19,164 21.6 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 566 20.4 16,006 18.0 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 435 15.7 13,512 15.2 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 388 14.0 10,445 11.8 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 288 10.4 8,961 10.1 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 154 5.6 6,632 7.5 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 137 4.9 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 522 26.5 12,414 20.6 127,525 23.3
Separated 66 3.3 2,666 4.4 23,982 4.4
Divorced 34 1.7 3,260 5.4 37,473 6.8
Widowed 67 3.4 1,837 3.0 16,329 3.0
Never married 1,284 65.1 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 380 20.8 9,839 19.6 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 334 18.3 9,703 19.3 81,295 16.6
Not married 1,112 60.9 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 49 5.8 2,321 6.6 25,485 8.0
Primary 359 42.1 12,434 35.5 120,864 37.9
Secondary 181 21.2 8,838 25.3 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 29 3.4 1,694 4.8 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 0 0.0 1,710 4.9 21,149 6.6
Other 6 0.7 782 2.2 7,310 2.3
Not stated 232 27.2 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 23 1.2 3,247 5.4 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 12 0.6 2,678 4.4 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 17 0.9 2,311 3.8 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 176 8.9 7,762 12.9 84,821 15.5
Year 12 229 11.6 9,364 15.5 82,998 15.2
Year 11 237 12.0 5,923 9.8 43,335 7.9
Year 10 534 27.1 14,035 23.3 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 3 0.2 106 0.2 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 22 0.0 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 369 18.7 7,020 11.6 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 31 1.6 1,073 1.8 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 65 3.3 854 1.4 5,242 1.0
Not stated 273 13.8 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Jaru 468 16.9 529 0.6 551 0.1
Kukatja 403 14.5 446 0.5 457 0.1
Kriol 331 11.9 2,027 2.3 7,403 0.9
Kija 151 5.4 252 0.3 258 0.0
Gooniyandi 121 4.4 193 0.2 201 0.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 1,589 57.3 11,213 12.6 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 1,003 36.2 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 2,569 92.6 76,590 86.4 695,359 85.6
Australian 97 3.5 25,219 28.4 277,467 34.1
English 79 2.8 11,662 13.1 131,618 16.2
Irish 35 1.3 2,385 2.7 31,853 3.9
Torres Strait Islander 14 0.5 2,830 3.2 57,353 7.1

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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 627 31.8 29,553 49.0 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 1,196 60.6 27,477 45.6 234,314 42.8
Not stated 151 7.7 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 158 25.2 14,457 48.9 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 157 25.0 7,744 26.2 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 58 9.3 2,661 9.0 28,075 9.5
Total employed 379 60.4 24,863 84.1 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 248 39.6 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 111 29.3 3,807 15.3 45,221 17.4
Professionals 54 14.2 3,455 13.9 36,013 13.9
Labourers 45 11.9 3,326 13.4 37,003 14.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 38 10.0 3,643 14.7 35,333 13.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers 26 6.9 2,841 11.4 30,731 11.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers 24 6.3 3,385 13.6 23,291 9.0
Managers 20 5.3 1,852 7.4 21,218 8.2
Sales Workers 19 5.0 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 38 10.0 348 1.4 3,592 1.4
Other Social Assistance Services 34 9.0 822 3.3 10,154 3.9
Local Government Administration 29 7.7 571 2.3 6,639 2.6
Creative Artists, Musicians, Writers and Performers 13 3.4 100 0.4 760 0.3
Primary Education 12 3.2 684 2.8 6,313 2.4

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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 308 N/A 481 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 733 N/A 1,469 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 869 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,273 64.4 33,333 55.3 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 906 45.9 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) 414 21.0 7,340 12.2 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 151 7.7 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 34 1.2 3,896 4.4 50,807 6.3
Asthma 90 3.2 8,714 9.8 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 17 0.6 1,122 1.3 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 10 0.4 403 0.5 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 170 6.1 6,042 6.8 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 92 3.3 3,064 3.5 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 28 1.0 1,139 1.3 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 20 0.7 1,277 1.4 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 52 1.9 8,192 9.2 107,776 13.3
Stroke 15 0.5 683 0.8 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 111 4.0 6,084 6.9 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 1,875 67.6 52,662 59.4 462,348 56.9
Not stated 450 16.2 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,950 70.3 55,618 62.7 493,110 60.7
One condition 283 10.2 15,383 17.3 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 71 2.6 4,607 5.2 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 28 1.0 2,725 3.1 32,701 4.0
Not stated 450 16.2 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)
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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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 217 32.4 3,233 9.5 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 3.9 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.4 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.7 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $85 N/A $260 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 64 9.6 5,511 16.2 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 177 26.5 10,128 29.8 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 163 24.4 8,458 24.9 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 37 5.5 847 2.5 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 8 1.2 222 0.7 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 46 6.9 638 1.9 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 58 8.7 910 2.7 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 4 0.6 69 0.2 412 0.1
Other household 112 16.7 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 598 89.4 28,229 83.2 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 42 6.3 4,051 11.9 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 15 2.2 1,243 3.7 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 8 1.2 261 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 		Halls Creek % Halls Creek Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 29 4.3 3,673 10.8 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 3 0.4 9,444 27.8 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 578 86.4 19,092 56.2 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 24 3.6 597 1.8 5,582 1.6
Not stated 34 5.1 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.