Nullagine

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC50600107
Total population 177
Total dwellings 87
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 116
Male 48
Female 67
Median age 17
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 19
Average people per household 4.4
Median weekly household income $833
Median monthly mortgage repayments $0
Median weekly rent $125

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Nullagine % Nullagine Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 109 94.0 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 7 6.0 1,298 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 116 -- 69,666 -- 548,370 --
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Male 48 41.7 34,418 49.4 270,331 49.3
Female 67 58.3 35,246 50.6 278,037 50.7

In Nullagine, there were 116 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 48 (or 41.7%) were male and 67 (or 58.3%) were female.

Age Nullagine % Nullagine Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 17 14.9 8,236 11.8 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 29 25.4 16,301 23.4 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 20 17.5 13,453 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 34 29.8 25,428 36.5 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 7 6.1 3,919 5.6 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 7 6.1 2,326 3.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 17 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Nullagine the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 17 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nullagine % Nullagine Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 6 9.0 9,893 21.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 1,871 4.1 14,925 4.2
Divorced 0 0.0 2,125 4.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 0 0.0 1,599 3.5 12,142 3.5
Never married 61 91.0 29,643 65.7 215,347 61.3

In Nullagine 9.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 0.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nullagine % Nullagine Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 43 -- 43 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 44 -- 46 --
Divorced 0 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 63 -- 65 --
Never married 32 -- 27 -- 26 --

In Nullagine for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 43 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nullagine % Nullagine Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 4 6.1 7,099 19.2 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 25 37.9 7,293 19.7 48,600 15.8
Not married 37 56.1 22,676 61.2 187,097 60.9

In Nullagine 6.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 37.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Nullagine % Nullagine Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 43 -- 44 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 43 -- 34 -- 34 --
Not married 22 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Nullagine 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 43 years.

Education Nullagine % Nullagine Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 6.2 1,799 6.4 13,977 6.2
Primary 31 64.6 10,335 36.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 3 6.2 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 0 0.0 929 3.3 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 352 1.3 3,662 1.6
Not stated 11 22.9 8,478 30.1 50,410 22.5
Total 48 -- 28,158 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nullagine, 40.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 64.6% were attending a primary school, 6.2% were attending a secondary school and 0.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Nullagine % Nullagine Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Martu Wangka 84 73.7 590 0.8 594 0.1
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English only spoken at home 11 9.6 54,756 78.6 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 9.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nullagine. The only other response for language at home was Martu Wangka 73.7%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Nullagine % Nullagine Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3 30.0 9,993 47.9 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 0 0.0 5,112 24.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 7 70.0 2,060 9.9 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 0 0.0 3,711 17.8 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 10 -- 20,876 -- 178,170 --

There were 10 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nullagine. Of these 30.0% were employed full time, 0.0% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Nullagine % Nullagine Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 0 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 0 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nullagine who were employed full time was 0 years and those employed part time was 0 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Nullagine % Nullagine Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 165 -- 348 -- 362 --
Household 833 -- 1,043 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Nullagine was $165 and the median weekly household income was $833.

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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
Nullagine % Nullagine Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.4 -- 3.5 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.9 -- 1.3 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 0.7 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Nullagine, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.4, with 1.9 persons per bedroom and 0.7 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
Nullagine % Nullagine Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 125 -- 158 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,733 -- 1,647 --

In Nullagine, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $125 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
Nullagine % Nullagine Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 18 100.0 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 18 -- 22,131 -- 209,047 --

In Nullagine there were 18 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
Nullagine % Nullagine 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 18 100.0 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 Nullagine, 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.