Alice Springs

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2021 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA70200
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 5,343
Male 46.5%
Female 53.5%
Median age 27
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families 1,470
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 1,814
Average number of people per household 3.1
Median weekly household income $1,355
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,907
Median weekly rent (a) $215

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

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People and population

Indigenous status
All people 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander total 5,343 20.6 61,115 26.3 812,728 3.2
Aboriginal 5,223 20.2 58,566 25.2 742,882 2.9
Torres Strait Islander 27 0.1 692 0.3 33,765 0.1
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 96 0.4 1,852 0.8 36,083 0.1
Non-Indigenous 18,932 73.1 152,705 65.6 23,375,949 91.9
Not stated 1,634 6.3 18,775 8.1 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median age 27 N/A 26 N/A 24 N/A
0-4 years 498 9.3 5,365 8.8 85,941 10.6
5-14 years 1,035 19.4 11,809 19.3 179,604 22.1
15-24 years 937 17.5 11,436 18.7 150,057 18.5
25-34 years 753 14.1 10,180 16.7 117,969 14.5
35-44 years 671 12.6 8,173 13.4 87,910 10.8
45-54 years 635 11.9 6,858 11.2 81,802 10.1
55-64 years 447 8.4 4,458 7.3 61,759 7.6
65 years and over 361 6.8 2,846 4.7 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 775 20.3 15,538 35.4 127,525 23.3
Separated 162 4.3 1,527 3.5 23,982 4.4
Divorced 136 3.6 1,451 3.3 37,473 6.8
Widowed 160 4.2 2,043 4.6 16,329 3.0
Never married 2,571 67.5 23,389 53.2 341,871 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 593 18.2 11,406 30.0 112,643 23.0
De facto marriage (b) 594 18.2 4,659 12.2 81,295 16.6
Not married 2,070 63.5 22,023 57.8 296,032 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Preschool 127 7.4 1,325 6.5 25,485 8.0
Primary 679 39.5 7,964 38.8 120,864 37.9
Secondary 500 29.1 4,658 22.7 83,631 26.2
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 67 3.9 536 2.6 21,273 6.7
Tertiary - University or higher education 73 4.2 626 3.1 21,149 6.6
Other 48 2.8 350 1.7 7,310 2.3
Not stated 221 12.9 5,064 24.7 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 174 4.6 1,305 3.0 40,554 7.4
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 148 3.9 1,139 2.6 34,681 6.3
Certificate level IV 111 2.9 1,019 2.3 23,374 4.3
Certificate level III 372 9.8 3,334 7.6 84,821 15.5
Year 12 450 11.8 5,976 13.6 82,998 15.2
Year 11 401 10.5 5,100 11.6 43,335 7.9
Year 10 624 16.4 9,124 20.8 102,707 18.8
Certificate level II 13 0.3 130 0.3 1,262 0.2
Certificate level I 0 0.0 90 0.2 241 0.0
Year 9 or below 932 24.5 9,421 21.4 75,326 13.8
Inadequately described 53 1.4 733 1.7 11,038 2.0
No educational attainment 161 4.2 1,387 3.2 5,242 1.0
Not stated 363 9.5 5,179 11.8 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Arrernte, nfd 454 8.5 1,298 2.1 1,414 0.2
Warlpiri 265 5.0 2,455 4.0 2,592 0.3
Western Arrarnta 241 4.5 881 1.4 895 0.1
Pitjantjatjara 190 3.6 980 1.6 3,399 0.4
Luritja 162 3.0 1,243 2.0 1,285 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Australian Indigenous languages used at home 1,788 33.5 35,782 58.5 76,978 9.5
English only used at home 3,227 60.4 20,390 33.4 683,122 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Australian Aboriginal 5,095 95.4 56,364 92.2 695,359 85.6
Australian 994 18.6 6,423 10.5 277,467 34.1
English 397 7.4 2,685 4.4 131,618 16.2
Irish 142 2.7 850 1.4 31,853 3.9
Torres Strait Islander 106 2.0 2,203 3.6 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,580 41.5 15,568 35.4 296,172 54.1
Not in the labour force 2,120 55.6 26,214 59.7 234,314 42.8
Not stated 105 2.8 2,164 4.9 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed  null  null  null  null  null  null
Worked full-time 879 55.6 7,324 47.0 144,659 48.8
Worked part-time 346 21.9 3,712 23.8 87,019 29.4
Away from work (a) 133 8.4 1,302 8.4 28,075 9.5
Total employed 1,350 85.4 12,329 79.2 259,754 87.7
Unemployed 228 14.4 3,239 20.8 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 277 20.5 2,747 22.3 45,221 17.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 237 17.6 1,765 14.3 30,731 11.8
Professionals 205 15.2 2,289 18.6 36,013 13.9
Technicians and Trades Workers 170 12.6 1,300 10.5 35,333 13.6
Labourers 146 10.8 1,388 11.3 37,003 14.2
Managers 131 9.7 947 7.7 21,218 8.2
Sales Workers 69 5.1 638 5.2 22,365 8.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers 53 3.9 690 5.6 23,291 9.0

