Pormpuraaw

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC30300901
Total population 663
Total dwellings 186
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 600
Male 300
Female 298
Median age 31
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 138
Average people per household 3.9
Median weekly household income $954
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $85

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Pormpuraaw % Pormpuraaw Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 545 90.8 122,896 78.9 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 13 2.2 20,094 12.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 42 7.0 12,834 8.2 21,206 3.9
Total 600 -- 155,824 -- 548,370 --
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Male 300 50.2 76,744 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 298 49.8 79,081 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Pormpuraaw, there were 600 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 300 (or 50.2%) were male and 298 (or 49.8%) were female.

Age Pormpuraaw % Pormpuraaw Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0-4 years 64 10.7 20,384 13.1 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 100 16.7 38,085 24.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 77 12.9 29,609 19.0 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 281 47.0 53,777 34.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 42 7.0 8,641 5.5 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 34 5.7 5,331 3.4 20,772 3.8
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Median age 31 -- 20 -- 21 --

In Pormpuraaw the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 31 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 27.4% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 5.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pormpuraaw % Pormpuraaw Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 69 15.8 20,924 21.5 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 0.7 3,939 4.0 14,925 4.2
Divorced 4 0.9 6,107 6.3 23,126 6.6
Widowed 22 5.0 2,990 3.1 12,142 3.5
Never married 338 77.5 63,395 65.1 215,347 61.3

In Pormpuraaw 15.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 1.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pormpuraaw % Pormpuraaw Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 50 -- 45 -- 44 --
Separated 56 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 55 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 63 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 35 -- 26 -- 26 --

In Pormpuraaw for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 35 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pormpuraaw % Pormpuraaw Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 30 7.5 18,335 21.4 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 158 39.3 16,111 18.8 48,600 15.8
Not married 214 53.2 51,114 59.7 187,097 60.9

In Pormpuraaw 7.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 39.3% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Pormpuraaw % Pormpuraaw Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 43 -- 45 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 39 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 36 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Pormpuraaw for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 43 years and in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

Education Pormpuraaw % Pormpuraaw Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Pre-school 13 9.6 2,960 4.9 13,977 6.2
Primary 87 64.0 24,202 39.9 81,554 36.4
Secondary 23 16.9 14,331 23.6 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 2,746 4.5 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 2,862 4.7 10,125 4.5
Other 6 4.4 997 1.6 3,662 1.6
Not stated 7 5.1 12,571 20.7 50,410 22.5
Total 136 -- 60,669 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pormpuraaw, 22.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 64.0% were attending a primary school, 16.9% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Pormpuraaw % Pormpuraaw Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Wik Mungkan 194 32.4 1,350 0.9 1,355 0.2
Kuuk Thayorre 128 21.4 133 0.1 129 0.0
Cape York Peninsula Languages, nec 99 16.5 234 0.2 244 0.0
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 6 1.0 102 0.1 562 0.1
Guugu Yimidhirr 5 0.8 968 0.6 973 0.2
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English only spoken at home 124 20.7 133,395 85.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 20.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pormpuraaw. Indigenous languages spoken at home include Wik Mungkan 32.4%, Kuuk Thayorre 21.4%, Cape York Peninsula Languages, nec 16.5%, Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 1.0% and Guugu Yimidhirr 0.8%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Pormpuraaw % Pormpuraaw Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 86 35.8 26,187 49.1 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 73 30.4 13,684 25.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 26 10.8 3,885 7.3 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 55 22.9 9,603 18.0 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 240 -- 53,359 -- 178,170 --

There were 240 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Pormpuraaw. Of these 35.8% were employed full time, 30.4% were employed part-time and 22.9% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Pormpuraaw % Pormpuraaw Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 41 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 38 -- 33 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pormpuraaw who were employed full time was 41 years and those employed part time was 38 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Pormpuraaw % Pormpuraaw Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal 290 -- 384 -- 362 --
Household 954 -- 1,066 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Pormpuraaw was $290 and the median weekly household income was $954.

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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
Pormpuraaw % Pormpuraaw Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.9 -- 3.4 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.6 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Pormpuraaw, 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 0.5 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
Pormpuraaw % Pormpuraaw Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 85 -- 220 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Pormpuraaw, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $85 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
Pormpuraaw % Pormpuraaw Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 113 81.9 47,511 81.2 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 3,630 6.2 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 25 18.1 6,446 11.0 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 878 1.5 2,949 1.4
Total 138 -- 58,517 -- 209,047 --

In Pormpuraaw there were 138 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 81.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.1% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Pormpuraaw % Pormpuraaw Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 5,504 9.4 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 13,573 23.2 51,761 24.8
Rented 137 100.0 37,042 63.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 339 0.6 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 2,062 3.5 8,338 4.0

In Pormpuraaw, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 100.0% were rented.

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