Mullewa

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50200302
Total population 713
Total dwellings 398
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 158
Male 94
Female 64
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 35
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $866
Median monthly mortgage repayments $400
Median weekly rent $92

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Mullewa % Mullewa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 158 100.0 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 158 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 94 59.5 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 64 40.5 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Mullewa, there were 158 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 94 (or 59.5%) were male and 64 (or 40.5%) were female.

Age Mullewa % Mullewa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 17 10.7 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 42 26.4 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 23 14.5 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 54 34.0 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 13 8.2 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 10 6.3 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Mullewa the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 36.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.3% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mullewa % Mullewa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 17 17.0 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 4 4.0 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 5 5.0 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 6.0 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 68 68.0 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Mullewa 17.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 7.1% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mullewa % Mullewa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 51 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 57 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 52 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 81 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Mullewa for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mullewa % Mullewa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 14 17.5 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 11 13.8 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 55 68.8 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Mullewa 17.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 13.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mullewa % Mullewa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 46 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 31 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Mullewa for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 56 years and in a de facto marriage was 46 years.

Education Mullewa % Mullewa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 9 15.0 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 24 40.0 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 10 16.7 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 17 28.3 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 60 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mullewa, 38.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.0% were attending a primary school, 16.7% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Mullewa % Mullewa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Wajarri 12 7.6 81 0.1 88 0.0
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English only spoken at home 141 89.2 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 89.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mullewa. The only other response for language at home was Wajarri 7.6%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mullewa % Mullewa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 15 34.1 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 16 36.4 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 4 9.1 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 9 20.5 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 44 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 44 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mullewa. Of these 34.1% were employed full time, 36.4% were employed part-time and 20.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Mullewa % Mullewa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 45 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 51 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mullewa who were employed full time was 45 years and those employed part time was 51 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mullewa % Mullewa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 384 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 866 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mullewa was $384 and the median weekly household income was $866.

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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
Mullewa % Mullewa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.5 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.3 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Mullewa, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.3 persons per bedroom and 1.2 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
Mullewa % Mullewa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 92 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 400 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Mullewa, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $92 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $400.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mullewa % Mullewa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 37 100.0 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 37 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Mullewa there were 37 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% 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
Mullewa % Mullewa Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8 21.1 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 3 7.9 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 23 60.5 13,868 62.7 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 158 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 10.5 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Mullewa, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 21.1% were owned outright, 7.9% were owned with a mortgage and 60.5% were rented.

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