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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
State Government Administration 128 9.5 753 6.1 5,577 2.1
General Practice Medical Services 77 5.7 285 2.3 2,893 1.1
Other Social Assistance Services 60 4.4 456 3.7 10,154 3.9
Local Government Administration 57 4.2 1,025 8.3 6,639 2.6
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 54 4.0 278 2.3 9,313 3.6

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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal (b) 452 N/A 323 N/A 540 N/A
Family (c) 1,316 N/A 947 N/A 1,527 N/A
Household (d) 1,355 N/A 1,318 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,028 53.2 28,806 65.6 328,022 59.9
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 1,064 27.9 19,556 44.5 166,628 30.5
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 394 10.3 5,874 13.4 76,568 14.0
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 241 6.3 2,551 5.8 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Arthritis 177 3.3 1,151 1.9 50,807 6.3
Asthma 385 7.2 3,178 5.2 107,162 13.2
Cancer (including remission) 47 0.9 376 0.6 12,927 1.6
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 60 1.1 306 0.5 3,610 0.4
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 513 9.6 4,258 7.0 47,688 5.9
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 220 4.1 3,161 5.2 30,160 3.7
Kidney disease 172 3.2 1,216 2.0 10,053 1.2
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 67 1.3 673 1.1 17,552 2.2
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 267 5.0 2,237 3.7 107,776 13.3
Stroke 53 1.0 322 0.5 7,059 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 403 7.5 3,562 5.8 70,592 8.7
No long-term health condition(s) 3,460 64.8 41,155 67.3 462,348 56.9
Not stated 305 5.7 5,339 8.7 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 3,681 68.9 43,456 71.1 493,110 60.7
One condition 993 18.6 9,255 15.1 167,204 20.6
Two conditions 221 4.1 2,063 3.4 54,174 6.7
Three or more conditions 152 2.8 1,000 1.6 32,701 4.0
Not stated 305 5.7 5,339 8.7 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Number of dwellings requiring one or more extra bedroom(s) (a) 303 16.7 4,385 28.7 31,268 8.9
Average number of people per household 3.1 N/A 3.8 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 N/A 1.4 N/A 1 N/A
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 N/A 1.2 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) $215 N/A $130 N/A $300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,907 N/A $2,000 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 269 14.8 2,082 13.6 62,751 17.8
One family household: Couple family with children 446 24.6 4,322 28.3 104,435 29.7
One family household: One parent family 475 26.2 3,021 19.8 86,135 24.5
One family household: Other family 59 3.3 471 3.1 7,040 2.0
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 19 1.0 249 1.6 2,130 0.6
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 44 2.4 1,276 8.4 6,813 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 55 3.0 973 6.4 8,606 2.4
Multiple family household: Other family 5 0.3 100 0.7 412 0.1
Other household 436 24.0 2,768 18.1 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,223 67.4 11,789 77.3 281,729 80.0
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc. 499 27.5 1,916 12.6 38,396 10.9
Flat or apartment 52 2.9 1,286 8.4 27,919 7.9
Other dwelling 23 1.3 160 1.0 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 		Alice Springs % Alice Springs Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 123 6.8 960 6.3 48,452 13.8
Owned with a mortgage (a) 430 23.7 2,459 16.1 96,647 27.5
Rented (b) 1,149 63.3 10,583 69.4 192,703 54.7
Other (c) 33 1.8 774 5.1 5,582 1.6
Not stated 74 4.1 475 3.1 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.