Kalumburu

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50400501
Total population 467
Total dwellings 112
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 405
Male 189
Female 215
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 70
Average people per household 4.6
Median weekly household income $755
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $50

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Kalumburu % Kalumburu Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 388 95.8 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 17 4.2 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 405 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 189 46.8 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 215 53.2 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Kalumburu, there were 405 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 189 (or 46.8%) were male and 215 (or 53.2%) were female.

Age Kalumburu % Kalumburu Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 39 9.7 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 119 29.6 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 78 19.4 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 147 36.6 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 9 2.2 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 10 2.5 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Kalumburu the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.3% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 2.5% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kalumburu % Kalumburu Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 26 10.7 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 8 3.3 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 8 3.3 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 201 82.7 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Kalumburu 10.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 3.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kalumburu % Kalumburu Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 51 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 34 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 79 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Kalumburu 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 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kalumburu % Kalumburu Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 19 9.7 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 40 20.4 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 137 69.9 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Kalumburu 9.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 20.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Kalumburu % Kalumburu Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 30 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 33 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Kalumburu for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 50 years and in a de facto marriage was 30 years.

Education Kalumburu % Kalumburu Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 2.0 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 97 65.5 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 18 12.2 5,053 17.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 3 2.0 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 27 18.2 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 148 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kalumburu, 36.1% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 65.5% were attending a primary school, 12.2% were attending a secondary school and 2.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Kalumburu % Kalumburu Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Wunambal 3 0.7 7 0.0 7 0.0
Kimberley Area Languages, nec 3 0.7 12 0.0 17 0.0
Kriol 3 0.7 1,936 2.8 6,692 1.2
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English only spoken at home 358 88.6 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 88.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kalumburu. The only other responses for language at home were Wunambal 0.7%, Kimberley Area Languages, nec 0.7% and Kriol 0.7%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Kalumburu % Kalumburu Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 12 15.4 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 29 37.2 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 8 10.3 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 29 37.2 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 78 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 78 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Kalumburu. Of these 15.4% were employed full time, 37.2% were employed part-time and 37.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Kalumburu % Kalumburu Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 27 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kalumburu who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 27 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Kalumburu % Kalumburu Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 263 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 755 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Kalumburu was $263 and the median weekly household income was $755.

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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
Kalumburu % Kalumburu Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.6 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.7 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.2 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Kalumburu, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.6, with 1.7 persons per bedroom and 0.2 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
Kalumburu % Kalumburu Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 50 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Kalumburu, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $50 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
Kalumburu % Kalumburu Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 70 100.0 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 70 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Kalumburu there were 70 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
Kalumburu % Kalumburu Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 0 0.0 1,896 8.6 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 0 0.0 5,098 23.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 66 95.7 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 3 4.3 1,115 5.0 8,338 4.0

In Kalumburu, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 95.7% were rented.

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