Alice Springs Town Camps

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Areas
Area code IARE701002
Total population 906
Total dwellings 323
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 882
Male 397
Female 485
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 191
Average people per household 3.9
Median weekly household income $671
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $65

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Alice Springs Town Camps % Alice Springs Town Camps Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 876 99.3 54,571 96.1 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 0.3 673 1.2 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 0.3 1,533 2.7 21,206 3.9
Total 882 -- 56,777 -- 548,370 --
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Male 397 45.0 28,035 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 485 55.0 28,741 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Alice Springs Town Camps, there were 882 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 397 (or 45.0%) were male and 485 (or 55.0%) were female.

Age Alice Springs Town Camps % Alice Springs Town Camps Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
0-4 years 100 11.3 6,118 10.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 153 17.3 12,745 22.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 153 17.3 10,963 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 394 44.7 22,057 38.8 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 48 5.4 2,992 5.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 34 3.9 1,903 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 26 -- 23 -- 21 --

In Alice Springs Town Camps the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 28.7% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs Town Camps % Alice Springs Town Camps Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 262 41.7 15,602 41.2 85,741 24.4
Separated 31 4.9 1,313 3.5 14,925 4.2
Divorced 19 3.0 1,373 3.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 41 6.5 1,955 5.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 275 43.8 17,669 46.6 215,347 61.3

In Alice Springs Town Camps 41.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs Town Camps % Alice Springs Town Camps Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Married 38 -- 36 -- 44 --
Separated 40 -- 41 -- 46 --
Divorced 38 -- 49 -- 51 --
Widowed 62 -- 60 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Alice Springs Town Camps for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 38 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs Town Camps % Alice Springs Town Camps Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 163 27.8 10,601 32.6 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 63 10.7 3,429 10.5 48,600 15.8
Not married 361 61.5 18,487 56.9 187,097 60.9

In Alice Springs Town Camps 27.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 10.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs Town Camps % Alice Springs Town Camps Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 40 -- 37 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 30 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 29 -- 28 --

In Alice Springs Town Camps for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 40 years and in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education Alice Springs Town Camps % Alice Springs Town Camps Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Pre-school 8 3.2 1,195 5.6 13,977 6.2
Primary 104 41.6 8,353 39.0 81,554 36.4
Secondary 33 13.2 4,274 20.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 1.6 497 2.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 1.2 481 2.2 10,125 4.5
Other 15 6.0 459 2.1 3,662 1.6
Not stated 83 33.2 6,164 28.8 50,410 22.5
Total 250 -- 21,423 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Alice Springs Town Camps, 28.0% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 41.6% were attending a primary school, 13.2% were attending a secondary school and 2.4% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Alice Springs Town Camps % Alice Springs Town Camps Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Arrernte, nec 177 20.1 1,225 2.2 1,294 0.2
Warlpiri 116 13.2 2,373 4.2 2,509 0.5
Pitjantjatjara 54 6.1 913 1.6 3,394 0.6
Luritja 34 3.9 1,409 2.5 1,483 0.3
Anmatyerr, nec 30 3.4 920 1.6 926 0.2
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English only spoken at home 197 22.4 18,243 32.1 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 22.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Alice Springs Town Camps. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Arrernte, nec 20.1%, Warlpiri 13.2%, Pitjantjatjara 6.1%, Luritja 3.9% and Anmatyerr, nec 3.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs Town Camps % Alice Springs Town Camps Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 37 32.2 6,668 43.0 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 24 20.9 4,338 28.0 47,035 26.4
Away from work 12 10.4 1,559 10.0 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 42 36.5 2,948 19.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 115 -- 15,513 -- 178,170 --

There were 115 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Alice Springs Town Camps. Of these 32.2% were employed full time, 20.9% were employed part-time and 36.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs Town Camps % Alice Springs Town Camps Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 38 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 30 -- 35 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Alice Springs Town Camps who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 30 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Alice Springs Town Camps % Alice Springs Town Camps Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Personal 242 -- 269 -- 362 --
Household 671 -- 1,099 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Alice Springs Town Camps was $242 and the median weekly household income was $671.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Alice Springs Town Camps % Alice Springs Town Camps Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.9 -- 4.2 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.6 -- 1.7 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.8 -- 1.1 -- 1.5 --

In Alice Springs Town Camps, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.9, with 1.6 persons per bedroom and 0.8 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Alice Springs Town Camps % Alice Springs Town Camps Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 65 -- 75 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,963 -- 1,647 --

In Alice Springs Town Camps, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $65 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Alice Springs Town Camps % Alice Springs Town Camps Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Separate house 181 96.8 9,376 78.8 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 690 5.8 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 1,205 10.1 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 6 3.2 573 4.8 2,949 1.4
Total 187 -- 11,892 -- 209,047 --

In Alice Springs Town Camps there were 187 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 96.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 3.2% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Alice Springs Town Camps % Alice Springs Town Camps Northern Territory % Northern Territory Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 571 4.8 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 1,822 15.3 51,761 24.8
Rented 169 88.9 8,531 71.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 7 3.7 168 1.4 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 14 7.4 799 6.7 8,338 4.0

In Alice Springs Town Camps, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 88.9% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.