Northampton

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50200303
Total population 3,189
Total dwellings 2,333
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 183
Male 85
Female 97
Median age 18
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 62
Average people per household 3.5
Median weekly household income $820
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,947
Median weekly rent $190

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Northampton % Northampton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 175 95.6 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 5 2.7 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 1.6 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 183 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 85 46.7 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 97 53.3 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Northampton, there were 183 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 85 (or 46.7%) were male and 97 (or 53.3%) were female.

Age Northampton % Northampton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 28 15.2 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 45 24.5 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 25 13.6 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 56 30.4 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 13 7.1 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 17 9.2 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 18 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Northampton the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 18 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 40.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 9.2% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Northampton % Northampton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 22 20.2 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 4 3.7 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 5.5 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 77 70.6 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Northampton 20.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 2.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Northampton % Northampton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 55 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 58 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 68 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 48 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 30 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Northampton for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Northampton % Northampton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 12 12.4 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 33 34.0 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 52 53.6 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Northampton 12.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 34.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Northampton % Northampton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 66 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 31 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 38 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Northampton for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 66 years and in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

Education Northampton % Northampton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 4.8 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 29 46.0 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 12 19.0 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 9.5 1,212 4.3 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 4.8 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 10 15.9 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 63 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Northampton, 33.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 46.0% were attending a primary school, 19.0% were attending a secondary school and 14.3% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Northampton % Northampton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 178 97.8 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Northampton. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Northampton % Northampton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 16 35.6 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 5 11.1 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 10 22.2 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 14 31.1 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 45 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 45 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Northampton. Of these 35.6% were employed full time, 11.1% were employed part-time and 31.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Northampton % Northampton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 18 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 41 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Northampton who were employed full time was 18 years and those employed part time was 41 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Northampton % Northampton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 308 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 820 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Northampton was $308 and the median weekly household income was $820.

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

In Northampton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.3 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
Northampton % Northampton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 190 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,947 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Northampton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,947.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Northampton % Northampton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 55 87.3 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 8 12.7 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 63 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Northampton there were 63 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 87.3% were separate houses, 12.7% 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
Northampton % Northampton Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 11 17.5 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 11 17.5 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 33 52.4 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 8 12.7 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Northampton, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 17.5% were owned outright, 17.5% were owned with a mortgage and 52.4% were rented.

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