Wiluna

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50300701
Total population 1,158
Total dwellings 229
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 290
Male 151
Female 140
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 44
Average people per household 4.9
Median weekly household income $1,196
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $100

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Wiluna % Wiluna Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 283 97.6 67,062 96.3 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 3 1.0 1,306 1.9 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 4 1.4 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 290 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 151 51.9 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 140 48.1 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Wiluna, there were 290 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 151 (or 51.9%) were male and 140 (or 48.1%) were female.

Age Wiluna % Wiluna Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 34 11.6 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 58 19.9 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 57 19.5 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 114 39.0 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 17 5.8 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 12 4.1 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 24 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Wiluna the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 30.9% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wiluna % Wiluna Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 29 14.8 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 6 3.1 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 7 3.6 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 154 78.6 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Wiluna 14.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 2.6% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wiluna % Wiluna Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 46 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 58 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 38 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Wiluna for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wiluna % Wiluna Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 19 11.5 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 38 23.0 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 108 65.5 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Wiluna 11.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 23.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wiluna % Wiluna Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 32 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Wiluna 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 35 years.

Education Wiluna % Wiluna Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 9 14.1 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 36 56.2 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 11 17.2 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 3 4.7 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 5 7.8 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 64 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wiluna, 22.5% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 56.2% were attending a primary school, 17.2% were attending a secondary school and 4.6% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Wiluna % Wiluna Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Martu Wangka 168 58.1 590 0.8 594 0.1
Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 4 1.4 81 0.1 562 0.1
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English only spoken at home 112 38.8 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 38.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wiluna. The only other responses for language at home were Martu Wangka 58.1% and Other Australian Indigenous Languages, nec 1.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Wiluna % Wiluna Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 30 36.1 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 23 27.7 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 4 4.8 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 26 31.3 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 83 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 83 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wiluna. Of these 36.1% were employed full time, 27.7% were employed part-time and 31.3% were unemployed.

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

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wiluna who were employed full time was 34 years and those employed part time was 37 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Wiluna % Wiluna Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 264 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 1,196 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wiluna was $264 and the median weekly household income was $1,196.

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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
Wiluna % Wiluna Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.9 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.8 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Wiluna, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.9, with 1.8 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
Wiluna % Wiluna Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 100 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Wiluna, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 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
Wiluna % Wiluna Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 40 87.0 18,446 83.3 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 6.5 2,005 9.1 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 6.5 1,311 5.9 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 316 1.4 2,949 1.4
Total 46 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Wiluna there were 46 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 87.0% were separate houses, 6.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.5% 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
Wiluna % Wiluna Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 3 6.4 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 44 93.6 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 0 0.0 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Wiluna, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 6.4% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 93.6% were rented.

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